Victoria Gambardella

Victoria coaches leaders and founders at their most pivotal moments—when you know you're capable of more but can't quite see the path forward. Maybe you're translating technical brilliance into executive influence, scaling yourself as your company grows, or navigating a career inflection that demands reinvention. If you realise your default patterns won't get you where you actually want to go, Victoria can provide transformational clarity and focus. 

What sets her apart: she's not a former executive turned coach—she's actively leading as Meta's UX Research Director for Generative AI, navigating the same complexity her clients face. Her 15+ years scaling research at Instagram and Meta, plus her own portfolio career with angel investing, a real estate portfolio, and running Ripcord Coaching & Consulting, give her credibility across corporate leadership and entrepreneurship. She holds an NYU Stern MBA alongside Executive Coach and Integrative Enneagram certifications.

Victoria doesn't just help you plan your next move—she helps you see why you keep making the same moves. Using the Enneagram framework, she surfaces invisible patterns keeping you stuck: the achiever who can't stop optimizing, the challenger who alienates allies, the peacekeeper who avoids conflict. She's direct, intellectually rigorous, and relentlessly practical—seeing the CEO inside the VP, the strategic operator behind the execution expert.

Sidebar members love working with Victoria as she mixes coaching and consulting with a style that challenges you to the breakthroughs that will help get you to where you want to be.