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The Coming Out Happy Team
Dani Max | Founder & CEO
I’m a certified IPEC Life Coach, 2x published author, and a highly passionate human being.
After years of molding myself into who others wanted me to be and prioritizing everyone else's happiness above my own, it led me to some of the most toxic relationships I had ever been in. Not only was I my own biggest critic, I latched onto people who also didn’t make me feel seen, loved, and worthy.
I decided my happiness mattered because I didn't want to continue the same cycle of being afraid to show the real me, hating who I had become, and attracting relationships that were never equal. So I embarked on a much needed self-love journey and transformed how I felt about myself and my relationships.
I became a Coach in 2017 because I believe LGBTQ+ adults don’t have to do this alone. As a recovering over-thinker, I help our students turn down their ‘head’ and turn up their ‘heart.’
Keely Antonio | Founder & CMO
I'm a Somatic Attachment Therapist & Certified E.F.T. Practitioner, life coach and your biggest hype woman.
After experiencing years of religious trauma, I found myself trying to heal through multiple codependent relationships, and people pleasing.
It wasn’t until I met Dani that I realized my attempt at healing was only making my view of self-worth worse. By unlearning how I once viewed myself and recognizing how to make my actual wants and needs a priority, I could step into my most authentic self. And even found a healthy relationship with the one who sparked that journey in me — Dani.
My own experience with holistic healing or "mind-body healing has helped me overcome so many unhealthy patterns I thought I'd never break. I'm so passionate about showing others that just "talking" about your struggles or patterns isn't the complete approach and I'm here to help them form that mind-body connection too.
My passion to bring out the best in others can show anyone anywhere that the impossible… isn’t so impossible anymore.
Kat Hayes | Marketing Assistant & Community Manager
Hi, I'm Kat!I'm a marketing maven, advocate by nature, and a highly empathetic person. I grew up in South Louisiana and received my bachelor’s in Strategic Communication from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2020.
Shortly after, I moved to the Houston, TX, area with my partner, Nat, and our two pets. As an LGBTQ+ adult who came out in my 20s, I know the feeling of being weighed down by religious trauma, toxic relationships, and over-achiever burnout all too well.
Beginning in my teens, I struggled with shame, depression, anxiety, and untreated neurodivergency. Much like Dani & Keely, I navigated my personal healing journey alone, and I'm dedicated to the mission of supporting LGBTQ+ adults like me so no one has to search for answers in the dark again.I joined the company in late 2021 because I believe that Coming Out Happy can offer the solution queer adults need to heal from the past and embrace the possibilities of freedom.
Inclusive Business Commitment
Our Commitment To DEI
Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are. Our goal is to create environments that are comfortable and welcoming so everyone can show up safely as their most authentic self. As Coming Out Happy, we are committed to uplifting all voices and continuously creating a deep sense of belonging within our community.
We are two white women; we acknowledge our limitations of understanding, and we aspire to be the best allies that we can be for those in our community. Along with investing in BIPOC, Queer-owned, and women-run small businesses, we are on our own personal DEI journey. We are actively working to learn, unlearn, and show up unapologetically so that we can amplify the experiences of all members of our LGBTQ+ community and be truly anti-racist in our company. We invite our community to hold us accountable, share resources, and collectively celebrate each other.
Coming Out Happy reaches all parts of the world and we’re dedicated to reflecting that in everything we do. We strive to be accessible, relatable and empowering on a global scale.
We refuse to tolerate sexism, LGTBQ+ discrimination, ageism, racism or prejudice of any kind.
As Life Coaches, we’ve helped hundreds of clients live freely, love fully, and impact greatly. And we’re committed to helping even more.
