You’re ready for more.
So why aren’t you getting traction toward leadership?
For women in STEM approaching or navigating their first leadership role.
About Me
Hi, I'm Heather.
I'm a Chemical Engineer with a PhD and 23 years of academic and industry experience — including 5 years in people leadership across R&D, product development, and corporate innovation.
I've been in the rooms where decisions get made. I've navigated the dynamics that don't show up in any job description. I've felt the quiet pressure to adapt in ways that didn't feel true to who I am — and I've learned, over time, how to lead without losing myself in the process.
That experience is the foundation of this work.
I'm not a certified coach with a framework I learned in a classroom. I'm a scientist and leader who has lived this, studied it, and built a practice around helping other women in STEM do the same — with more clarity, less friction, and a lot more confidence in their own voice.
Outside of this work, you'll find me mountain biking, hiking, making sourdough and spending time with my family. I believe in showing up fully in my career and still making time to nurture myself and my family. That balance — integration without self-erasure — is something I think about a lot. And it shows up in how I coach.
What is Signal + Flow?
Signal + Flow is a coaching practice for women in or approaching STEM leadership who are ready to stop second-guessing themselves and start leading with greater clarity, confidence, and ease — even inside imperfect systems.
Read the room differently — understand the unspoken dynamics shaping who gets heard, rewarded, and promoted
Strengthen your internal signal — so you can make decisions from clarity instead of fear or obligation
Find your flow — lead in a way that's effective and aligned with who you are
You don't need to become louder, tougher, or someone else entirely to succeed.
Signal + Flow was built by someone who has been inside the same systems you're navigating, and who has spent years mentoring women in STEM at every stage, from high school classrooms to corporate leadership teams. This work comes from the inside out.
You've already proven you belong here. Now let's make leadership feel like it belongs to you.
You're capable, experienced, and deeply committed to doing meaningful work. But leadership in STEM often comes with an unspoken set of rules — rules that weren't designed with you in mind.
So even as you advance, you may find yourself:
Carrying emotional labor others don't seem to notice
Navigating double standards that shift the moment you meet them
Quietly wondering if leadership is supposed to feel this hard
Here's what I want you to know: this is not a you problem. And once you know the rules, you can navigate the system — without losing yourself in the process.
Philosophy
I believe the most powerful thing a woman leader in STEM can do is learn to trust herself, especially inside a system that wasn't built for her.
That starts with clarity — your signal. When you know what you value, what you're navigating, and why it's hard, you stop spinning and start moving. From that place of grounded clarity, flow becomes possible: leading with less effort, more alignment, and a quiet confidence that doesn't depend on anyone else's approval.
This is not about fixing yourself. It's about understanding the landscape well enough to move through it — with your integrity intact and your ambition alive.
And it matters beyond you. When women stay in leadership — and lead as themselves — the systems they're inside begin to change. That's the longer game. This work is where it starts.
Ready to Lead Differently?
If you're a woman in STEM leadership who's ready to stop navigating blind and start leading with clarity and confidence, I'd love to connect.
The next cohort of The Real Rules of STEM Leadership begins in October and member spots are limited.