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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!
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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