About Lauren

I'm Lauren Maggio.

I'm a tenured professor, a researcher, a journal editor, and a Penn-certified executive coach. I've spent my career inside academia and healthcare, including service on promotion and tenure committees.

I know what it feels like to be high-achieving and lost at the same time.

For years, I built a career in academia. I published, I taught, I led. On the outside, I was thriving. On the inside, I was quietly unraveling, exhausted, disconnected, and unsure of how I got so far off track.

Like so many driven people, I thought I could think my way out of it. I read more. Pushed harder. Set higher goals. But no amount of analysis could untangle what was really going on: I'd lost touch with my own compass.

That's when I found coaching. It wasn't a magic fix. But it was a space where I could hear myself think without judgment. Where I could ask better questions instead of chasing better answers.

And that changed everything.

My Coaching Philosophy

Coaching isn't about fixing you. It's about creating space for you to listen to yourself more clearly than you've been able to in a long time and to trust what you hear.

I believe transformation doesn't have to be loud or dramatic to be real. Sometimes, it's just one steady breath. One new question. One brave decision.

Today, I help others find their way forward.

I work with academics, leaders, and professionals who are smart, thoughtful, and tired of white-knuckling their way through life. Many are ready for more but don't know what "more" means yet.

I meet them exactly where they are. With care, curiosity, and deep respect. And together, we start to make space. For clarity. For courage. For change.

Credentials & Background

Grounded in evidence, shaped by experience

Certified Executive Coach, University of Pennsylvania
Tenured Professor and Director of Research, Department of Medical Education
Service on multiple promotion and tenure committees
Evidence-based coaching grounded in adult development, leadership psychology, and behavior change

Dr. Maggio completed her PhD in health professions education at Utrecht University in the Netherlands in collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco, and holds a Master of Library and Information Science from Simmons University. An internationally recognized scholar in health professions education, she has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and serves as Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the journal Perspectives on Medical Education.

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