WHO WE ARE

Leadership

lead·er·ship / noun

“Taking a person, group, team, system, or experience into its highest form or potential. Being credible by doing the work. Do what is hard when it needs to be done. Value passion over positivity. Reduce harm wherever possible. Hold space for others' genius."

–Lindsay Austin

President, Coaching by LA
My unique and special gift:
I SEE YOU.
I have a way seeing your brilliance and asking amazing questions to illuminate your line of sight.
When you have the gift of seeing what is excellent in people, trust me you love showing them.
If I could boil down the essence of why I love leadership its quite simple: anyone can do it, everyone can benefit from it and “good” leadership is really a stepping into your own unique gifts to move the needle.
Coaching is the experience of me holding space for clients to tune into their potential. Me seeing you allows you to see yourself.
My unique signature presence as a coach is supporting my clients to illuminate their personal power. I can walk the walk and support your needs in a collaborative and supportive way while delivering transformational results.
I coach with the utmost compassion and with enthusiastic support regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, religion, sexual orientation or national origin.
I am a body positive ally who believes everyone is worthy of support. I provide a safe, inclusive space for uncovering your unique and special genius.
Coaching allows you to see blind spots faster, be more creative and deal with the elements holding you back.
Certified Executive Coach
Certified Pregnancy & Infant Loss Coach
ICF Recognized Associated Certified Coach
President of LA Strategy Consulting Ltd. [operating as Coaching by LA]
Royal Roads University Executive Coaching Certificate Program
I have been working in Human Resources and Leadership for over 15 years. I am an entrepreneur at heart, and I share an industrial fabrication business with my husband, Trevor– Ripa Industries Ltd.
Mum, wife, yogi & artist.
My Tarot Card: The Magician - resourcefulness, power, inspired action.
Aquarius Sun - revolutionary.
Scorpio Rising - mysterious
Pisces Moon - feeler.
Human Design Type: Manifesting Generator - wearer of many hats.
Enneagram 2 - helper on steroid
When I am not coaching amazing leaders and podcasting I am being a family leader, myself! I have two beautiful daughters, a household to run and a husband who doubles as my best friend and business partner. We walk, check out the city, camp and adventure close to home as much as we can. When I get a moment to myself I teach and practice yoga, read, listen to podcasts, and move my body. I love fashion, art, and expression. I am a spa junkie - there has not been a spa I do not like!

The helper, supporter, and cheerleader at Coaching by LA.
I do my best to support Lindsay in getting all her amazing projects to the finish line.
Data nerd.
I am incredibly lucky and grateful to work as a full-time Mom and part time "Creative Supporting Helper" (my Insights Discovery Profile), assisting small businesses with the "nice to haves" so they can focus on their "must dos".
Read + drink matcha lattes
Travel + cheer on the Phoenix Suns
Collect random oddities. Organize and reorganize those oddities.
Workout in my recently reorganized “home gym” (i.e. corner of my basement)
My all-time favourite books are: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
BMgt, Marketing (U of L)
MBA, Service Management (UVic)
Before Mom-ing and joining Coaching by LA I spent most of my career working in Compensation and will forever enjoy an hour in Excel building spreadsheets.
Tarot Card - The Emperor: stability, leadership, being in charge of your own life
Sun - Aries: fiery, high energy, initiator
Moon - Aquarius: eccentric, friendly, needs freedom
Rising - Pisces: sensitive, idealistic
Human Design - Generator: motivated by hope
Enneagram 2 - The Helper

WE'RE HERE TO CHEER YOU ON

You probably already have a really good sense of what you want to do and have great drive and will to get it.

Holding space (how I define it) is asking thought provoking questions that have no bias (there is no right answer, just what’s right for you) and listening with only the intent to support you in your journey and allow you to consider who you need to be to get the most out of your life.

LET'S ILLUMINATE YOUR POWER

WHO WE SERVE

ILLUMINATE YOUR POWER
Card Pulls to show you what the universe is trying to tell you!
LEARN MORE
Optimization for family leaders
1:1 or 1:2 coaching to optimize personal/family potential 1:1 or 1:2 coaching to manage grief and loss in family units
WE NEED YOU!

SUCCESS STORIES

Testimonials

Respectful of your process

Lindsay is calm, confident and collected at all times. She is reasonable and respectful to your process, she knew when she need to let me share and she knew when I need to be pushed and asked me questions I was afraid to ask myself. Her energy and positive outlook is inspiring.

Felt heard and understood

I have accomplished so much but the ability to set healthy boundaries with other people and myself has freed me in many ways and made me a happier, more confident person.

I am so grateful for my coaching experience with Lindsay. I felt very heard and understood through the entire process. I loved that every conversation felt complete, I left feeling like problems or topics had been resolved. If not resolved I was always confident with an action plans for moving forward.

You’re on the path towards improvement.

I have been more aware of how I'm "showing up" in all areas of my life. I'm being more conscious about how I allocate my time and what is truly important.

Having a coach, to me, means that you're on the path towards improvement. The coach is someone who can help you ask yourself better questions so you can work towards a better life.

Helps find the answers

Having a coach is like having someone help you find the answers to your questions within yourself.

Wants to see you evolve

Someone who genuinely wants to see you evolve is the best thing you could give yourself.

Intuitive and Guiding

Lindsay is so intuitive and knows how to guide the conversation to get to a place where big wins can be found!

I really appreciated being able to talk things out together and having someone ask the tough questions that I normally wouldn't ask myself. I don't think I would've dug as deep on some of the things we talked about.

Energy perfect for this profession.

Lindsay has an energy that is perfect for this profession. She's gentle when she needs to be and genuinely excited when you reach a breakthrough. She's an incredible listener and is able to decipher the real core issue (the 'why') . She made me feel incredibly at ease throughout the process. I really can't express my gratitude for her compassion and encouragement.

It's funny, I still hear Lindsay's voice in my head when I'm experiencing things we spoke about and it's a gentle little reminder to put the things we talked about into action.

Someone to talk to

I think it's great for people at any point in their life to again have someone else to talk to (without judgements) and discuss their life. It helps them realize any areas that they should focus on, and how to achieve their goals.

You want to work with Lindsay!

Working with Lindsay has been fantastic! I wasn't quite sure what to expect going in, but she is just the sort of person I needed to be able to open up and do some deep learning and reflection with. She is personable, straightforward, and honest, and she creates an environment where you can take the space to really listen to yourself and work towards your goals. Lindsay knows how to listen, how to ask questions, and how to offer summaries/suggestions in a way that is incredibly powerful. I have learned more about myself in 5 hours with Lindsay than in any other self-learning I have done. I cannot recommend working with her highly enough.

A Delightful Experience!

I didn't know what I would achieve in my coaching experience with Lindsay, but it did not disappoint.

I feel empowered and stable in my choices and decisions because of the candid and raw conversations I had with Lindsay. She has a way with words and permissions that put me at ease and showed me that I have the tools, they just needed to be dusted off and brought out a bit more.

Very grateful for this experience and look forward to many more.