About

Tara Gronhovd, CEO and Founder of ALIGN, Executive Coach

Strategic | Activator | Ideation | Individualization | Communication

I believe deeply in transforming the status quo. I am a Change Agent, and I apply that talent to every aspect of my life. Over the last few years, I have been on a journey to become healthy in mind, body and spirit. Starting Align is a continuation of my talent for transformation, as well as a culmination of my passion for leadership and my genuine love for business.
Specialties:

Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and Certified High Performing Teams Coach

Leadership Development and Executive Coaching

Small Business and Corporate People Strategy

Improving Team Dynamics and Developing Thriving Teams

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Through coaching, I’ve learned transformation that sticks, sustains, and has real impact happens through ALIGNment. When we ALIGN leadership with goals; when we ALIGN actions with our values; when we ALIGN our people and process with our vision; when we ALIGN our investment of time and resources with our talents, lasting change can happen for leaders, teams, and organizations. When I’m not helping overwhelmed leaders, I enjoy cooking and planning fun adventures with family and friends.

Pamela Nelson, Leadership Coach and Counselor

Strategic | Connectedness | Individualization | Relator | Activator

I have always believed that every step of life—good and challenging—has a purpose. Everything is connected to lead us to our “why.” CliftonStrengths gave language to what was intuitive for me, and I am grateful for the opportunity to work with individuals and teams on wellbeing.

Even the most successful individuals can struggle to silence the whispers of insecurity, unworthiness, unhealed trauma, regret, and shame. This manifests as unhealthy reactions at work or home, burnout, lack of joy, questioning why we aren’t happy, a suspicious thought-life, and hiding our true selves. I help people unpack their history so they can freely live the story they want to tell.

Specialties:

Certified Leadership, Mental Wellness, and Life Coach

Trauma Informed Counselor and Team Mediator

Senior Spiritual Director offering faith-based solutions

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I live in Kalispell, Montana, just 20 minutes from Glacier Park. I enjoy time with family and “friends who feel like family.” I am also a musician and songwriter, and I find inspiration through faith, the journey of life, and the beauty of creation.

Dr. Ashley Lang, Emerging Leader Coach

Futuristic | Strategic | Significance | Command | Competition

I have a strong passion for challenging people to be true to themselves. We must know and understand ourselves before we can expect to know and understand others and those we lead. I facilitate the process of making a vision into a reality while developing you as a person, team, or organization. While I do work with leaders at every level, I am particularly driven to coach and help new and emerging leaders to succeed.

Specialties:

Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and Certified Facilitator of MBTI

Emerging Leader Coaching

Generational Differences in the workplace

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Through our work together, my goal is to empower you to create the experiences you desire and to transform obstacles into opportunities. I am known for my realistic and candid perspective as a coach, and I am skilled at reading the room, addressing the real issues, and challenging you to work through the roadblocks standing in your way.

With nearly 2 decades of experience in higher education, leadership, retail, and marketing, I am also an entrepreneur and an adjunct professor for the online leadership master’s program at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. I live in my hometown of Jesup, Iowa, with my husband and daughter; we love going on travel adventures and dressing up as a family for Halloween.

Laura Hammond, Career Transition Coach

Developer | Empathy | Achiever | Analytical | Discipline

I use empathic listening and exceptional organizational skills to collaboratively construct career transition plans. With over 10 years of experience in direct coaching practice, I pride myself on a creative and strategic approach, using career development expertise to empower clients in defining and navigating their professional development journey.
Specialties:

Career Transition Coaching

Resume Writing and Interview Coaching

Strategic Career Networking

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At my core, I am motivated to develop people. A social worker and career coach by trade and a youth mentor by night, I see connections between people and systems, then create solution-focused approaches to address needs. If you’d like a cheerleader, confidant, and accountability partner to help you uncover your strengths, create a search plan, or develop an effective resume and interview strategy, that’s me.

Whether I’m camping lakeside with family in the summer or staying warm while ultra-competitively playing cards during the cold Minnesota winters, I am not often sitting still (an Achiever, Discipline combo will do that). I’m a little like Leslie Knope (Parks and Recreation)—I bring a metaphorical binder full of resources, cheer on my team with a sense of humor, and bring a “can do” attitude to any situation.

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