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The Top leadership coaches from AMERICA
Are you looking for a leadership coach? If so, you’re in luck. There are many great leadership coaches in America, and this list will help you find the best one for you. These coaches are some of the most experienced and successful in the business, and they can help you become a better leader.
So, whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been leading teams for years, these coaches can help you reach your goals. Keep reading to learn more about them!
Heather Vickery
Heather Vickery, a renowned transformational success coach and public speaker, draws upon two decades of entrepreneurial expertise to guide clients in finding self-love, trust, and intuitive connections. This journey fosters genuine self-liking and trust, inspiring authentic actions in personal and professional spheres. As a respected author, Broadway producer, and global podcast host, Heather champions everyday bravery and self-empowerment worldwide.
Heather is an executive producer and co-host of Was it Chance? The podcast about taking intentional risk for creative success.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
I ensure coaching is engaging and interactive, making it easily approachable. My comprehensive approach integrates diverse methods such as Human Design, active visualization, deep introspection, EFT tapping, NLP, and more. I provide on-demand, bite-sized support tailored to the client’s needs. Central to my coaching is the cultivation of self-trust, intuition-driven inspired actions, and a unique emphasis on everyday bravery. Creativity and a multi-dimensional viewpoint are integral to my coaching style. I tailor my work to the client’s pace and life stage, ensuring anyone can start and witness rapid results.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
I love a good certification and am certified in Positive Psychology, Success Coaching, Human Design, Authentic Leadership, and NLP (with more on the way). But what has been most critical is coaching from a space of authenticity and vulnerability. I share what I have experienced firsthand and am always upfront and honest about my own mistakes, learning experiences, and faults. I speak from the heart, don’t sugar coat and my community can count on me to tell it like it is. None of us are always happy and thriving. I believe in the power of feeling it to heal it and I live my values there.
Jamie Mason Cohen
Jamie worked for SNL and Creator, Lorne Michaels. He is a Dale Carnegie Training Award Winner. His TEDx Talk on leadership has been viewed two million times. He is the Host of The Leadership Standard – TEC Canada’s podcast. He is a certified leadership coach with The Leadership Circle and has coached leaders in twenty-one countries. He wrote a book for facilitators and has been featured on TED, CNN, and Forbes.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
I created the SIGNATURE LEADERSHIP PRO Methodology – (Problem-Reframe-Opportunity). This coaching method combines credible customized data from The Leadership Circle, and his unique, accurate handwriting expertise to pinpoint strengths and blind spots. This method is different because of the speed of progress, and the clarity of next-step actions that result from one session.
I help people reframe problems as opportunities with urgency and kindness to get massive results.
3 minutes of coaching with me is equal to three coaching sessions.” – Alyson Schaefer, leading parenting expert.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
My unique, practical and inspiring approach to coaching someone cuts to the core of a leadership issue they are dealing with quickly and accurately. I do not just help people solve problems, I guide them to define, discover, dream, design, and deploy the opportunity that exists within the reframing of their biggest challenges.
Alan Wise
An Executive & Leadership Coach, Diversity Coach, Workforce Development Strategist and Consultant. Alan also serves as an internal organizational development consultant for PCL Constructors Inc . and as a Premier Coach with BetterUp .
Clients benefit from his multinational private and public sector experience focused on enhancing talent development, leadership and management capability.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Knowledge is nothing without the capability to apply it” . Alan focuses on enabling clients to enhance their talents, realizing value for themselves and those they work with. Combining professional coaching with extensive experience in strategic consulting and leadership development enables Alan to offer a highly applied and practical coaching journey for his clients.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
My success as a coach has been most enabled by caring for those I coach such that I challenge and hold the difficult conversations. Seeing the best possibilities within my clients and helping them to increasingly see this for themselves, then creating a pathway to achieve it.
Gina Rapaport
After overcoming her own fear of public speaking, Gina Rapaport decided to dedicate her career to helping others do the same. Gina is an ICF Certified Professional Coach and helps professionals and leaders with the mindset and mechanics of public speaking so they can speak up and make an impact.
Her holistic approach to coaching is informed by her master’s degree in integrative health. Gina has worked with hundreds of people from young professionals to executives and other leaders.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
When it comes to confidence – I don’t help people fake it ’till they make it. I go deep with my clients and help them achieve lasting confidence. I help people shift their core beliefs that have been keeping them stuck, fearful, or hiding so they can finally let go and shine!
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
I am always working on myself and trying new things. I like to live in my stretch zone! For example, I recently took a storytelling class at Second City in Chicago, where we had to perform at the end on a stage (a sort of, comedy club vibe). I was nervous! My limiting belief was “I’m not an entertainer! I speak to educate!” but I did it. This type of consistent growth helps me be a better coach.
