Elaine Lou

Elaine Lou is an executive, business and career coach who works with women of color and allies. She also coaches teams. She uses a trauma-informed method called Conscious Conversations. She has worked with 11k clients in 58 countries. She teaches more than 30 online courses with LinkedIn and universities such as Penn, Brown, Duke and USC. Her services cover executive coaching, business coaching, career change, public speaking and team coaching.

What Elaine helps with

Elaine helps clients build a business or career on their own definition of success. She works with people who are unsure what to do next.

• Deciding what to do next in a career
• Focusing on top priorities without stress
• Building simple systems while increasing profits
• Growing as a leader and building executive presence
• Coaching teams to get lasting results
• Changing careers
• Public speaking and communication
• Achieving results while protecting well-being

Who Elaine works with

Elaine coaches women of color and allies. Her clients include recovering perfectionists, business owners, executives and teams. She also lists work with nonprofit leaders, politicians, educators, CEOs and small businesses.

How Elaine works

Elaine uses a trauma-informed coaching model called Conscious Conversations. Each coaching session ties back to the client's long-term vision, and she holds clients accountable to it. The work centers on clients setting their own definition of success instead of following standard corporate paths. She also offers team coaching for groups.

Background and qualifications

Elaine has worked with 11k clients in 58 countries. MSN named her the 2024 best business coach and a top leadership and executive coach. Apple News listed her as one of the top 5 business coaches for 2023. LA Weekly named her the #1 thought leader for 2023 for her Conscious Conversations work. She is a LinkedIn Learning instructor with 30+ online courses, and she has taught courses with universities including Penn, Brown, Duke, Johns Hopkins and USC.

Elaine Lou pricing

Programs and services

• Business coaching
• Leadership and executive coaching
• Career coaching
• Team coaching
• Events and retreats
• Public speaking coaching

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