Practical strategies
for exceptional minds
Executive coaching for leaders ready to thrive on their own terms
You’re smart.
You’re passionate.
But you need a new edge to reach the next level.
If you're ready to lead with clarity, integrity, and purpose, you’re in the right place. ​I offer executive coaching for leaders in high-impact roles—founders, executives, managers, and rising professionals—who want to lead more effectively, navigate change with confidence, and build success on their own terms. ​I meet you where you are, grounded in a deep understanding of both neurodivergent and neurotypical ways of thinking, leading, and growing.
What is Executive Coaching?
Executive coaching is designed for professionals in leadership or high-impact roles like executives, founders, managers, or rising stars. It focuses on helping them lead more effectively, navigate change, build strong teams, and grow in a way that aligns with both business goals and personal values.
I offer executive coaching with or without a neurodiversity-informed lens.
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My approach combines strategic insight with practical tools and a deep understanding of how neurodivergence shapes leadership, communication, decision-making, and team dynamics. And while these strategies are designed with neurodivergent leaders in mind, they are often just as—if not more—effective for neurotypical executives seeking to elevate their impact.
Meet Your Coach
Nga Janosov
(pronounced: Nah)
I’ve built a career across sectors, led teams, advised leaders, and solved complex problems in corporate, legislative, nonprofit, and entrepreneurial spaces. I’ve earned my place in high-performance environments.
​As a neurodivergent professional, parent of a neurodivergent child, and a first-generation American, I found success when I stopped trying to fit into molds and started building systems that fit me.
Common coaching questions
Why human coaching still matters even in a world of AI
AI can surface insights quickly. It can help organize information, spot patterns, and even offer performance tips based on data. AI is a helpful tool, but not a replacement for human coaching.
Leadership isn’t just about efficiency. It’s about discernment, emotional intelligence, and timing. For high-performing leaders navigating complexity or scale, growth requires more than output. It requires reflection, challenge, and real-time nuance; things only a human coach can provide.
Research supports this distinction:
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Insight often emerges through dialogue, not static prompts. As Nancy Kline notes, the quality of attention shapes the quality of thinking [1].
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Human coaches were nearly three times more effective than AI in developing emotional intelligence and leadership impact [2].
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Coaching delivers an average 788% ROI, driven by increased clarity, focus, and retention [3].
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While AI may assist with structured feedback, it cannot replicate the nuance, creativity, or relationship-building required for deep leadership work [4]. ​
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Co-regulation with another person (whether in the room or on screen) can calm the brain and improve executive function [5].
AI can support your growth. A human coach helps you lead it.
Who I work with
My coaching and consulting clients come from a breadth of industries including: tech (gaming, fintech, edtech, product, engineering, sales), nonprofit, professional services, government, manufacturing, philanthropy, academia, law, healthcare, and finance.
leaders
professionals
high-achievers
You might be in college, launching your career, or leading at the highest levels. Whether you identify as neurodivergent or simply feel out of sync with traditional structures, I help high-achievers at every stage build practical strategies to lead, work, and live in ways that are sustainable, authentic, and effective.
Organizations
teams
People Services
I work with teams and organizations that want to improve communication and solve problems. ​I’m adept at navigating high-conflict, turnaround, and multi-stakeholder situations—whether you’re working through leadership transitions, board dynamics, or politically sensitive issues. I help teams move from tension and misalignment to clarity, trust, and action.
family members
parents
partners
You are in a demanding executive role and care deeply about supporting a neurodivergent person in your life—whether it’s your child, partner, or friend. But knowing how to offer meaningful support while maintaining your own energy and boundaries isn’t always clear. I help allies develop practical strategies for building inclusive, supportive relationships.
Sources
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Kline, Nancy. Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind. Cassell Illustrated, 1999.
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MindsOpen. “Executive Coaching: Humans vs. Machines.” MindsOpen, 2023. https://www.mindsopen.co/our-thinking/executive-coaching-humans-vs-machines
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American University. “The ROI of Executive Coaching.” School of Public Affairs, American University, 2023. https://www.american.edu/provost/ogps/executive-education/executive-coaching/roi-of-executive-coaching.cfm
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Training Journal. “AI in Coaching: A Tool for the Many but Not a Replacement for the Few.” Training Journal, 2024. https://www.trainingjournal.com/2024/content-type/features/ai-in-coaching-a-tool-for-the-many-but-not-a-replacement-for-the-few
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Porges, Stephen W. The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation. W.W. Norton, 2011.
What you can expect
coaching tailored to You
My approach isn’t one-size-fits-all. I am trained to meet you where you are and adapt as we go. If something feels off, just say so and I will adjust. You set the priorities and the scope, whether we’re exploring big-picture goals or working through day-to-day challenges and deliverables.
Inquiry Over Opinion
I ask thoughtful, strategic questions to uncover insight. Inquiry is not to fish for the “right” answer, but to help you discover the one that fits you best. You know yourself better than anyone. My role is to guide, not to impose my opinions or rubrics. Insight is more powerful when it comes from within. Together, we’ll make sure it leads to meaningful action.
Confidential and Safe
Everything we discuss stays between us. This is your space to be real, vulnerable, and unfiltered. No need to perform or hold back. I’m here to offer compassionate accountability, not judgment. I'm here to help you stay grounded and feel supported as you do the work that matters.
How we move from stuck to strategic
We’ll uncover what’s getting in your way, define what success looks like for you, and create real tools and actions that help you thrive—without burning out or compromising who you are.
Reflect & identify
What am I really experiencing?
Uncover internal patterns, surface hidden beliefs, and spark insight.
Strategize & Experiment
What's worth trying?
Create realistic, values-aligned strategies and test small experiments.
Clarify & Reframe
What matters most?
Reconnect to values, define goals, and shift limiting perspectives.
Integrate & Strengthen
How do I keep going?
Lock in learning, refine systems, and build habits that support sustainable progress.
What people say
D.T.
Founder and CEO
She got my brain immediately. No fixing, just real support that worked with how I think.
H.H.
VP Product
Working with Nga helped me stop performing leadership and start embodying it. I’m clearer, calmer, and finally leading from my strengths.
R.A.
Parent and Professional
I finally understand how to show up for my son without losing myself. Nga gave me tools and compassion.
"If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive."
Audre Lorde