Patrice Ford Lyn

As a badass Jamaican-born, Black queer woman with a discernment for seeing and elevating the leadership in others, Ford Lyn uses her mindful practices, consulting expertise and executive coaching skills to elevate other senior Black leaders breaking barriers of race and gender in their respective fields.

Ford Lyn work is rooted at the intersection of authenticity, audacity and accountability. Through creates a safe space for senior leaders to reflect and grow. As leaders of color, her clients are often faced with being one of the “first,” “only” or “few” Black executives as they navigate their own wellness and career ambitions. She guides them past their doubt into bold, life changing action.

Ford Lyn is also recognized for launching a new government agency within her home country, helping to transform youth development and coordinate national agencies and international donors. After holding her first executive leadership position, as the Director of the National Center for Youth Development, at the age of 25, Ford Lyn then returned to the US as a special advisor to the Executive Director at the Forum for Youth Investment, and then as a Director of Community Mobilization where she guided 26 cities in advancing their national effectiveness.

With decades of experience driving transformation at the organizational and individual levels, Patrice launched Catapult Change, a coaching and consulting company in 2010. As an executive coach, Ford Lyn works with senior executives across industries and sectors, working with executives from Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, Ralph Lauren, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, United Airlines, AARP, the Equality Fund and more.

Ford Lyns mindfulness extends past the professional realm. As a certified Yogi she practices mindfulness daily . An advocate for women’s health on both a mental and physical level, Ford Lyn is also a breast cancer survivor, and pulls from her personal experiences to help other women openly discuss body awareness, nervous system regulation and shifting from surviving to thriving in their 40s and beyond.