Nathanael Chawkin

FOUNDER & CEO

For over 15 years, Nathanael has been a trusted advisor and coach to CEOs who are committed to doing The Work of transformation - starting from the inside and out. He specializes in disrupting organizational culture by coaching executive team dynamics so that leaders learn to approach tough conversations with heart, which creates radical new levels of trust, alignment, high-performance, and team flow. Once this cultural cornerstone is set, Nathanael helps clients build Deliberately Developmental Organizations (DDOs) that scale leadership development through peer coaching practice so that "Everyone is a coach."

As a martial arts and mindfulness meditation instructor, Nathanael's practice-based approach has helped hundreds of executives from growth-minded, midmarket companies traverse the path to their next level of leadership development.

His work with Palæstra Leadership clients has been covered by Entrepreneur magazine and the Financial Times. He has been a repeat guest on the Greatness Machine, a top 13 business podcast in the United States.

Nathanael completed his BA from Maharishi International University in 2002, and MA in Integral Psychology & Coaching from JFK University in 2009.

He earned his 2nd degree blackbelt in Aikido in 2005 while serving as the senior director of an internationally renowned uchideshi (live-in training) program, and is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He founded Integral Martial Arts, a blend of eastern art & western sport, to coach human performance both on & off the mat, in 2011.

He lives with his loving life partner, Elizabeth, a priestess of the sacred feminine, in Santa Barbara, California.

Jordan SANTONI

OD Consultant
EXECUTIVE Coach

Emerging from a diverse industry background, from clean tech and corporate hospitality to biotechnology and adult education, Jordan is committed to delivering excellent leadership development. Using time-tested, performance management strategies and executive coaching strategies for the past 15+ years, he has supported leadership development and successful corporate scaling within numerous corporations and Y-Combinator startups like Lyft, Zesty,  and Chanje, midmarket companies such as Nfluence and Perigon, along with non-profit and neurotech research organizations like the David Lynch Foundation, Dream Logic, UNC-Chapel Hill and The Digital Detox. Dedicated to transforming operations and culture from the inside-out, his approach delivers measurable impact in productivity, employee satisfaction, client retention, and growth scalability. He holds degrees in International Business, Economics and Spanish from Appalachian State University and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. An avid meditator, surfer and father, he leverages elements of mindfulness, competition and play as a means for teammates to strive together to build trust and organizational efficacy. Jordan is also the Executive Director at FireTenders, a non-profit that invites men on an experiential journey into radical responsibility - through embodied programs and ongoing men’s circles, his team of somatic psychotherapists and embodiment coaches are committed to men cultivating healthy relationships with themselves, each other, and the world around them. He now works and resides in Santa Barbara, California with his family.