The MindTough® Team
Lianne Lyne
Lianne is a dynamic executive coach with over a decade of global experience empowering senior leaders across industries like tech, healthcare, and automotive. She specializes in helping successful women often labeled "too tough" to redefine their leadership and achieve transformative outcomes.
Having worked with executives from Fortune 500 companies such as Google, Amazon, Nike, Target, Uber, and Ford, Lianne combines her expertise in sport psychology and leadership development to foster resilience, emotional intelligence, and compassion. A sought-after speaker and Forbes contributor, she brings practical, research-backed strategies that inspire leaders to drive lasting impact.
Chris Jimenez
Chris is an executive coach with over 20 years of experience in strategic HR and operations leadership. While supporting global brands, Chris focused on improving the way employees experience work and the impact leadership has on employees’ lives overall.
Upon leaving corporate life in 2024 to better serve employees everywhere they are found, Chris now helps clients design purposeful careers, live a thriving life, and improve the lives of those around them through his work with MindTough.
Karen Sarnosky
As a certified professional coach, Karen brings a wealth of experience with her to MindTough. With 40 years as a registered nurse, Karen’s leadership experience includes Assistant VP and Program Coordinator with a major healthcare system, Grant Director and professor in higher education, and 25 years as a nurse practitioner.
Karen has helped individuals and groups develop the awareness, knowledge, and skills to navigate life’s challenges at work and at home. Karen provides a unique contribution to MindTough as a Certified Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist who is skilled at helping clients process and recover from grief’s emotional journey.