Considered by many to be one of Los Angeles’ top coaches, Gretchen Hydo holds the highest designation of Master Certified Coach through the International Coaching Federation. She is a certified mentor coach, mesmerizing keynote speaker, and engaging workshop facilitator. She specializes in guiding individuals, organizations and entrepreneurs make high-level transformations by breaking the rules, shedding their secrets, and changing their lives.Her coaching and wisdom help people step away from their default legacy and lean into a created future. Through these new lenses, her clients employ their very best version of themselves and achieve life-changing success both personally and professionally.Gretchen is the author of the book, Break Free from Your Dirty Little Secrets: A New You in 10 Secret-Breaking Stages, and is dedicated to helping women break the rules and break free from their secrets to step into bigger living. She knows that when women’s lives change, everyone’s life changes. Her Secret-Breaking System™ takes people down a practical path towards their own inner truth and wisdom.Gretchen has spent over 20 years working with individual clients, name brands, and notable companies. Before becoming a Master Certified Coach, Gretchen founded a successful public relations firm, Chatterbox PR Ink. Her entrepreneurial experience, tools, PR acumen, and real-world practical advice have all contributed to the unprecedented results she produces for her coaching clients today. She has an extensive background in PR, marketing, and business strategy.Gretchen is a frequent speaker, trainer, and executive coach at notable companies throughout the US. As a thought leader in her field, she is regularly featured in A-list publications, including the Chicago Tribune and Fast Company. She is an instructor with the Life Purpose Institute and a mentor coach for the International Coaching Federation, where she specializes in training coaches in her training program for coaches, Stairway to Six, which teaches coaches all they need to know about the business of coaching, so that they can launch their practices and develop thriving businesses.Gretchen lives in Los Angeles with her husband of over 20 years and two children.