Leadership Coaching:
Communication That Transforms Leadership
The Systems Method for Transformative Communication ™ Program
Leadership and Communication Coaching and Consultation for CEO’s, founders, and business Leaders
Based In San Francisco, CA with Virtual Meetings Available
The Pressure of Leadership and Communication
On the outside, you look like you’ve got it together — running a company, pitching to investors, managing your team, building and selling your product, scaling your business. But inside, it feels overwhelming.
This might sound familiar to you:
Walking into a pitch with sweaty palms, not knowing what to say but wishing you knew the right words to close the deal.
Leaving a meeting replaying every word, second-guessing whether you came across as confident or competent.
Worrying about how you handled important conversations and decisions, and whether it might lead to missed opportunities or lost sales that are holding your business back.
Feeling embarrassed that, as the CEO or founder, you’re still questioning what you said and if you could have handled it better.
Feeling drained by constant handholding of employees, wishing they could just do the work without so much direction.
Feeling frustrated when others don’t understand or you can’t come to an agreement.
Knowing you’re a visionary, capable, and have a great product — but not always knowing how to express that clearly where it matters.
These communication struggles leave you drained, frustrated, unsure if the problem is you or them, and sometimes even doubting whether you’re cut out for leadership.
And the hardest part? You don’t know who to turn to. You don’t want to keep unloading on your spouse or friends. You can’t openly talk about doubts with your employees or team. But the stress doesn’t go away.
What Happens When Communication Holds You Back
When communication isn’t working, it shows up everywhere.
For Founders, it can look like:
Sales presentations or sales calls with potential customers falling flat.
Networking feeling forced or awkward resulting in lost opportunities.
Presentation pitches to investors feeling nerve-wrakcing and stressful, and are met with doubt and not getting the investment.
Product launches preceded with high stress and burnout after.
For C-suite leaders, it can look like:
Team morale suffering when directions aren’t clear.
Ineffective conversations leading to business collaboration and opportunities that slip away.
Conflict with other stakeholders stalling business growth.
Quality employees feeing dissatisfied and quitting.
Imposter syndrome and self-doubt.
Feeling unable to handle high-stakes conversations or boardroom meetings.
For Entrepreneurs, it can look like:
Overwhelm trying to please everyone and burnout from trying to do it all.
Not knowing what to say in sales calls to communicate the value of your product or service.
For All Business Leaders, it can look like ineffective communication, missed opportunities, and a drop in confidence.
You go home at night replaying conversations intead of enjoying time with family and friends. The truth is — it’s not your product, your vision, or your leadership potential that’s lacking. It’s the communication skills no one ever taught you. It’s not your fault, but you need some help with this to make it easier.
Communication Skills Every Leader Wants but Rarely Learns
What you really want is to:
Walk into high-stakes situations calm, confident, and clear, instead of feeling anxious, frustrated, and getting flustered.
Talk to potential customers in a way that feels natural — and results in more yeses.
Feel more confident when you lead meetings and have meetings that are productive, inspiring, and clear — instead of leaving everyone confused.
Have better channels of communication with your team and communicate with employees in a way that builds trust and independence.
Strengthen your presence and build the type of relationships with business partners that can open up opportunities and take your business further.
Operate your company in a more value-centric way and lead with both strategy and heart, so people respect you and your business grows.
These are learnable skills. With the right coaching, you can stop second-guessing and start communicating as the leader you know you can be.
👋🏼I’m Sunita Shenoy, PhD., and I’m a Leadership Coach in San Francisco, CA
I created The Systems Method for Transformative Communication™ to help CEO’s, founders, and business owners, who find communicating with potential clients, employees, investors, and stakeholders in their business to be challenging and overwhelming, to stop second-guessing themselves and start leading with clarity and confidence.
I work with leaders who are tired of:
Losing sales or opportunities because they don’t know the right thing to say.
Dreading presentations, sales calls, or networking events.
Walking out of meetings frustrated, and replaying conversations, wishing they’d handled things differently
Feeling frustrated that communication is holding their business back.
I help them build confidence by gaining the strategic communication skills they need to feel calmer and more collected, to understand people better and have a better sense of what to do and feel equipped to handle situations that arise in business.
I help them connect better with others, and strike the balance of being more approachable while being taken more seriously. The result is a leader with growing confidence stepping into leadership where they’re liked, heard, and well-respected.
Empowered with the skills, abilities, and confidence to communicate and build positive relationships, leaders are free to grow their business with more ease.
I Invite You—
to uplevel your leadership by mastering the communication skills you need to communicate to be heard and understood, connect with clients, lead your teams, and Elevate your business within 12 weeks.
12-Week Communication and Leadership Coaching Program
Being an expert in psychology and communication, my clients appreciate that they don’t need to have all the answers or the roadmap.
In 1:1 weekly coaching sessions over 12 weeks, I break down the communication skills and strategies into doable pieces, integrating mindset shifts, skills to handle stressful emotions, and personalized compassionate coaching so you have what you need to transform their communication, your leadership, and your business.
