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Methodology

A mutually agreed time and confidential space to engage in coaching and provide tools to explore and discover ideas and solutions, while progressively moving forward from where you are to where you want to go.

Services

Executive Coaching

This program helps leaders overcome challenges and discover effective solutions to problems. You’ll gain clarity, purpose, and foster the growth of other leaders, high-performing teams, and a resilient organizational culture. Through openness and curiosity, you’ll discover new opportunities and create new paths to reach your goals and objectives.

Leadership can be isolating at times. You’ll have a trusted partner, working together through a personalized engagement plan to address your concerns and be guided through difficult business decisions that may be impeding growth or productivity. By encouraging diverse perspectives, you’ll make well-informed business choices. You’ll clarify your strategies and initiatives, bringing your team closer to realizing your vision.

As your dedicated sounding board, you will enjoy a safe space to freely bounce ideas, evaluate options, and create viable action plans. You’ll be empowered to overcome obstacles and cultivate a thriving business environment.

Leadership Coaching

This program supports individuals and teams at every stage of their professional growth. Whether you’re an aspiring leader, a rising star, or an experienced manager aiming for director or executive positions, coaching is tailored to your unique needs.

Enhance your self-awareness, develop emotional intelligence, build on your strengths and address areas for improvement. Discover potential blind spots, navigate uncertainties, and break through self-imposed barriers that impede progress. Cultivating new insights to establish effective leadership practices that align with your authentic self.

Become an influential and inspiring leader who fosters the professional growth of your team and drives organizational success. Arm yourself with practical leadership tools and proven frameworks to nourish meaningful relationships with team members and key stakeholders.

Join this transformative journey to improve your leadership foster personal and professional growth and inspire others to reach their highest potential.

Career Coaching

Based on your strengths, interests, passions and skills, you’ll develop a career vision and plan. Whether you are looking to change roles, switch jobs or completely transform your career, you’ll make the transition with more clarity and intention. Develop an action-based roadmap to your career vision. Coaching in this area will help you align your career aspirations with your skills, interest and core values.

Another aspect of career coaching is helping you develop and showcase your personal branding to make you more marketable in a crowded job market. You’ll develop job search strategies to increase your chances of finding a job that meets your criteria. The next step in career coaching is to assist you in preparing for the job interview to include tips on how to leverage your strengths and build your confidence.

Through one-on-one coaching you will find where you can provide most value and impact to others. You’ll explore opportunities to upskill or reskill for the next career endeavor.

Topics for Discussion Covered in Our Coaching Program

Self-Discovery

Gain self-awareness of your leadership style, traits, and behaviors. Embrace your strengths and develop areas for improvement, setting a solid foundation for effective leadership and professional growth.

Goal Setting and Visioning

Develop a purpose-driven vision for your future, aligning it with your values and aspirations. Transform your vision into a concrete, action-based roadmap that propels you towards your career goals.

Overcoming Overwhelm

Learn techniques to set boundaries, prioritize tasks, and align your actions with your values and goals. Overcoming overwhelm allows you to focus on what truly matters and generate forward momentum towards your objectives.

Challenging Limiting Narratives

Identify and address the self-talk and stories that hinder your progress. Discover new approaches to thinking and gain insights that empower you to overcome obstacles and build meaningful relationships.

Building Positive Habits

Develop powerful habits that support your journey towards success. Learn how to implement one change at a time, creating sustainable habits that drive you closer to achieving your career goals.

Influencing with Purpose

Acquire the skills to positively influence others and gain buy-in for your ideas. Understand the dynamics of effective communication and develop insights and techniques that enhance your success in various settings.

Strategic Thinking and Planning

Translate ideas into core building blocks for success. Develop strategic thinking skills and create a comprehensive plan that covers key areas such as timelines, decision-making, priorities, initiatives, capabilities, differentiation, and organizational impact.

Cultivating Organizational Culture

Recognize the power of culture in achieving and sustaining success. Learn strategies to shape a positive culture that aligns with your vision and goals, understanding that culture is the driving force behind success.

Succession Planning

Proactively identify key roles that may need to be filled in the future. Tap into the right candidates within your organization, identifying those who have the potential to excel in these positions. You will be coached through the grooming and transition into their new roles, ensuring they hit the ground running on day one.

Building High-Performing Teams

Develop and nurture a dream team that fuels positive culture and drives results. Your team will use their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, to gain valuable insights for greater performance. Develop the skills and strategies to foster collaboration, optimize team performance, and create a harmonious and impactful working environment.

Career Planning

Chart an action-based roadmap to achieve your career vision. Drawing upon your strengths, interests, passions, and skills, coaching will help you develop a clear vision and plan for your career. Whether you aspire to change roles, switch jobs, or embark on a complete career transformation, coaching empowers you to navigate these transitions more effectively.

