Samara Zelniker is an executive coach and facilitator who supports senior leaders, founders, and high-growth teams in navigating complexity with clarity, depth, and grounded presence. With a background in brand building, sales, and wellness, she brings a unique ability to bridge the worlds of business strategy and emotional intelligence.
Samara specializes in coaching founders and senior leaders through inflection points—whether it's cofounder tension, scaling leadership capacity, or re-aligning with purpose. Her client roster includes early-stage startups, CPG brands, tech teams, and health-focused organizations. She’s especially adept at supporting high-performing women and mission-driven teams in cultivating resilient, values-aligned leadership.
Clients value her ability to go deep quickly, build trust across stakeholders, and expand engagements through strong relational business development. Samara’s presence is calm and connective; her approach is strategic, intuitive, and always in service of real transformation.
Currently, she’s focused on:
Coaching founders and execs navigating relational and structural change
Facilitating leadership offsites and team communication trainings
Supporting leaders in aligning who they are with how they lead—especially in moments of transition
She lives in LA with her family and draws inspiration from a lifelong mindfulness practice, and the joy of helping others lead with heart and impact.