We will focus on the communication challenges that matter most in your world — whether that’s client sales calls, investor pitches, employee management, or partner negotiations.
Here’s what we’ll do together:
Strategic Communication Skills: Break down what to say and how to say it in tough situations, so your words land and move people to action.
Client Conversations: Learn how to talk to potential customers and clients with confidence, so they clearly understand your value, feel excited to work with you, and say yes more often. Less painful rejections that feel like “a dagger to the heart.”
Leadership Presence: Build confidence and authority in your communication so you’re taken seriously by employees, investors, stakeholders, and peers.
Calm Under Pressure: Develop emotional tools to stay grounded and collected during presentations, negotiations, or heated discussions.
Team Communication: Learn how to delegate clearly and motivate your staff so they perform without constant handholding.
Relationship Building: Strengthen your communication in all your business relationships to expand opportunities and influence.
Generic advice from books or social media posts won’t take you far. We’re going beyond that with personalized coaching that equips you with the communication strategies and mindset shifts you need to transform how you lead and run your business.
Imagine Leading With Confidence and Clarity
Imagine yourself six months from now:
You walk into a pitch and speak with calm authority — and investors lean in.
Customers say yes because they finally hear the value of your product in a way that resonates.
You leave meetings energized, not drained, because you know you communicated with impact.
Your team runs smoothly without you constantly correcting them.
You go home and enjoy time with your family — instead of replaying conversations in your head.
That’s the power of transforming your communication.
“The information was surprisingly very insightful!”
“I feel that I have a better understanding of how to communicate with different personalities."
-Anonymous client
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Take the Next Step With me as your Leadership Coach in San Francisco, CA
You don’t have to figure this out alone or keep guessing.
👉 Schedule your free 30-minute consultation to see how The Systems Method for Transformative Communication™ coaching program can help you build the communication and leadership skills, confidence, and clarity you need to grow your business.
Hi, I’m your coach, Sunita,
I'm a clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience under my belt, holding a PhD in psychology, giving me a deep understanding of the human mind and expertise in behavioral change. My background in business administration, coupled with my early career in accounting, has provided me with a unique perspective on the intersection of psychology and business.
With a solid foundation in both business administration and psychology, I bridge the gap between the analytical and the emotional. My journey through the corporate world of accounting to the insightful realm of psychology has instilled me with a unique perspective on the impact of communication on business success. It's not just about the numbers; it's about the people behind them.
My sessions are more than just learning opportunities; they're experiences that blend psychological insight with actionable strategies, enabling business owners and leaders to navigate communication with confidence that sets them apart from most business leaders.
More About Sunita
The Systems Method for Transformative Communication™
This is what’s included:
3 Month 1:1 Coaching Program for Business Leaders
Total of 12 live coaching sessions (45-60 mins) covering The Systems Method for Transformative Communication™.
Session includes strategies, personalized consultation and coaching to master the new skills and apply them to your specific situation.
WhatsApp messaging Monday-Friday 10am-4pm PST for personal feedback.
Accountability, support, and guided tasks to build relevant skills between sessions that you can apply directly in your business life.
What to Expect & How We Work
This isn’t an overnight fix—it’s a meaningful process we co-create. You’ll see steady growth as you practice, recalibrate, and integrate new ways of leading. Some weeks will feel energizing, others more challenging—and both are part of real progress.
My role is to guide and support you through it all: holding the space, giving feedback, and making sure you feel cared for while you do the deeper work. By the end, you’ll not just communicate differently—you’ll show up differently, with calm confidence and presence.
Here’s a Bird’s Eye View of What we Will cover
***Private coaching packages are customized and based on your specific needs for success***
Assessment and Goal Setting
Identify your unique communication style, and your communication strengths and blindspots. Clarify a specific area where you want transformation so you can focus on this throughout our coaching engagement.
Overcoming Mental Blocks and Upgrading Mindset
Identify the limiting thoughts and beliefs that may be contributing to your blind spots. Uplevel your mindset with confident, empowering beliefs that allow you to blow past the limits that previously held you back. Create new belief systems that empower and enable you to lead your business in a forward and growth direction.
Mastering Non-verbal and Listening Techniques
Did you know how powerful body language is in your communication? Unlock the secrets of body language to add gravitas to your leadership presence and to connect more deeply. Develop the art of active and radical listening so you build trust and rapport among your team and clients. By truly understanding their needs and perspectives, you'll be known as a leader who genuinely values others.
Client and Customer Conversations
Build rapport with potential clients and communicate so you can understand your clients and customers better, allowing you to connect with their needs and communicate the value of your product or service. Develop ways to build trust, credibility, and lasting customer relationships.
Emotion Management in Business
Learn the tools and techniques to effectively manage the 4 most common emotions felt by business owners: stress, overwhelm, pressure, and worries. Change the way you deal with these feelings and replace it with a sense of calm and steadiness.
