ISN’T IT TIME WE CHISEL AWAY WHAT’S NOT REALLY YOU?

The statue of David, one of the most celebrated works of art in the world was created by Michelangelo, from a single block of marble, when he was only 23 years old. When asked how he knew how to build David, Michelangelo simply replied “the angel was always in the marble. I carved until I set him free.”
I’m Jen Coken, and I’m like the damn Michelangelo of coaches.
What if, right now, what’s actually happening is you’re walking around weighed down and covered by pounds and pounds of marble. That marble is your people-pleasing. It’s your perfectionism, your experiences with imposter syndrome, judgment, and comparison. It’s your drivenness. It’s your need for external validation or the insatiable feeling that nothing is ever enough.
But that marble isn’t really yours. It’s not your true shape. It’s not your actual potential. You’ve covered yourself in marble because somewhere at some time it was as part of feeling safe or feeling secure or feeling like you belonged or feeling you met someone’s approval. And it may have served you at one time, but it’s not serving you now.
I want to chisel away at that exterior to let you, the real you underneath it all, breathe your own life into the world. Want to see what this looks like in real life? Read how one leader reclaimed her voice and rewrote her leadership story. Bottom line: I take away everything that isn't you – the drivenness, the perfectionism, the people-pleasing – so at the end of the day, you're crystal clear on who you are and are being true to yourself, cultivating strong leadership skills.
I want your taproot sunk so deep into the ground that you have an inextricable rootedness in who you are as a leader.
you stopped seeking external validation to prove your worth as a leader and started looking inside yourself instead?
you were obsessed more with what was right about you instead of what was wrong?
you felt fulfilled instead of insatiable?
you felt energetic about life instead of exhausted?
you looked in the mirror and saw WHAT IS instead of seeing who you think you should be or what you should be or how you should look?
You’ll have better discernment and decision-making, which are essential leadership strategies.
You’ll be courageous enough to take bold action on your dreams or inside your businesses.
You’ll be a better communicator at home, at work, and everywhere you go, enhancing your leadership and communication skills.
You’ll have stronger relationships.
You’ll be able to ask for what you need without shame or guilt.
You’ll give yourself permission to let go or make mistakes or try something new.
You’ll find yourself present in the moment with yourself and with others.
You’ll awaken your own greatness and your own way of leading, aligning with effective leadership strategies.
Because you are magnificent. You are a work of art. And I’m here ready and waiting, holding the chisel. My private coaching is available exclusively for C-Suite Level Women in STEM or other male-dominated industries.


Jen is one of the best coaches and mentors I have ever worked with over my 25-plus-year career.
CEO OneCare Vermont

Lay it all out and Jen will help you choose what you want to pick back up and sweep what doesn’t serve you away. Our work was transformative and reassuring.
Digital Media Director

Jen's coaching and listening create an oasis of presence and contribution that has me be the leader, father, and person I am committed to being.
Entrepreneur, Restaurateur

Jen has excellent ears — she heard stumbling blocks that I wasn't aware of. Once they were out of the way, I could go forward really fast. Best of all? She made coaching fun!
Entrepreneur and Business Coach
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