For CEOs and senior executives who lead with faith and values
The one room where your strategy, your numbers, and your prayers sit at the same table. Make hard decisions with clarity and peace, and lead without burning out.
ICF Professional Certified Coach · More than 10,000 hours developing leaders · Twenty-five years with CEOs
Where Grace has led, coached, and trained
Every big decision lands on your desk.
You have no one safe to think out loud with.
You pray about big decisions, but you still make them alone.
You want your faith and your work to line up.
Your team brings you problems, not solutions.
You are tired, and you cannot let it show.
You don't lack drive or talent. You lack a room. At the top, honest feedback stops. Small blind spots grow into costly ones, and you carry them alone.
It's not your fault
You were told that leaders keep their doubts to themselves. That faith belongs at home, not at work. That asking for counsel looks weak. That advice is costing you. Scripture says the opposite.
I practice what I teach. When I ran a company with ten employees, I built a small advisory board of successful businesswomen. Their counsel shaped how I led.
"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed."
Why leaders choose Grace
People ask me who I count on. My answer is simple: God is the source of my strength. Most coaches leave faith at the door. I don't. I have served as a marketplace minister since 2000, and I have coached leaders since 2008. We work on your strategy, your team, and your numbers. And if you want to, we pray about the decisions that keep you up at night. Strong faith or simply curious, you are welcome.
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."
10,000+
Hours coaching and developing leaders
25
Years working with CEOs and senior leaders
2008
Coaching executives since
150+
Assessment coaching sessions at a single college
Client Testimonials
Most names are kept private. The results are real.
From one program to the cabinet
A college hired us to coach staff and develop leaders. A few months in, the college president saw real change in her people. She asked her HR director what caused it. The HR director said it was the coaching on campus. The president asked to meet us. Soon after, our contract grew to include coaching for the president and her cabinet.
25% savings
The owner of a school food company needed to cut costs by twenty percent. I sat with her team, asked five questions, and studied the numbers. We found a better deal on a major supplier contract. The savings came to twenty-five percent, and the company doubled the number of schools it serves.
Acquired, then aligned
She had been a division president. Then a large company bought hers, and she became an executive vice president reporting to a new boss. As we worked together, I noticed she was still making decisions like the person in charge. I asked, 'What does your leader think about these changes?' She paused. She had not asked him. They talked soon after. He had noticed too and was waiting for her to see it. Because they both led with maturity, the change went smoothly.
Three promotions
She was a new leader at a large hospital system. It was the middle of the pandemic, and she was afraid to speak up. We built her plan step by step. Eight months later, her new boss made an exception to company policy to promote her early. She has been promoted twice more since then.
Faith in a hard season
A senior leader came to me during a big career change. At the same time, his family was facing something serious. He had not told me where he stood on faith. So I listened closely, asked gentle questions, and let silence do its work. People are whole beings with full, layered lives. Step by step, we found the best way forward for him.
Front desk to top-notch administrator
Ms. Tina was a great hire: reliable, on time, and wonderful with customers. One night the copier broke while I was working late. The next day I asked her to get it fixed and keep it running. She was upset. It broke after hours, so how was it her fault? I explained that her job was not about when it broke. It was about owning the maintenance schedule and the supplies so it would not break. Once she saw that, everything changed. She has gone on to thrive as a top-notch administrator.
Who Is Grace Carleton
More than 10,000 hours coaching and developing leaders over twenty-five years. Executive coaching since 2008.
A safe place to test your ideas before they reach your board.
Coaching tied to what matters most: your board, your next leaders, and your numbers.
ICF-PCC and iPEC ACTP certified. Also certified by Korn Ferry in KF360, Learning Agility, and the Inclusive Leader.
"Do you see someone skilled in their work?They will serve before kings."
Grace has dyslexia. It taught her to plan every step and see what others miss. Read her story.
What I believe
I have believed this for my whole career. When people feel safe, they grow. That is why I create what I call sacred spaces: rooms where leaders are both supported and challenged. And I coach the whole person. The most successful leaders I know have lives that line up: professional, personal, and spiritual.
Grace Carleton
"We are what we repeatedly do.Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
How it works
Every client's path is different. These four things stay the same.
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Tell me what you are facing and what you want to change.
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A short assessment, plus the skill I built to overcome dyslexia: spotting the pattern others miss. You see how you lead, how you react under pressure, and what keeps tripping you up.
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Meet monthly, one-on-one or in the CEO Forum. Bring real decisions. Leave with a plan.
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Every session ends with what you will start, what you will stop, and how you will measure it. We review it every month.
Why it works: most coaching stops at advice. This method ends every month with a written commitment and someone who checks.
The Flagship Offer
A private room of CEOs who carry the same weight and share your values. Bring your hardest decisions. Get honest advice from peers and one-on-one coaching from Grace.
The first forum begins in fall 2027. Eight founding seats.
Founding members are being chosen now.
Apply for a Founding SeatChoose your path
A private peer group of six to eight leaders. Monthly group sessions and monthly one-on-one coaching. By application.
Learn MoreOne-on-one coaching built around your goals. We meet often and track real results.
Learn MoreNot ready for coaching yet?
Once a quarter, I host a free breakfast in Dallas for CEOs and senior executives who lead with faith and values. Eight seats. One honest conversation about leading well. No sales pitch.
Tell me what you are facing. You will leave with one clear next step, even if we never work together.
