Hazel Quiatchon
Founder, Consultant & Executive Coach at Coach:Maker
Rebranding to Coach:Maker and providing fractional consulting and executive coaching to solve talent and leadership problems in scaling companies.
Intro
I'm Hazel Quiatchon, the Founder and Executive Coach at Coach:Maker. With over two decades of experience at companies like ZoomInfo, Salesforce, and IBM, I specialize in bridging the gap between high-level talent strategy and operational rigor. My career has been dedicated to helping leaders navigate the complex 'identity shift' from technical execution to people leadership. I’m particularly passionate about moving L&D beyond simple completion rates to drive measurable business impact—like the $255M in value I helped generate through executive programming at Pure Storage. Whether I'm integrating AI into talent workflows or building leadership academies from scratch, my goal is to solve 'manager problems in disguise' and build resilient organizations. I’m currently looking to connect with CHROs and business leaders to explore fractional or consulting opportunities where I can help scaling teams do what matters, well.
Networking
What I can offer
- ›Strategic thinking with operational rigor
- ›Design of Leadership Academies and succession systems
- ›AI-enabled talent development strategies
- ›Executive coaching for manager identity shifts
What I'm looking for
- ›expanding my professional network
- ›exploring mutual opportunities in scaling companies
- ›fractional, consulting, or full-time talent leadership roles
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Core competencies
Background
Career
A 20-year arc in talent and organizational development, moving from performance analysis at JetBlue to leadership roles at IBM, Salesforce, and Pure Storage, culminating in Senior Director of Leadership Development at ZoomInfo before founding Coach:Maker.
Education
MA in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University; Executive MBA from San Francisco State University; Executive Education from Harvard Business School & MIT Sloan.
Achievements
- ›Generated $255M in business impact via Pure Storage executive program
- ›Reduced new hire attrition from 16% to 6% at ZoomInfo
- ›Increased 'ready-now' successors from 40% to 60% via AI-enabled platforms
- ›Achieved 65% promotion rate for LendingClub 'Elevate' participants
- ›Recipient of LearningElite Bronze Award (2022)
Opinions
- Most leadership problems are actually 'manager problems in disguise' caused by a lack of formal training.
- The sequence of training (Direction → Delegation → Feedback → Coaching) is more important than the content itself.
- AI should be used to 'show up better' in conversations, not to 'skip the conversation entirely.'
- 'Doing more with less' is a signal of helplessness; we should focus on 'doing what matters, well.'
Personality
Communication style
Professional, empathetic, and insight-driven; balances high-level strategy with vulnerable personal anecdotes.
Formality — 7/10
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