Wingspan
Leadership Coaching
You have the talent. You just need to soar above the grind.
You're pulled in eight directions at once. Stressed. Overwhelmed. Wondering what to focus on today—let alone next year. You’re solving problems left and right, but new ones keep coming.
You think,
If only there were more of me,
If I had more time...
But there’s only so much time, and the constant firefighting is draining your fire.
What if you knew exactly what to focus on?
What if you had a clear path forward—not just for today, but for next month, next year?
What if your leadership had the reach and impact you dream about?
Imagine having a thought partner—not just to help solve today’s problems, but to build the systems that tackle tomorrow’s challenges.
That’s Wingspan.
How to spread your wings wider…
Through expert coaching sessions, we’ll help you:
Develop the internal tools to stay centered and clear-headed in any moment.
Manage people with both humanity and high expectations.
Build systems that sustain excellence.
Reclaim the time you need to do the work that truly matters.
Drawing from 25 years of leadership experience—as an educator, senior nonprofit leader, and veteran coach—I help leaders go beyond managing. I help them soar.
Let’s expand your wingspan.
Areas of expertise:
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Self-awareness of our own internal landscape, patterns, and motivations allows leaders to find their own power in the turbulence.
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How will you get to impact? How will you know if you got there? Does everyone point to the same mountain-top? Are you sure? Let’s hone your clarity and map out your route in ways others can follow.
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Effective leadership blends vision and empathy, creating a space for creativity and collaboration. Learn the 3-step approach for managing team members to goals and how to assess if the problem you are solving is one of will, skill or capacity.
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How do you handle those moments that get you off-center? When there are 8 urgent priorities and crisis, how would your team describe you? Let’s level up and rise above to self-mastery.
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Exceptionally good leaders know that fostering inclusivity is both an ethical and strategic necessity. True inclusion unlocks innovation, enables teams to leverage collective strengths, and promotes equitable outcomes. With active listening, open dialogue, and empathy, leaders can bridge divides and encourage collaboration, and build a place where everyone’s best self is not only welcome, it gets better.
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Who are your champions? Who are your detractors? What if you looked at them differently and cultivated all of their genius toward a vision they build with you? Let’s learn some effective strategies for engagement and communication that doesn’t just work to get your message across — it builds coalitions.
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Ever read a 10 paragraph email? You probably haven’t read those emails — but you might have written them. We can bring you 3 techniques that break through the “blah, blah, blah” and into blazingly compelling.
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Using research-backed social network analysis to map educator relationships within schools and organizations—we illuminate connections, gaps, and patterns that drive belonging, collaboration, in service of impact.
If you are looking for a coach or strategic advisor who will help you craft a vision and plan for the action that will realize that vision, Ryan's strategic planning acumen will be invaluable to you. If you need help navigating the weeds, but also need to pull back from time to time to see the big picture, Ryan’s ability to stick with you will serve you well. He will support you to zoom way in when you need to get tactical, and also nudge you to step back to zoom out when it is time to strategize.
Ryan is a trusted advisor, an expert mentor with clear integrity, and a visionary leader who achieves things other people say can’t be done. He is someone who I would always want in my corner when diving into work that is both challenging and worthy of great commitment.
You would be highly fortunate to have the chance to work with Ryan and benefit from his substantial skill, deep listening, and service orientation to leadership.
Adam Krusi-Thom, West Partnership Director
EL Education (Expeditionary Learning)
Soar higher than you thought possible.
