Gabrielle Baumeyer has coached leaders and teams for nearly thirty years and worked with over 800 teams, and she still remembers exactly what it felt like to be terrified of doing it wrong. In this week’s episode of the Finally Seen™ podcast, we welcome executive coach Gabrielle Baumeyer to talk about finding purpose, becoming a stronger leader, and creating high-performing teams. Gabrielle shares how she helps people start with a surprisingly simple question, “What’s important to you?”, before figuring out what that could look like in their career and life. She also explains why listening to yourself becomes even more important as your responsibilities grow, how coaching can make difficult team conversations easier, and why people often need someone they trust to help them see what they can’t see for themselves. If you lead people, manage a team, or feel like your career is missing something bigger, this conversation gives you a place to start. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to actually identify your purpose, layer by layer, instead of settling for the surface-level answerWhat separates a good team from a high-performing one, and why Gabrielle can walk into any group and change how they operate in two hoursThe real difference between coaching and therapy, explained in plain termsThe listening technique she uses to help stressed leaders reset in under two minutesWhy the people with the most responsibility need self-awareness the mostHow to know if you're talking to someone who lifts you up or someone who lets you play smallWhy Gabrielle waited eight years between starting her side business and leaving corporate, and why that's okayHow sharing her story turned into a book, a speaking career, and her highest-paid engagementBio: Gabrielle Baumeyer, ACC, CEWC has spent almost three decades coaching and consulting individuals and teams in achieving extraordinary results. She is a certified Executive Leadership Coach and works with executives to elevate personal as well as team performance levels. Prior to becoming an Executive Leadership Coach, Gabrielle co-founded Reason2Race, where she worked with over 500 companies and non-profit organizations to maximize their community impact. Her coaching and consulting work resulted in approximately 6,000 individuals completing 700 events and raising $8 million dollars for local and international causes, widening the reach of their mission-driven initiatives. Today, in her coaching, Gabrielle believes that every leader has different motivations to perform, yet most of them are only tangentially in touch with the purpose that is most beneficial, the opportunity to impact the lives of others. Her work with clients focuses on uncovering and discovering what will have executives, staff, and board members not only perform at optimum levels but have those around them do the same. For her achievements as a community leader, Gabrielle was honored with the Houston Business Journal Women Who Mean Business award. She was instrumental in supporting Reason2Race to win the small business competition presented by BBVA Bank and Houston Dynamo. She was recognized by Leadera Consulting Group as an Outstanding Woman in Business. As an Ironman Arizona finisher, Gabrielle was honored as a top fundraising athlete. Gabrielle earned her coaching certification from CoachRICE of the Rice University Graduate School of Business and her Associate Certified Coach credentials from the International Coaching Federation. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas and lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Bill. Website: https://baumeyercoaching.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellebaumeyer/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabriellebaumeyer/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GabrielleBaumeyer/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BaumeyerCoaching Tags: executive coaching, executive coach, leadership coaching, finding your purpose, purpose-driven leadership, high-performing teams, high-performance teams, leadership development, team building, leadership skills, workplace purpose, career purpose, career fulfillment, women in leadership, women entrepreneurs, CEO leadership, executive leadership, Gabrielle Baumeyer, Baumeyer Coaching, Finally Seen, Chrissy Bernal, personal growth, professional development, coaching skills, team accountability, leadership accountability beabetterbrand.com/