Coaching Leaders Committed to Making a Real Impact.

You’re doing work that matters — transforming ideas into action and shaping the future.

Whether you are starting something new, leading change, or tackling challenges, Perceive® is here to help you expand your thinking and take purposeful action.

SERVICES

About Michelle Levister

Michelle is an executive leadership coach with a passion for helping values-driven leaders grow, connect, and lead with purpose. She works with clients across sectors who are making bold things happen.

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SERVICES BY PERCEIVE

Leadership and career coaching and development services for emerging and established leaders.

1:1 Leadership Coaching

Personalized coaching for wherever you are in your leadership journey. We’ll work together to deepen self-awareness, navigate challenges, and build the confidence to lead authentically.

Stakeholder Interviews

Conversations with the people you work with to surface feedback, identify patterns, and inform growth.

180° & 360° Assessments

A structured, insightful look at how your leadership shows up to you and others to help you align intention with impact.

Small Group Facilitation

Thoughtful, intentional sessions that foster trust, connection, and forward momentum for teams and working groups.

PHILOSOPHY

Leadership is about leading yourself and others with purpose, clarity, and alignment with what truly matters.

Perceive works with purpose-driven leaders who are committed to their work but face friction along the way. Here are some ways Perceive supports clients:

Clarifying priorities when everything feels urgent
Making high-stakes decisions with confidence
Navigating complex team, partnership, and board dynamics
Leading with influence without burnout
Bridging vision and execution for sustained momentum
Finding steady ground during transitions and uncertainty

Underneath it all, Perceive coaching centers the inner work of leadership:

Cultivating self-awareness to see patterns more clearly
Shifting mindsets to foster growth
Making sense in fast-moving, ambiguous contexts
Seeking and taking perspective to unlock new options
Taking intentional action rooted in insight, not reactivity

CLIENTS

Perceive coaches leaders across sectors and stages, with a special affinity for those leading change in high-stakes environments.

Client mix includes:

Investors and philanthropists

making bold bets and leading

with conviction

Change leaders and innovators

pushing boundaries in tech, design,

policy, and beyond

Lawyers leading inside firms,

in-house teams, and

mission-driven organizations

Startup founders balancing vision

with execution

“Michelle was able to challenge my thinking and introduce a number of new perspectives that unlocked my greater potential for leadership . . . I highly recommend Michelle as a coach for professionals at every level, especially those who are very senior leaders in the corporate world.”

Deputy General Counsel