Hi, I'm Lin Cassie Zhen
Why I do this work
Our world is in a constant state of change and uncertainty, often accelerating at a pace that outstrips our capacity to process and respond. This can stir up a collective atmosphere of fear, division, and scarcity — narratives that subtly shape how we show up at work and in life. For leaders and teams, this often results in reactivity, rigidity, and disconnection from what truly matters.
But change doesn’t have to paralyse us. I believe when we create the conditions to pause and turn toward our experience rather than away from it, change can become a powerful catalyst for insight, clarity, and evolution. I’ve seen that in individuals, teams, and whole organizations: when people feel supported to explore what’s beneath the surface, they access not only deeper understanding, but also a renewed sense of agency and alignment.
I do this work because I believe in a better way of leading and collaborating, one rooted in awareness, groundedness, and the capacity to respond with clarity and care. When people remember their own center, they show up differently. And that changes everything they do, and in turn, everything around them.
A bit about me
I’ve always been drawn to the nature of change, its complexity, discomfort, and the clarity it can reveal when we’re willing to meet it fully.
Before stepping into this work, I spent over a decade as a designer and design leader across five industries and two continents. I navigated firsthand the realities of shifting priorities, dissolving teams, and newly formed departments, over a dozen cycles of organizational transformation. Through these experiences, I came to understand how uncertainty and unspoken tensions influence not just individual performance, but team dynamics, collaboration, and strategic decision-making.
In 2023, I made the decision to leave a career that no longer felt aligned, even if it looked successful on paper. I took a year to sit with the unknown, to slow down and listen more deeply to what was underneath the drive to fix or achieve. That space gave rise to a different kind of clarity, one rooted not in control, but in awareness and choice.
That clarity didn't come easy. It came through years of inner work: from cognitive behavioural therapy and transformational coaching, to mindfulness meditation teacher training, somatic practices, and deep reflective inquiry. This ongoing practice allows me to hold grounded, spacious, and clear containers for teams navigating change.
I support teams not only in building trust and alignment, but in developing the collective awareness needed to lead and collaborate with intention, especially in times of complexity and transition. The more I’ve developed that capacity in myself, the more effectively I’m able to support teams in building clarity, trust, and alignment, especially in the midst of complexity.
qualifications
Transformational Coach
Animas Centre for Coaching, 2020
Existential Coach
Animas Centre for Coaching, 2021
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center, 2025