The Oceans Coaching team
Executive experience. Coaching mastery. Independent perspective.
Our multidisciplinary team includes former executives, physicians, clinical leaders, PhDs, and ICF MCC and PCC coaches. They combine firsthand leadership experience with advanced skill in the coaching disciplines that create deeper awareness, challenge established thinking and convert reflection into intentional leadership choices.
What leaders and sponsors can expect
This breadth and depth of experience allow our coaches to serve as trusted, independent thought partners, creating a confidential space where leaders can examine decisions, relationships, impact, and uncertainty with candor.
Every Oceans engagement is grounded in clear ethical standards, professional boundaries, and disciplined confidentiality. Sponsors receive appropriate visibility into engagement goals and progress while the substance of coaching conversations remains protected.
- Relevant leadership perspective
- A coach who understands the complexity, accountability, and organizational dynamics surrounding senior roles
- Advanced coaching capability
- Skilled inquiry, observation, challenge, and reflection that move the conversation beyond mentoring or advice
- Confidential independence
- A trusted space outside internal reporting and political structures where leaders can think and speak candidly
- Ethical clarity
- Defined expectations for confidentiality, sponsor communication, professional boundaries, and potential conflicts of interest
The result is a coaching partnership that combines the credibility and perspective of an experienced peer with the rigor and discipline of a highly trained coach.
Amanda ConnellyMCC · STC · Founder & CEOExpands how executives think, lead, and influence the systems around them.Read full profile
Ben BeckhartExecutive CoachTranslates decades in the C-suite into sharper strategy and stronger leadership.Read full profile
Brady RossPCC · Leadership Coach & FacilitatorMoves leaders off directing and onto building ownership in their teams.Read full profile
Cheryl SivanRN · MCC · Executive CoachExpands the self-awareness and range leaders need to respond with greater intention and impact.Read full profile
Denise EdmondPCC · Executive CoachBrings CFO judgment and global perspective to turn pivotal business moments into forward progress.Read full profile
Dr. Cristine AdamsMD · PCC · Executive CoachPairs physician executive experience with with a deep extensive coach training to create meaningful change.Read full profile
Dr. Miriam BayésMD · PhD · PCC · Executive CoachWhere clinical insight meets systems leadership.Read full profile
Dr. Susan MacLellan-TobertMD · PCC · Executive CoachA Mayo-trained cardiologist of 28 years, now developing physician leaders.Read full profile
Garry SennaMCC · Executive CoachLed $1.4B of enterprise transformation at HP before coaching those who run it.Read full profile
Kenneth R. LayOrganizational Psychologist · Executive CoachFormer bank CIO and state revenue secretary who coaches leaders to execute under pressure.Read full profile
Marcela GenisPCC · Intercultural Executive CoachHelps global leaders build trust, expand their influence, and lead effectively across cultures.Read full profile
Rebecca GayPhD · PCC · Executive Coach & FacilitatorHelps leaders turn tension into trust, clearer decisions, and stronger collective performance.Read full profile
Rhonda EllisDBA · PCC · Executive CoachCloses the gap between where a leader is and where they intend to be.Read full profile
Finding the right coach starts with understanding the work
Tell us about the leadership context, the outcomes that matter, and the kind of partnership you are seeking. We will help identify the practitioner best suited to the engagement.