Executive Journey Coaching & Development
Data-Driven Executive Coaching

Unlock the leader
you were built
to become.

Executive Journey Coaching partners with senior leaders, high-potentials, and government executives using the world's most validated assessment tools — Gallup, CCL, Cloverleaf, and Wiley — to accelerate lasting growth.

"You are in the driver's seat. Your coach accompanies you on the journey."

38+
Years Combined Leadership Experience
4
Best-in-Class Assessment Partners
360°
CCL Benchmarks® Feedback Suite
100%
ICF-Credentialed Coaching

Built for leaders navigating what's next

We partner with organizations and individuals at pivotal leadership moments — new roles, high-stakes transitions, team dysfunction, performance plateaus, and culture transformation. Our clients operate at the intersection of people and performance.

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Federal & Government Executives

Senior civilian and military leaders navigating interagency complexity, Congressional accountability, workforce transitions, and the demands of leading through policy change at scale.

SES · Senior Leaders · GS-14/15
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Corporate Executives & C-Suite

Mid-market and enterprise leaders building high-performance cultures, managing through rapid growth or restructuring, and driving measurable business outcomes through people strategy.

VP · Director · C-Suite · High Potentials
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Emerging & First-Time Leaders

Newly promoted managers who need the frameworks, self-awareness, and leadership presence to succeed — fast. We build the foundation that makes the next decade of leadership work.

New Managers · Rising Leaders · HiPos
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Teams & Intact Work Groups

Teams experiencing communication breakdown, low trust, or underperformance. We use behavioral science and proven assessment tools to rebuild cohesion and unlock collective performance.

Team Coaching · Conflict · Culture
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HR, L&D, & People Leaders

CHROs, People Operations, and Learning & Development leaders who need a strategic partner for organization-wide coaching programs, manager enablement, and leadership pipeline development.

CHRO · L&D · OD Professionals

Sales Organizations

Revenue leaders and their teams who want to close the gap between their current performance and their potential — using strengths-based coaching and behavioral insight to drive growth.

Sales Leaders · Revenue Teams

Science-backed coaching. Human-centered delivery.

Most coaches rely on conversation alone. We combine ICF-credentialed coaching expertise with the world's most rigorous behavioral science tools — giving every client an evidence-based foundation for change, not just good intentions.

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Assessment Before Assumption

We start with validated data — CliftonStrengths®, DiSC®, CCL 360° Benchmarks, and Cloverleaf — so development is grounded in real insight, not guesswork.

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Coaching Built for Lasting Change

We use a neuroscience-informed approach to habit formation — helping leaders internalize behavior change so it outlasts the engagement.

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Measurable, Reportable Outcomes

Coaching that shows ROI. We track behavioral improvement signals and leadership competency growth so organizations can see and report the impact.

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Dual Sector Expertise

Deep experience in both federal government and commercial organizations — we understand the unique pressures, structures, and culture of each.

Gallup
CliftonStrengths®
Identifies a leader's top 34 talent themes drawn from 40 years of research across millions of professionals. Coaching built on strengths — not deficits.
Strengths-Based Development
Center for Creative Leadership
Benchmarks® 360
Industry-gold-standard 360° feedback assessment used by 2/3 of the Fortune 1000. Compares leaders against a normative database of 50+ years of leadership research.
360° Feedback · All Leader Levels
Wiley
Everything DiSC® & Five Behaviors®
Workplace behavior and communication profiles — DiSC® for individual style awareness; Five Behaviors® for building cohesive, high-performing teams grounded in trust.
Team Dynamics · Communication
Cloverleaf
AI Coaching Platform
The only AI coaching platform powered by validated assessments. Delivers personalized, daily coaching moments inside Slack, Teams, and email — between live sessions.
Always-On · AI-Powered

Coaching programs for every stage

From individual executive engagements to organization-wide leadership development initiatives, our services are designed to meet leaders where they are and move them where they need to go.

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Executive Coaching

One-on-one coaching partnerships for senior leaders and executives. Begins with a comprehensive assessment battery, followed by structured 1:1 sessions focused on behavioral change, leadership presence, and strategic clarity.

CCL 360°CliftonStrengths®6–12 Months
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Team Coaching

Rebuilding trust, communication, and performance across intact teams. We use Everything DiSC® and Five Behaviors® to map team dynamics, identify friction, and build lasting cohesion that drives collective results.

Five Behaviors®DiSC®Cloverleaf
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Manager Enablement

First-time and emerging managers deserve more than a handbook. Our 90-day programs build the self-awareness, communication skills, and leadership frameworks new managers need to lead confidently from day one.

DiSC®CliftonStrengths®Cloverleaf AI
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360° Leadership Assessment

CCL Benchmarks® 360 — the industry gold standard — delivered with expert facilitation. Leaders receive confidential, normative feedback from raters at all levels, plus a data-driven development roadmap.

CCL Benchmarks®Individual & Group
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Leadership Development Programs

Custom cohort-based programs for organizations building their leadership pipeline. Combines assessments, group learning, individual coaching, and Cloverleaf's AI reinforcement for measurable, durable impact.

