You do good work. Let’s make sure you feel good doing it.
I help leaders and organizations create healthier workplaces. Because the way we work matters as much as the work we do.
You do good work.
Let’s make sure you
feel good doing it.
I help leaders and organizations create healthier workplaces. Because the way we work matters as much as the work we do.
You care deeply about your work. It’s one of your greatest strengths.
But when workplaces expect everyone to succeed the same way, mistaking relentless hustle for commitment, teams are stretched thin and great people burn out or leave.
The leaders who care the most often end up shouldering the heaviest load.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
That’s where I come in.
Ready for a more people-first way to work? Let’s go!
Ready for a more people-first way to work? Let’s go!
Ellen Whitlock Baker | Founder of EWB Works
I’m not here to hand you another productivity hack or tell you to become more resilient. It’s never that simple.
I work with leaders and organizations to create workplaces built on trust, where people are supported as individuals and everyone can do their best work.
Because healthier workplaces don’t just feel better. They bring out the best thinking and help great people stay.
That’s good for your people and your bottom line.
And who doesn’t want that?
Trusted by…
“Ellen is a disruptive thinker and coach in the very best way. She provides helpful perspective on the harmful expectations and unspoken rules that keep us from being happy and fulfilled in the workplace. She gently helped me question learned assumptions and reclaim a more fulfilling path, free from so much of the learned nonsense.”
for mid-level managersThe Grounded Leadership Program
Mid-level managers are expected to do more than ever, yet employee engagement among this group is at its lowest point in years.
The Grounded Leadership Program is a cohort-based program that helps mid-level managers develop the confidence, self-understanding, and human-centered leadership tools needed to lead strategically and sustainably.
Through intensives, workshops, assessments, and group coaching participants learn how to build trust, navigate challenges, support their teams, and create healthier workplaces.
The values behind my work.
Start with Yourself
You shouldn’t have to bring your whole self to work or hide parts of yourself. Excellent leadership starts with deepening our understanding of ourselves, so our leadership is grounded in our values. I believe sincerity and empathy are essential to building healthy, high-performing teams.
Saying the Hard Thing
I’m not afraid to name systemic inequity, harmful norms, or the uncomfortable truths that keep people stuck. Often, meaningful change begins by saying the quiet part out loud.
Equity & Belonging
Healthy workplaces begin with belonging. I proudly support LGBTQ+ rights, Black and Indigenous communities, people living with disabilities, and leaders working to create more equitable and inclusive organizations.
FREE ToolkitBoundaries at Work
Practical scripts for the conversations that protect your time, energy, and well-being.
Setting boundaries can feel uncomfortable, especially in workplaces where saying no doesn’t feel like an option.
This free toolkit includes practical conversation scripts and email templates to help you set clear, respectful boundaries with more confidence. Because burnout doesn't happen overnight. It builds one unnecessary yes at a time.
What people are saying
-
![]()
“Ellen is a skillful and supportive thought partner and coach. Ellen helped me hone in on some of my key interests, superpowers and goals. I appreciate that she urged me to have grace for myself in the difficult work of transition, and modeled it with her warm, no-nonsense, we-all-could-be-kinder-to-ourselves approach.”
– Becky Kelley, Executive Director, The Clean Energy Transition Institute
-
![]()
“Ellen is such a compassionate and motivational force. I really looked forward to our sessions together as an opportunity to step outside the minutia of day-to-day work to focus on larger strategies toward my vocational happiness.”
– Mo Brady, Influencer Manager, Entertainment
-
![]()
“I began working with Ellen for executive coaching upon my return from FMLA due to severe burnout. Having her support as I returned to work in a high-pressure leadership role was invaluable and much of the work has helped me not only navigate return to work but to now thrive in my role.”
– Marinda Reynolds, Senior Associate Vice President, Alumni Relations, The University of Connecticut Foundation
-
![]()
“Ellen is great at asking the questions that go a little deeper to untangle the ‘why’ as well as the ‘what.’ I’m delighted with how she helped me clarify my professional values, identify my job strengths, and envision what more I want out of my career.”
– Rebecca Denk, Former CFO, KEXP Seattle
-
![]()
“We all deserve our own personal cheerleader. Ellen is sincere, genuine, and supportive, lifting you up while also providing practical guidance. She listened deeply and tailored each session to my personal goals for my life and work.”
– Executive, University of Montana
-
![]()
“Ellen was a superb listener and helped me see blind spots and old ways in my thinking about my skills and abilities. She leads with optimism and empowerment, which motivated me to stretch myself in dreaming big about what I am capable of and what’s next.”
– Professional Fundraiser
