I’m Yohanan, head
navigator at The Turn.
I provide gold standard advice to you and your team at the crossroads of change.
What I uniquely offer my clients:
An emotionally intelligent, values driven approach to change, leadership and team health. Discernment and strategic intuition that clarifies and opens up each client’s untapped potential.
What clients can expect from their work with me:
Using empathy, experience, and humor, I act as a trusted advisor, helping clients navigate change and its aftermath in order to flourish. I see each client as unique, and together we develop a custom plan to connect your hopes, goals and needs.
What I most enjoy about my role:
I enjoy the dynamic process of helping clients glean meaning from difficult or disparate experiences and turning past failure into valuable momentum. I am adept at beginnings and endings with an eye toward greater health. As a quick-thinking and engaging live facilitator, I love the thrill of fostering effective communication (with significant experience in cross-cultural and distributed teams).
“With his huge breadth of experience, Yohanan has aided us in conflict resolution, navigating burnout and creating a thriving creative environment. He has been a unifying force, helping us to develop a transition strategy. He is gifted at leading teams, processing and debriefing, and helping everyone feel heard while making sure we reached a satisfying conclusion.”
—Amy Avery, Hope Dies Last
Driven by numbers.
20+
Yohanan’s years of leadership development experience, including facilitating corporate, not-for-profit, and faith-based organizations around the globe.
42+
Locations across 16 countries in Europe where, as an organizational leader, Yohanan oversaw 200+ staff members running dozens of initiatives simultaneously.
120+
Nationalities Yohanan has worked with.
1000s
Of individuals and multilingual teams globally that Yohanan has helped with discernment at crossroads of change in leadership and organizational culture.
2 million
Miles Yohanan has flown, driven, and ridden in buses, boats, taxis and camels to visit leaders and teams in 75 countries around the world.
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Yohanan earned a BA in Interpersonal Communication from Western Washington University and an MA in Intercultural Studies from Wheaton College with an emphasis on leadership development. He is certified as a coach in Strengthsfinder, FOCOS, Habitudes, and WiLD and uses several frameworks from WiLD Leaders where he is an executive fellow and leader in residence.
When not traveling abroad or cruising the USA in Miles, the family camper van, Yohanan lives with his author wife and family and their chill pup, Cosmo on a beautiful island in the Pacific Northwest. Yohanan enjoys daily kayaking, a good glass of scotch, a smart heist film, winning a game of cribbage, and hosting great conversations around the table.
“Energy, clarity, and engagement, are all words that come to mind when I think of Yohanan. He brings his soul, his whole self into his work, and makes his clients feel known, seen, and heard.”
—Mallory MacDonald, Founder of Maxwell Creative
Transported by travel.
Yohanan recommends two travel adventures, plucked from his long list of global excursions. Three days in the Pacific Northwest and a highlights tour of Budapest—both tours with all you need to know to stay caffeinated, full, and entertained while visiting.
Take a trip with the turn.
Enjoy this mix tape from Yohanan’s latest road trip.