For CEOs and senior executives who lead with faith and values
Executive Coaching for Leaders Who Carry the Weight of the Room
You make the hard calls. Your team, your board, and your family count on you. But who do you count on? I coach senior leaders who want to lead with excellence and with faith. Whether your faith is strong or you are simply open to it, you are welcome here.
ICF Professional Certified Coach · Twenty-five years with CEOs · Past President, NAWBO-DFW
"Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings."
Proverbs 22:29
Does this sound like you?
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.
If even one of these is true, you are not alone. And you do not have to carry it alone.
Why leaders choose Grace
Excellence in business. Faith in the room.
Most coaches leave faith at the door. I don't. I have served as a marketplace minister since 2000. We will work on your strategy, your team, and your numbers. And if you want to, we will pray about the decisions that keep you up at night. Strong faith or simply curious, you are welcome.
"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed."
Proverbs 15:22
The Flagship Offer
The CEO Forum
A private room of CEOs who carry the same weight. Bring your hardest decisions. Get honest advice from peers and one-on-one coaching from Grace. By invitation only.
Learn moreWho Is Grace Carleton
A peer who understands the loneliness of the summit.
Leadership Expert
Twenty-five years helping CEOs and senior leaders grow, change, and solve hard problems.
Confidential Advisor
A safe place to test your ideas before they reach your board.
Enterprise Partner
Coaching tied to what matters most: your board, your next leaders, and your numbers.
Credentialed Coach
ICF-PCC and iPEC ACTP certified. Also certified by Korn Ferry in KF360, Learning Agility, and the Inclusive Leader.
Grace has dyslexia. It taught her to plan every step and see what others miss. Read her story.
Where Grace has led, coached, and trained
IBM · Texas Instruments · Xerox · J. C. Penney · Sun Microsystems · NTTA · Korn Ferry · Cedar Valley College · Dallas ISD
From her 2014 website bio, 2019 bio, and 2011 coaching guide
Client Testimonials
Hear from Grace's Clients
Real results
Names are kept private. The results are real.
25% savings
She asked for 20%. We found 25%.
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.
Best job of his career
The leader in the hospital bed
A senior executive faced a health crisis and a career change at the same time. He was scared, and he could not see a way forward. We worked through both, one step at a time. He told me he had never had an experience like it. He went on to land the best job of his career.
Three promotions
Promoted in eight months
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.
Front desk to executive suite
From blame to ownership
She felt blamed every time the office copier broke. I showed her the real problem was not the copier. It was the missing maintenance plan. She learned to own the problems in her lane and solve them before they grew. Today she supports the top executives of a large organization.
Not ready for coaching yet?
Join me for breakfast.
Once a quarter, I host a free breakfast in Dallas for senior leaders of faith. Eight seats. One honest conversation about leading well. No sales pitch.
What I believe
Most people want to be their best. They just need someone to show them how.
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
From her coaching welcome letter and Coaching Partnership Expectations (2017)
How Grace Works
The CEO Forum
A private peer group for CEOs. Monthly sessions, two retreats a year, and one-on-one coaching. By invitation.
Learn MoreExecutive Coaching
One-on-one coaching built around your goals. We meet often and track real results.
Learn MoreFree: Grace's Magic Formula for hard conversations
The four-line tool I have taught leaders since 2007. Use it in your next tough talk.