Professional Profile:

Elena Arecco Bridgmon is an executive coach, business leader, and former financial services HR executive with more than 20 years of experience across leadership development, talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, and business operations. With industry experience including financial services, healthcare, sports marketing, and retail, she helps leaders grow themselves, their teams, and their results. Elena works with senior leaders and executives navigating growth, change, expanded scope, and increasing complexity, helping them strengthen their strategic leadership, influence, and ability to build high-performing teams. She brings enthusiasm, compassion, and practical business perspective to create momentum and follow-through. She has led leadership development, talent development, and succession efforts, and has supported women’s leadership at scale through employee network leadership.

Executive Coaching Experience and Expertise:

• Coaches executives and leaders on sustainable performance, well‑being, and leadership effectiveness during high demand growth phases
• Strengthens emotional intelligence, delegation, and relationship management to improve team engagement and productivity
• Supports leaders in strategic planning, role expansion, and building operating structures that scale results
• Provides leadership coaching and facilitation, including internal coaching and mentor coaching for coach development
• Partners with leaders to clarify values and build practical action plans that drive measurable business outcomes

Education and Credentials:

• Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation
• International MBA, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
• B.S., Clemson University
• Accomplishment Coaching Certified Coach (ACCC), ICF Accredited Coach Training Program

Coaching Approach:

Elena’s clients are passionate leaders who want lasting shifts that improve profitability while creating a more fulfilling experience at work. She brings warmth, humor, and clear structure to help leaders build awareness, make intentional choices, and turn insight into consistent action.