Executive coaching from former senior U.S. diplomats.
For leaders stepping into bigger roles, and the organizations counting on them. Private, practical, and built for high-stakes moments.
Choose your path.
Whether you are preparing for your next role or preparing a team for what is ahead, we start where you are.
Coaching for your next chapter
For mid-career and senior professionals moving into executive roles, changing sectors, or rebuilding after a role ends.
Strategic Career & Leadership Coaching
Six months of one-on-one coaching with support between sessions.
The Leadership Lounge
A 12-week small-group cohort. You leave with a finished 90-day plan.
Leadership development for teams
For universities, nonprofits, agencies and companies that need leaders ready for growth, change, or pressure.
Workshops and keynotes
Interactive sessions on resilience, transitions, and leading across cultures.
Team and executive coaching
Coaching engagements for leadership teams and high-potential staff.
Leadership retreats
Designed and facilitated retreats that leave teams aligned on what is next.
When the stakes are real, preparation is everything.
We spent our careers managing crises overseas as U.S. diplomats. Now we help institutions prepare for the crisis before it arrives.
- Crisis preparedness reviews
- Tabletop and simulation exercises
- Advisory retainers for leadership teams
The Leadership Lounge is back, with a new format.
A 12-week small-group coaching program for leaders stepping into a new role or rebuilding after a role ends. Shared learning, plus private one-on-one time with your coach.
Belinda Jackson Farrier
Co-founder
Shelby Smith-Wilson
Co-founder
We have led where the pressure was highest.
Former senior U.S. diplomats with executive experience in government and tech, now coaching the next generation of leaders.
- Leadership across Latin America, Africa and Europe
- Executive roles in government and tech
- Led cross-cultural teams of 1,000+
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
Results our clients can name.
[Grounded & Global] provides a well-balanced mix of motivation, hope, and reflection.Repose 2025 Participant
Something I have appreciated throughout my coaching experience is how they are always ready to meet me exactly where I am, messy feelings and all.Coaching Client
They create a space where you can be fully vulnerable, but they won't let you hide there. They ask the questions that make you confront whether your choices match your values.Coaching Client
Real talk for leaders on the way up.
Leadership Tea brings honest conversations for mid-career professionals pursuing executive roles. Short, direct, and practical.
Leadership Tea
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