Our Coaches

With over 15 years of coaching and training, Meredith is the Founder and CEO of ThinkHuman. Prior to that, Meredith was a Senior Vice President of Paradigm Direct, a $200 Million Dollar marketing services firm, managing a team of over 60 employees. Her business background makes her especially effective in working with entrepreneurs, executives and their teams.

Christen holds a Masters in Science and is a highly effective Partner focused on Career and Leadership Development, and Personal Performance. Christen works with individuals to enhance personal effectiveness, and trains teams to collaborate in ways that elevate performance by targeting communication strategies and teamwork skills. She’s worked with a number of large corporations who are recognized as leaders in their industry to help transform their cultures, which has measurably improved their bottom line results.

Kaz earned her stripes in the start-up world, leading strategy and operations for early social media innovators and then an open-source cloud computing powerhouse focused on the developing world. A skilled human-centered designer and facilitator, Kaz brings a unique creative perspective to her work as a filmmaker and a Certified Scrum Master.

Shaun is a facilitator, coach and motivational speaker who is passionate about helping people become their most productive, aware and satisfied. Shaun works with companies, universities and organizations to help individuals and groups become more connected and more effective through workshops and keynote addresses on topics including leadership, diversity & inclusion, and communication.

James helps leaders achieve sustainable business and leadership growth with a focus on authenticity. A former executive with JPMorgan Chase and Allstate, he has created high-performing teams that have delivered exemplary results. He is an author, holds an EMBA from Kellogg (where he is also an Executive in Residence) and serves as a board member for DeVry University,

Marin is an advisor and coach for Think Human. Having worked in both the start-up and corporate world and across industry segments, Marin brings a wide range of thinking and experience to her approach with clients. She has an empathetic and whole-person approach to her work, and partners with clients to bring out the best versions of themselves.

Melissa Brachfeld, SHRM-CP, is an experienced Leadership Development Facilitator and Executive Coach with over a decade of experience designing and facilitating learning for a broad spectrum of industries. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Quinnipiac University, and has completed extensive training in L&D topics, including the Extended DISC Trainer certification and Vital Smarts Crucial Conversations certification. In addition to facilitating and coaching at ThinkHuman, Melissa oversees the facilitation team. She strives to inspire individuals to reach their highest potential while using empathy and vulnerability as tools to build authentic connections along the way.

Fatma specializes in bringing people together to enable social and personal change. Her passion is in building communities and organizing workshops, conferences and informal gatherings which facilitate connection and growth, reaching across organizational and cultural differences. Fatma hosts purposeful gatherings curated to highlight the importance of inclusion, well-being, story-telling, and culture.

Aja (pronounced ‘Asia’) is a leadership education specialist and certified life coach. She is backed by over a decade of experience as a teacher, supervisor, coach, and mentor to professionals from all socio-economic backgrounds and experience-levels, guiding them toward defining their passions, discovering their authentic strengths, and awakening the purpose-driven leader within.

C-J is a natural innovator, challenger, coach and mentor with the courage to lead substantial and meaningful change. C-J’s background as a Chief People Officer and more latterly Chief Executive of a 27,000 strong UK workforce brings significant commercial context to her work and interactions. With an entrepreneurial mindset and inspirational approach C-J leads individuals and teams to stretch their thinking into the future and beyond whilst supporting them as they transform and grow.

Bobby is an experienced Leadership Development Facilitator, Executive Coach and People & Culture consultant, with an emphasis on Belonging work, across many industries—particularly technology and professional services companies.

Randi has over 20 years experience in management at the Fortune 500 level. She earned her certification as a Professional Coach through the International Coach Academy. She combines a diverse and successful business background with extensive coaching, communication, and facilitation experience. She respects and acknowledges the many vital aspects that make up our lives and takes a "whole you" approach to her work.