Annette Pellinat

Executive Coach

Viewing coaching as a privilege and sacred exchange, Annette approaches each coaching engagement with the belief that transformation can happen. She uses her intuition and training to ask questions that deepen and enrich each conversation allowing her clients the space to explore all parts of themselves—not only their leadership. Her approach to coaching is rooted in her belief that every person is naturally creative, resourceful and whole—and that through a trusted partnership and safe environment, she can coach her clients to both live and work in greater alignment with their values and achieve the results they desire.

Annette first began partnering with Building Champions while leading the executive development efforts at Western Digital. As a client, she benefited from BC coaching as she transitioned to an executive role with Kaiser Permanente. Annette’s passion for coaching was ignited through her experience with Building Champions as she recognized how integral coaching is in the leadership development process.

Her belief in the transformative power of coaching inspired Annette to transition from her corporate career and dedicate herself to coaching full-time, helping others chart their paths toward their most fulfilling lives—just as she has done. Annette was thrilled when the opportunity became available to join the Building Champions team as an executive coach.

Annette has over 25 years of executive leadership experience in the aerospace & defense, technology, and healthcare sectors. She has expertise in executive development, succession management, team effectiveness, change leadership, and organization development.

She is an ICF credentialed Executive Coach and holds a Master of Organization Development and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Pepperdine University. She resides in Monterey, California with her husband, Kit, and enjoys traveling to Arizona to visit her adult son, Michael. When she’s not coaching, Annette loves painting, writing and practicing mixed media. She also prioritizes her daily morning routine which includes inspirational reading, journaling, and walking her two dogs, Dexter and Rosie, along the beach.