About Beata Lewis, JD, MSC, PCC
Executive & Leadership Coach | Mediator | Change Consultant
Executive & Leadership Coach | Mediator | Change Consultant
Meet Anywhere - all services are currently provided "virtually"
Clients - innovators in science, technology, social enterprise and the arts - value Beata’s incisive, pragmatic and holistic approach to facilitating complex, sensitive conversations, strategic engagement and change processes.
Certified since 2004 as a Master Somatic Coach™, Beata takes a presence-centered, multi-disciplinary, and systems-oriented approach to leadership, group dynamics, and sustainable enterprise.
A mediator since 1995 and former attorney, Beata leverages the vital and dynamic nature of agreements, trust, conflict and communication for productive partnering.
Eager to experiment at emerging frontiers, Beata has designed and led a variety of programs. For example, she co-designed emBODY-INg Conflict Transformation (1999), integrating embodied learning and cognitive approaches to mediation. Her unique women’s leadership programs - including Transformational Leadership Circles for Women - leverage results from her 2003 qualitative study, The Feminine Face of Leadership in Science.
Beata's commitment for sustainable growth in business finds expression in various ways. As adjunct faculty and mentor to students with the Green MBA Program at Dominican University of California (2008-2015), Beata taught communication skills and organizational behavior for business transformation. As an Independent Contractor with the Management Communications Program of the Stanford Graduate School of Business 2005-2009, Beata coached students in presence, presentation style and related aspects of applied business communication. She has been a guest lecturer for leadership development at the Presidio Graduate School. As a volunteer with the Pachamama Alliance, Beata is a certified Facilitator of the Awakening the Dreamer: Changing the Dream Symposium and was a co-developer for the first business-oriented version of that symposium.
Coaching, consulting and seminar clients range from:
- Individual business owners & social entrepreneurs
- Scientific and high-tech leaders & executives
- Professional service providers
- Boards of directors
- Non-profit and arts organizations
- Professional associations
- Educational institutions
- Municipalities
- Federal and state agencies
Professional Coaching Certifications
Certified to administer a variety of proprietary tools, including:
Professional Affiliations:
Beata graduated from Pomona College with a BA, cum laude, in International Relations, including overseas study at the Institute for Graduate Studies in International Relations in Geneva, Switzerland, and research at the United Nations Commission for Trade and Development. While earning her JD (juris doctor) from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Beata studied at Queen Mary College (University of London).
As an attorney, Beata worked with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Palo Alto, CA (1995-2000) and Rädler Raupach Bezzenberger - Munich, Germany (1991-1994). Member of the State Bar of Texas since 1991. Prior to becoming an attorney, Beata served as a Legislative Correspondent for U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) - 1987-1988.
Beata draws on extensive international experience and her passion for the creative: e.g. painting, music, dance, and healing arts. For example, you’ll find her original art and photography throughout this site. Related to her somatic orientation to personal development, taught Iyengar-style Hatha yoga and alpine downhill skiing in the 1980s.
After 23 years based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Bridging Lives LLC is now at home in Santa Fe, NM.
P.O. Box 31115, Santa Fe, NM 87506 USA
- ICF Professional Certified Coach - PCC (2024)
- Master Somatic Coach™ (2004) - Strozzi Institute, Petaluma, CA.
- Conversational Intelligence® (C-IQ) Certified Coach (2016)
- Neuroscience of Coaching™-NOC (2024)
- High-Impact (HIC) Certified Coach™ (2023)
- ACE Certified Coach™ (2021)
- PQ Coach™ (ongoing active status since 2022 for Positive Intelligence® content and tools)
- Limbic Coaching™ practitioner (2013) - Palo Alto Institute for Systemic Coaching, Palo Alto, CA.
Certified to administer a variety of proprietary tools, including:
- The Leadership Circle™
- WindTunneling
- C-IQ Conversational Catalyst Tools, e.g. Trust Index, CreatingWE DNA Index
- Reina Trust and Betrayal Model™
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI)
- Core Values Index (CVI)
- FIRO-Element-B
- Hogan - HPI, HDS, MVPI
- WorkPlace Big Five Profile™ 4.0 & 5.0
- Influence Style Indicator (ISI)
- Conflict Dynamics Profile (CDP)
- Change Style Indicator (CSI) & Change Navigator (CN)
- various Center for Creative Leadership assessments
Professional Affiliations:
- ICF Member, NM (formerly CA, since 2005)
- Center for Creative Leadership - Adjunct Coach (since 2017)
- Strozzi Institute - Community Member since 2001; certified MSC™ since 2004; former member (2016-2017) of SITT Program (Strozzi Institute Teacher Training Program)
Beata graduated from Pomona College with a BA, cum laude, in International Relations, including overseas study at the Institute for Graduate Studies in International Relations in Geneva, Switzerland, and research at the United Nations Commission for Trade and Development. While earning her JD (juris doctor) from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law, Beata studied at Queen Mary College (University of London).
As an attorney, Beata worked with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Palo Alto, CA (1995-2000) and Rädler Raupach Bezzenberger - Munich, Germany (1991-1994). Member of the State Bar of Texas since 1991. Prior to becoming an attorney, Beata served as a Legislative Correspondent for U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) - 1987-1988.
Beata draws on extensive international experience and her passion for the creative: e.g. painting, music, dance, and healing arts. For example, you’ll find her original art and photography throughout this site. Related to her somatic orientation to personal development, taught Iyengar-style Hatha yoga and alpine downhill skiing in the 1980s.
After 23 years based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Bridging Lives LLC is now at home in Santa Fe, NM.
P.O. Box 31115, Santa Fe, NM 87506 USA
Collaborative Partnerships ...
- Center for Creative Leadership, San Diego, CA - Adjunct Coach since 2016
Lead. Collaborate. Grow. ... to Thrive!