We Take Coaching Personally
We are decidedly not a tech platform. Or an AI bot. We find real human development happens at a human level - when people's gifts and wirings are known and drawn out.
Making Work-Life Work
Modern work-life offers the promise of autonomy, flexibility, and growth. But work can often underdeliver on these benefits. We partner with people to imagine and realize ways that work can enable a fulfilling life.
Small Enough to Scale
We create products and programs layered with fundamental, effective learnings based on vast experience. These building blocks empower us to customize each engagement to fit the needs of corporate and individual clients.
Our Coaching Programs
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In-depth Coaching, Group Cohorts, and Retreat Experiences to ensure the life you want is the life you are actively growing.
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Workflow & Operations Systems
Communication, Speaking,
& Presentations
Entrepreneurship
& Business Planning
Team Culture, Cohesion,
& Performance
Balance & Fulfillment
People Leadership & Management
Personal Productivity
& Performance
Career Discovery
& Transitions
Making Work-Life Work
We are passionate about delivering effective results in the following areas:
Coaching
- Spot-Coaching: one session to build practical skills around a specific topic
- Personal Coaching: 8 week programs and custom 6 month engagements to achieve goals and overcome a stuck place in life
- Executive Coaching: 12-24 month engagement to level-up in all areas of leadership, team culture, and business results
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Go where you want to Grow
Change can be challenging. Every day, we partner with people who are transitioning careers, leveling up as leaders, or walking through uncertainty. You are not alone.
Support at Every Twist and Turn
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The people behind greenhouse coaching
Steve Perkins
Steve is the visionary behind the company’s growth and direction. His leadership is driven by a passion for helping people and organizations thrive, and building a space where people step into more of what's possible in their lives and work.
founder & CEO
Core team
Gabe Smith
Gabe is the translator of vision into reality, both for Greenhouse and for its clients. Along with his wealth of experience and leadership in operational excellence, he cares deeply about people and people-systems that create a future where people can thrive.
Coo & Head of integration
Steve Perkins
ceo & founder
Steve is the Founder of Greenhouse and an ICF certified Executive Leadership Coach, focused on coaching leaders and business owners. When he created The Greenhouse Method in 2017, his goal was to help people step into their purpose and live life more fully.
His unique expertise is in guiding people through transitions - getting from here to there. From scattered to focused. From status quo to new possibilities. From stuck to sweet spot. From wandering to living intentionally.
When he's not coaching and leading Greenhouse, you can find Steve sharing thoughts about life/leadership/business on Greenhouse’s podcast Career Sweetspot, snowboarding or playing music, and exploring new food with his family and friends.
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SUNDIE MARQUARDT
Head of Coaching & Development
Sundie’s coaching and speaking is unparalleled. She is a natural-born storyteller whose career has spanned small companies all the way up to Fortune 500 organizations with experiences in talent management, career coaching, consulting, and communications.
She has spoken on countless stages and is consistently rated #1 as the most requested keynote speaker. Sundie is a Certified Group Facilitator with ability to train groups on communication, career growth, leadership development, and company culture. She enjoys facilitating corporate coaching and has advised over 10,000 clients in her career – including A-list celebrities and executives from major Fortune 500 companies.
With a warm and compassionate leadership, Sundie influences and inspires all of the Greenhouse coaches she oversees. When she’s not coaching and leading the Greenhouse Coaches, you can find her chatting on Greenhouse’s podcast Career Sweetspot, practicing stand-up comedy, and spending time with her family on her perfect screened-in porch.
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Chris brings his coffee-fueled creative energy to developing strategies that help more people benefit from what Greenhouse offers. He’s passionate about crafting products and marketing that are genuine and inspire connection.
Head of brand & Marketing
Chris Payne
Katarina is the driving force behind expanding the company’s reach and impact. With her sharp strategic focus and approachability, she’s dedicated to helping more people enjoy life and do great work.
head of Growth
Katarina Polonska
robyn betz
Community Coordinator
Robyn’s background as a Medical Laboratory Scientist gives her a unique perspective and experience to the team. She approaches client experience and process management with precision. Robyn brings fun and levity to every interaction with our team and community. Most notably, Robyn’s super power is finding the right size container for leftovers on the first try every time.
