You know something needs to change. Let's find out what's in the way.
Coaching for mission-driven leaders, professionals and creatives, shaped around where you are right now.
Who I Work With
I work with mission-driven leaders, professionals and creatives who find themselves at a threshold between where they are and what comes next. Most come to me through one of these six paths:
1. Navigating a Major Transition
You've outgrown where you are, or a lot is changing around you. You want to see what's true for you before you choose your next chapter.
2. Building or Leading Something New
You're stepping into something new — a role, a venture, a direction — and don't yet know what you want it to be. You want clarity and confidence before you commit.
3. Reconnecting with Joy & Purpose
You've been in survival mode. You're ready to remember what actually energizes you and move beyond burnout.
4. Leading from Your Gifts
You know what you're good at, and most days it stays in the background. You want to lead from authenticity, not obligation.
5. Pursuing Audacious Goals
You have a vision for something bigger and bolder, and you keep finding reasons to wait. You need strategic support navigating the risk without losing yourself.
6. Breaking the All-or-Nothing Trap
You believe change means giving up everything you've built. You're ready to discover that meaningful transitions can happen gradually.
Looking for support for your team or organization?
See Organizations & Teams.
The Ground You Stand On
The pressures you're under are real — too little time or money, people depending on you, a world that keeps shifting under your feet. Coaching won't make those go away. What it can change is the ground you meet them from: the beliefs you never chose, the habits that kept you going and now cost you, and the clarity you already have but haven't had room to hear.
How It Differs From Traditional Coaching:
Beyond the surface: We address the root causes of misalignment, not just the symptoms of burnout or stuckness.
Internally sourced: Your transformation is sourced from your own inner wisdom, not a pre-set formula.
Sustainable impact: By aligning your work and personal life with your purpose, you find inspiration and resilience that last.
How We Work Together
1. Start with a conversation.
A free 60-minute Clarity Call about where you are and what you need.
2. A plan shaped around you.
Every engagement is shaped around what you need. That can include your work, your relationships, and how the two affect each other. Most people start with eight to ten sessions. Many continue for six months to a year, and some keep working with me for several years.
3. What every session includes.
Preparation beforehand, a detailed write-up afterward with concepts and practices to anchor what came up, and support in between sessions.
4. How the work usually moves.
Grounding: getting clear on what's true for you right now — inside and around you.
Visioning: giving yourself permission to want what's most important to you, without fear and guilt doing the editing.
Creating: taking aligned action, and building practices you can sustain.
5. Investment.
Fees depend on the length and shape of the work, and we'll go over them in our first conversation. Some clients' organizations cover the cost through a professional development budget.
Just an honest conversation about where you are.
Not ready to talk yet? Start with the free 15-minute reflection.
A Special Note for Nonprofit Executive Directors & CEOs
Many Executive Directors and CEOs come to me for one or both of these reasons:
1. Greater Alignment & Clarity
Like many nonprofit leaders, you may be experiencing burnout, loss of joy, or a sense that something needs to shift in how you're leading — and living. The work we do together starts with you: gaining clarity on what's true for you now, reconnecting with your purpose, and discovering what becomes possible when you lead from alignment instead of obligation.
2. Building a Healthier, More Aligned Team Culture
You may also be interested in bringing this inside-out approach to your organization — developing leadership capacity in your team, building a culture of trust and alignment, and creating an environment where people feel valued and clear about the mission.
Both paths are available to you. Many EDs and CEOs combine both paths to understand the inside-out work in their own life and how to extend it to their team.
Whether you're looking for support with your own leadership journey, increasing organizational health and impact, or both, let's talk about what's right for you.
The Client Experience: Stories of True Transformation
"Alex is a truly transformational coach. In working with him you will have an unconditionally supportive mentor who, through deep compassion and wisdom, will help you channel the best version of yourself based on your own terms."
— Will Weiss, Founder at More Human Internet, Chief Technology Officer at Virtual Hospitals Africa
“I cannot recommend Alex enough. Anyone who is feeling stuck will benefit greatly from his coaching. It is truly life changing and the best investment I ever made."
— Usha Pillai, Consulting Partner, Your Carbon Steps, LLC
"Working with Alex gave me the courage to develop my own path in order to fill a community need that is not being addressed by anyone else. It was a privilege to talk with Alex on a weekly basis and I consider my time with him to be one of the best investments I have made."
– Nicole Jurek, Founder, Local Circles