I’m Stephanie Usry. I coach high-growth executives and venture capital partners.
From first employee at a seed-stage startup to public companies with hundreds of employees, I’ve led through every stage of startup growth. I understand what is required of venture backed businesses and I help operators and funders tell their story, build a strategy, and create clear expectations to accelerate their growth.
You aren’t sure what’s around the next corner.
You lead in a constantly changing environment where the demands are different every week. It’s hard to decide which balls are most important and your team is looking to you to be decisive in your role and explicit in your expectations. All the while, you’re figuring out how to do this job for the first time.
Leadership teams don’t always function well
Every new team has norms to create and habits to form. Without conscious conversations and intentional creation, many teams fail to be effective. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, minimally productive, and like you can’t get the most important things done, you’re not alone.
You don’t have to go it alone
A confidential sounding board. A sparring partner to tell you like it is. A space to work through decisions, get support, and be held to account. Create intentionality so you and your team build the future you envision.
Do it on purpose, not by accident.
Executive Coaching
You’ll get clear feedback on your performance. You’ll access templates and tools that are battle tested. You can relax into a private space to work through your concerns free of judgement, but with accountability and support.
Team Onsites
Your team needs to work together well. You want to work through disagreements, come to alignment, and get down to building. We take the offsite strategy out of your hands so you and your team can show up and focus on the business strategy your organization needs.
Clients
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“A workshop so good, we had to do it twice! Our E-Team got so much out of it we couldn’t keep it to ourselves - we had to roll it out to our broader leadership.”
“Stephanie is a trusted colleague and a highly accomplished executive coach who focuses on startup CXOs. She has made a big difference for me as my coach. I highly recommend her.”
“I’d definitely recommend anybody going through extreme company growth to consider her — she’ll just make it that much easier!”
“I worked with Stephanie at a critical juncture in our growth. She was able to very quickly dig deep and challenge me to make transformational changes to my approach to leadership and collaborating with key partners on our team.
I highly recommend Steph and think she’s one of the best coaches in the valley.”
“Whether you’re looking to learn how to have difficult conversations effectively, give feedback to your team, or figure out a new strategic approach to your work, Stephanie will challenge you to think differently and push you to be your best. ”
“Our team was at a major turning point where we needed to re-evaluate our communication methods and how we were spending our time as an organization. The end result was a complete shift in our goal planning and prioritization processes and just both days and weeks after the event, we’re seeing the positive impact on team efficiency, output, and engagement.
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