MONICA TANASE-COLES
Leadership Coach & Transformation Guide
Hi, I'm Monica Tanase-Coles.
I work at the intersection of transformation, complexity, and human potential. With a PhD in science and a career that spans founding a venture-backed startup, advising C-suite leaders, and leading large-scale change across global organizations, I bring both presence and precision to every engagement.
Across boardrooms and wilderness trails, I partner with visionary leaders and mission-driven organizations to navigate complexity and unlock the clarity, courage, and capability needed for what comes next. My work blends strategic sharpness and operational fluency, with deep human insight—helping leaders and teams meet inflection points with purpose and power. Whether we’re evolving culture, recalibrating strategy, or reigniting leadership, I meet you where you are and walk alongside you to create meaningful transformation.
Today, I lead Lotus Executive Leadership, a boutique practice supporting leaders and organizations to grow from the inside out. We specialize in unlocking leadership potential, building regenerative cultures, and catalyzing transformation that sticks because it’s rooted in what’s real.
Our Vision at Lotus
We aspire to create environments where human beings thrive - growing into their full potential so they can radiate transformation across relationships, organizations, and systems.
We believe that bold, sustainable growth begins within. By blending strategic clarity, systemic insight, and deep human development, we help leaders and teams meet complexity with courage, build regenerative cultures, and design performance systems that leave people and the planet, better than we found them
Our Approach
At Lotus, our work begins with presence and deep listening, meeting you at the threshold of what’s ready to emerge.
This is your unique journey. We walk beside you as you step into your power, lead with soul, and transform with purpose from the inside out.
We believe real transformation doesn’t come from pushing harder or having all the answers. It begins by pausing, reconnecting with what matters most, and moving forward from a place of clarity and alignment.
Our work always starts with listening, tuning into what’s truly needed beneath the surface. From there, we co-create high-trust, custom-designed journeys that evolve leadership, strengthen teams, and spark meaningful, lasting change. Every engagement is shaped with care and grounded in your reality.
Our approach integrates systems thinking, adult development, neuroscience, and organizational psychology—with a deeply human touch. What clients often tell us is this: our work helps them slow down, see differently, and act with purpose.
Whether we’re meeting in a boardroom or under open sky, the intention is the same: to help you lead with clarity, courage, and the grounded capacity to shape what matters most.
