Working with Jeannie introduced me to ontological coaching and completely changed the way I understand myself, my business, and how I show up in the world.

Early in our work together, Jeannie helped me identify what we call my Essence and Survival Mechanisms. For the first time, I began to understand the difference between operating from who I truly am and operating from fear, doubt, or the need to protect myself.

That distinction has been incredibly powerful. When I experience self-doubt, fear, imposter syndrome, or question whether I am capable of doing something, I have learned to recognize that those thoughts are not necessarily who I am. Instead of allowing them to control my decisions, I can return to my Essence. I can choose confidence. I can tap into my passion and creativity. I can think bigger and reconnect with the vision I have for my life.

Jeannie has also taught me how to get out of my own way, become more comfortable with the unknown, and recognize that growth often requires being comfortable with being uncomfortable. The results have shown up in very tangible ways. My first year in business, I generated about $1,500 in revenue. The following year, that grew to approximately $65,000, and the year after that, approximately $220,000. We have continued to grow year over year, but perhaps more importantly, I have grown tremendously as a person and as an entrepreneur.

Jeannie's coaching has given me a framework I can return to regardless of what is happening around me. I have learned that I don't have to have everything figured out before I move forward. I can trust myself, lean into who I truly am, and create from a place of confidence, connection, passion, and possibility.

I am incredibly grateful for Jeannie's guidance and the impact ontological coaching has had on my life. The growth in my business is something I am extremely proud of, but the growth within myself has been even more meaningful.

Jeannie helped me discover my essence and my life's purpose. That clarity changed how I lead. She guided me to build a true personal vision and business vision that actually align with each other.

One of the most practical benefits is how her coaching supports my personal wellbeing. Each week we review where I am and identify clear ways I can improve it. That consistent attention keeps me grounded and more effective as a leader of SBIR Connect — able to run the company rather than be consumed by it.

I recommend Jeannie to any leader who wants more than tactics. She helps you find the core, align the visions, stay accountable, and protect the wellbeing that makes sustained leadership possible.

With nearly three years of coaching with Jeannie and counting, she coaches by asking questions that begin with the basics: what is your essence? Grasp your essence, grasp it as a God-given core gift. Jeannie coaches; she leads me to believe, more and more every day, that I have the questions, the ability to find answers, and the ability to ask more questions, within me, with due regard for the essence within each of us. Jeannie coaches by role-playing difficult conversations with important people in my life, especially relatives; recommended reading; and discussions on these readings. Accountability pervades her work with me. And with Jeannie, a breakthrough — a moment of transformation, growth, and greater possibility — lies a moment away.

I credit Jeannie's coaching with numerous breakthroughs in my life: my return to the practice of law; earning a job as a lawyer that became a partnership more than a year ahead of schedule; accomplishing a challenging and life-changing move that opened a new volume in my life; composing a vision with goals and a timetable; and ongoing fulfillment of that vision. With Jeannie, I find my life with more questions and more possibilities than I have experienced ever before. You will find your own soul growing and your own life in unfolding fulfillment by coaching with Jeannie.