Hope Yin
Hope Yin is an exceptional Executive/Leadership/Career Coach
certified by International Coaching Federation and iPEC (Institute for
Professional Excellence in Coaching). Hope’s passion is to make a positive difference in the
world. She is devoted to influencing and supporting people on their journey
of continued success. She has coached/mentored hundreds of people.
Hope is a VP and Head of Global Talent and Learning
Technology at a Fortune 25 company. She manages a multi-million-dollar
technology portfolio. Starting as a developer, Hope has held multiple technical
leadership roles in her 20+ years of experience in Software Engineering. She is
an expert engineer, certified IT leader and transformational leader. Her team
members rate her as the best leader they have ever worked with. Hope is a
sought-after speaker, mentor, and coach both internally and externally.
Once a single mother raising two young children while
having a demanding career, Hope understands the unique struggles and challenges
women face. She is passionate to support other women as they become confident
and recognized leaders, while at the same time living a happy and fulfilled
life. She helps her clients remove the blockers to their success. Hope is a
regular LinkedIn contributor that influences thousands of readers.
Hope holds an
M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, an M.S. in Industrial & Systems
Engineering and an M.S. in Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering.
Hope is an
active community leader and volunteer in multiple non-profit organizations. Her
life philosophy is, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
In her spare time, Hope loves reading, hiking, running, paddle boarding, skiing, biking, yoga, and meditation. She lives in Dublin, Ohio with her Husband Jon, two high schoolers, Faith and Luca, and their dog Chewie. They also have two adult daughters Hannah and Alice.
Joy Zhao
Joy Zhao is a Corporate Career Coach, Business Executive, and Self-Empowerment Strategist who guides aspiring business professionals in maximizing potential, rising the corporate ladder, and achieving career goals with confidence and courage. With 15+ years’ experience in leadership roles for big brands and high-tech companies, including two in the Fortune 100, Joy has mentored 100+ professionals in optimizing their business performance and charting a positive path forward. Now, as a certified coach, she helps clients navigate successful careers using her signature methodology that includes her ‘Thick-Skin Theory’ and ‘Courage Formula.’ She is able to quickly identify what holds them back and then liberates them with a mastery of skillsets in everything from improving interpersonal communication and leadership influence, to overcoming corporate adversity and imposter syndrome, to organizing life and avoiding burnout. Her expertise: strengths-based development, 360-degree corporate relationship building, and mastery of positive self-talk.
Joy’s own career story evolved through overcoming challenges as a 28-year-old Chinese immigrant and inexperienced female professional seeking to achieve success in a country where she could not speak English. She started teaching herself the language, and one serendipitous conversation in a hallway led to her first job. In the early years of her career, Joy hustled to rise the ranks while sacrificing a lot as she continually moved to support her spouse in his job role. Asking just about everybody to help her perfect her communications skills, she learned the power behind communication and relationships. Her career journey—full of opportunities, challenges, and adventures—taught her the trifecta of confidence, perseverance and resilience, which would inevitably shape her ‘Courage Formula’ that she now teaches clients. Often as the only minority woman in executive groups, Joy developed a thick skin, adept at thriving through constant feedback and change. Her ‘Thick-Skin Theory’ is foundational to her coaching program, empowering all types of professionals—from first generation immigrants, to minority women, to entry- and mid-level workers—in harnessing energy in ways that quickly advance their careers.
While working a corporate job and mentoring so many professionals, Joy discovered her calling to help people pursue their life purpose. As a personal adventure (and a 44-year-birthday gift to herself!), Joy founded a career & leadership development company, ‘Finding Joy Coaching.’ She builds creative empowerment solutions for clients, inspiring them to tune into their superpower and use it for greatness. During a year of pandemic, she has spoken to more than 1,000 people through complimentary webinars, panel discussions, and coaching sessions to help them manage stress and advance their career through energy leadership techniques.
Joy holds a PhD in Epidemiology and Statistics, and a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) license, with additional completed courses in self-development, executive presence and leadership. When her mind isn’t busy with helping people plot career success, it just might be taking a break on the coastal beaches. In fact, Joy would tell you she has napped on some of the most beautiful beaches, with Florida and Mexico as her current favorites… and Hawaii on the horizon.