Meet Your Coaches

Michael Neuendorff, PCC
Executive Coach & Trainer

Bay Area Executive Coach is run by Michael Neuendorff, PCC. He’s been coaching people in business since 2008 and is only getting started. After leaving a thriving corporate career, Michael decided to fully pursue his passion for entrepreneurship and professional development by entering the field of coaching.

Michael has been trained and certified to provide excellence in coaching by the Center for Executive Coaching (CEC), specifically Andrew Neitlich, founder, and Sheri Boone, MCC, Director of Training.

Michael is also an accredited member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), which is the organization that conferred upon him the Professional Coach Certification (PCC). To receive this distinguished accreditation Michael went through 125 hours of coach training, submitted client logs chronicling 750+ hours of paid coaching, and passed a rigorous examination.

Michael works with executives and teams to dramatically raise individual and group performance. He is a results-driven coach who looks for commitment, accountability and a growth mindset on the part of his clients. His areas of specialty are communication, success in a new role or preparing for a new role, emotionally intelligent leadership, and building high-performance teams.

There is no industry specialization in Michael’s work since great executive coaching isn’t about in-depth industry knowledge. However, he has plenty of experience coaching leaders in healthcare, high tech, EdTech, start-ups, and professional services firms.

Michael received his BS Advertising degree from Arizona State University and completed additional graduate-level coursework with Heriot-Watt University. He is a former instructor within Skyline College’s Business division, and also taught within San Francisco State University’s Extended Learning program. Early in his coaching career, Michael was a staff advisor with the San Francisco & San Jose Small Business Development Centers.

When not coaching, teaching or training you’ll typically find Michael spending time with his family, cooking up new recipes, practicing Tai Chi and meditation, or listening to audiobooks.

Holly Allen, ACC
Executive Coach & Trainer

Holly is a certified executive coach and trainer with 30 plus years experience as a leader in the publishing and training field. Holly successfully led teams through complex projects and initiatives. She was recognized numerous times by peers, clients, and senior executives as someone who pulls teams together to achieve breakthrough results in record time.

After leaving a successful corporate career, Holly discovered a deep passion for coaching leaders to uncover important insights as well as providing tools and accountability for them to take meaningful action steps to achieve their highest potential.

Whether addressing organizational change or personal transition, strengthening team leadership, or generally building leadership competence and confidence, Holly helps leaders overcome challenges by starting with self-discovery and providing the necessary practical tools to see fast and impactful results.

Holly is able to work across industries, and has recent experience working with high-tech companies, healthcare organizations, city government, startup entrepreneurs, and non-profit organizations.

Holly is an accredited member of the International Coaching Federation, a globally respected certifying organization for coaches and achieved the level of Associate Certified Coach (ACC). She received her BA in Journalism from San Jose State University and completed Masters Level Courses in Curriculum Development at San Francisco State University. Her service work includes a leadership role on a school board, and a Girl Scout volunteer leader.

Holly is also a Certified Master Facilitator for The Six Types of Working Genius, a Wiley Certified Trainer for Everything DiSC© and for The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team® and The Leadership Challenge®.

Meet Our Team