Michelle Schafer
Michelle Schafer is an award-winning career coach and owner of Michelle Schafer Coaching , specializing in leadership development and career transition. Certified by the International Coaching Federation, Michelle is known for her ability to connect with people and develop individual coaching programs to help clients clarify their career goals, develop a job search strategy to find work that energizes them, empower employees, lead teams in a hybrid environment, establish positive relationships with others in the workplace and have challenging conversations. She has been recognized as a Top Career Coach in her home community of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is a Senior Executive Contributor with Brainz Magazine and her thought leadership has been featured by Industry Leaders and Authority Magazine.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Clients describe me as warm, honest, empathetic, a good listener, able to create a safe and comfortable environment that helps people relax and talk openly, and ask thought-provoking questions to encourage curiosity. Often when clients approach me, they are looking for structure in coaching, so I develop individualized coaching programs unique to their needs, providing a “road map” to help them get closer to achieving their goals.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The single most important thing that has helped me achieve success in my 8 years of coaching is my ability to “see as” the client – to see the world and their situation from their perspective, as best as I can. I also have a dual specialty – career transition and leadership – which allows clients to feel supported when these two topics intersect. For example, I can help clients develop their leadership competencies, and if they come to a point where they realize they need to transition out of leadership, I can support them with career transition activities and strategies to help them find a role that gives them energy for a company that believes what they believe in.
Dr. Gail Ferreira
Dr. Gail is a recognized executive thought leader, with several books, articles and presentations where she discusses how she collaborates with leaders to create strategic roadmaps for change. Dr. Gail creates strategies for executives for rapid acceleration and growth by partnering with them to create new models for personal and organizational change.
Well regarded for her business acumen and ability to lead large-scale digital transformations, Gail finds out-of-box, original approaches to drive transformation and accelerate growth across product and technology in organizations. As a recognized industry thought leader, Dr. Gail has published for multiple industry publications and magazines, and has presented for large global conferences and industry organizations. Dr. Gail also supports leaders seeking to expand their thought leadership by co-publishing and co-presenting with aspiring thought leaders in academia as an adjunct professor at several internationally accredited organizations. Dr. Gail has directed and coached global enterprise teams with 5500+ teams, and a budget responsibility of $100M+. Dr. Gail has led IT programs to support organizational transformation with a successful track record of scaling IT to support corporate growth.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
My coaching stance is to take a holistic approach with executives and perform a qualitative analysis of their needs using various tools and techniques to accelerate growth. I work with individuals to create a “North Star” strategy, outlining what matters most in order to grow and thrive as a leader. Using various assessment models, I can help the executive find their strengths and weaknesses, which can be used to accelerate change and growth. I also create a trusted environment where individuals find the space to grow and flourish as individuals and also at their organization.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
Creating a collaborative environment where learning and growth are embedded into the hearts and minds of all of the individuals is important in order to move the needle forward for individuals and organizations. Ensuring that you create trusted relationships where you partner with your clients to find areas of strengths and weaknesses is also a very important area that needs to be cultivated. Finally, giving individuals the space to grow at a pace that fits their needs is important and relevant for change.
Laura Dewey
Laura Dewey brings over 30 years of experience in leadership, growth and development to her coaching & training, serving leaders from the director level to the C-suite. Her master’s in Spiritual Psychology leaves her uniquely equipped to address issues at their root, creating truly sustainable change, often for high-achievers who want to release habits that have become onerous and unsustainable.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Studies in consciousness show that our inner reality creates our outer experience. I have found that anything not working in someone’s outer life can almost always be traced down to one single thing on the inside. My zone of genius lies in my ability to quickly identify that one thing and facilitate its release. When that occurs, not only do disruptive behavioral patterns disappear, the client finds a level freedom and possibility never before realized. No longer plagued by the invisible hand that used to direct their lives, they sit firmly in the driver’s seat of their life and career.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
Without a doubt, the most valuable thing I bring to my coaching is my unique education. Because of my expertise in Spiritual Psychology, I am able to work with clients on the physical, mental, emotional and Spiritual levels. I not only offer life changing tools and strategies for outer success, I have an equal number for helping others master their complex inner worlds of emotions, thoughts, beliefs and rules. I call what I do “Human Mastery & Spiritual Expansion.”
Cindy Lee
Cindy Lee has coached seasoned and emerging leaders globally for 20+ years to cultivate their executive presence, solidify their convictions, and build solid foundations upon character, discipline, identity, and a sense of stewardship.
