Elisa Spain

Biography

Elisa K. Spain brings extensive experience as a senior executive and trusted advisor to C-suite executives navigating consequential decisions in their professional and personal lives. 

Before becoming an executive life coach, Elisa was a Fortune 500 executive at Northern Trust. She subsequently spent fifteen years chairing a national CEO peer advisory board as a Vistage Master Chair, working closely with accomplished business leaders as they considered the challenges of leading their organizations. 

Her coaching clients have included C-suite executives from Inc. 500 companies, Crain’s Fast 50 companies and Chicago Tribune Top Workplaces, as well as leaders of some of Chicago’s largest privately held businesses. 

Elisa developed the You Pivot methodology to help accomplished individuals approach significant life transitions with the same discipline they have brought to their professional careers. Her approach emphasizes self-reflection within a structured peer environment, where participants are encouraged to examine their assumptions and take responsibility for their decisions. 

As facilitator of Beyond the Corner Office, Elisa draws on her experience with executive peer groups to foster candid discussions among participants. Rather than prescribing what a successful transition should look like, she helps executives discover what matters to them and consider how they want their lives to evolve.