Cohort-BasedCustom DesignAll Tools
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DiSC® & Five Behaviors® Training

Authorized Everything DiSC® and Five Behaviors® workshops — Workplace, Management, Agile EQ, Productive Conflict, Work of Leaders, and Team Development — delivered in-person or virtually.

Wiley AuthorizedCertification
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Team Building Workshops

Facilitated, experiential workshops designed to strengthen relationships, improve communication, and build the psychological safety teams need to perform at their best. Each session is grounded in behavioral assessment data and customized to your team's specific dynamics, challenges, and goals.

DiSC®Five Behaviors®CloverleafIn-Person & Virtual
86%
of Cloverleaf teams report improved performance
Source: Cloverleaf Platform Data
of the Fortune 1000 use CCL Benchmarks® assessments
Source: Center for Creative Leadership
40yr
of Gallup research behind every CliftonStrengths® profile
Source: Gallup
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Coaching is not about telling leaders what to do. It is about helping them discover who they already are — and closing the gap between that person and the leader their organization needs.
— Executive Journey Coaching Philosophy

Assessment. Challenge. Support.

Every engagement follows a research-backed framework used by the world's leading leadership development organizations — designed to produce self-awareness, behavioral change, and measurable growth.

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Assess & Discover

We begin with validated assessments — CliftonStrengths®, DiSC®, CCL 360°, or Cloverleaf — to establish a clear, objective baseline of strengths, blind spots, and behavioral patterns.

2
Clarify & Align

We work with each leader to translate data into insight — connecting assessment results to real leadership challenges and articulating a specific, measurable development focus.

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Coach & Challenge

Structured coaching sessions — bi-weekly or monthly — where leaders are challenged, supported, and held accountable for behavior change. Cloverleaf AI reinforces learning between sessions.

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Measure & Sustain

We close the loop with measurable outcomes — behavioral signals, leadership competency gains, and organizational impact data — so the investment is visible, not assumed.

The people behind your journey

A senior leadership team that brings together decades of coaching expertise, federal government experience, financial strategy, and behavioral science — committed to your growth at every level.

Rudy Graham
Managing Partner & Executive Coach

Rudy Graham, ACC

Rudy is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach and Managing Partner of Executive Journey Coaching, with over 38 years of experience as a corporate sales professional in the technology industry. He coaches and trains individuals and teams pursuing performance growth across government and commercial organizations.

Rudy completed an ICF-Aligned ACSTH Coaching Program and is a credentialed member of the International Coaching Federation, bringing a human-centered, strengths-based approach to every engagement.

ACC — ICF CredentialMember, Int'l Coaching Federation
ICF-Aligned ACSTHCoaching Program Graduate
Gallup Certified CoachCliftonStrengths® & Q12
DiSC® Certified PractitionerWiley Authorized Partner
Five Behaviors® CertifiedPersonal & Team Development
Premier Cloverleaf PartnerAI Coaching Platform
CQ® FacilitatorCultural Intelligence Center
CliftonStrengths® Top 5Self-Assurance · Strategic · Achiever · Command · Maximizer
Wilmer J. Graham, CPA
Senior Partner & Executive Coach

Wilmer J. Graham, CPA

Wilmer brings over 35 years of experience in executive leadership, professional development, and community impact. As a senior executive officer in the federal government, she works with key officials on intergovernmental, Congressional, and private sector matters.

Motivated by helping people achieve all they are capable of becoming, Wilmer completed an ICF-Aligned ACSTH Coaching Program and is a member of the International Coaching Federation. She coaches individuals and groups across diverse communities — with particular expertise in government leadership development and next-generation talent programs.

Member, ICFInternational Coaching Federation
ICF-Aligned ACSTHCoaching Program Graduate
Senior Federal ExecutiveIntergovernmental Affairs
AAFEA ChancellorProfessional Development
Executive LeadershipUniv. of Michigan & FEI
CliftonStrengths® Top 5Deliberative · Relator · Achiever

Certified with the world's best

We don't use off-the-shelf tools. We are certified, authorized partners — with deep expertise in deploying these instruments in service of your growth.

Certified Strengths Coach
CliftonStrengths® assessment and coaching — backed by 40 years of research and 40M+ profiles — identifies your unique talent DNA for strength-based leadership development.
CCL 360 Certified Practitioner
Benchmarks® 360° suite — the industry gold standard used by 2/3 of the Fortune 1000 — delivers confidential, normative feedback across every leader level.
Authorized Partner & Certified Practitioner
Everything DiSC® and Five Behaviors® — the most widely used behavioral assessment and team development programs in the world — certified across all modules.
Premier Coaching Partner
The world's first AI coaching platform powered by validated behavioral assessments — delivering personalized, daily coaching inside the tools your team already uses.

Let's explore what's possible for you.

Whether you're a leader ready to accelerate your growth, or an organization building a coaching culture, the journey starts with a single conversation.