Also through speaking, writing, and as a consultant, she designs leadership development programs and leverages her background in corporate, nonprofit, HR, and business operations to help leaders navigate career and life choices with clarity, direction, and integrity.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
I’ve seen how conventional wisdom in leadership/career development is backwards and often proves unnecessarily damaging and ineffective. I challenge how it nudges high-performing individuals into situations where they feel they’re drowning, ill-equipped, imposters, or needing to copy other leaders’ approaches and goals. Since leaders are people that others follow, we cultivate their convictions, character, competence, and clarity of purpose so they can faithfully lead others in ways authentic to them… and pursue consistency throughout family, community, relationships, and career. As a trusted advisor, sounding-board, mentor and coach, I help people find peace and trust themselves at a deeper level.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
Clients often say they came for what they thought they wanted, but got what they needed and so much more… and quicker than they thought possible. I’m wired for efficiency, to see order in chaos/confusion, the fun in obligation, possibilities where they’re not obvious, and opportunities amidst change. While I can help someone reach certain goals, I want to make sure they’re “right” for them in the first place. I’ve created programs to quickly help clients get unstuck, find clarity, and tangibly move forward with joy and direction. And when we’re each fully present and show up, it’s transformational.
Alison Weihe
Alison Weihe is a founder of a design and manufacturing company in the construction sector. The lessons learnt over 25 years, building up from 2 – 150 employees and winning many awards are immense. She is also an award-winning professional speaker, author, and mindset coach. Owing to her unique style of vulnerable storytelling, Alison has become known as an inspirational soul speaker and transformational coach. Also, an Executive Partner in The Mindset Development Institute, she regularly features in magazines, radio, and television.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
I draw on the work of many thought leaders to broaden my understanding of neuroscience and frequency. This informs my coaching extensively. I specialize in Entrepreneurship Coaching, Identity Intelligence and Mindset Development. I also draw from my personal experience of dramatic transformation, overcoming anxiety and depression, extreme yo-yo dieting and eating disorders. I am living proof that you can indeed transform your identity.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The most critical thing that contributes to my success as a coach is being intentionally relatable. I find this approach inspires others to be authentic, vulnerable, and more open to living out their own transformation. I find being relentlessly curious enables me to co-collaborate in accumulating deep insights, uncovering layers buried in unconscious past programming. This helps my client step into radical self-acceptance, total responsibility and literally change frequency. It is my greatest reward seeing clients stepping into hope, healing, and contribution, fueled by their unique WHY.
Ken Johnson
Ken Johnson is an award-winning Manager, Speaker, Author, Leadership Coach, and Creator of The Factor FocusUp—a transformative resource designed to enhance critical performance. With a focus on equipping individuals with the mindset and skill set necessary to be intentional in their thinking, decision-making, and action-taking, The Factor of FocusUp empowers people to excel.
Take your organization on a transformative journey to the next level with our elite training systems. We specialize in developing leaders, strengthening organizational culture, and empowering individuals to unleash their true potential and achieve exceptional results. Our comprehensive programs are designed to help your team embrace their above-line Factor and drive outstanding performance.
Together, let’s propel your organization towards success and unlock the full potential of your people.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Every single day, we are faced with a multitude of decisions that shape how we respond to the world around us. What sets me apart is my unique expertise in the Factor of FocusUp, which I not only speak about but also coach individuals on. This Factor plays a crucial role in the choices you make on a daily basis.
When it comes to achieving your goals, you have the power to decide which actions to take. It’s up to you whether you’ll give up when faced with obstacles or persevere through them. Additionally, you have the power to choose how you interact with people both at work and within your family. The way you manage this Factor within yourself holds the key to unlocking your greatest potential in life and as a leader.
My coaching aims to activate the Factor in individuals and teams, empowering them to make a positive impact on others, regardless of their role, situation, or location.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
As a young boy growing up in the United States, I was fortunate to have a father who served as a Marine and was appointed to a presidential guard for John F. Kennedy. Later on, he achieved the position of Chief of Police. My father’s influence instilled in me a deep sense of discipline and determination that has guided me throughout my life.
At the age of twelve, I embarked on training with the SWAT team, driven by an intense competitive spirit that pushed me to always strive for my personal best. This drive, along with the values of simplicity and discipline, laid the groundwork for my subsequent success.
When I turned nineteen, I made the decision to leave the United States and start a new chapter in Germany. Beginning from scratch, I faced numerous challenges, but through unwavering effort and dedication, I managed to climb my way to the top. The level of success I enjoy today is a direct result of my relentless pursuit of personal growth.
Through my journey, I have come to realize that there are no shortcuts or magic formulas to achieving one’s goals. It all boils down to embracing simplicity and maintaining a strong sense of discipline. Furthermore, I have been privileged to work alongside exceptional individuals and organizations, which has further enriched my path.
Above all, I have learned that success is a choice. Every day, we have the opportunity to either strengthen ourselves as individuals or allow our potential to wither away. I firmly believe that by choosing simplicity, discipline, and surrounding ourselves with remarkable people and organizations, we can unlock our true potential and achieve remarkable things.