Employee Engagement

Improve employee satisfaction, motivation, and productivity. Through tailored coaching and tools, you’ll get to know each of your teammates one employee at a time. Help them better understand their roles, and enhance their skills, while providing them optimal support, recognition, and aligning their goals with the organization’s.

About

I’m a proud Husband, Father, and Grandfather with supportive and loving family and friends. After serving as a Naval Officer for 33 years, I now do what I love the most about my leadership journey, developing others through coaching. The journey taught me many leadership lessons that I took with me to the private sector and several entrepreneurial ventures. I had a successful career developing leaders, building high performing teams, strategy, planning, process improvement, organizational change and shaping cultures.

This path was paved through informal learning, trial and error, mentors, and coaches. However, as a life-long learner, I expanded my knowledge via an extensive academic path which I continue to extend by pursuing a doctoral program in Strategic Leadership. I am certified as an Executive Coaching, Strategic Leadership, Lean 6 Sigma, Scrum Master, and various technical certifications.

Upon retiring from the Navy, I experienced life in a startup and my own entrepreneurship endeavors in Coaching, Consulting, and Real Estate. My coaching experience is in the areas of organization, leadership, teams, sports, life and health.

I am a world traveler who is fascinated by languages and cultures. I lived 10 years overseas in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. I am an avid reader, runner and love learning languages.

As I continue to grow, I’m committed to doing what I’ve been most passionate about, helping others develop their true potential. Through coaching, we help leaders discover real solutions through assessments, active inquiry coaching process, and leverage empowering frameworks and tools. You will gain clarity and purpose, improve leadership skills, and shape strong teams. My life philosophy can be summed up here: Love God, find your north star; maintain a growth mindset; listen with intention; don’t take yourself too seriously; quiet your mind; give without expectations; stay true to your values.

Meaning of Olympia Leadership Logo: The log was inspired by my late father’s desire to open a company by the name Olympia. The origin of the word in Greek comes from Mount Olympus “the home of the Greek gods” which is the main feature in the logo. The mountain represents the planned and unplanned challenges that we face in our personal and professional lives. Like climbing a mountain, the vision and goals that we set require determination, planning, perseverance and support. The star over the mountain represents our North Star, which are the values we use to underpin our purpose, vision and goals. The summit is the vision we have of the future. The individuals climbing the mountain symbolize a team, and the leader in the rear illustrates a Servant Leader supporting and encouraging the team. This reflects how I approach life and the leadership style I strive to represent. My coaching represents this leadership philosophy in that I support my clients realize and maximize their potential through supportive inquiry, empowerment, and providing resources they can use to tap into their superpowers.

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Pricing Plan

Pricing is negotiated based on engagement term, business size and complexity

Individual Coaching: 6-12 Month Packages

Bi-weekly one-hour individual coaching sessions
Talent Assessment
Assessment Debriefing
360 Assessment
Weekly e-mail support

Executive Coaching: 6-12 Month Package

Bi-weekly one-hour individual coaching sessions
Talent Assessment
Assessment Debriefing
360 Assessment
Weekly e-mail support

Team Coaching: 6-12 Month Package

Bi-weekly one-hour individual coaching sessions
360 Assessment
Assessment Debriefing
Weekly e-mail support

Testimonials

After working with David, I was able to articulate a more thorough picture of what my future career would look like. I felt a little lost and unsure of how to proceed with all the ideas I had to not only improve my own personal career but my employer’s as well with program initiatives. David was able to help me think through the process and come up with tangible goals and projects. He helped me gain the confidence to voice my ideas more in the office and start making long overdue career growth plans. David can span the personal & professional spectrums so seamlessly, it’s like getting two coaches for the price of one. He is great at understanding the whole person and assessing both strengths and weaknesses to work towards the goals you have set for yourself. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to make changes in their life for greater overall satisfaction.

David has incredible listening skills and a wonderful ability to accompany you towards great insights and clarity. He manages to hold space to allow you to explore possibilities and reach desired outcomes in a supportive yet challenging way. His knowledge of leadership and human behavior are truly impressive. His thought-provoking questions helped me gain a deeper understanding of myself, my goals and priorities. His coaching enabled me to identify and overcome obstacles and develop a clear action plan to achieve my objectives.

David coached me as I was starting my own business. I valued his ability to reframe situations that shifted my thinking, leading me to breakthroughs and ultimately innovative solutions to my issues. I was also impressed with how he drew upon his three decades of military experience to provide thought-provoking perspectives on strategy and leadership. David is a great thought partner for getting you unstuck in any aspect of your life.

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