Meet Five of the Most Influential Leadership and Executive Coaches

by / ⠀Experts / January 3, 2025
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Everyone needs help at some point. Business owners and career professionals are no exception. The rise to the top or to stay competitive can come with blind spots. Fortunately, individuals with a unique skill set can steer you in the right direction. 

They’re called leadership and executive coaches. If you’re looking for someone who can equip you with tools to level up your game, look no further. The five coaches below have distinguished themselves by helping clients reach new levels of success.

Joshua Miller

Joshua Miller works with Fortune 500 leaders. As a Master Certified Executive and Personal Coach, he specialized in mindset transformation. He gained valuable insights while spearheading creative advertising campaigns for Fortune 100 companies. The highly sought-after leadership coach has published these golden nuggets in his Amazon best-selling book, I Call Bullshit: Live Your Life, Not Someone Else’s.

Miller has showcased his expertise in TED Talks and earned the title of LinkedIn Top Voice. He works in the trenches with corporate leaders when he’s not sharing ideas as a thought leader. Whether through his hands-on coaching or executive leadership programs, Miller empowers professionals to upgrade their performance.

Elaine Lou Cartas

Are you a woman of color who needs inspiration, guidance, and breakthrough ideas? You may be one conscious conversation away from landing a dream career or creating a successful business. That’s Elaine Lou Cartas’ specialty. Apple News featured her as one of the top five business coaches.

The award-winning business coach, executive career coach, and speaker helps entrepreneurs and corporate leaders reach the next level. The versatile Cartas offers women of color and allies several avenues for professional development. The LinkedIn Learning Instructor teaches “Using AI to Make a Career Switch,” hosts the WOC & Allies: Business and Career Realtalk podcast, and leads retreats in Los Angeles.

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Grace Lee

Self-limiting beliefs can keep you from fulfilling your full executive potential. Dr. Grace Lee incorporates neuroscience into her coaching services. She aims to help C-suite, VPs, directors, and experienced managers break through barriers hindering career growth.

Dr. Lee empowers professionals through coaching programs, seminars, and keynotes. To date, she has reached over 14 million people in 25 countries. Dr. Lee describes her work as “deeply insightful, pleasantly thorough, and remarkably pragmatic.

Susan Hobson

Science may have the answer to reaching peak leadership performance. As the CEO and Founder of Elite High Performance, Susan Hobson delivers science-based training to the world’s highest-performing individuals. For over 15 years, she has coached everyone from professional athletes to entrepreneurs.

The Forbes Coaches Council member delivers results for clients by employing advanced neuroscience, mindset, and psychological strategies. 

Hobson also hosts The Leadership Launchpad Project, which Feedspot ranked Canada’s number three leadership podcast.

Ramona Shaw and Archova

How do you develop effective leaders? Many small-to-medium-sized businesses and startups ask that question. Ramona Shaw has responded by founding Archova. The Certified Professional Leadership Coach has developed a proprietary “APS Method” to help clients.

Shaw’s approach focuses on building awareness, leadership principles, and leadership systems. The best-selling author of The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role equips her clients with various development programs, executive coaching, and workshops.

Making a Difference in Leadership

Many people have reached new levels of business and career success with the help of personalized coaching. These elite leadership and executive coaches have become the difference makers for leaders in all walks of life.

About The Author

Brianna Kamienski

Brianna Kamienski is a highly-educated marketing writer with 4 degrees from Syracuse University. With a comprehensive understanding of communication theory, she's able to craft meaningful work that conveys what clients want to say to their clients. Brianna is the proud mother of two boys, Chase and Cooper.

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