Executive Coaching for Austin’s Senior Leaders & Founders

When frameworks aren’t enough, choose depth.

Serious leadership comes with pressure, blind spots, and complicated dynamics. Work with a therapist-trained, former founder who brings outside perspective, candid feedback, and strategic support.

The success of your business depends on the quality of your leadership.

The Reality of Leadership at This Level

Challenges are obvious. Solutions aren’t clear.

  • Succession pressure is exposing the cracks in your leadership pipeline. Are you ready?

  • The next major challenge is already taking shape. Is your team strong enough?

  • You're surrounded by yes-people. Who is going to listen deeply and tell you the truth?

  • You’ve invested a lot in that high-potential leader who is falling short. Is there a way to salvage this?

The pressure and responsibility at this level are intense.

360 Coaching brings honest feedback, a deeper read on what’s driving behavior, and the experience of leading at this level.

The question for Austin leaders isn’t whether you need executive coaching. 
The question is do you want to be better?

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Why Coaching Works

Great athletes rely on coaches throughout their careers. Accomplished executives shouldn’t be any different.

No matter how high you climb, leadership coaching gives you access to more of your potential.

Coaches bring insight, awareness and a proven process for growth and development. They also provide a much needed space for confidential reflection. Choose a seasoned therapist who is also a successful business leader, and the support will be broader and deeper.

The outcome goes well beyond increasing “soft skills”. Executive coaching boosts the bottom line. Organizations report an impressive 7-to-1 return on every dollar they spend on executive coaching. 

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Coaching + Wisdom + Experience

Expertise in the human side of business

Most coaches bring frameworks which are great. They provide roadmaps. 

But each leader's starting point is unique and determined by their mindset. Their personal path is shaped by their blind spots.

You need a coach who has depth and experience. 

After 25 years as a therapist supporting high-performing professionals, I have that depth. With expertise in interpersonal dynamics and personal growth, I’m trained to quickly identify patterns and their underlying drivers.

As an entrepreneur, I’ve built a multi-million dollar company. I led teams, weathered conflict, navigated overnight pivots, scaled in a frenzy and survived an acquisition.

I’ve been in your seat and I’ve come out wiser on the other side. I have the experience.

Today, as an executive coach in Austin, I work with leaders facing the same pressures I did. Growth, complexity, fast-paced change and heavy responsibility at scale.

I’ve got you covered on the human side AND the business side of executive coaching.

Austin Executive Coaching Built on 25 Years of Client Trust

  • Working with Ellen has been a transformative experience.

    “Her insightful guidance, strategic thinking, and personalized approach helped me elevate my leadership skills to a new level. She offers a perfect balance of support and challenge, empowering growth personally and professionally. I trust her expertise, and I’m grateful for her lasting impact on my career. I can’t recommend her enough!”

    — RW, Austin Business Owner

  • She sees the nuance in both business and people, then translates that into direction and smart next steps.

    “Ellen’s guidance helped me get clear on what matters and actually get things done. Working with her brought momentum to my career and business when I needed it most.
    A true ally and advocate.“


    — EB, Austin Entrepreneur

  • Ellen is amazing ...

    “for reigniting your sense of purpose
    and focus through work and life.

    — NT, Austin Chief Revenue Officer

  • Ellen is warm, open, and smart.

    “I’ve taken what I’ve learned about myself through my personal and professional development over the years. My two favorite things about her are her laugh, and her ability to listen deeply, paying close attention and asking great questions.


    — MS, Engineer

  • ★★★★★

    I continue to employ her advice and insights in both my business
    and personal life. Ellen is also just a joy to be around!”

    — CC, Founder and President of a Global Design Consulting Business

Put Executive Coaching to Work for You

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360 Executive Coaching

Recalibrate Your C-Suite

A structured, high-impact coaching engagement designed for senior leaders and their executive teams.

We begin with a comprehensive Leadership Circle Profile 360 feedback process, gathering confidential input from across your organization to identify each leader’s patterns, blind spots, and the behaviors that are actually shaping your culture.

From there, we engage in focused, monthly 1:1 coaching to work on the one or two areas that will most improve effectiveness. This isn’t generic coaching. It’s targeted, personalized, data-driven work that creates real change across individuals and the team as a whole.

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Team
Alignment

Boost Team Effectiveness

When leadership challenges aren’t isolated to one person, we look at the system.

This work brings together insights from across the team to identify what’s working, where breakdowns are happening, and what needs to shift.

The focus is not on training or theory, but on improving how the team actually functions: communication, alignment, decision-making, and trust. The goal is a leadership team that operates more cohesively and gets better results together.

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Leadership
Coach & Confidant

Ongoing Leadership Support

For leaders, founders and CEOs who are seeking ongoing support with an executive coach. You need a confidential space to reflect more clearly.

You’re looking for a direct, honest thought-partner who has been where you are now. You want support but you also to be challenged. Aimed at helping you see your patterns, make better decisions under pressure, and lead more effectively in your role. Whether you’re navigating complexity, managing a team, or stepping into a bigger position, this work helps you move forward with more clarity, accountability, and impact.

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Working With 360 Coaching

STEP

Start a Conversation

Let’s find out if we might be a fit.

Exploration without obligation is the first step.

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STEP

Get a Clear Baseline

Jumpstarting this journey with multi-source data collection through feedback surveys, assessing leaders, teams or organizations.

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STEP

Get Focused for 6-12 Months

Goal-directed and personalized change process. Self-discovery, applied insight, new patterning and integration.

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STEP

Lead With Clarity & Confidence

Step out of coaching and into the reality of your new mindset.

Lead with more clarity, confidence and effectiveness.

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Not Sure 360 Coaching is Right for You?

Start with a confidential conversation. There is no obligation and if it's a fit, we'll talk options. If it's not, you'll still walk away with more clarity about what you’re looking for.