Angella Okawa, PCC, LMFT is a multicultural executive coach dedicated to serving leaders across industries including design, tech, health and non-profit organizations. She brings a unique interdisciplinary approach to her coaching, with extensive personal experience in tech startups, design thinking, cross-cultural communication and mindfulness.
For over 15 years, Angella has supported leaders with diverse backgrounds and challenges to thrive personally and professionally. Her expertise includes cultivating resilience, executive presence, intercultural communication, conflict resolution and diversity and inclusion initiatives. She incorporates mindfulness techniques from her 20 years of meditation experience to foster inner balance, self-awareness and presence.
As a child, Angella had to learn to navigate cultural differences during her summer visits to Japan from the San Francisco Bay Area. This early exposure to different worlds laid the foundation for her ability to coach and facilitate conversations across differences. Her mission is to help expand her clients' capacity to navigate and lead across difference with compassion—making conversations more generative and beneficial for everyone involved.
Throughout her career, Angella has had the privilege to work with companies such as IDEO, Dropbox, Instacart, Ford Motors, Blue Shield Foundation, Stanford University and UC Berkeley. Her training and modalities include Integral Facilitation, conflict facilitation, trauma training, certified Integral Coach® through New Ventures West, the Hakomi Method, Team Coaching, Cross-Cultural Communication, Internal Family Systems and the Enneagram.
Angella is currently a student of Roshi Diane Musho Hamilton of the Two Arrows Zen Sangha.
With Angella as your coach, you are not just working with an experienced professional; you're welcoming a supportive ally who cares deeply about your growth and success. Together, you'll navigate the complexities of the modern professional world, unlocking your and your team's full potential and fostering an inclusive and empowering environment for all.