Experience That Understands Your Side of the Table
I’m Ricki Braswell, founder of Beyond Coaching. Before becoming an executive coach, I spent more than 20 years leading state, national, and international nonprofit organizations.
That work was deeply rewarding. It was also demanding. I know what it feels like to be responsible for an organization’s future while managing the decisions, relationships, and immediate needs competing for your attention today.
My experience includes leading organizations through changing markets, improving financial sustainability, developing teams, and helping struggling organizations find a stronger path forward. My work within the dental profession includes executive roles with The Pankey Institute, the National Association of Dental Laboratories, and the National Board for Certification.
Across those experiences, I learned that organizational growth depends on both a thoughtful strategy and leaders equipped to carry it forward.
I also learned how easily the demands of leadership can consume the space needed to think, question, and explore what comes next.
That understanding is at the heart of Beyond Coaching.
Today, I work with leaders who are ready to examine what is keeping them where they are and commit to doing something differently. Some are exhausted by how much depends on them. Others see opportunities they are determined to pursue. Many need a place to speak openly and think through decisions without the expectations that follow them everywhere else.
My strengths lie in strategic thinking, creativity, team development, and helping people recognize and use their own strengths. I listen carefully, ask direct questions, and bring attention to the patterns that may be working against what you want to achieve.
I believe you bring valuable experience, judgment, and resourcefulness to the work. My role is to help you use those strengths more intentionally, consider different perspectives, and follow through on the changes that matter.
Through Beyond Coaching, that partnership extends to executive coaching, team and organizational development, strategic planning, speaking, and workshops.
