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So far Nathan has created 11 blog entries.

Pamela Mertz

Pamela Mertz was mid-session, leading her first group coaching demo, when she realized she was drenched in sweat. Her heart raced. Her hands trembled. She was so focused on impressing everyone in the room that she'd completely lost track of what actually mattered: the people in front of her. She stopped. Right there in [...]

Pamela Mertz2025-10-22T08:53:11-05:00

Kelsey Hendrix

Kelsey Hendrix had always been the person others turned to for help. As a member care leader for missionaries in her field of service, she watched dedicated servants of God in hard-to-reach places around the world struggle in isolation and wrestle with leadership challenges. Prior to becoming a coach "giving advice sometimes helped but [...]

Kelsey Hendrix2025-10-20T09:33:41-05:00

Maria Gallagher

Maria Gallagher stared at her new title: Executive Director. It was an honor, certainly—but also terrifying. She loved the mission of her Harrisburg non-profit. She believed in the work. But managing a team? That was different. "I was a novice and needed to become a professional in a hurry," she admits. She wanted to [...]

Maria Gallagher2025-10-20T09:14:34-05:00

Edwin Soler

Edwin Soler kept dreaming from behind his law enforcement desk. Someday, he'd think. Someday I'll be able to do something more. He felt intensely called to serve people differently, to make a bigger impact. But he was stuck in a career going nowhere. He could see the what and the why—that desire to do [...]

Edwin Soler2025-10-20T09:14:14-05:00

Cheryl Bridges

Cheryl Bridges stood at a crossroads she hadn't expected. After 31 years in corporate America, she had walked away from a successful career. She was a leader people trusted—a deaconess, a mentor, someone others came to when they needed guidance. But beneath the accomplishments, there was a persistent whisper she couldn't shake: There's something [...]

Cheryl Bridges2025-10-20T08:42:17-05:00

Shellie Kemp

Shellie Kemp had taken coaching courses before. Multiple ones, actually. As Freedom & Care Pastor at a church that welcomes 7,000 people weekly through recovery ministry and Sunday services, she knew excellent training mattered. She'd already invested in certifications, accumulated the credentials, filled notebooks with concepts. But something was missing." I had head knowledge," [...]

Shellie Kemp2025-10-20T08:42:03-05:00

Michelle DeMann

For over twenty years, Michelle DeMann carried a dream she didn't know how to name. After speaking to women's groups for two decades, sharing her story of redemption and hope, she knew there was more she was meant to give. But that "more" felt stuck inside her—like a piece of gum on the bottom [...]

Michelle DeMann2025-10-20T08:41:52-05:00

Gail Roma

For over fifty years, Gail Roma had the same steady rhythm: showing up, solving problems, keeping the logistics moving. She was good at it. Reliable. But she carried a quiet longing the whole time." I always had the desire to be a psychologist, social worker, something along those fields," Gail shares. People came to [...]

Gail Roma2025-10-20T08:41:43-05:00

Melissa Baker

Melissa Baker had checked every box. From clinician to sales leader to corporate executive, she'd climbed the ladder in healthcare consulting, working with hospitals across the country to improve patient outcomes. On paper, her career was thriving. But inside, something was quietly breaking. She couldn't remember the last time she'd had dinner with her [...]

Melissa Baker2025-10-20T08:41:31-05:00

Gwendolyn Price

For thirty years, Gwendolyn Price lived a double life - not the scandalous kind, but the kind so many of us know too well. By day, she was climbing the corporate ladder in information technology, managing projects and programs. By evening and weekend, she was the person friends called when life fell apart. She'd [...]

Gwendolyn Price2025-10-20T08:42:53-05:00