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Executive Career & Business Coach for Women of Color and Allies

What if you had a business or career aligned to YOUR definition of success?

Spoiler alert: You don’t have to follow the cookie-cutter templates and corporate ladder to be happy. You can create your own template and ladder.

At Elaine Lou Coaching, we guide recovering perfectionists and powerhouse teams to create sustainable results by their own template and ladder.

We’re here if you’re struggling with what to do next and need a safe space to express your voice and redefine your own definition of success.

Through our trauma-informed coaching focused on our Conscious Conversations® model, we’ll help you:

  1. Focus on your top priorities to create lasting success without stress.
  2. Create simple systems while increasing profits, and living in aligned purpose.
  3. Embrace your true self, and inspire others through your leadership.
  4. Achieve extraordinary results while protecting your peace and well-being.

I’ll be here as your guide, holding you accountable to your long-term vision at each coaching session.

PS. Can you trust me and my team?

✔ Worked with 11k clients in 58 different countries
✔ MSN recognized Elaine as the 2024 best business coach and a top leadership and executive coach
Apple News awarded me as one of the top 5 business coaches for 2023
LA Weekly awarded me as the #1 thought leader for 2023 on my work on Conscious Conversations®
30+ online courses with LinkedIn and 30+ universities including Penn, Brown, Duke, John Hopkins, and USC
We also have 311 client testimonials from GoogleYelpYoutube Testimonials Page & LinkedIn

Meet Elaine

Hey Legacy Leader! I’m Elaine Lou Cartas. I help recovering perfectionist leaders and their high-achieving teams to overcome perfectionism, burnout and identity crises to create sustainable results.

You’ve already established yourself in a leadership or executive role, whether that’s in your own small business or you’ve had a successful career. After overwhelm and burnout, you are most likely going through an identity crisis and you need support redefining your definition of success and happiness. That’s why my team and I are here to help you find your new version of success–one that aligns with your values, not just the stereotypical version of what being successful looks like.

I want you to know it’s possible. I coach business owners. Want to grow your business or work on your business to reflect your values and not a carbon copy of the latest trends?

We work with consultants, service-based business owners, architects, dog trainers, human resources, nonprofit consultants, jewelry designers, marketing consultants, c-suite executives, and many more to design a business and life that grows with them.

Are you ready to start a career coach journey that empowers you to redefine success and align with your true values?

As a certified executive coach and life coach, I understand the importance of balancing personal fulfillment with professional success. I received my Professional Certified coaching certification through the International Coaching Federation which has provided me tools to guide executives in navigating challenges and achieving sustainable growth. Unlike many coach charging high fees for cookie cutter solutions, I focus on providing personalized strategies that align with your values and vision.

We work with established business leaders who already have a product or service that they believe in but need support in managing the messiness of building a business: dealing with growing teams, outdated systems, and navigating difficult conversations.

  • Maybe you’re in an identity crisis and want the support and accountability to honor yourself and your legacy fully.
  • Maybe you have a habit of going into auto-pilot mode and “just doing” because it’s what’s worked so far.
  • Maybe you’re navigating huge growing pains and need support guiding a team through the transition.
  • Maybe you’re struggling with what to do next and need a safe space to express your voice and redefine your own definition of success.

Let’s change that together.

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My Why

I do this for my family.

I’m a proud first-generation daughter of immigrants. My family immigrated from the Philippines. I’m creating my dream businesses because I want to honor the generations who came before me and sacrificed so much so I can have a life of choice.

The picture from left to right is a picture of my dad, his mom (my Nana/grandma), and me. My Nana is holding a pic of her dad (my great Grandpa).

My business is dedicated to generations before me who gave me this privilege, this life of choice — to serve WOC and allies in their businesses and careers whether they want to realign their career goals or have a business idea and ready to starting a business.

Client Love

Carrer Coaching Win:
How Carla got a $300k C-Suite Job

“I started to realize this is my purpose, this is what I am really meant to do.”

