Grace Hermoso
I’ve spent 20+ years in high growth tech: building solutions, leading teams, and making decisions where the stakes were real. My background in database administration, data governance, and solutions engineering means I understand both the logic and the pressure of modern leadership.
I know what it’s like to be capable, trusted, and still quietly questioning yourself. To lead in environments that move fast, expect more, and leave little room to pause.
I also know what happens when ambition runs ahead of wellbeing.
I’ve experienced burnout and seasons of quiet quitting not from lack of drive, but from losing connection to myself. That reckoning reshaped how I lead, how I define success, and how I honor my capacity.
That’s the work I do now.
My coaching isn’t about fixing you or chasing “having it all.” It’s about cutting through the noise, trusting your own intelligence again, and leading in a way that’s sustainable and real.
If something here resonates, trust that. Curiosity is often the first sign of readiness.
My Story
At 38, I realized my life quietly stopped working.
I was navigating a divorce, raising a toddler, and stepping into a new leadership role all at once. On paper, I was functioning. Internally, I was recalibrating everything.
As the eldest daughter of Filipino immigrants and often the only woman of color in the room, I learned early how to perform competence and prove I belonged. That survival skill built a successful career, but eventually led me straight into burnout.
I didn’t burn my life down. I slowed it down.
Therapy helped me listen to myself again. Co-parenting taught me patience, boundaries and clear communication. Time alone became sacred space for reflection, rest, and honest growth.
A yoga retreat in Vietnam gave me the pause I didn’t know I needed. With space and clarity, I saw the truth: I already had what I needed to build a life that was aligned, grounded, and mine.
From there, my ambition returned cleaner and more intentional. I leaned into my career, earned President’s Club, and learned that resilience isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about recalibrating how you lead your energy, attention, and choices to a higher level.
Today, I coach 6 and 7 figure level women who are outwardly successful, but inwardly ready for something more real. Women who want to lead with confidence and agency, trust their intuition again, and make decisions that reflect who they’ve become, not who they had to be to survive.
Why I Do It
As an executive coach, I support ambitious women in tech who are done sacrificing themselves to succeed. Women who don’t want to opt out, but refuse to keep opting out of themselves. Together, we slow things down just enough to see clearly, reclaim agency, and lead from alignment rather than exhaustion.
I coach because I know what it feels like to carry the weight of impossible expectations, manage invisible labor, and the fear of starting over, all while trying to "do it all" with a smile. I’ve walked the journey of rebuilding my life from the ground up: navigating divorce, single motherhood, career growth, and self-discovery and I know how transformative it can be to have guidance, clarity, and support along the way.
This work isn’t about starting over. It’s about operating from your own values, not inherited expectations.
You can start with a Goal Detox.