Kelly Meerbott
Kelly Meerbott is a sought-after keynote, TEDx speaker, author, podcast host, and leadership expert. Kelly has worked with executives, the C-suite, and senior military officers. Her unique trauma-informed approach and PTSD training inform her strategies from personal coaching to DEIA to organizational transformation — with 90% of clients achieving their goals. Kelly graduated from the College of Holy Cross, and she is the author of From Burnout To Bliss.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Kelly’s expansive training in DEIA, belonging, and PTSD and trauma brings a depth to her coaching that is unmatched. Kelly’s exceptional coaching moves her clients from concept to launch. Tested and tried on more than 400 high-ranking military leaders, C-suite executives, and aspiring leaders across industries, Kelly sees consistent and measurable results — and 90% of clients achieve their goals with her help.
From self-directed development for aspiring leaders to immersive experiences for C-Suite executives, Kelly’s scalable, personalized programs drive measurable change and build organizational resilience in an unprecedented world.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
Empathy and intuition — tempered with extensive training. Kelly combines her personal history and experience with this extensive training in trauma, PTSD, leadership, improv, and more to be a light in the darkness to those fighting internal battles to move their lives forward. She’s passionate about diversity, inclusion, and equity, and ending sexual harassment and assault in the military. Every day, Kelly sits with those who’ve suffered and helps them heal.
Shea Smith
Since 2014, Shea Smith has empowered hundreds of women to own their leadership role by providing tools that allow them to step into their authority in a way that feels natural to them. Through educational programs, she quips female entrepreneurs with the strategies necessary to confidently step into their role as a leader- in life and business – so they can create greater impact in their communities.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
There are no two people or businesses that are identical so I don’t offer cookie cutter tools but rather help women develop a customized framework and foundation they can build on for years to come. I focus on where the client is now and help them find success at every level, not just when they reach the top.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The single most important contribution to my success has been creating community around the work I do. Being in the leadership space has unique challenges and cultivating the Society of Leading Ladies community where female leaders can collaborate and develop their leadership skills in a trusted space has led to greater impact overall.
Kyle
Kyle is a seasoned leader with a track record of delivering predictable results in managing large and complex projects. Starting as a laborer, he has led over $300M in projects, using innovative methodologies. Kyle’s extensive experience spans from land development to healthcare.
He also curates ‘The Influential Project Manager’, a weekly newsletter for Construction Project Managers, further establishing him as an authority in leadership coaching within the construction industry.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Kyle utilizes his extensive experience as a construction project manager to offer unique, tailored coaching. His understanding of the challenges faced in complex projects allows him to provide practical advice and guidance. Kyle’s coaching style is characterized by the simplicity and effectiveness of the GROW model. His approach cultivates leadership qualities in his clients by helping them establish clear goals, recognize their reality, explore options, and determine their way forward. This distinct strategy equips leaders with the tools to handle any situation with resilience and agility.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The single most crucial element contributing to Kyle’s success as a coach is his diverse and rich experience working with teams at all levels. From competitive sports to complex construction projects, Kyle has held every role – from entry-level to leadership. This exposure across different team dynamics has given him an exceptional understanding of the varying needs, challenges, and aspirations of team members. This breadth of experience, combined with his coaching approach, allows him to guide clients in building successful, cohesive teams and fostering environments that encourage individual growth and collective success.
Sean Hale
Sean Hale is an Ontario based Psychotherapist and Corporate Coach. Sean has a Degree in Psychology, a certification in Adult Education, a Masters certification in Organizational Development and a Masters in Counselling Psychology. He runs and manages his own psychotherapy practice while developing and facilitating learning events for organizations across Ontario.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
I work with groups and individuals to enhance their learning around topics related to organizational psychology. This includes, but is not exclusive to: team dynamics, resiliency, emotional intelligence and conflict management. My experience as a psychotherapist, and my education in corporate training, allows me to discuss topics that relate to people as individuals within a system. I use principles of positive psychology and problem solving to help address issues that may arise in the workplace and in participants’ personal lives. I am certified in 3 psychometric assessments that I also use in my corporate work.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The single most important thing that has contributed to my success is the blending of my psychotherapy experience with my knowledge of organizational behaviour. This allows me to not only focus on corporate experience but also relate to the human experience that is often overlooked in the organizational systems that are typically in place. My expertise in human interaction and cognitive processing allows me to excel in my work with teams and leaders in a corporate setting. This range has allowed me to offer: (1) individual, couple and family therapy (2) individual and group coaching (3) workshop development and facilitation (4) leadership coaching.