How Sam went from doing everything by herself to having a team and systems where things flow

How Danielle 2x’d Her Revenue While Pregnant + Worked Less

“A year ago I was doing everything. I was at a point where we were growing and I needed to create different departments and structure. I also didn’t get any feedback from anyone as a leader, so I wanted to get coaching for myself. In a year, we created different departments, and they all run their own parts of the organization. Now we have an operation. Things flow and work.”

 

“What was helpful in [Elaine’s program] was connecting more with my own intuition in my business.”

How Sam went from doing everything by herself to having a team and systems where things flow

“A year ago I was doing everything. I was at a point where we were growing and I needed to create different departments and structure. I also didn’t get any feedback from anyone as a leader, so I wanted to get coaching for myself. In a year, we created different departments, and they all run their own parts of the organization. Now we have an operation. Things flow and work.”

 

How Danielle 2x’d Her Revenue While Pregnant + Worked Less

“What was helpful in [Elaine’s program] was connecting more with my own intuition in my business.”

Client Love

How Nicole went from $500/month to $200k in 2020!

“Elaine helped me to focus on what brought me joy instead of getting distracted with shiny objects. After focusing on my group program and working on making it better, now half of my new clients come from referrals.”

How Danielle 2x’d Her Revenue While Pregnant + Worked Less

“What was helpful in [Elaine’s program] was connecting more with my own intuition in my business.”

Carrer Coaching Win:
How Carla got a $300k C-Suite Job

“I started to realize this is my purpose, this is what I am really meant to do.”

How can you create a life and business aligned with you?

Through our Color Your Dreams® transformation, we uncover the legacy you are meant to create.
We don’t look at what other successful people have done, we look at your values and how they best support your community.

In fact, we create businesses that are less dependent on or even independent of social media and are focused on creating relationships. My clients have 50%+ of their revenue coming from referrals and renewals instead of doom-scrolling and comparing themselves to people on a different path and with different lived experiences.

By understanding yourself from the inside out, we can scale and sustain the business and life you deserve.

Conscious Conversations®

We use our Conscious Conversations® 6-prong approach to guide high-performing leaders and their teams to:

  • Reduce burnout and foster happier, more productive teams
  • Tailor solutions to each team member’s unique needs, ensuring goals are met with less stress
  • Build accountability for leaders and their teams

Our approach centers on these pillars:

  • Pause: Reflect on your communication and leadership style, drawing insights from past projects and interactions to uncover growth opportunities.
  • Perspective(s): Gain clarity on others’ goals and leadership styles to improve communication and productivity.
  • Priorities: Understand goals from all team members and stakeholders to ensure alignment and focus.  
  • Prepare: Strategize effectively for meetings, projects, and challenging situations.
  • Perform: Execute with confidence to lead impactful meetings and achieve outcomes.
  • Passion: Remind yourself why you are passionate about your role, and the projects you are working on.

Imagine this:

  • You and your team members confidently achieving their goals
  • Leading long term where your team members trust the process, you, and each other
  • Peace at work and your life

Conscious Conversations® equips leaders and teams with the tools to lead and foster thriving, engaged teams.

“I loved the 6-prong framework, I’ve leveraged it and plan to do so, as it’s easy to remember the 6-Ps organized around the visual of the heart. Passion at its core. I just had a real time conversation yesterday. I was part of a team that led a big networking event last week, and when I stepped in and around with the attendees, I owned the room!”

– Brenda Valley, Albertsons
Finance Officer

WORK WITH ME

My coaching program is selective, working with only 15 clients at one time.
This ensures client results, and customized experiences this is why I have 300+ client reviews.

PRIVATE COACHING

Organizational Coaching & Consulting

SPEAKING & FACILITATION

Looking for a speaker or facilitator who’s more than another motivational voice?
I bring relatable stories (including my mistakes), actionable strategies and humor that leaves audiences both laughing AND learning.
Watch my speaking reel by pressing play in the image above, and if you are interested in working with us, email us at [email protected]

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