Fifth Element Coaching was founded on a simple belief: that sustainable change — in relationships, careers, organizations, and communities — requires both strategic clarity and genuine human connection.

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Dene Hager, MBA, PMP and Lindsey Giblin, MSW bring complementary expertise across coaching, sustainability, systems transformation, publishing, and the arts to create a practice that meets clients where they are and helps them build what's next.

 

Dene Hager, MBA, PMP is a certified coach, certified hypnotherapist, and enterprise sustainability leader with 20+ years of experience at organizations including Accenture and Microsoft. She holds an MBA in Leadership & Sustainability, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard Business School Online, and has served as a Climate Reality Project Climate Leader for 13+ years. Her work spans career coaching, couples coaching, sustainability and climate adaptation strategy, and somatic practice. She is the co-creator of the Relationship Repair Journal and the creator of the Fifth Element Framework. Her paintings explore the intersection of nature, identity, and transformation.

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Lindsey Giblin, MSW brings 20+ years of expertise in systems transformation, trauma-informed housing solutions, equitable data and performance management, and community-based evaluation. She is the co-creator of the Relationship Repair Journal. She has provided consulting and technical assistance to communities nationwide and contributed to leadership teams for projects at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Holding a BA in Sociology from Bryn Mawr College and an MSW from the University of Michigan, Lindsey centers lived experience and person-centered approaches in all of her work.

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Together, Dene and Lindsey bring a rare combination of enterprise leadership, community systems expertise, and deep human care — supporting individuals, couples, organizations, and communities in building lives and systems that are equitable, resilient, and sustainable.