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Joe has a gift for turning ideas into content that really sticks with people. His creative and curious approach to storytelling makes him the perfect person to craft strategic content that feels engaging and impactful.
Content Strategist & Producer
Joe Wise
Robyn thrives on managing the details, thanks to her science background and organizational skills. She’s the behind-the-scenes stage manager who keeps Greenhouse humming along, with a knack for improving things & creating efficiency.
Client Experience & Marketing Manager
robyn betz
robyn betz
Community Coordinator
Robyn’s background as a Medical Laboratory Scientist gives her a unique perspective and experience to the team. She approaches client experience and process management with precision. Robyn brings fun and levity to every interaction with our team and community. Most notably, Robyn’s super power is finding the right size container for leftovers on the first try every time.
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Steve Perkins
sundie marquardt
Coaching Team
Specialties: Executive Leadership, Business Ownership, Relationships, Career, Story Work
Steve brings expertise from organizational design and human change, combined with experience in leadership and high-tech engineering, to form a high-impact coaching approach with real results. If you're not careful, you'll suddenly be on an unexpected adventure with Steve, complete with lightbulb moments and cocktails.
COACH + FACILITATOR
Richmond, VA
Specialties: Executive Leadership, Communications, Confidence, Parenting, Relationships
Sundie brings decades of coaching experience in almost every space - including Medical Doctors and A-List Celebrities. Her style is unmatched, balancing refreshing authenticity, deep insight, and practical simplicity that creates results fast. Be ready to laugh until it hurts, and ask her about her time inside a ChuckECheese mascot getup.
COACH + FACILITATOR
Richmond, VA
steve perkins
leadership | time management | business
career sweetspot | team culture | vision + goals
strategic planning
Steve is the Founder of Greenhouse and an ICF certified Executive Leadership Coach, focused on coaching leaders and business owners.
His unique expertise is in guiding people to understand themselves better and step into more of their purpose and potential in all areas of life.
As one client said, “After our coaching session, I went back and wrote 100 sticky notes. I'm so energized when we talk and it gets my brain functioning at a whole new level.”
Steve is a dot-connector and creates unique wins for clients by drawing on his expertise in people-leadership, time management, organizational design, Agile methodology, Design Thinking, and personality archetypes.
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sundie marquardt
communication | confidence | career | leadership
team culture | personal brand | public speaking
More than 10,000 clients over the past 30 years have experienced “lightbulb moments'' thanks to Sundie’s unparalleled coaching skills. Her superpower is the unique ability to empathize with nearly any situation and then strategize to inspire action in her clients. Sundie’s specialties include communication, personal confidence, leadership growth, career coaching, and team engagement. She is a Certified Group Facilitator and has spoken on countless stages where she is consistently rated #1 as the most requested keynote speaker. Sundie leverages her work across multiple industries and her upbeat energy to inject clients with inspiration and clear next steps.
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Gabe Smith
coach & Facilitator
Richmond, VA
Specialties: Executive Leadership, Organizational Structure & Culture, Business Ownership, Story Work
Gabe brings experience from multiple contexts to his coaching & advising - West Point and combat veteran, international non-profit executive director, large organization and tech startup leadership. His style focuses on both personal story and organizational structure for quick and lasting results. Bring all your life-questions, but also be ready to laugh and have one of your best days.
Specialties: Leadership, Career, Relationships
Britnie brings broad experience from psychology, business, fitness, and more to her motivational coaching. Her energy is infectious, and she has a real talent for helping people see things in a fresh light and get results with confidence. Watch out - you might just find yourself sharing your whole life story with Britnie, without even knowing it.
coach & Facilitator
Charlotte, nc
dana lin
career | business | stress management | mindset
forgiveness | imposter syndrome | goal-setting
Dana has been showing teams and leaders how to get unstuck for over 20 years. She’s grown and scaled young businesses, earning them millions in revenue. She enjoys helping high performers pivot into their dream careers and coaching them to negotiate an average of 25% increase in compensation. Her clients rave about her ability to push them toward achieving success without sacrificing their wellbeing because Dana is an expert at avoiding burnout.
