Meet Jessica Withers
Jessica Withers is an executive coach and HR consultant, with a focus on developing high-performance people leaders.
Executive & Leadership Coaching
As an executive coach, Jessica brings empathy and passion to each coaching engagement. She leads with an inquisitive style, actively bringing others along in the learning process.
Jessica works with founders, startup execs, and senior managers across multiple industries, including growth-stage organizations. She helps leaders develop the skills, mindset, and strategic clarity needed to lead teams through rapid growth and cross-functional complexity. She understands the psychological and structural demands of high-growth and change enablement environments.
HR Consulting
Jessica brings 18 years of HR leadership experience to her HR consulting practice, helping leaders build great company cultures. Her hands-on and strategic approach is flexible and built on data-driven solutions that align with business strategy. She provides a breadth of knowledge across the full function of HR, with an emphasis in the following areas:
Organizational Scaling & Strategic Growth Partnering
Jessica has a clear, repeated track record of successfully scaling companies (including global organizations). She does this not just by hiring, but by aligning talent strategy with business needs. She brings strong business acumen to her practice and the ability to make People Ops a true growth enabler.
Culture Transformation & Values Stewardship
Jessica doesn't just manage culture, she architects it. She drives measurable improvements in employee engagement, eNPS, and retention through culture initiatives like core values revamps, manager training, and storytelling.
People Infrastructure Builder (Systems, Tech & Ops)
Jessica is an architect of people infrastructure that drives scale, compliance, and experience. She builds and modernizes the HR foundation: performance management systems, onboarding flows, compensation structures, and global compliance. She does this all with speed and efficiency.
In addition to her 18 years of leadership experience, she also holds HR certifications (for 10+ years now) and participates in multiple professional organizations to stay up to date with creating solutions that meet today’s needs.
Her years of experience provide a profound insight into organizational training needs, administrative and strategic support, and developing leaders; bringing thoughtful solutions to the table with the dedication to providing a custom experience.
Connect today at jessicamwithers@gmail.com
Services
Executive & Leadership Coaching
Helping leaders develop the skills, mindset, and strategic clarity needed to lead teams through rapid growth, M&A transitions, and cross-functional complexity.
Culture Transformation & Values-Based Leadership Coaching
Coaching leaders and HR teams through cultural transformation initiatives.
Fractional Head of People / Interim HR Leadership
For startups and mid-sized companies in need of strategic HR leadership—without the long-term overhead.
Performance & People Systems Design
Create scalable, people-first systems that drive clarity, accountability, and growth.
Culture & Core Values Strategy
Bring your culture and values into focus, so they actually guide decisions and drive engagement.
Team Training & Leadership Workshops
Interactive, practical learning experiences designed to elevate leadership, embed values, and accelerate team performance.
Client Testimonials
Working with Jessica has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Her exceptional listening skills are one of the many qualities that set her apart. In every session, she provides her full attention, creating a safe and supportive space where I feel truly heard. She listens not just to what is said, but also to what is unsaid, picking up on subtleties that help uncover deeper insights. Her attentiveness has empowered me to reflect more clearly, and her thoughtful feedback has been instrumental in my growth as a leader. I appreciated her ability to be flexible and adaptable to my needs. I cannot recommend her highly enough for anyone seeking a coach who brings compassion, insight, and a genuine dedication to your development.
Kim
HR Director
I worked with Jessica during a challenging organizational shift. She took into account my personal goals and aspirations to help guide me on what was best for me. I learned how to better deal with stressful situations to ensure the best outcomes not only for myself but for others on my team, helping to result in increased productivity and team bonding with no resignations or terminations. I'm more fulfilled and better at giving my all, and use learned tools in setting my goals and handling differing personalities in a different region with a different culture and still being able to bond with coworkers and customers.
Elizabeth
Manager