Donna Karlin
Donna Karlin is a true trailblazer in leadership coaching, having spent over four decades empowering individuals to find their “remarkable” selves. As a pioneer in coaching/psychology and leadership development, she coaches top CEOs, professionals, and change makers worldwide. Donna is an award-winning author, renowned keynote speaker, and a member of the TED community. She serves as a coach to TED Fellows, contributing to global change. Her expertise and guidance have made her a sought-after figure in personal and professional growth on a global scale.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
My practice is unique, as it combines my expertise and training in organizational psychology and behavior, with coaching at both the individual and organizational levels. This allows me to address deep-seated issues and achieve sustainable change within leaders and their organizations. My Shadow Coaching methodology empowers individuals to identify their blind spots and shadows, and transform their behavior, leadership capabilities, and decision-making skills. By fostering a culture of accountability and trust, I enable organizations to overcome challenges, fulfill their potential, and grow high potentials into future organizational leaders.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The most significant contributor to my success is my ability to integrate three approaches – Coaching, Organizational Psychology, and Organizational Behavior – to work with interconnected systems within an organization. This enables me to address the organizational systems and culture that support its people, as well as the people who promote a healthy culture and foster innovation. Additionally, my extensive international experience collaborating with leaders and organizations worldwide has provided me with valuable insights and perspectives that have aided me in achieving success as a coach.
Ronald Williams
Ronald Williams a graduate of Creighton University, has held many high-profile positions in his career. He has been Senior Advisor to the Director of the United States Mint, Chief of Staff for the HR Department for the District of Columbia, General Manager of the Western Region for Nike, Inc. While at Nike, Ron created the Corporate Diversity program where he was its first Director, as well as being the Director of Training and Development. Ron has also held key leadership roles at Champion Products, Pelle Pelle, and Wilson Sporting Goods.
As the former President of the Brand Enhancing Strategy Team, a training and development company, Ron has worked with many federal government agencies helping them develop programs to optimize their human capital. He has also conducted educational programs for companies and organizations in various industries helping grow their leadership teams, build morale, increase customer satisfaction and creating work environments that are diverse, equitable and inclusive. Ron has coached the C-Suite, as well as other levels of management. Ron has conducted training in international markets as well. He is also the author of three books, Rhythmic Leadership: The Book That Makes Its Readers Better Leaders; Reinvent and Reinvest in Yourself; and The Right Man Business Plan For Women.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
My coaching is more about asking and listening rather than talking and telling. Too much telling breeds dependency and learned helplessness. I coach more through questions than answers. I want my clients to hear themselves think out loud and together we decide the course of action to take.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The single most important thing has been the results I get. Coaching isn’t effective unless there is a change in mindsets or skillsets. My coaching has helped clients get to their next level of performance or achievement. I approach my coaching with more curiosity rather than criticism.
Gene Hammett
Gene Hammett is a renowned executive coach, speaker, and author with over a decade of experience guiding CEOs toward growth through effective strategy and leadership. His clients have a proven track record of success, with many making the Inc5000 list multiple times. Gene co-founded Core Elevation to coach managers transitioning into leaders, using proprietary frameworks to accelerate their leadership development in fast-growth companies.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Gene Hammett’s unique approach to executive coaching centers around company growth. By helping CEOs break through limits, establish foundational elements of predictable growth, and create more time to lead, Gene has enabled over a hundred clients to make the Inc5000 list, with a dozen breaking through $10m in revenue in three years. His coaching and frameworks bring alignment and effectiveness to the entire team, speeding the application of leadership skills throughout the company.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
In my decade of being an executive coach, I discovered the difference in consulting and coaching which are two distinct approaches to problem-solving. As a former consultant, I advised companies on mergers, growth strategies, and competitive research. While consulting provides valuable expert advice, it’s not transformative. Coaching focuses on empowering individuals to discover and own their goals, processes, and obstacles. Coaching builds confidence in their ability to figure things out for themselves and maximize their potential. Also, I have developed a set of tools and proven frameworks that speed the process throughout an organization.
Jordan White
Jordan White is an avowed introvert (INFP), past collegiate athlete, experienced leader, and Certified Life & Leadership Coach based in Denver, Colorado, USA. While he enjoys working with many different people across different industries, he specializes in working with those passionate about making the world a better place to be – beginning with their inner world.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
I am passionate about helping others realize the power of leading from the inside out. We commonly look externally for answers or try to force things in the outside world (people, outcomes, processes, etc.) to align with our wants. I believe energy is much more effectively spent looking inside and getting curious about the only thing we can control – our conscious thoughts and how we can use them to create and influence more value in our lives and the lives of others. I partner with clients in their Valuegenic Self-Leadership journey with my Axiogenics® certification.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The single most important thing that has supported my coaching journey is adopting a “valuegenic” (value generative) mindset. When you seek and intentionally and scientifically understand (using a VQ® profile assessment) how to create value, incredible things happen. By practicing what I coach, it creates the space for me to continue growing and expanding with my clients and collectively create more value together.
Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis is a unique leadership coach because he moderates CEO Roundtables. He is a nationally acclaimed speaker and bestselling author of Give A Damn. As a past IBM employee, successful entrepreneur and technology executive, he helped Louisiana go from 49th to 32nd in technology employment. He has been featured nationally on radio and TV (ABC). He was Louisiana’s Technology Leader in 2005 and Louisiana Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Drawing on my experiences as an IBM employee, entrepreneur, start-up CEO, and a leadership coach to executives in my 10+ years of facilitating and moderating CEO Round tables, CEOs can learn more from other CEOs with their experience than just myself. As a result, I have developed and implemented a CEO Playbook Program that all CEOs can use to implement the right strategies that will help in the accelerated growth of their business across all levels. It has been hugely successful and very cost effective.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
No leadership coach just has one thing that has contributed to company success. The most important thing that I have learned that drives organizational success is having the right people in the right seats. Core values are important to any organization but people are your success. How you hire, manage, and motivate them along with providing them tools and strategies for their success is the one thing that drives company success long term. I also developed a unique interview tool for hiring the right people that has been highly successful. Hire for Culture, Train for Skill.
Nathan Bradley
Nathan Bradley is a seasoned leader with over 20 years’ experience directing and managing multimillion dollar investment and baseline operations at a Fortune 50 company. Over his tenure, he has had the opportunity to coach, mentor and support over 125 employees and managed the relationships across 20 or more vendors and suppliers to meet the needs of the business. Nathan is also the CoFounder of SWADE, a men’s lifestyle brand, that promotes male-positivity and men’s health awareness with a vision for all mankind to have love in their life, respect for themselves and each other, and the balance to live in harmony.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
I focus on a ‘People First’ approach, building a relationship of trust and respect with each employee. I make these discussions a priority, completely focused solely on the person’s aspirational goals, and not about their work objectives or external factors. I begin by briefly sharing my own past experiences, positive and negative, as the foundation of our relationship. I believe it breaks down barriers of organizational hierarchy and allows the employee to be open and transparent, free to share through true self. This time together lets them voice their aspirations, describe their strengths and opportunities, and a safe space for me in providing constructive feedback and/or advice of their plans. I also take a moment to recognize and celebrate their successes along the way. At the end of each conversation, I set clear goals and expectations leaving them with an action plan and milestones that excite and encourage employees to take ownership of their own development.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The single most important thing has been the natural leaders and coaches who took the time to support me as a person, not just another employee, and listen to my dreams, understand my own personal goals, who gave me the space to learn more and grow my career through both successful work projects and special assignments that they knew would challenge me to take action, think strategically and become a though leader.
Alex Terranova
Alex Terranova, PCC, is a sought-after Performance & Success Alchemist and Coach. He’s an Author, Men’s Retreat Leader, & International Speaker dubbed “The Anti-Excuses Coach” by Yahoo Finance. As the Founder of DreamMason Inc., Co-Creator of Your Love Adventure, and the docile tones behind hundreds of podcasts, he’s coached and transformed hundreds of lives to better relationships, financial abundance, and increased achievement with less stress, drama, and difficulty.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
As a recovering asshole, I know what is required to level up. Over the last ten years, I have studied and combined theories, tools, and approaches from Ontological Coaching, Holistic Healing, Mystical and Indigenous traditions, and Therapeutic techniques. These modalities and my uniquely raw, direct, and bold masculine approach, combined with my magnetic, playful, and creative spiritual feminine ease, have supported hundreds of clients to thrive in joy, wealth, and love. The foundation of all my work starts with me taking it on and then sharing the power of Integrity, Commitment, Vulnerability, Trust, and Faith with others providing them the access and ability to create and build an extraordinary life.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
Success as a coach has been made possible first due to excellent training. I challenged myself to take on the best and most rigorous coaching training and education with Accomplishment Coaching, get my PCC with the International Coach Federation, and am working towards my Master Certified Coach designation. That foundation, plus other training and having my own coaches over the last eight years, have transformed me and set me up for success. As a coach, I firmly believe it all starts with you. Far too many coaches aren’t living extraordinary joyful, flourishing lives themselves and yet are attempting to support others to do something they have yet learned or invested in themselves. The second is simply a combination of discipline, vulnerability, and faith. Doing the things repeatedly that are out of your comfort zone and that you trust will lead to success even when they scare you, are complex, and don’t feel great because you see a bigger vision of what’s possible down the road.
Maya Hu-Chan
Maya Hu-Chan is a globally recognized keynote speaker, Best Selling author and Executive Coach (MCC). Maya is the president of Global Leadership Associates specializing in global leadership, cross cultural management, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Ranked Top Leadership Coaches of 2021, Top 8 Global Solutions Thinkers, Top 30 Leadership Gurus, and Top 100 Thought Leaders in Management & Leadership, Maya has worked with leaders in Global Fortune 500 companies, non-profits and public sectors worldwide.
