VIRTUAL LUNCH & LEARN - EFFORTLESS PRESENCE: LEADING WITH PRESENCEIN HIGH-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTS
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) (CDT)
Description
EFFORTLESS PRESENCE: LEADING WITH PRESENCE IN HIGH-PRESSURE ENVIRONMENTS
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00PM
Let’s talk about PRESENCE. What does it mean to show-up fully? How do LGBTQ+ professionals navigate how much of themselves to reveal when working in business spaces?
Leadership doesn’t start with a title. It starts with presence. But for many LGBTQ+ professionals and allies, presence is something we’ve had to negotiate, especially in environments where visibility hasn’t always felt safe
Online registration closes at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5th.
SPEAKER
Tim Kollatschny (he/him)
Founder and Executive Coach
Coach to Elevate
In this reflective and story-driven virtual session, executive coach Tim Kollatschny will explore what it means to lead with clarity, confidence, and authenticity in high-pressure environments. Drawing from his own journey as a gay executive at Shell, Tim will offer language and insight for navigating imposter syndrome, internalized pressure, and the quiet cost of image management.
In this session, LGBTQ+ and ally professionals can learn these key concepts:
- Why presence can feel so hard to access, even when you’re experienced and successful
- Four invisible pressures LGBTQ+ professionals often carry into leadership
- Learn a simple model that helps people show up fully without burning out
- Real-time reflection prompts to help you connect to your own story and leadership presence
You don’t need to prepare anything. Just bring yourself. There will be space to reflect, connect in the chat, and step back into your role with a little more clarity and ease. Register TODAY to reserve your spot!
Online registration closes at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5th.
About Tim:
Tim Kollatschny spent nearly 30 years at Shell, leading global businesses while learning what it really means to lead with presence. As an openly gay executive, he didn’t always have a map. He found his way by showing up honestly, especially when it felt risky.
Today, Tim is an executive coach with his own company, Coach To Elevate, who works with leaders and professionals navigating visibility, influence, and imposter syndrome. His approach is rooted in lived experience, emotional clarity, and the belief that real presence doesn’t come from performing, but from being real. We are proud to call Coach To Elevate one of our Chamber members.
VIRTUAL EVENT SPONSORED BY:
THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 LGBTQ+ WORKPLACE ALLIANCE PROGRAM SPONSORS
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This complimentary event is open to any employee of a current Impact Partner of the Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce.
The LGBTQ+ Workplace Alliance program is designed for:
- Employees involved in LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), Business Resource Groups (BRGs), or Affinity Groups
- Professionals driving LGBTQ+ inclusion and equity within their organizations
While the programs are virtual and open to participants beyond the Greater Houston area, some content may focus specifically on Texas-based topics.
👉 Register today for this Lunch & Learn opportunity.
ABOUT THE LGBTQ+ WORKPLACE ALLIANCE
The LGBTQ+ Workplace Alliance was developed exclusively for Chamber Impact Partners to facilitate engagement and learning between LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group (ERG) leaders and others who are a part of their companies' diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives.
Is your company interested in becoming a Chamber Impact Partner and participating in the LGBTQ+ Workplace Alliance Program? Learn more here.
If you have questions about the LGBTQ+ Workplace Alliance or eligibility to attend this event, contact Ryan Wilson, Director of Corporate Relations: ryan.wilson@houstonlgbtchamber.com or 832-510-3002.
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