Executive Presence and Influence
Learn how to build trust, influence, and psychological safety in your interactions and business relationships. These are key elements to developing an executive presence. Speak with calm authority in high stakes situations so you can be seen as a respected leader.
Leading Teams with Clarity
No more fumbling with your employees and team. Learn how to communicate with your employees and team in critical ways so you’re on the same page and you can delegate effectively. Build good connections with your team so you can lead with a good balance of authority, kindness, and compassion. Your employees will appreciate it.
Navigating Difficult Conversations
Difficult and uncomfortable conversations are an inevitable part of business at times. Discover the formula that allows you to assert yourself with ease, so you can communicate clearly without being pushy, pressuring, too passive or aggressive. Learn effective ways to make requests, decline requests, give and receive feedback.
“Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life. ”
Is The Systems Method for Transformative Communication™ Coaching Program right for you?
This coaching program isn’t for everyone — and that’s by design
✅This program is for leaders who…
Value personal and professional growth and are committed to long-term transformation, not quick hacks.
Want to strengthen their leadership and communication skills with authenticity and integrity.
Are motivated, teachable, and open to feedback.
Understand that leadership is as much about emotional intelligence as it is about strategy.
Seek to inspire, guide, and connect with others rather than manipulate or control.
Are ambitious, but also care about kindness, relationships, and impact.
🚫This program may not be the best fit for leaders who…
Prefer quick fixes or surface-level tips instead of deeper, lasting change.
Are more interested in persuasion tactics than genuine connection.
Expect transformation without putting in time, effort, and openness to growth.
Believe leadership is only about authority, not self-awareness and communication.
Are not yet ready to reflect on their mindset, habits, and patterns.
Frequently Asked Questions About
the Systems Method for Transformative Communication™ Program
1. What is leadership coaching focused on communication?
It’s coaching designed to strengthen how you communicate — with customers, investors, employees, business partners, and peers — and how you use these communication skills to then lead more effectively.
2. Who hires a leadership coach like you?
Startup founders, CEOs, other C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners who want to communicate for effectively with clarity and confidence.
3. Will this help me talk to potential clients and customers?
Yes. We’ll practice how to communicate your value naturally, get your point across, ask the right questions and answer their questions, so clients feel excited to work with you and say yes more often.
4. What about public speaking or presentations?
This is not a course or training in public speaking or in pitching to investors. But you will learn effective strategies that help you stay calm, focused, and compelling during pitches, speeches, and high-stakes meetings.
5. How long is the program?
12 weeks of private, weekly coaching sessions, 45 minutes long. We focus on specific strategies, mindset shifts, tools to deal with stressful emotions, and applying them to the real communication challenges you face.
6. How soon will I see results?
It will depend on how soon you implement the skills and how often you practice them. You will learn useful tools from day 1. If you apply them quickly and effectively, you can notice a difference within a few weeks, provided you be consistent at it.
7. How much does it cost?
Please contact me for pricing. Special discounts are available for multiple leaders.
8. Is leadership coaching worth the investment?
If communication struggles are costing you sales, opportunities, or peace of mind, the ROI is enormous. In numerous studies, coaching has been found to provide companies with significant return on investment.
9. Is this like therapy?
No, this is not therapy. While psychotherapy focuses on resolving mental health problems and delves into the past, coaching focuses on active steps to reach your goals. Coaching focuses on your future and moving forward. Although I am a psychologist and a coach, I don’t provide psychotherapy to my coaching clients. If through the course of our coaching it seems you may benefit from psychotherapy, I will refer you to a licensed therapist.
10. How do I get started?
Click here to book your free consultation.
Hear from those transformed…
"With Dr. Sunita’s help, I think I did amazing at expressing my opinion ."
-Female, age 20’s
"I appreciate being able to learn and practice these [assertiveness, non-verbal communication] skills. Thank you for being so approachable ."
-Female
"Please keep teaching and sharing your knowledge… you’re one of the best teachers ... You are an inspiration to achieve greatness ."
-Anonymous student
The Systems Method for Transformative Communication™
In a matter of months, you will be equipped with the skills and confidence described.
If you’re curious, I invite you to a conversation to get more information and see if it’s right for you.
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Find out how The Systems Method™ will provide you the skills and structure to uplevel and transform your communication and your business.

THE SYSTEMS METHOD™
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Mindset
It all starts with your mindset and the thoughts you have about yourself, other people, and the situation. We identify and then overcome the obstacles that are blocking you and then start building in the mindset of a Transformative Communicator.
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EMOTIONS
Next, our emotions need to match our mindset. We use strategies to deal with the emotions of stress, worry, and doubt. Then we start building in empowering emotions of confidence and calm so you’re equipped to handle tough situations.
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behavior
With the right mindset and an empowering emotions, it’s time to take action so you can see the results you desire. Having done the inner work with your mindset and emotions, you’re more likely to take aligned steps in your behavior and achieve your goals.
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IDENTITY
At the end of the day, transformation is about having a new identity. With a purposeful mindset, empowering emotions, and the right behaviors, you will lock in a new identity… a NEW YOU!