Her book “Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust” is Amazon #1 best seller (Berrett-Koehler 2020). Her book “Global Leadership: The Next Generation” was a Harvard Business School Working Knowledge book. She is a contributing author of 14 business books and a columnist for INC.com.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Transforming leaders from overbearing to respectful, from self effacing to self confident. Through her coaching, leaders develop self awareness, relational intelligence and executive presence. As a result, they are able to effectively manage up, lead their team, collaborate across functions, and even become the face of the organization to the external world.
Story Telling Approach: Maya uses stories and metaphors as effective coaching tools to bring home important insights to help leaders create internal shifts that lead to breakthrough results. She also helps leaders develop story telling and presentation skills to inspire and influence others.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
Global Experience with measurable results, and here’s the measurement that counts: Over 70% of Maya’s coaching clients were promoted during or soon after the coaching engagement. Maya has worked globally from every corner of the world, but her mission remains the same – to advance the leadership effectiveness of her coachees that can lead to impactful results, not only for the organization, but also for the individual.
Katharina Schmidt
Katharina has worked as executive and leadership team coach for over 20 years. Her start-up clients call her their leadership whisperer. She has explored the concept of leadership, influence and power since building sand castles as a toddler. She is in awe with leadership potential in people and she loves to push people to maximize that potential. She believes leadership is learnership; she is a learning and growth junkie: ICF certified Master Coach, ex- CEO, Kellogg MBA, doctorate in leadership psychology and certified in numerous methods and frameworks. She loves them all and follows none or when relevant. She always looks for gorillas in the room of her senior and C-suite executive coaches. She cares for her coaches and she kicks their butts around their (sometimes limiting) beliefs. She wants to change the face of leadership and overcome addictions to (white male) charisma.
She supports her coaches in designing and developing their own authentic executive presence. She deeply enjoys to witness people reflect, experiment, embrace and grow. Next to her role as coach she is a regularly challenged mom of two teenage boys and happily married to her husband for more than 20 years. She takes care of her body as if she will live to over 100. She has lived in 6 countries and speaks 5 Language.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Her work with leaders is around connection, clarity, coaching and commitment. It is based on research, yet highly practical and dialogic. She does not believe in yet another framework. She does believe in reflecting, mirroring, working on closing knowing-doing gaps and the magic of vulnerability and dialogue. Her work is systemic, she works with individuals and the interaction of individuals within the system they work in.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
What has contributed to her effectiveness as a coach is her ongoing willingness to reflect, her ability to listen to stories and see people’s potential, her development as systemic coach and her doctorate in leadership psychology. Her work as CEO has created a deep understanding of the complexity of leaders in innovative organizations.
Jo Lanigan
Jo Lanigan is a Master Certified Coach credentialed through the International Coaching Federation. She has been coaching, mentoring, and training coaches for the past ten years. Jo’s work has spanned the globe working with clients from over 40 countries. Her strength and passion is being able to deeply connect with people from all different cultures, thus creating a safe environment for self-awareness, self-expression and empowerment.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
My coaching is very transformational, organic and strongly focusses on the being of the client. I feel that tools are fine to overcome situations, but in order for my clients to break through the barriers that they might be experiencing in both their personal and professional lives, we both need to have the courage to explore some of the unknown places that have not been visited before.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
I feel that being a great coach is all about self-awareness and constant personal growth. I have learned that the power of pause is the single most important thing that has contributed to my success as a Breakthrough Coach and mentor. I am able to create space for both myself and my client to truly reflect and look within. In the words of Tara Brach “The pause is the space between stimulus and response. That’s where choice lies.”
Lucy Roberts
Lucy Roberts is an executive and leadership coach as well as a conflict transformation consultant, working with the UK police, education institutes and the private sector. Her coaching clients are international. Lucy’s professional background is in senior leadership in the international social justice and conflict transformation sector. She holds an MA in International Development and ILM Level 7 for Executive and Senior Level Coaches and Mentors.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
My niche, and passion for coaching, is in supporting high flyers to recognise their authentic self. I work with a solutions focussed approach, which is a positive and uplifting process. We focus on what is working, and how to grow this. People are at their most powerful and influential when they are being their authentic selves. Further, working from an authentic stance is energising, and eliminates internal conflict arising from the tension between being the genuine you, and being the person you think you should, which is exhausting!
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The greatest realisation that has contributed to my success as a coach is recognising how quickly quality coaching can transform a client’s life, and how to enable this. Having spent some years in psychoanalysis, which has been life-changing for me, it is a revelation that changes in perspective and increased influence and pleasure can take place so quickly with solutions focussed coaching approach. My clients completely inspire me with their powerful insights and evolution, which happens almost effortlessly when they tap into their true self, and feel proud and inspired.
