HEAD LANDS is a consultancy that brings time-honored methods for gaining wisdom to business leaders and teams. Using outings in nature, silence, and guided conversation, HEAD LANDS offers organizations effective ways to solve problems, generate breakthrough ideas, see new angles, and make more meaningful contributions. In addition to consulting with businesses, HEAD LANDS leads monthly silent hikes which are open to the public.

Leaders

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David Begler

David has over 20 years experience in marketing as a creative director and writer. Before founding HEAD LANDS in 2008, David spent 5 years leading a creative team at Apple. He has also consulted with many other companies, including HP, Kodak, The Gap, Google, Marmot, and Zynga. David is a certified professional coach through the Coaches Training Institute. A lifelong student of spirituality and personal development, David has studied meditation, yoga, aikido, and many eastern religions. He is an avid mountaineer, having backpacked and climbed everywhere from the Adirondacks to Alaska. Contact him: david@head-lands.com

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Elizabeth Day, Ph.D.

Elizabeth brings over two decades teaching and consulting in the areas of leadership, ethics, and organizational development to HEAD LANDS. She is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School's advanced leadership program and is a certified somatic leadership coach through the Strozzi Institute. An award-winning teacher and college professor at Santa Clara University, Elizabeth received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is passionate about educational, personal and social change. Elizabeth believes in the transformative power of the natural world; when not on extended backpacking or kayaking adventures, you might find her running and scouting new trails in the Bay Area.