When she’s not coaching her clients, you can find Dana traveling the world with her family and finding some pretty amazing eats along the way.
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rebecca lee
career | business | personality types
DEI | team culture
Rebecca's background in human resources has given her ample experience working directly with clients to translate big ideas into action. She has extensive experience delivering on talent programs, designing workshops, and supporting strategic initiatives. Rebecca is a certified executive diversity coach, and is skilled in supporting leaders & teams to collaborate, coach & build trust - at all levels, in all ways.
katarina polonska
Specialties: Leadership, Career, DEI, Relationships
Katarina brings a unique mix of Oxford/Cambridge expertise in Gender Studies and Behavioral Science, with practical application in big coaching companies & her own business ventures in wine & relationship coaching. She is relatable and real, with passion for helping people get results. After hearing her speak multiple languages, you might wonder where all she has lived, but we don't know the answer either.
coach & Facilitator
Vancouver, B.C.
rebecca lee
coach & Facilitator
Edmonton, AB
Specialties: Leadership, Career, DEI, HR
Rebecca has an extensive background in HR and Talent Development (from tech startup to Fortune500) that creates real results. Her down-to-earth style and knack for making big ideas feel doable is refreshing and real. And if you need a pop of inspiration, check out her yoga daily quotes, combined with her dropping someone in brazilian jiu jitsu.
Keith Sneed
tracey baumwell
coach & Facilitator
richmond, Va
Specialties: Leadership, Career, Fractional CHRO
Tracey brings years of HR leadership to the table, but it’s her authentic, no-nonsense approach that makes her stand out. She gets people real results fast, with practical shifts that truly matter. Our resident sarcasm czar, ask her about her stint at the NPR Tiny Desk or Improv comedy.
Specialties: Leadership, Career, Business, Personal
Keith brings real results, with his practical & rooted experience as business owner & leader. He is an endless seeker of solutions, and he secretly has framework for everything. Keith might be the coolest person on the team, but also geeks out on the latest tech gadgets.
coach & Facilitator
richmond, va
mark mcGrath
coach & facilitator
maine / new jersey
Specialties: Leadership, Business, Communication
Mark brings decades of experience as a leader and business owner to his work with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and executives. He's big on results, and is known as a confidant with humble wisdom. If you're nice, he'll share some of his numerous random fun facts with a New Jersey accent.
desmond lee
Specialties: Leadership, Career, Performance
Desmond brings combo experience from the corporate world & sports like brazilian jiu jitsu to create a unique vibe. His coaching style is calm, thoughtful, and always focused on helping people achieve lasting results. Virtual calls will prevent you from seeing his fresh kicks, hand selected that day from his extensive collection of Nikes.
coach & Facilitator
Edmonton, AB
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britnie mcdonald
career | purpose | team culture | relationships
Britnie is passionate about inspiring individuals to reach their full potential. With a forward-thinking and empathetic approach, she strives to empower her clients to achieve their goals and overcome obstacles.
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mark mcgrath
leadership | purpose | business | communication
As both a coach and consultant for entrepreneurs, business leaders, and senior level executives, Mark brings a rare mix of insight and facilitation into building effective relationships. Knowing that a leader’s strength resides at the intersection of clarity, direction setting and change, Mark helps key leaders discover clarity of purpose, develop their effectiveness as communicators and discern and pursue meaningful change. This helps leaders leverage their strengths, and create a more effective impact.
Chris Payne
coach & Facilitator
richmond, va
Specialties: Career, Culture, Storytelling, Enneagram
Chris is a master generalist who understands the nuances of life and work. His experience spans business, film/music, design, culture, marketing, product, & personal development. His coaching approach is laid-back & supportive, balanced with real results. Master of memes & team counselor.
Erik Borggren
coach & Facilitator
Chicago, il
Specialties: Executive Leadership, Career, Culture
A West Point grad, Erik brings 20 plus years of leadership experience including serving as an Army officer, high school teacher, university and local church pastor, and coach/advisor. Having lived and worked on four continents, Erik’s posture of deep curiosity and gentle wisdom enables people to create healthy cultures and unlock excellence. Not sure how it applies to healthy cultures, but Erik is our resident fan of scary movies.
