Lynne Levy — Founder
The hardest part of your job isn't the job. It's everything around it. The politics, the perception, the rooms you're not in. You can be doing excellent work and still feel like you're losing ground. Most leadership advice doesn't help, because it assumes the room is calm and fair. In 2026 tech, yours isn't. That doesn't mean you're failing. It means you're navigating something most leadership training never prepared you for. And it can be navigated - with the right read on the room and the right moves at the right time. I help Senior Managers, Directors, and VPs in tech secure their role, become high performers, and build career stability. That looks like leading with calm authority when the stakes get personal ... reorgs, new bosses, hard people decisions, political moments, burnout you can't admit to, and the career-defining stretches where perception matters as much as performance. That can look like: → Stepping into a bigger role and needing to establish authority fast → Navigating a new boss, a reorg, or a politically loaded environment → Making a hard people decision with real consequences → Carrying a messy situation you can't safely unpack inside the company → Recovering from burnout that's threatening your performance → Trying to stay steady while everything around you shifts The version of leadership that holds up ... when credibility is on the line, the decision is hard, and the room gets political, is something you build. And for some, it also means building income and influence OUTSIDE one tech company. Because in a year where 100,000+ tech professionals have already been laid off, real career stability comes from never being dependent on one employer surviving the next reorg. I've spent 20 years in corporate and coached 900+ leaders through moments exactly like these. The pattern is almost always the same: the leader thinks they're alone in it. They're not. And there's a way through. Three ways to work with me right now: → The Arena: 1:1 - Premium 1:1 coaching for the career-defining moves. Application + discovery call. → The Arena: In Your Corner - Monthly membership. 2 monthly live workshops + paid Substack + Slack community + frameworks library. → Crisis Hour: 60 minutes, 1:1, for one acute moment - the skip-level Thursday, the PIP, the manage-out signal, the severance ask. One decision. One outcome. If you're in one of those moments right now, message me CHAOS & tell me: Your level What's at stake I'll send back the first place I'd focus. I write about leading in the chaos here: lynnelevy.com/newsletter
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and HR technology expert with a strong focus on leadership coaching and product management.
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Experience: 26 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Executive Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Product Management
- Go-to-market Strategy
- Market Strategy
- Workforce Management
Career Highlights
- Coached over 900 leaders through complex career transitions.
- Led product strategies generating over $250 million in revenue.
- Expert in navigating political environments and leadership challenges.
Work Experience
BetterUp
Master Leadership Coach (7 yrs 4 mos)
Boston Product Management Association (BPMA)
Board of Directors: President and Vice President (8 yrs 4 mos)
Workhuman
Director of Product (4 yrs 2 mos)
The Inspired Leader
Founder, Strategist (10 yrs 4 mos)
Kronos Incorporated
Director, Product Management (4 yrs 11 mos)
Aspect Software
Principal Product Manager (7 yrs)
Verizon Infinitel Communications Inc.
Senior Product Manager and Product Manager (5 yrs)
Education
Master’s Degree at Northwestern University
Certificate at University of Pennsylvania
Certificate in Organizational and Leadership Coaching at Northwestern University
MBA at University of Maryland
BA/BS at Fairfield University
