Coaching

Our Style

Breaking through barriers between you and your goals

If you have your sights on something more in your career and life, we’re here to coach you to achieve it. We help executives, entrepreneurs, managers, veterans and professionals in transition, and high-potential individuals and young adults step up and level up for themselves, those around them, and their organizations.

If you’re ready to grow…ready to take responsibility for your own success…ready to work diligently and consistently to reach your full potential…we’re ready with practical, actionable guidance and insights based on science-based assessments and our own decades of leadership experience.

Our Coaching Process

Meaningful, measurable results through accelerated development

Before people can make progress, they have to understand what’s standing in their way. We use  assessments that give insight into the obstacles that are preventing individuals from performing at their peak. Then we provide proven, personalized coaching to address issues at their root and overcome them.

We are certified to use a variety of assessments to help individuals discover their potential. We find the Birkman Method® to be particularly effective. To begin, we review the results of the Birkman assessment and provide a detailed report that highlights strengths, avoids harsh criticisms or judgments, and encourages professional growth.

These results form the foundation of for one-on-one coaching sessions. We regularly track and measure progress against these objectives, including setting new objectives as the previous are met, to ensure that coaching is having the desired impact on the individual and, in turn, the business.

Building a Strong Foundation

Complete the Birkman Assessment

Your coaching journey begins with completing the online Birkman Assessment, a crucial tool for personal and professional growth. We incorporate this assessment as a core component of our executive coaching program because it provides valuable insights that help you self-manage, avoid unproductive behaviors, and enhance your leadership effectiveness. While we are certified in various assessments, we find the Birkman particularly effective. You will receive an email with a link to access the assessment, and we will also schedule your first coaching session at this time. Read more about our approach and the assessments we use here.

Your First Coaching Session

Coaching Session #1: Meet Your Coach & Birkman Conversation

In this initial session, you’ll have the opportunity to build rapport with your coach and set the stage for a positive coaching experience. Your coach will walk you through the results of your Birkman Assessment and provide a detailed report outlining your assessment insights.

Unlocking Your Learning Hub

Preparation for Coaching Session #2: Access the Nally Learning Hub & Complete the Pre-Coaching Questionnaire

After your first session, you will receive access to the Nally Learning Hub, which will support you throughout your coaching journey. A quick tour of this Hub will demonstrate its features and how you can best utilize the resources. Additionally, before your second session, you will be asked to complete a Pre-Coaching Competency Questionnaire that will be linked to your Learning Hub. This questionnaire will serve as a foundation for future sessions, offering your coach valuable insights into your leadership goals, business objectives, and current management skills.

Defining Your Path Forward

Coaching Session #2: Setting Leadership & Business Goals

In this session, you and your coach will work together to align on the leadership and business goals you aim to achieve throughout your coaching program.

Check-in Form

Preparation for Coaching Session #3 & Beyond: Complete the Check-in Form

Prior to your third session—and before each subsequent session—you’ll complete a Check-In Form in your Nally Learning Hub. This form will inform your coach about the leadership topics you wish to focus on and document any new techniques you’ve implemented since your last session. It also serves as a progress tracker, helping you monitor your advancement toward your business and leadership goals.

After Actions Report

Post-Session Summary from Your Coach: Recieve the After Actions Report

After each session, your coach will complete an After-Action Report summarizing the topics discussed, highlighting key learnings and experiences, and detailing the actionable next steps. These reports will be available in your Nally Learning Hub after each session.

Commitment to Continuous Growth

We are here to support your success!

Throughout the program, the process of completing Check-In Forms before each session and receiving After-Action Reports from your Coach afterward will continue. Your custom Nally Learning Hub will enable you to dive deeper into essential management and leadership principles. If you have any questions about our coaching program, please reach out to us at [email protected].

TYPES OF COACHING

Executive Coaching: One-on-one coaching to turn insight into action

Our executive coaching program is more accelerated, focused, and personalized than traditional leadership development. It’s designed to deliver faster results by helping leaders and managers tackle complex challenges with clarity and confidence. Our coaches identify the root causes behind common obstacles and help clients apply new skills, improve communication, elevate their leadership presence, and grow in self-awareness. These sessions are about practical impact, unlocking the potential to lead more effectively. We recommend a 15-session coaching package to allow time for meaningful growth, sustained progress, and real transformation.

Business Coaching: Strategy, accountability, and support to grow your business

Whether you’re leading a startup, small business, or established organization, Business Coaching helps you work on your business, not just in it. Our coaches serve as strategic thinking partners—helping you clarify priorities, strengthen decision-making, navigate change, and build a roadmap for sustainable growth. Together, we explore your business model, team dynamics, systems, and opportunities, identifying what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next. You don’t have to lead alone. Business coaching provides the clarity and accountability to keep you moving forward.

Career Coaching: Clarity and guidance for professionals and students

Is it time to take your career to the next level? Feeling stuck or unsure about your next career step? Career Coaching provides focused support to help you assess your strengths, explore options, and develop a clear career roadmap. In just three sessions (4 hours total), you’ll gain insight into your professional goals, identify aligned paths, and work with a coach to set realistic, actionable objectives, whether seeking a new role, considering a change, or just getting started.

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Measurable Results

Bottom-Line Perspectives

Value is both qualitative (what people believe they gain) and quantitative (proven by numbers and results). We take pride in delivering both types of value for our clients.

``From the Nally Ventures sessions, we gained a comprehensive ability to understand not just each other's personalities, but also stressors, triggers, and all the things we need to know to communicate more effectively.``

Jennifer Underwood

COO, APPI Energy

``I felt the phased approach to the training was integral to its success. Laying the foundation in the initial classes and building on that to increasing practical applications in follow-on classes helped make the results second nature in my day-to-day interaction at work and outside of work.``

Chuck Derickson

Engineering Project Manager, ALOFT AeroArchitects

``If you are serious about improving your leadership skills, or that of your management team, you need to work with Nally Ventures. The team brings a plethora of knowledge, insight, tools and coaching that are business-life changing.``

Sharon Abrams

Human Resources Manager, Commonwealth Trust

``Our work with Nally Ventures has enabled us to gain fresh perspectives and initiate a transformative alignment process for the improvement of both our leadership team and the entire organization.``

Tom C.

Vice President

“I've been in several Sales and Leadership classes where the material has been good, and I learned a lot from it. However, Mike and Jen developed an environment that is great for learning and active participation. The entire sales team worked together to develop new ideas and plans right there in the classroom, which we took into our day-to-day work.”

Adam J.

Regional Branch Manager & Relationship Officer

“Since the trainings, departments and managers who don’t typically work together have come together, which has allowed us to see the challenges we all face. Now, I feel like we are one united team as opposed to siloed departments in one organization.”

Carolynn V.

Management

“Working with Nally Ventures was both informative and motivational! The execution of their program was engaging and interactive. After every session, you stepped away with a sense of being a better leader than you were the day before.”

Chris M.

Regional Branch Manager & Relationship Officer

“The format is engaging and meaningful. Many trainings are just a “listen” format. This program requires you to be engaged and participate, which in return makes it much more effective.”

Stephen T.

Project Manager

Real-world Results

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