About Our Guest

Amber Mayes is an African American & Greek, Gen X, heterosexual, cisgender woman. Amber grew up in the Boston area with a middle class family in a racially diverse, working class neighborhood. Raised in a multicultural household by an African American father from Georgia and an immigrant mother from Tinos, Greece, she developed an early passion for helping people communicate across differences. In the past 25 years, she has developed a global leadership coaching practice that integrates issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her passion is coaching leaders in marginalized social identity groups to help them hone their authentic leadership style and navigate biased systems that tell them they are “not enough.” Amber's academic experience includes a BA from Harvard University, a Masters in Organization Development from American University, and multiple coaching certifications. Her coaching practice integrates motivational psychology, neuroscience, Co-active coaching, Gestalt theory, and more. She based in Northern California and is a stepmom of two incredible women and a proud auntie of the best 12-year-old on the planet!