I’m Kolleen Bouchane, a coach, meditation teacher, and facilitator.
FIGHTING FOR YOUR JOY & SUCCESS IS MY WAY OF FIGHTING FOR THE GREATER GOOD.
I have worked in mission driven organizations my whole life and I know that it can be both wonderfully fulfilling and extremely difficult.
I too have lost my mojo, battled bullies, worked more hours for less pay than my work was worth, broken myself down for the cause, and lost (and won!) many important struggles that determined the course of events and the lives of other humans.
I take this work very seriously. And I take your ability to do it (or not do it as needed) very seriously. And I know you do too.
LET’s create change TOGETHER.
I’ll support you to ask the tough questions and face the hard truths.
We’ll dismantle the patterns and stories that hold you back.
I’ll show you the wisdom you didn’t know you had.
We’ll find new awareness and perspectives that will offer new choices and possibilities that you didn’t dare imagine.
We’ll celebrate the times you showed up exactly as you meant to and held your ground, faced a fear, made the ask, got the recognition you deserve, were kind to yourself, or just hung in there.
You will accept that you are wise, worthy, and capable. And we will belly laugh about times when this truth was hidden from you.
You will achieve what you were meant to achieve.
WHETHER I’M COACHING, CONSULTING, OR SPEAKING, THESE ARE THE TOPICS I’M most PASSIONATE ABOUT:
Intersectional Leadership
Systems Thinking
The Neuroscience of Change
Racial and Economic Justice
Navigating Transitions Mindfulness and Meditation
Working with Complexity
Climate Justice
Creating a Learning Culture
“I would not be where I am today — in a big new job doing working I’m very excited about — if it was not for my work with Kolleen.”
you should know…
I’m madly in love with my dogs, Frankie and Mick
Politics brought me to Washington DC, but I stayed for big-hearted, hard-working, creative people
I’ve been obsessed with how change happens and how to make it happen my whole life
I’m passionate about collaboration, getting into good trouble, and supporting purpose-driven humans to do their work joyfully
I make the world’s greatest chocolate chip cookies (test me!)
I believe every one of us is whole with everything we need to build a beautiful life and have meaningful impact
Kolleen Bouchane (She/HER)
Kolleen Bouchane is a coach, meditation teacher, and the founder of Pinwheel Strategies. Kolleen is on a mission to help people find their joy, amplify their impact, and make lasting change.
For the two decades before founding Pinwheel, Kolleen was a leader in international development and social justice advocacy. She has held several director-level policy and campaigning roles in Washington DC and London, including managing multi-million dollar, multi-country global advocacy campaigns as the Director of the ACTION Global Health Advocacy Partnership. Kolleen also directed policy, advocacy, and research to advance the education and early childhood development agenda of Sarah Brown, former Executive Chair of the Global Business Coalition for Education and Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister and UN Special Envoy for Global Education. Kolleen served as a peacekeeper in Somalia with the U.S. led unified U.N. task force, Operation Restore Hope.
Kolleen has a BA in International Studies from University of Washington, an MA in Conflict, Security and Development from King's College London, and an Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University. She is a trained yoga and meditation teacher and is currently studying mindfulness and mindfulness meditation (Vipassana) with Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and other wise teachers. Kolleen’s teaching is secular, but rooted in the wisdom of Buddhism.
Kolleen supports smart, purpose-driven humans who want to work and live more joyfully in service to their highest values.
p.s. What are your most important values right now? Not sure? Don’t stress. Let’s talk.