Executive coaching.A more human way to lead.
Build a clearer direction for your business—and the way you lead it. Coaching for executives, founders, and owners with Ryan Coley, LCSW.
Wake Forest Raleigh Across the globe
One coach.
Three vantage points.
Ryan Coley has sat on every side of the table a leader sits on.
Executive coach with
(opens in a new tab)Part of the Novus Global coaching team, working with leaders, founders, and operators on how they lead.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Trained to notice what people carry into a room, and what goes unsaid in it.
Multi-unit franchise owner
Runs businesses of his own, with the responsibility that comes with leading one.
The work of leading
gets personal.
The decisions are yours. So are the expectations, the difficult conversations, and the questions you don’t always have room to ask.
You can make room for them here.
Every decision still comes back to you.
You want your team to take ownership. But stepping back can feel harder than stepping in.
The conversation keeps getting postponed.
Everyone knows something needs to change. Finding an honest, productive way to say it is another matter.
You’re ready for more. The next move isn’t clear.
Growth, a transition, a bigger role. You need space to question your assumptions and decide what comes next.
A business is built by people. Let’s start there.
Strategy matters. So do systems. But the moments that shape a business are the ones between people: the conversation that finally happens, the decision someone stops taking back, the team that agrees in the room and means it.
That is where Sherpa’s coaching works. Ryan’s clinical training taught him to notice what people carry into a room. Running businesses of his own taught him what it costs to lead one. The coaching is direct, honest, and built around the person doing the leading.
How Ryan works with leadersHe helped me clarify a vision I’d been afraid to name.
Different industries. Same leadership principles.
- A premium vodka brand
- A multi-unit bagel franchise
- A pool & outdoor-living company
- An insurance brokerage
- A construction company
Move forward.
Bring your people with you.
Work with Ryan one to one, with your leadership team, or in front of the room.
Have a situation in mind? Start there.
Talk with Sherpa
Your business matters. So does the life around it.
Ryan’s perspective begins with the whole person. The Sherpa Life Compass gives you a place to pause and notice what deserves more attention—and what you want to make room for next.
A reflection exercise. A place to begin.
Here for your family, too.
Family & teen coaching remains part of who we are.
Sherpa supports teens, young adults, and parents through the challenges of growing up and growing together. Our team provides life coaching, therapeutic mentoring, family counseling, and mental health services in Wake Forest and Raleigh, North Carolina, with virtual options available.
- Life coaching & mentoring for teensFor teens and young adults finding their footing
- Family counseling & parent coachingFor parents and families growing together
- Mental health services for studentsFor students carrying more than schoolwork
Looking for whole-person health support? Explore integrative health.
You don’t need all the answers to start a conversation.
Tell us what you’re navigating and what you’d like to change. We’ll talk about whether Sherpa is the right fit.
Start a conversationAn initial conversation. No obligation.