I work with leaders whose calendars are full, but souls are starving for more out of life.

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1:1 Executive Leadership Coaching

Live, personalized work together. We strip away what doesn't serve you, figure out what does, and build from there. Three months or longer, depending on what you need.

Who I Work With

C-suite executives, nonprofit directors, entrepreneurs, congregational leaders, and mid-to-late-career professionals navigating leadership transitions — including leaders approaching or entering retirement. The common thread is not the title. It's the willingness to face what's real.

I’ve coached leaders at SDG&E, a retired Navy SEAL, faculty and staff at USD and SDSU, nonprofit directors, pastors, entrepreneurs, and leaders throughout their journeys in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
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What We Work On

The details look different for every client, but the themes are the same. It always comes down to finding the courage to face what is changing and the clarity to see what really matters.

  • Meaning-friction: The work is fine, but something doesn’t line up

  • Loss aversion: Fear is driving strategy more than vision

  • Vocational and organizational disorientation: You’re in transition and not sure who you’re becoming as an individual or a team

  • Leadership under constraint: High stakes, thin playbook, real consequences

  • Legacy leadership: Who are you becoming, and what will your leadership have meant — whether retirement is five years away or fifty

How It Works

All coaching can be delivered virtually or in person. Quick engagements work too.

Subtract

Strip Away the Noise.

What performance are you maintaining that doesn't matter? What expectations can you release?

Reorient

Align with Reality.

How do you lead when you accept that time is short and your leadership has real constraints?

Sustain

Build Practices That Last.

How do you lead with moral confidence without burning out or selling out?

What Makes This Different

Most executive coaches add more. More strategy, more productivity, more goals.

As a leadership coach specialising in transition and mortality-aware leadership, I work in the opposite direction. I help you subtract what doesn’t matter, reorient around finite time, and build from there. If you are comfortable with it, we will use mortality awareness as the lens. Ancient wisdom and modern psychology show that if you face death, you can face anything else.

Some clients aren’t ready to go there. That’s okay.
Death is not the point. Clarity is.
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Courses

Self-paced courses built from two decades of ministry, coaching, and doctoral research. These are the same ideas I use with clients and employ in my academic studies

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How are the courses different from coaching?

    Courses are self-paced, structured learning. You work through video lessons and exercises on your own schedule. Coaching is live, personalized work together over 3–12 months. Courses give you the ideas. Coaching helps you apply them to your specific situation.

  • Can I take a course and then do coaching?

    Yes. Many people start with a course to get the foundation, then work with me directly to apply it.

  • Are the courses religious?

    They draw on ancient wisdom traditions (Stoicism, Buddhism, Confucianism) and modern neuroscience. They touch on religion. You do not need to be religious.

  • How long do they take?

    Leadership Hacks is about an hour. Lead with Your End in Mind is about six hours. Ethical Influence is four to five. Most people finish in two to four weeks.

  • Do I get access forever?

    Access terms vary. Contact me for current details.

Speaking

Seth Clark is a leadership keynote speaker on mortality-aware leadership, leading through loss, ethical influence, and practical philosophy for organizational life. All engagements are available virtually or in person.

Topics

  • Your Immortality Project: Mortality-aware leadership for high-stakes environments

  • Leadership Hacks from the Dead: Stoic mental models for modern leaders

  • Ethical Influence: Leading without manipulation

  • Leading Through Loss: Grief, transition, and vocational disorientation

  • Who Are You After the Title Is Gone: Identity reconstruction in retirement

  • Befriending Your Future: Living and leading as though you're mortal

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