About Blooming Willow Coaching

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Meet Blooming Willow Coaching Founder & CEO Leslie Avant Brown

“I have dedicated my life to supporting Changemakers to grow and heal as they design strategies and systems that support liberation. I do this because I know, what we plant today will bloom tomorrow.”
- Leslie Avant Brown, Founder

  • Leslie serves as CEO at her firm Blooming Willow Coaching, a culturally relevant Healing Centered Coaching practice that allows her to partner with individuals, organizations, foundations and businesses. Her specialization areas include "all things" coaching including: one-on-one and group coaching, training, and designing sustainable systems that imbed a coaching approach. Through her firm, she also runs the Conductors Community Coaching Certification Program an International Coaching Federation Accredited Certification Program geared towards BIPOC Changemakers and White Changemakers committed to serving BIPOC communities with Healing Centered Coaching.

    Prior to earning her coaching certification Leslie worked in the nonprofit capacity building sector, supporting work that promoted social justice -- she has a background in leadership development and evaluation. “What brought me to the field of coaching was the idea of supporting deep change while aligning my strengths to support conductors of change.”

Mission and Vision

Blooming Willow Coaching is the healing-centered coaching community nurturing the journey of Changemakers in pursuit of liberation.

Our community stands as an unwavering ally with those who aspire to impact a world that radiates positivity. Through interactive coaching and programs, we empower individuals to pause, directing their focus toward personal growth and profound, holistic healing to collectively foster a future of well-being.

Our vision at Blooming Willow Coaching is to ascend as global leaders for one of the world’s premier safe spaces for culturally relevant, healing-centered coaching. We’re creating spaces that are illuminated by understanding and empathy, threading together a tapestry of empowerment, growth, and harmony.

Who We Serve — Changemakers

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At Blooming Willow Coaching, we collaborate closely with Changemakers hailing from dynamic movement organizations, socially conscious businesses, foundations, and public institutions.

A Changemaker is a person who gives of themselves in support of others’ growth, healing, or liberation. If this sounds like you, you’ve found a new community.

Our formidable team, predominantly composed of BIPOC Coaches, supports these entities to deepen their impact by supporting communities with a wealth of expertise in crafting holistic, non-traditional strategies, leading organizations, providing consulting services, and, of course, coaching visionary Changemakers actively reshaping our society.

The Healing Centered Coaching Model

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Pause. Take time for yourself. In a fast-paced society, stopping is often one of the hardest things to do. You’re encouraged to slow down as you prepare for transformational growth and healing.

Ground - Blooming Willow Healing Centered Coaching Model

Ground. Connect with your higher self and disrupt the disorderly patterns that cause chaos and resistance. Listen to your inner wisdom, seek clarity, and find your center.

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Align. Create unity with your mind, body, and spirit by tapping into your resourcefulness. Begin to strategize how you’ll navigate options and troubleshoot barriers with our support as you move forward.

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Act. Once the strategy is clear, put motion behind your goals. Track the progress made as you achieve goals with accountability from a supportive team.

Meet the Blooming Willow Coaching Team

  • Leslie Avant Brown, MPA, MCC

    Leslie Avant Brown, MPA, MCC

    CEO

  • Nix Avant-Brown, PCC

    Nix Avant-Brown, PCC

  • Moneek Bhanot, Ed.M, CPC

    Moneek Bhanot, Ed.M, CPC

  • Anisha Desai, ACC

    Anisha Desai, ACC

  • Nyla Hassell , CPC

    Nyla Hassell , CPC

  • Oseloka Idigbe, MPA, LLP, CPC

    Oseloka Idigbe, MPA, LLP, CPC

  • Trisha Ingalls, CPC

    Trisha Ingalls, CPC

  • Charmaine Lang, Ph.D, CPC

    Charmaine Lang, Ph.D, CPC

  • Marcia Lee, MA, ACC

    Marcia Lee, MA, ACC

  • Stephanie Lowe (Liu), ACC

    Stephanie Lowe (Liu), ACC

  • Megan Mubaraki, CPC

    Megan Mubaraki, CPC

  • Yvonne Rodriguez, Ph.D., CPC

    Yvonne Rodriguez, Ph.D., CPC

  • Brigette Rouson, J.D., M.A.

    Brigette Rouson, J.D., M.A.

  • Shor Salkas, MPH, ACC

    Shor Salkas, MPH, ACC

  • Laura Shmishkiss, MPA, CPC

    Laura Shmishkiss, MPA, CPC

  • DeShauna West-Anderson, MA, PCC

    DeShauna West-Anderson, MA, PCC

  • Michael Wise, PCC

    Michael Wise, PCC

  • Ellery Graves, GDCF, CPC

    Ellery Graves, GDCF, CPC

  • Rufaro Gwarada, MA, CPC

    Rufaro Gwarada, MA, CPC

  • Pecolia Hudson-Manigo, CPC

    Pecolia Hudson-Manigo, CPC

  • Briana Manning, CPC

    Briana Manning, CPC

  • E. Guilu Murphy, CPC

    E. Guilu Murphy, CPC

  • Azure Stewart, Ph.D, CPC

    Azure Stewart, Ph.D, CPC

  • Marisa Ramirez, CPC

    Marisa Ramirez, CPC

  • Ron Stiell-Williams, M.Ed., CPC

    Ron Stiell-Williams, M.Ed., CPC