About
About Rupa Dev Rihan (She/Her | ACC, CPIC, MA)
I’m a certified coach, strategic advisor, community builder, and creative specializing in strengths-based leadership and building inclusive high-performance teams. I coach individuals to greater clarity & confidence, and I work with impact-driven organizations that want to:
Build inclusive strengths-based teams & organizations
Invest in leadership programs to support underrepresented leaders
Develop a culture of continuous growth & learning
I’m passionate about helping teams and leaders drive results and fulfillment from a strengths-based approach. I’m also an alumna of Teach For America, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Relay Graduate School of Education, and the Center for Integrated Intelligence.
Credentials
Our Partnerships
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INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE
We provide community strategy and growth
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MONDAY GIRL
We provide career coaching to MG members
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META MEHLING & ASSOCIATES
We provide strengths-based executive coaching, design, and facilitation as part of Meta Mehling’s team.
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CONSCIOUSLY COLLECTIVE
We are a co-creator of Consciously Collective, a International community of powerful coaches, consultants, and clinicians.
Our Charge
Mission: We empower leaders to align their strengths with their leadership to create more engaged, high-performing teams and organizations.
Vision: We envision a world where strengths-based leadership drives thriving teams and organizations. By cultivating authenticity, alignment, and strategic growth, we support leaders in creating high-performing workplaces where people feel valued. We bring our unique facilitation style and expertise to deliver one-of-a-kind workshops, trainings, coaching, and learning experiences that consistently receive outstanding feedback from participants.
Our Values
Community
Community is at the heart of everything I do, both personally and professionally. I believe in the profound ability of community to heal, nourish, and sustain us.
Equity
Recognizing that our systems are inherently inequitable, often favoring dominant identities, I’m committed to redistributing resources and power as part of my lifelong dedication to equity.
Joy
Since losing my mother to cancer six years ago, I’ve learned to cherish life’s small, whimsical moments. This lesson inspires me to invite joy and lightness into how I coach leaders and create spaces.
Growth
A constant pursuit of growth and learning is important to me. I bring this curiosity for deeper inquiry into my work as a coach and facilitator, fostering a culture of learning with my clients.
Outcomes-Oriented
I am committed to partnering with clients to deliver strong outcomes and results that transform their work and lives.
Creativity
As a creative at heart, I love partnering with clients who are open to exploring new ideas and embracing creative exercises during our work together.
Our Clients
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"Rupa is an incredibly thoughtful, warm, and responsive facilitator. Her workshop provided our team with a meaningful space to reflect, gain insights, and deepen understanding of ourselves and each other."
-Sarah Barnes, Head of Coaching, edwell
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Rupa's empathetic and warm presence, plus creative (and fun!) activities helped my team unlock the possibilities of what we can do with our strengths, as well as get to understand one another on a deeper level.
-Erica Demond, Operations Director, edwell
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"I highly recommend Rupa for anyone in need of career services. She provided exceptional assistance with job search strategy. Rupa really takes the time to understand your needs and what you're looking for."
-Charles Youn, Managing Director, Alumni Strategy, Teach For America
Some Of Our Inspirations
Tracy Session: My former manager, mentor, and an exceptional strategic leader, profoundly shaped my career with the most affirming advice I’ve ever received:
“Rupa, bringing people together is your gift.”
Brittany Packnett Cunningham: A visionary leader in equity, justice, and activism. She’s an absolute shero.
“Train yourself toward solidarity, not charity. You’re no one’s savior—you’re a mutual partner in the pursuit of freedom.”
Andrea Gibson: A poet whose stunning work explores grief, loss, and rebirth.
“A doctor once told me I feel too much. I said, so does God. That’s why you can see the Grand Canyon from the moon.”
Jess Sims: My favorite Peloton instructor, a multi-hyphenate, and fellow Teach For America alumna.
“You’re allowed to be a work in progress and a masterpiece at the same damn time.”
Erica Jordan Thomas: Purpose-driven CEO and a total boss, known for her impeccable style in the education consulting world.
“Disruption is realizing how small you’ve been playing and how much you’ve been settling for less.”
Luvvie Ajai Jones: Writer, podcaster, and creator of powerful, original words. I absolutely loved the latest podcast season.
“When we want to say something and our voice shakes, we should take that as fuel, because that’s when it’s most necessary. Let your voice tremble, but say it anyway.”
