Hi, I’m Chelsea Simpson :)

I’m an executive coach, top team facilitator, and trusted thought partner to global leaders navigating complexity, transformation, and change. I specialize in Top Team work and executive coaching to help leaders build the capacity needed to enact complex strategy—sustainably and systemically.

Over the last 10+ years, I’ve supported dozens of Fortune 100 teams across more than 12 countries in industries ranging from tech, consumer goods, and media to medical, industrial, the arts, and community-based organizations. I coach and facilitate in both English and Spanish, blending neuroscience, systems thinking, and real-world application to catalyze lasting impact.

About Me

I believe sustainable leadership transformation starts at the level of mindset, relationships, and systems. My work sits at the intersection of rigorous research and practical execution—whether I’m supporting a C-suite team, guiding an international nonprofit, or facilitating a board breakthrough.

Alongside my private practice, I serve as faculty in the Strategic Design and Management Program at Parsons at The New School, and guest lecture at institutions like NYU and Columbia. I'm also a founding faculty member of Dr. Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Coaching Certification, where I help certify leaders and coaches in neuroscience-based emotional intelligence frameworks.

Before working with senior leaders, I spent over a decade designing and facilitating transformational programs across radically diverse communities—from war-impacted youth in El Salvador to social innovators in New York City to court-involved teens in the U.S. These experiences grounded my belief that real leadership is relational, embodied, and deeply human.

My Approach

I discovered the power of systemic coaching while leading a cross-cultural team early in my career. Frustrated by one-off trainings that didn’t stick, I turned to embodied leadership and systems-based approaches—and saw how transformation truly takes root when you work with the whole system, not just individual behavior.

I do this work because I believe leadership—done well—is one of the most powerful levers for meaningful, systemic change. When people feel seen, heard, and equipped, they show up fully. That’s where innovation, alignment, and real performance begin.

Why I Do This

  • PCC-accredited coach (ICF)

  • Speaker on the TEDx stage and international conferences

  • Faculty, Daniel Goleman EI Coaching Certification

    Advanced certifications in:
     • Neuroscience-based coaching
    • Mediation & Conflict Resolution
    • Systems Constellations
    • Art Therapy
    • Yoga & MBSR
    • Design Thinking
    • Trauma-informed coaching

Certifications & Recognition

Watch My TEDx Talk: How We Get Trust Wrong

We talk a lot about trust, but do we really understand what it means in leadership, in teams, and in ourselves? In this talk, I explore the ways we misdefine trust and how to rebuild it through clarity, presence, and systems thinking.

I live in the woods of Massachusetts with my husband and our baby girl. When I’m not working, you’ll likely find me jumping in the ocean—year-round—digging in the garden, or at the potter’s wheel, hands deep in clay.

A Bit More

I discovered the power of systemic coaching while leading a cross-cultural team early in my career. Frustrated by one-off trainings that didn’t stick, I turned to embodied leadership and systems-based approaches—and saw how transformation truly takes root when you work with the whole system, not just individual behavior.

I do this work because I believe leadership—done well—is one of the most powerful levers for meaningful, systemic change. When people feel seen, heard, and equipped, they show up fully. That’s where innovation, alignment, and real performance begin.

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