You've got the role and the title. What you don't have is someone who gets what it's like and can support you when the council meeting runs until midnight.
Or when a department head just isn’t working out. Or when you're making decisions that affect thousands of people while wondering if anyone understands the cost.
For when you're tired of surviving instead of thriving
1:1 Leadership Coaching for City Managers
Every city manager I've coached has felt some version of this. The question isn't whether you're struggling, it's what you want to do about it.
Losing the passion that brought you here in the first place
Conflict that never seems to resolve, just shifts
The loneliness of being the person everyone comes to with problems
Wondering if you're stuck or if there's actually a way forward
Pressure to always have answers, even when you’re unsure yourself
Feeling like you're just putting out fires instead of leading
The guilt that comes with wanting an exit strategy
Exhaustion that follows you home and into your weekends
Walking on eggshells with council members who change every election
Second-guessing decisions you used to make with confidence
Here’s what so many city managers quietly wrestle with:
The community forums, budget presentations, and crisis management? You handle it all. But when the cameras are off and the doors are closed, you're running on fumes and wondering how much longer you can keep this up.
The Weight Behind the Title
$399/month
Investment:
Two private 55-minute sessions per month, complete confidentiality, and tools that actually work in your world.
What you get:
City Managers and Chief Administrative Officers holding responsibility for an entire city or organization.
Perfect for:
When you're the city manager or CAO, you carry the ultimate responsibility. Council, staff, and community all look to you, and there's nowhere inside the organization to process what's actually happening. You can't vent to one director without causing division. You can't unload on deputies or analysts. The higher you go, the lonelier it becomes.
This coaching gives you that space. We'll meet privately to clear the noise, name the real challenges, and reconnect you with the leader you want to be. It's a confidential conversation with someone who's been in your chair.
A safe space for the top seat.
City Manager & CAO Executive Coaching
$299/month
Investment:
Two private 55-minute sessions per month, complete confidentiality, and support designed for public sector leadership.
What you get:
Directors, Deputy CAOs, and Assistant City Managers navigating leadership pressures and transitions.
Perfect for:
Directors and deputies hold significant responsibility, managing departments, leading staff, navigating council expectations, while still reporting to the city manager. You may not be in the very top seat, but the pressures are real. Performance expectations, strained relationships, and decisions that affect your team and community.
This coaching creates space to process those challenges. We'll sort through the noise, focus on what matters most, and help you show up with clarity and confidence. A safe outlet for the things you can't share with your staff, your peers, or your boss.
Support for leaders in the middle of it all.
Director & Deputy CAO Leadership Coaching
Flexible packages, so you get the coaching you need only when you need it.
Cancel at any time
Text or email me between sessions when something comes up
Ongoing Support
Strategies that actually work in your world, not generic leadership advice
Tailored Tools
Easy booking through your portal, no back-and-forth emails
Simple Scheduling
Two 55-minute sessions each month, just you and me
Private Coaching
Both Levels Include:
No recordings. No transcripts. No permanent notes. What happens in our sessions will never see the light of day. Period. Your job depends on discretion, and so does mine.
Complete Confidentiality.
You deserve to lead in a way that actually feels worth it.
Awaken: Notice when you're running on fumes and calling it leadership
Recommit: Get clear on who you are when no one's watching
Integrate: Stop choosing between being effective and being human
Sustain: Build leadership that doesn't require you to sacrifice yourself
Most coaching frameworks weren't built for people who manage public budgets and navigate election cycles. The Leadership Integration Framework™ was.
Here’s how we’ll work together:
The Leadership Integration Framework™
City leadership was never meant to be a solo act. Every executive reaches that point where the constant decisions, politics, and pressure start feeling unsustainable. You don't need more training or technical skills. You need someone who gets it.
You don't have to have it all figured out before we talk. Sometimes the best thing you can do is admit you're tired of carrying everything by yourself.
When you schedule a call, we’ll just have a conversation about what's actually going on and what you want instead. Think of it as talking to someone who's been where you are.