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The habits that made your best people great at their jobs are often the exact things blocking their growth as leaders. At Arrington Coaching, we specialize in leadership development for small and mid-sized businesses — particularly organizations navigating the challenge of promoting talented people into management roles without formal training. If your best individual contributors are now struggling as managers, we built this for you. The Leadership Pipeline Builder is our structured management training platform designed for teams of 3 to 500. Five leadership tracks. Monthly courses that build on each other. Coaching support built in. 95% completion rate when the industry average is 15%. Implementation in under an hour. Leadership Certifications combine focused coursework, personalized executive coaching, and real-world application into a 90-day credential worth putting on a resume. Not a certificate of attendance — a certification of demonstrated capability. ASCEND is our flagship 8-month executive leadership program. Eight courses. Sixteen coaching sessions. Designed for leaders being prepared for the next level of organizational responsibility. We work with organizations across IT, healthcare, government, financial services, and manufacturing, any industry where great individual contributors get promoted and then left to figure out leadership on their own. Dr. David Arrington brings 18+ years of experience and a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership; having developed 1,000+ leaders across 14+ industries, from growing SMBs to government agencies. ▸ Join 500+ Directors and VPs who've benchmarked their leadership gaps. Take the free 10-minute VP Readiness Assessment → arringtoncoaching.com/vp-ready ▸ Ready to talk? Let's connect → arringtoncoaching.com/connect

Improving Performance and Outcomes of People Critical to Organizational Success A complex business environment demands leaders who know how to fully harness the knowledge, experience and talent of those around them to achieve organizational objectives. GuruMaker, an executive coaching company founded by New York Times bestselling business author Harrison Monarth, helps individuals expand their leadership potential and effectiveness. Whether it is one-on-one or in a workshop setting, GuruMaker services address such topics as: transitioning into new leadership roles influencing people inside and outside the organization developing executive presence communicating for results presenting ideas clearly and succinctly getting stakeholder buy-in improving interpersonal skills increasing emotional and social intelligence managing crucial relationships developing a strong personal brand owning leadership roles sharing leadership/ delegation skills developing mentoring skills managing conflict enlisting stakeholder support feedback/difficult conversations managing up/down persuasion skills mastering organizational dynamics building strong teams motivating teams toward a common purpose adapting to change meeting new business challenges coaching and developing internal talent Whom We Work With Individuals have come to GuruMaker to learn persuasive communication skills, to develop executive presence, to strengthen leadership skills. Our clients also include many Fortune 500 companies who’ve retained us to improve the business performance and outcomes of people critical to the organization’s success. We’ve coached: C-level and Senior executives Heads of major business units or functions Technical experts Operational experts High-potential managers Board members Start-up entrepreneurs

MacKenzie Brown designs sophisticated communication skills workshops and coaching for mid- to senior-level executives and attorneys.