- Nationally Certified Trauma Chaplain
- Creator of Trauma Recovery Certification Program
- Master's Degrees: Divinity + Metaphysics
- PhD Candidate in Conscious Business Ethics
- 25 years of business ownership
- 20+ years coaching business owners
- Top Executive Coach Award in 2022
- National Certification as Woman-Owned Business
My Mission
We’re living in a volatile world - where markets shift overnight, disasters hit without warning, and leadership requires more than strategy.
My mission is to help leaders become deeply resilient - so they can navigate uncertainty with clarity, build cultures of psychological safety, and lead the evolution of their organizations and our collective humanity.
This work is about moving beyond survival mode and into presence, courage, and conscious growth - with tools that are practical enough for the boardroom and grounded enough for the nervous system.
What I Believe
Resilient leadership isn’t performance. It’s presence.
It’s the willingness to:
Tell the truth about what’s happening (internally and externally)
Regulate your nervous system so you can think, decide, and relate clearly
Lead with vulnerability and strength at the same time
Build connection and trust when everything feels shaky
Turn crisis into a catalyst for evolution—without bypassing grief or reality
As I write in Navigating the Deep End: Resilient Leadership in a Volatile World, we’re not just shaping our own destinies - we’re helping cultivate a new paradigm where authenticity matters more than invulnerability, and where resilience becomes something we practice together.
Who This Work Is For
You’re in the right place if you’re:
- A business owner, executive, or community leader navigating high-stakes decisions in uncertain times
- A coach, healer, or practitioner who supports leaders and wants trauma-informed, resilience-building tools
- A high-capacity human who’s tired of “holding it all” and ready to lead from a grounded inner life
- An organization that wants psychological safety, resilient culture, and leadership that can withstand disruption
What Makes My Approach Different
I blend real-world leadership demands with trauma-informed nervous system wisdom and spiritual intelligence.
This is not theory that only works when life is calm.
You’ll get:
A clear framework for navigating disruption: Rescue → Recovery → Reconstruction → Evolution
Practical tools for regulation, decision-making, and communication under pressure
Language that’s honest, human, and actionable
A leadership lens that honors both business outcomes and the deeper evolution happening underneath them
Ways To Work With Emma
A Note From Me (human to human)
I’ve walked with leaders through disasters, endings, and the quiet pressure of being the one everyone relies on.
You don’t need more grit.
You need a deeper relationship with your nervous system, your truth, your values - and the kind of resilience that makes you more human, not less.
Ready?
If you’re here, something in you already knows: the future requires a new kind of leadership.
One rooted in presence. One built for volatility. One that helps us evolve - personally, organizationally, and collectively.
“What I want is always on the other side of Emma's questions, feedback, and downloads.”
Emma has been my biggest blessing for the past 18 months. It hasn't always been easy - she's pushed me past my comfort zones, what I thought I could handle, and what I thought was possible. It was more than worth it.
What I want is always on the other side of Emma's questions, feedback, and downloads!
Robin A. Young
Financial Advisor
“I grew a $4 million business from zero in 4 years working with Emma."
I knew I wanted to work with Emma after hearing her speak at a local event, and something innately told me she would be pertinent to my own personal growth and up level that would then allow me to build a business.
There was a lot of deep inner work to be done as well as deeply connecting my souls purpose and Emma was a catalyst in all of that for me.
She allowed me to see that there's so much more that plays into business than strategy and tactics and numbers, and opening up to a new belief system was the first critical step in starting Authentic Conversion. Emma also coaches my Mastermind clients each month to support their growth through a similar process of inner awakening that results in a better business.
Nicole Spencer
Owner and Founder, Authentic Conversion
“I have been able to reduce my fear significantly, have grown my business and have made the time to pursue other interests like writing, speaking and going back to school!”
I came to Emma during a time when I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to be doing. I was in deep conflict over my place in the world, my calling and my purpose. I own a business that was causing me a lot of stress and fear and those emotions were keeping me from fully living or expressing my gifts.
Working with Emma over the past year, I have developed a very clear idea of where I am going, who I am, and what is mine to do in this world. I have been able to reduce my fear significantly, have grown my business and have made the time to pursue other interests like writing, speaking and going back to school!
Emma is very honest, grounded and FUNNY! I instantly warmed to her natural candor and easy-going approach. She is a great listener but, equally good at “reining in” when necessary. Emma helped me to learn that my soul purpose is to serve, inspire and to “heal” others. No matter what physical form that takes, as far as a “job”, my true occupation is not what I do….but who I am. and what I give to others.
Murphy Funkhouser Capps
Kudzu Brands CEO & Creative Director
“I feel WAY more confident in who I am marketing to, how I am marketing to them, as well as what forms of marketing are most aligned to my personal style and strengths. I also have a clear plan for growing a multi-six figure business!"
Before working with Emma, I hadn't done a long-term strategy for my business in quite some time.
The Intake process was extremely helpful for clarifying exactly what my goals are of my business in the next year, and where my priorities need to be. To be honest, I've been working IN my business so much I had lost sight of the bigger vision and strategy. Emma helped me to remember that I am the CEO of my business.
During our work together, we clearly identified the type of client who is a perfect fit for my front end offer. We also honed and refined that offer and price point, crafted marketing messaging and a webpage that clearly speaks to my ideal client, their top-of-mind pressing pain and the tangible results that are available to them when they work with me.
I feel WAY more confident in who I am marketing to, how I am marketing to them, as well as what forms of marketing are most aligned to my personal style and strengths. I also have a clear plan for growing a multi-six figure business!
Michael Diettrech-Chastain
Author, Speaker & CEO ARC INTEGRATED
“I’ve fallen in love with my companies all over again and I am more in tune and aligned with the clients and work I want to attract”
I was seeking a soulful, super savvy coach. I was also craving the wisdom of other established leaders who operate their business from a place of purpose. I didn’t expect Emma’s program would cut subliminal ties that were holding me back from flying to the next level.
Nourishing myself with wisdom, community, and support helped me to grow in such a powerful way emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, giving me such a new perspective on who I am, what my value is, and where I can go.
Lorrie Thomas-Ross
Web Marketing Therapy
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