Marcy Schwab
Marcy Schwab is the founder of Inspired Leadership, LLC and brings over 25 years of experience as a senior executive, management consultant, facilitator, and leadership coach. She is a respected business executive who has earned a reputation for delivering significant results in building complex, growth businesses. Utilizing the principles of neuroscience and narrative storytelling, Marcy coaches analytical executives and leaders in VC-backed start-ups, large corporations, the Federal Government, law firms, small businesses, and individuals.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
I work from the premise that leaders are part of a larger ecosystem, that their leadership moves and the moves of others have a profound and lasting impact on the ecosystem of the whole. That premise in combination with the notion that we are all a product of our experiences suggest that even one new practice, and especially many new practices, will change the outcomes an organization can produce. It’s not just that leaders lead by example, though they do, it’s that being open to change, then trying new things, and creating new experiences for those in the organization enables the entirely of the organization to see and create possibilities that didn’t exist before.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The single most important thing that has contributed to my successful career as a coach has been the continued learning about and application of the mind/body connection, the power in understanding how the brain works and what power it has in shaping how we move through the world: the notion that it’s not how one acts, but simply the how others experience our actions that can change the world.
Nannapat Sage
Nannapat Sage is an accredited, ICF-Certified Global Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant with a background in consulting, executive recruiting, and talent management. She works with executives worldwide to increase their strategic influence and executive presence to level up to make more impact on their teams and business.
Nannapat is passionate about helping leaders and teams thrive with ease. She’s the CEO of Potentia, a consulting firm specializing in leadership solutions.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
I support leaders in developing strategic influence and executive presence in less than 6 months so they can step up and feel more confident about their own leadership ability and authenticity. As a result, they can perform at a higher level and create more impact.
The approach I used comes from a combination of methodologies from Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Positive Psychology, Emotional intelligence, and advanced coaching techniques combined with my succession planning background and observations to help clients gain more awareness, learn more about their shortfalls and maximize their results to show up as an inspiring strategic leader.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
What contributes to my success as a coach is a self-mastery mindset to keep growing and adopting new tools, science-based methodologies, and techniques to support clients in getting their results faster.
Every year, I acquire new knowledge and tools to help my clients and also master the existing knowledge. This way, my clients will get the best out of me as their coach. As great coaches, we should learn and grow with our clients.
Rebecca Ahmed
Rebecca Ahmed is an award-winning speaker, business consultant, and an Energy Leadership Index™ Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), which is an exclusive training in human energy and how we can experience, express, and expand it in ourselves and others. Rebecca advises companies of all sizes on how to create a motivational workplace culture by transforming the energy and enthusiasm of their teams.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Rebecca Ahmed is a strategic people services (HR) consultant and Energy Leadership Index™ Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), which is an exclusive training in human energy and how we can experience, express, and expand it in ourselves and others. Rebecca is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Rebecca advises individuals and companies on how to create a motivational workplace culture by transforming their energy and enthusiasm. She excels at:
- Providing vision and counsel to streamlining operations and accelerating growth.
- Conducting analysis to identify problems and implement corrective processes.
- Crafting a positive culture by inspiring employees to influence and uplift those around them positively.
- Shifting individual’s focus from dwelling on challenges to innovating and communicating solutions.
- Helping employees understand how to control their responses to external factors that tempt them off track emotionally.
- Facilitating a greater flow of positive energy levels at home and work so that each employee has the best chance to excel at their job.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
The single most important thing that has contributed to my success as a coach was hiring a Booking & Literary Agent to showcase my talents. My TEDx aired in January, I have recently sold my book to McGraw Hill and have speaking engagements scheduled through Spring 2023! These platforms are allowing me to share my message broadly and create an energetic impact so I can work closer with individuals through 1:1 coaching and coaching cohorts.
Stephanie Kunkel
Stephanie is shifting the way businesses, organizations, and even politicians discuss leadership and neurodiversity. Using her story of her own battle with depression, anxiety, and ADHD she inspires leadership teams to lead with a new lens, one of compassion, vision, love, and creativity. Stephanie carries her master’s degree in leadership and management and is a self-published author and co-author of an Amazon Best Seller.
What do you do differently or how is your coaching different from others?
Leaders leverage my ability to reflect truth in a way that not only they, but their teams can relate to. I shift perspectives by using techniques I learned through behavioral therapy and my experience working with fortune 500 companies. My clients redefine what leadership is through questioning the status quo and connecting with who they really are and what they really want. Leaders and companies unify their teams through changed communication, respect, and compassion. Coaching and training sessions are based on comprehensive gap analyses, which amplify their team’s unique and authentic problem-solving abilities and eliminate the need for my services.
What according to you has been the single most important thing that has contributed to your success as a coach?
I truly believe that the single most important thing to my success is my desire to change the world. I am an advocate for happiness for all, and advocacy is how I lead. However, in order to advocate for change I have to be the change, I have to lead by example. Because of this principle I work to be better every day, I admit when I am not, and I make honest attempts to shift my own perspective. Changing the world is a big job, and it requires understanding the large impacts of small efforts and persistence in dedication.
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