Team & Partner Coaching
Great teams and partnerships don't happen by accident. Team and partner coaching builds the trust, communication, and emotional intelligence you need to tackle challenges together—and actually succeed.
Great teams, like great vintages, don't happen by accident — especially in hospitality, where the pressure is constant, the margins are thin, and the guest experience lives or dies by the quality of your people and culture.
The data tells a sobering story. A 2024 survey found that nearly half of frontline hospitality managers report burnout themselves, 68% say their teams have expressed it, and 64% report losing staff directly because of it. Annual turnover hovers around 74% — and replacing a single employee costs roughly 1.5 times their annual salary. Burnout isn't a personal failing; it's a systemic one. And it starts at the top.
That's exactly where team and partner coaching come in. Together, we'll harness your team's collective talents to solve organizational problems while cultivating a culture that's communicative, collaborative, and aligned — and one that shows up in retention numbers, guest satisfaction scores, and the bottom line.
Research confirms it: employees who feel genuinely engaged with their team are 59% less likely to seek other employment, and organizational mindfulness in hospitality settings directly reduces burnout, absenteeism, and turnover while improving customer satisfaction.
In an industry defined by human connection, the most resilient teams lead with emotional intelligence, communicate with intention, and grow through challenge—together.
Why Work With Lori?
Expertise You Can Trust
Lori is an ICF-certified Professional Coach (PCC) with specialized training in trauma-informed coaching, group coaching, and organizational mindfulness. Named "Best Career & Life Coach of Sonoma County" two consecutive years by The North Bay Bohemian.
Your Industry Insider
With decades immersed in the wine world, Lori speaks your language. Her WSET Advanced Certificate (with distinction) and pioneering advocacy for organic and biodynamic wines reflect a deep commitment to the craft—and firsthand experience with wineries and hospitality businesses across the globe.
Results-Driven Sales & Marketing Insight
Lori has sold to the nation's most discerning sommeliers, retailers, and distributors—and held records for exceptional performance doing it. Fifteen years crafting brand narratives and content strategies across hospitality, wellness, and tourism means she understands what actually drives success in your market.
Coaching that Goes Deeper
Lori's trauma-informed approach dismantles limiting beliefs and transforms overworked, reactive teams into productive, mindful, and collaborative cultures. The goal isn't just better performance—it's building something sustainable that elevates your team, your profitability, and your guest experience.
Bold Coaching for Uncertain Times
Lori has navigated three recessions, a pandemic, and seismic shifts in consumer behavior. That perspective shapes everything about how she coaches—bold, honest, and deeply caring. Uncertain times call for experienced leaders. She's here to help you become one.
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Coaching Services with Lori Varsames
Lori works with clients individually, in groups, and in teams. Her work is grounded in trauma-informed coaching and organizational mindfulness, because the hard stuff in hospitality is rarely just operational.
Coaching Leaders at Top Wineries and Restaurants
Individual Coaching
Give yourself the space to cut through the noise. Individual coaching helps you break fixed mindsets, silence self-sabotage, and show up as the grounded, capable leader your business — and your team — deserves.
The Full Cup Collective Group Coaching
You give everything. Now it’s your turn to receive. Join a community of hospitality leaders ready to move through burnout and uncertainty to build lives of freedom, balance and choice.
Team & Partner Coaching
Great teams and partnerships don't happen by accident. Team and partner coaching builds the trust, communication, and emotional intelligence you need to tackle challenges together—and actually succeed.
