
Leadership advisory & executive coaching
Leadership that strengthens everything around it
We help executives and leadership teams navigate the moments that shape performance, from stepping into a new role to aligning a team, leading through change, and preparing for what’s next.
- Expert Coaches
- Former executives, physicians, and clinical leaders who combine ICF coaching mastery with real-world leadership experience
- Distinguished credentials
- MD · MCC · PCC · PhD
- Cross-industry reach
- Expertise spanning industries and organizational settings
- Proprietary approach
- See · Design · Move · Sustain · SOHA · Oceans 360°
Why choose us
Bold enough to name it. Skilled enough to change it.
We go beyond symptoms to the root cause, with the expertise to earn your trust and the candor to make it count.
Advanced coaching expertise
From signal to shift. Pinpoint the signals and patterns that matter. Reframe, replace, or remove what’s in the way.
Influence that shapes the system
Your impact, multiplied. Strengthen how you influence the people, teams, and decisions around you, so your impact reaches far beyond your role.
One proprietary, integrated framework
Insight no one else has. Oceans 360° and SOHA™ measure the leader and the system. Our See, Design, Move, Sustain framework carries it from insight to impact.
Human-led. AI-amplified.
General AI gives answers. Ours asks the questions to help you show up to every coaching session ready to go deeper. Designed by a Master Certified Coach and available 24/7, only to clients, in their private dashboard.
Clients stay. Then they bring their teams.
How we work with leaders and teams
Each engagement combines firsthand leadership experience, evidence-informed insight, and a systemic perspective. We tailor the work to the client's context, priorities, and desired outcomes.
Explore our workThe Systemic Leadership Lens
How clearly do you see the system you lead?
Answer 16 quick questions and get an instant snapshot of how you draw on four leadership intelligences: Emotional, Relational, Social, and Systems.
Our framework
SOHA™
The Systemic Organizational Health Assessment (SOHA™) is Oceans Coaching's proprietary diagnostic tool. It surfaces the invisible dynamics across a leadership system, measuring how a team functions emotionally, relationally, and strategically, so change starts from evidence rather than assumption.
Proprietary assessment
Oceans 360°
The Oceans 360° Leadership Assessment is a confidential snapshot of how a leader is currently experienced by the people they work with regularly. The goal is actionable awareness that enables focused leadership adjustments.
Why this work matters
Research signals
- ROI from enterprise coachingEstimated through the organizational ripple effects of a Microsoft coaching initiative¹¹ Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions coaching initiative, cited by the International Coaching Federation, 2026.
- 670%
- Greater shareholder returnsAmong organizations in the top quartile for organizational health²² McKinsey organizational health research, 2024.
- 3×
- Of work is cross-functionalMaking team effectiveness central to organizational performance³³ Deloitte team-based performance research, 2023.
- 65%
Fit first. Always.
The Oceans Coaching team
A deep bench of coaches, each with a distinct background and style. You partner with the one who fits how you think, where you lead, and what’s next for you.
Explore the bench- Amanda Connelly, MCC, STC, Founder & CEO
- Ben Beckhart, Executive Coach
- Brady Ross, PCC, Leadership Coach & Facilitator
- Cheryl Sivan, RN, MCC, Executive Coach
- Denise Edmond, PCC, Executive Coach
- Dr. Cristine Adams, MD, PCC, Executive Coach
- Dr. Miriam Bayés, MD, PhD, PCC, Executive Coach
- Dr. Susan MacLellan-Tobert, MD, PCC, Executive Coach
- Garry Senna, MCC, Executive Coach
- Kenneth R. Lay, Organizational Psychologist · Executive Coach
- Marcela Genis, PCC, Intercultural Executive Coach
- Rebecca Gay, PhD, PCC, Executive Coach & Facilitator
- Rhonda Ellis, DBA, PCC, Executive Coach
What every leader can expect
Each Oceans coach brings a distinct background, perspective, and coaching style. Across every engagement, leaders experience the same standard of presence, discernment, partnership, systems awareness, and integrity.
- Presencewith purpose
- Curiositywith discernment
- Partnershipwith accountability
- Systems awarenesswith foresight
- Sustainable growthwith integrity
Distinct expertise. One consistent Oceans standard.
Who we work with
Our ICF-certified coaching cadre includes former executives, physicians, and healthcare leaders with leadership experience spanning healthcare, retail, technology, financial services, manufacturing, and nonprofit organizations. Collectively, our coaches have partnered with organizations including:














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Start with a conversation
In a 30-minute discovery conversation, we’ll explore the outcomes that matter most, the leadership dynamics shaping them, and where focused support could create broader organizational value.
