Meet Natty

Natty is a speaker, executive coach, entrepreneur, and business strategist who has spent more than 26 years working in marketing, sales, and leadership. She has partnered with over 200 companies—from growing startups to global organizations—and has started seven companies of her own. She understands both the pressure and privilege of building something from the ground up.

Over the course of her career, Natty has spoken to more than a million people across 28 countries, helping leaders and teams perform at a higher level by strengthening the one thing that drives everything else: how people think, lead, and communicate with one another.

A former Division I NCAA soccer player and Academic All-American at BYU, Natty learned early the power of discipline, resilience, and doing hard things. That mindset still shapes the way she teaches today. She blends neuroscience, practical business strategy, and real-life stories to create meaningful, lasting change inside organizations.

She is the author of What Are You Worth and the founder of ASCEND EQ, where she helps executives and their teams increase performance, sales, retention, and confidence by developing emotional intelligence that works in the real world.

Natty also believes leadership extends beyond the boardroom. She volunteers weekly inside correctional facilities, teaching emotional intelligence to inmates—helping them develop self-awareness, regulation, and accountability so they can return to their families and communities stronger than they left. For Natty, this work is deeply personal: when people change internally, communities become safer for everyone.

Married to her high school sweetheart and a mother of four, Natty understands firsthand the tension between ambition and family, drive and balance. Her work is rooted in a simple belief: when people understand their value and lead from a grounded identity, you can have it all.