About Next Factor Coaching
Pamela Rachal, MPS, PCC Founder and Lead Coach
Before becoming a coach, I spent over two decades in strategic, marketing, and operational roles within global advertising agencies and pharmaceutical companies. That experience shaped how I understand organizational systems, identify challenges and opportunities, and translate goals into clear, actionable paths—an approach I bring to every engagement.
My coaching approach is grounded in both extensive professional experience and rigorous training. I spent more than four years as an executive coach and facilitator with Korn Ferry, partnering with senior leaders at global technology, financial services, and professional services organizations. I earned a master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and am a PCC-credentialed coach through the International Coach Federation. I also hold a graduate certificate in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance from American University.
Throughout my career, I’ve seen how dynamic and demanding workplaces can be—and how essential it is for leaders to have the clarity, confidence, and support to navigate them well. That understanding is what led me to coaching. I bring a practical yet personal approach that meets leaders where they are and helps them move forward with clarity and intention.
How I Work With Clients
My work with leaders is grounded in partnership, discretion, and clear expectations. Coaching engagements are highly confidential and tailored to the leader, the role, and the context they are operating within.
I work in a way that is both organic and disciplined. While I may draw on a range of tools and frameworks when helpful, they are used to support and clarify thinking—not to direct it. The work itself is driven by the leader. The leader sets the agenda, surfaces the questions that matter most, and generates their own solutions.
My role is to help leaders slow down, organize their thinking, identify priorities, and examine choices with greater clarity and perspective. I balance reflection with practical focus, creating space for insight while staying grounded in real decisions and responsibilities. The result is work that feels thoughtful, self-directed, and immediately relevant.
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