Find the right approach for your growth
If you're not sure where to start, that's normal. We'll choose together based on your goals, your pace, and what you actually need.
Executive & Personal Coaching Four Ways
Starting point
A focused three-session engagement to get into action, make meaningful progress, and jump-start your growth.
Turning point
12+ sessions to build consistency, confidence, and new leadership habits through ongoing coaching.
Journey to Ithaka
A bespoke, unlimited session coaching experience designed for lasting personal and professional growth.
Perception change
A year-long coaching journey based on Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder Centered Coaching Model.
Which coaching engagement is right for me?
What challenges are you faced with and what kind of support do you want? Answering these questions will help you determine which package is right for you.
Starting Point is best if you have one specific thing in front of you (a hard conversation, a new role, a decision you keep circling, etc). With three sessions over a max of 90 days, this gives you focused attention on a single issue and support deciding, navigating, and implementing. It’s a low-touch engagement well-suited for someone either newer to coaching or returning after a break who wants to focus on immediate change.
Turning Point is best if you’re looking for deeper support while navigating a transition. With a set number of sessions over six (12 sessions) to 12 months (24 sessions), this engagement is best if you value structure and want ongoing support without a bespoke process or investment.
The Journey to Ithaka (JTI) is our premiere coaching offering: a six to twelve month unlimited coaching engagement where we’re in your corner however you need in order to reach your goals. This package is best suited for clients who want a high-touch, custom engagement that scales to your needs and growth edge.
Perception Change is a year-long rigorous journey based on Marshall Goldsmith’s time-tested Stakeholder Centered Coaching approach built for corporate leaders who want to reach the next level of leadership. Because this offering involves an in-depth 360 assessment and buy-in from stakeholders at your company, we reserve Perception Change engagements only for our corporate partners.
Many clients start with smaller engagements and continue into larger ones, some even working with us for years at a time on different challenges and opportunities. If you're not sure which one is right for you, that's what our first conversation is for.
“ Jake's dynamic approach to coaching tended to the most pressing needs I had at each interval of our time together. I'm forever changed by his attentive and thoughtful probing questions.. ”
— Jordan H.
Senior Director, Higher Education
Other ways to work together
Leadership Team or
Co-Founder Coaching
For teams or co-founders navigating growth, transition, or dysfunction. We work on the dynamics underneath the agenda: trust, communication, accountability, and more.
Custom workshops for leadership development, feedback culture, and the conversations organizations keep trying to have. Built for your specific context, not pulled from a catalog.
Workshops & Facilitation
Keynotes & Talks
On leadership, men's work, and the journey toward becoming someone your team can genuinely follow.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The main differentiator is Turning Point has a set number of sessions while JTI has an unlimited session count. In JTI, we work with you to match our session makeup to your goal, challenges, and learning style. Depending on the client, we do weekly meetings, bi-weekly meetings, 15-minute sessions each day of the week, multi-hour sessions once a month, or another arrangement designed for your needs. JTI scales with you, while Turning Point is already set.
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Perception Change is built on Marshall Goldsmith's Stakeholder Centered Coaching methodology. You choose one or two leadership behaviors to change and involve the people around you: your boss, peers, and direct reports. Along the way, they offer suggestions and tell you, through regular feedback you initiate, whether they actually notice a difference.
Success isn't whether you feel different. It's whether the people you lead experience you differently. Perception Change is typically sponsored by your organization and includes a full 360 report.
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Yes. Everything we talk about is completely confidential. If your company is sponsoring the engagement, we'll agree up front, together with your sponsor, on what gets shared. Typically that's goals and progress, never the content of our conversations. I follow the International Coaching Federation's Code of Ethics.
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I’m a responsive coach, which means I don’t coach any two clients the same. Instead, I meet you where you are and work with you in the way that’s going to support you and your growth the most. What I guarantee is that I notice everything: the words you use and the patterns that show up in our sessions and in the stories you tell. How we work with those depends on who you are. I’m direct when I need to be, prescriptive when that serves my clients, and also willing to sit in the silence and let you do the hard work.
I believe that great coaching gets you quick wins and creates a space where you can think more deeply about yourself, your choices, and your behaviors. My goal is for you to learn faster and more impactfully, so you’re able to make real, meaningful change in your life and career. All of my work is focused on sustainable change, so that what we work on doesn’t only impact you right now but far into the future too.
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Managers, directors, founders, and senior executives, often at the moment when what helped them succeed stops working. The most common transition I see is from excellent individual contributor or subject matter expert to strategic leader. That's the point where your value stops being what you do and starts being what you make possible for others. I've coached more than 150 leaders at companies including EY, Microsoft, Spotify, GE, and Samsung.
I also work with individuals who want to start their own businesses, whether those are for-profit endeavors or non-profit organizations. If you have a big goal but are unsure how to actually get there, I can help you plot the course, take the steps, and navigate the whole endeavor aligned with your values and purpose.
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My four packages all have different prices to make coaching accessible for different budgets. We’ll discuss price during our first conversation to decide which package is best suited for your needs and your budget.
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Yes! Many organizations have leadership development budgets for exactly this. Investment depends on the engagement and is something we'll discuss in our first conversation. If it helps, I'll put together a proposal you can bring to your manager or HR partner.
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Coaching is great for people who are looking and ready to take the next step in their lives and careers. You don’t need to be in a crisis, and you don’t need a perfectly defined goal. The clearest sign that you’re ready for coaching is if you consistently find yourself wanting something and are unsure how to get there.
If that's you, let's talk. If you're not there yet, that's fine too. Subscribe to The Hungry Reader, and I'll be here when you are.
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I believe that coaching and therapy go together like milk and cookies. Many of my clients either have worked with a therapist or work with one conjunctively during our work together. The combination of coaching and therapy can be a powerful combination to help you heal and achieve new levels of accomplishment. Importantly, coaching is not therapy and should not be used as a replacement for therapy.
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This is a time to get to know each other and see whether we’d be a good fit to work together. We’ll talk about what’s inspiring you to explore coaching right now, what you want, and what you’ve tried so far. We’ll do a little coaching so you can get a taste of my approach, and then we’ll explore whether I’m the right person for you to speak with. It’s 45-minutes, free, and not a sales pitch. If I’m not the right fit, or it doesn’t seem like coaching is what you need to right now, I’ll tell you. If I know someone who is a good fit for you, I’ll point you in their direction.
Not sure where to start?
The first conversation is always free.
We'll figure out together what the right approach looks like. No pressure, no commitment. Just a conversation to get things started.