Coaching
I help high-achieving executives, leaders, and professionals identify and achieve personal and professional goals, design realistic and achievable action plans, and cultivate holistic flourishing in support of work-life alignment, clarity, and purpose, providing accountability and support each step of the way.
“Brandy transformed the way I think about my work-life balance and self-care. She held space for growth and provided insightful and empathetic support and helped me develop simple and powerful strategies to keep my humanness while achieving my goals.”
“Through coaching, I gained more confidence in my potential for the job market. I also really appreciated Brandy nudging me toward being OK in leadership positions, which I am wary of because of my own imposter syndrome.”
“Deepest gratitude for the boundless graciousness and generosity, truly life-changing counsel, and sustained positive impact on helping me learn to love and take care of myself.”
Career Exploration & Job Searches
Identifying values, strengths, interests, and skills
Career exploration and preparation
Navigating career transitions
Job search and networking strategy
Well-Being & Work-Life Alignment
Cultivating alignment
Setting boundaries and protecting priorities
Life and career design
Building effective resilience and well-being practices
Leadership & Professional Development
Time, priority, and project management
Leadership and executive development
Communication, networking, and negotiation
Personal branding
Strategic planning and visioning
“Coaching with Brandy truly changed my experience of this year during COVID. I don't think I would have been able to persist or work effectively if I had not participated. Coaching has taught me how to organize my work so that I enjoy the process in addition to the outcomes.”
“Brandy's support for me has been lifesaving. I've been able to set up, and hold myself accountable to, reasonable goals and deadlines while keeping my own well-being in focus. This balance is incredibly difficult, and her support has made it much more achievable. I especially appreciate her critical approach to the idea of productivity, and this lens sets her apart from other kinds of productivity and support services and helps me keep my workload manageable. I am so grateful for her skills, strategies, and caring.”
“I was able to focus my goals for the coming months and years through Dr. Simula's coaching. I come away feeling energized with a sharper direction and having new strategies for achieving these goals.”
Coaching Training and Experience
An International Coaching Federation Associated Certified Coach (ACC), Center for Credentialing and Education Board Certified Coach, (BCC) and past member of the Forbes Coaches Council (an invitation-only council for senior leaders in the coaching industry), Brandy has completed coaching training through the Center for Executive Coaching, the World Coach Institute, the School of Positive Transformation, Stanford’s Design Your Life program, and Emory University and is a certified Positive Intelligence coach. Brandy has been coaching since 2002, when she trained and worked as a career coach at Appalachian State University.
Brandy has coached leaders at numerous Fortune 100s, Big 4 consulting firms, top-ranked private and public universities, non-profits, and start-ups across a wide range of industries and led executive coaching programs and coaching communities of practice for multiple organizations.
In addition to her extensive coaching experience and professional training, Brandy is also certified in a number of coaching assessments and instruments that she leverages to support her clients, including the Leadership Circle Profile, Korn Ferry Emotional and Social Competency Inventory, and Center for Creative Leadership Benchmarks 360 Assessments.
Coaching Philosophy
Brandy's coaching philosophy focuses on centering the whole person while providing high-impact, outcome-oriented coaching engagements that offer clarity, deep reflection, and supportive accountability.
She draws on her extensive doctoral training in social psychology and behavioral science to help her clients cultivate deep insights, identify and move beyond limiting beliefs, and tap into their core values to enhance clarity in decision-making.
Brandy brings to each of her coaching sessions a deep commitment to helping her clients identify and expand the practices that support their personal and professional flourishing and to designing practical, concrete, wildly achievable action plans to support her clients in identifying and moving toward their personal and professional goals.
