Janet Williams Hepler

Creative inspiration can come from anywhere. For Janet, it shows up in getting outdoors, making music, tackling new challenges, and collaborating with others who love to learn and explore new possibilities.

As a coach, Janet partners with her clients to tap into their strengths, grow professionally, lead with authenticity, and cultivate high-performing teams. Her clients often report greater self-awareness, improved balance between personal and professional priorities, and increased confidence and momentum for sustainable change.

At the heart of her coaching is the conviction that work is too important to be boring, exhausting, or energy-depleting. She works with leaders who are ready to challenge the status quo. Her clients bring their experience, vision, and curiosity—and Janet brings deep listening, optimism, and the ability to draw insights from the patterns she observes. Together, they identify creative options, outline paths for change, and test those ideas with real-world experiments.

With more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Janet understands how innovative organizations function—and what helps individuals and teams thrive. She’s led teams through change while keeping people engaged and productive, bringing a thoughtful and grounded perspective to her coaching today.

Janet’s Approach and Philosophy Around Coaching/Work

I’m committed to developing thriving leaders and creating workplaces where people collaborate to build inspiring products and experiences. I meet people where they are and support them in becoming who they aspire to be.

Education / Certifications / Industry Experience

• Certified Coach with the ICF

• Certified in the Leadership Circle Profile and the IDI and PDI assessments from MRG

• Trained in Narrative Coaching and The ID Way with David Drake

• Working with the Five Maturities Model

• M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

• M.A. in French

I'm Learning ...

I’m always reading. I subscribe to The Next Big Idea Club to stay updated on exciting new publications. I also enjoy Adam Grant’s podcast Rethinking.

I'm Proud Of …

Personal:

• Summiting Mount Rainier with my husband in 2010 (and learning just as much from the previous year’s storm-turnaround!)

• Maintaining rich relationships over the years

• Running a half marathon

Professional:

• Over 11 years of coaching professionals in technology, consulting, medicine, government, and nonprofit organizations

• Supporting emerging medical leaders in developing their leadership vision and values

• Coaching senior executives to strengthen their leadership in dynamic environments

• Returning to school to complete a Master’s program while working—a time of deep learning and integration

• Facilitating 17 cohorts as faculty at SeattleCoach, guiding leaders in applying coaching skills to both leadership and second-career paths

Did You Know?

I worked at Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier National Park back in the ’80s and have lifelong friendships from working and hiking many miles together.