It Takes a Village
Meet Our Coaches
Expert Coaches Who Understand Your Journey
Our Bold Parents coaches are Co-Active™ certified professionals who bring years of transition coaching experience to support you. They're working parents themselves who understand the reality of balancing career ambitions with family life. They've navigated these waters and are here to guide you through one of life's biggest transitions.
Tal Erlanger Mashiah
Most likely to get in trouble at school for:
Being the one who asked too many questions when everyone else was ready to move on. That curiosity never left me, and today it fuels my work as a coach.
Biggest life lesson:
There is always another choice, usually more than two. Sometimes we just have to look a little harder. This belief has helped me navigate challenges in all aspects of life.
Proudest professional accomplishment:
Turning my passion for people and relationships into a meaningful profession shaped by our family's journey across four countries and raising three boys with ADHD—my greatest teachers.
Dr. Tolonda Tolbert
Most likely to get in trouble at school for:
Getting the football team to move a teacher's car up a hill and cover it with shaving cream! My counselor saw leadership potential: "You're leading them down a hole. What if you led them up a mountain?" That lesson changed everything.
Biggest life lesson:
No matter the situation, you have a choice in how you respond. Even when we feel trapped, we can choose how we view and respond—a powerful way to reclaim control.
Proudest professional accomplishment:
Conducting Inclusive Leadership work in Saudi Arabia, where participants became key players in increasing gender equity and reforming gender-restrictive laws. You never know what kind of ripple effect you can have.
Cindy McCown
Most likely to get in trouble at school for:
Too much chit-chat—I'm inquisitive and love to talk, listen, and ask questions (just needed to work on my timing).
Biggest life lesson:
We constantly write our own stories. Each day offers an extraordinary opportunity to repair relationships, learn from failure, celebrate success, and craft the next chapter.
Proudest professional accomplishment:
Redirecting my journey to become a certified coach. Embarking into the unknown brought vivid color and rich texture to my life in the most fascinating way.
Margaret Selby
Most likely to get in trouble at school for:
HA! I was a huge goodie-goodie who never actually got in trouble.
Biggest life lesson:
Learning to work through conflict creates stronger, more fulfilling relationships. Conflict doesn't have to be the end of the world—game changer!
Proudest professional accomplishment:
Setting an ambitious sales goal, exceeding it, and earning a company-sponsored trip to Marrakech, Morocco.