Our Highrise team has over 100+ years of collective coaching and leadership experience. Helping leaders lead is what gets us up each morning.
We've worked at and coached folks at some of the most innovative companies in the world.
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Our coaches have worked with team members at some of the world's most innovative companies.
Our team
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Maria Laws
Workshop Facilitator
Who is
Maria
Maria Laws is an internationally recognized educator. In addition to her work with the Highrise community, she is currently a member of the Stanford University Women's Leadership Innovation Lab research team.
Their role at Highrise
At Highrise, Maria is responsible for creating and leading immersive workshop for our membership community.
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Maria Malmgren
Associate Principal Coach
Who is
Maria
Maria Malmgren works with people to help create deep, values-aligned, sustained change. She is a certified life, professional, and team coach, and a PCC with the International Coaching Federation, and has over 13 years of coaching experience.
Their role at Highrise
Maria is an Associate Prinicipal Coach and leads cohorts within Highrise.
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Mariska Du Preez
Associate Principal Coach
Who is
Mariska
Mariska is an engineer turned leadership development coach. She works with high achievers and transitioning leaders, including specialists from Jones Lang Lasalle, University of Melbourne in Australia, ITA Group Inc., and University of Pittsburgh.
Their role at Highrise
Mariska is an Associate Prinicipal Coach and leads cohorts within Highrise.
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Michelle Anhang
Associate Prinicipal Coach
Who is
Michelle
Michelle is a cultivator of possibility and a champion for moving people from insight into action. As an ICF certified coach, her style draws from an academic background in psychology and specialized training in leadership development.
Their role at Highrise
Michelle is an Associate Prinicipal Coach and leads cohorts within Highrise.
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Andrew Lipovsky
Founder
Who is
Andrew
Andrew Highrise's Founder and Highrise is his 2nd company. His 1st company, eponym, was backed by Sam Altman (OpenAI), Alexis Ohanian (776) and The Tisch family. Andrew sold eponym to one of the country's largest eye care retailers.
Their role at Highrise
At Highrise, Andrew is responsible for hiring, marketing, sales, and operations.
8 years experience
130+ people coached
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Jennifer Daniels
Founding Prinicipal Coach
Who is
Jennifer
Jennifer Daniels (PCC, CPCC) is Highrise's Principal Coach. A former executive at GE, she teaches Entrepreneurship at Georgia State and is president of Flying Laboratories®, a growth strategy consulting and executive leadership development company.
Their role at Highrise
At Highrise, Jen is responsible for curriculum development, coach training, and developing Highrise members into leaders.
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Elana Thoren
Head of Member Success
Who is
Elana
Elana is a dynamic client-facing manager having started her career with Geico. Elana’s passion for member success and project management (PMP) propels her to ensure that all clients have an exceptional experience.
Their role at Highrise
At Highrise, Elana is responsible for helping Highrise members get the most out of their Highrise experience with our coaches, our workshops, and our community.
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Erin Burns
Head of Operations
Who is
Erin
Erin joined Highrise as team member #1 in December 2021 . She is a graduate of University of Maryland with a degree in Nursing. She is a native of Baltimore but has lived all over the US and Asia.
Their role at Highrise
At Highrise, Erin is responsible for member operations which include scheduling, billing, and automating and refining our processes.
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Erin Heisel
Head of Content
Who is
Erin
Erin has a background in music and higher education. As a singer, she performed in the U.S. and internationally in venues in Europe, South America, and South Africa. Erin completed her Ph.D. at NYU and is also a life coach and a published author.
Their role at Highrise
Erin is responsible for creating immersive and educational workshops for Highrise members. She also helps us create and streamline our content processes.
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