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Leadership Coaching
Confidential, structured engagements with senior leaders navigating growth, transition, or performance moments that matter.
- —1:1 partnership
- —6–12 month arc
- —360° feedback
Leadership coaching · Est. 2011
Develop leaders.
Transform organizations.
JumpStart Leadership coaches leaders, entrepreneurs and organizations through the moments that define them — with the rigor of research, the wisdom of business, and the courage the work requires.
14+Years coaching
4Continents lived
PhDLeadership research
98%Client satisfaction
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Our why
Tocoachandinspireleaderseverywheresothattogetherwecantackletoday'schallengeswithcourageandconfidence.
Clarity.
Cut through complexity. See the next right move.
Courage.
Make the decisions leadership actually asks of you.
Confidence.
Lead in a way that others want to follow.
Who we help
Three audiences. One standard.
We work with leaders where the stakes are real and the room for error is small. Hover to explore.
Services
Five ways we build the leaders you need.
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Leadership Training
Cohort-based programs that build the muscle of leadership across your organization — from first-time managers to executive teams.
- —Cohort learning
- —Applied curriculum
- —Manager toolkits
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Keynote Seminars
Research-grounded talks that leave audiences with tools they use on Monday morning — not slides they'll forget by Friday.
- —45–90 min
- —Custom to audience
- —Q&A included
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Workshops
Half-day and full-day intensives designed around a single leadership challenge your team is ready to solve together.
- —Facilitated
- —Outcome-driven
- —Team-sized
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Organizational Consulting
Strategic engagements that align leadership, culture and structure around what the business is actually trying to become.
- —Diagnostic
- —Change design
- —Prosci-certified
Leadership development
Six capabilities. Endless application.
Focus
Communication.
Speak so people move. Listen so people trust.
Why leadership coaching
Three reasons the best leaders keep a coach.
Perspective.
A coach shows you what you cannot see from inside the role — the blind spots, the patterns, the choices you've stopped noticing.
Accountability.
Vision without cadence is a wish. Coaching creates the structure that turns intention into shipped results, week after week.
Acceleration.
Leaders who invest in coaching grow faster because they compress years of trial-and-error into months of directed practice.
Our impact
Results measured. Not implied.
Rolling averages from post-engagement client feedback across four service lines.
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Client renewal on multi-quarter engagements
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Training
Would recommend to a peer
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Seminars
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Consulting
Delivered measurable organizational change
The research
Leadership backed by research.
Our work is grounded in the discipline of the academy and sharpened by two decades of building, running, and turning around real businesses. The result is coaching that holds up in the boardroom and stands up to scrutiny.
Meet Dr. George Perez01
PhD
Organizational Leadership & Development
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Prosci
Certified Change Practitioner
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AI Graduate Certificate
Applied AI for Business Strategy
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Wild Leadership
Wild Leadership Certification
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Research
Leadership · Culture · Change · Emotional Intelligence
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Memberships
ICF · SHRM · Academy of Management
George Perez, PhD
Founder · Leadership Coach
About George
A life spent asking one question: what does great leadership actually look like?
George built and ran companies before he ever taught leadership. He has owned businesses, led corporate teams, taught in university lecture halls, and coached leaders across four continents. That range is intentional — he sits at the intersection of practice, theory and application.
Clients describe his approach as rigorous without being clinical, warm without being soft. He is a Prosci-certified change practitioner, an AI-in-business graduate, a doctoral researcher of organizational leadership, and — most importantly — someone who has been in the seat his clients occupy.
Workshops
An interactive catalog.
Focus
Preparing staff for leadership roles by developing essential leadership skills.
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Leadership style assessments, decision-making exercises, discussions on leadership qualities, and goal-setting for personal leadership development.
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Equipping staff with time management techniques to improve productivity and efficiency.
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Time management exercises, prioritization frameworks, and workshops on balancing workloads.
Focus
Teaching personnel how to manage and resolve conflicts within the workplace.
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Role-playing conflict resolution scenarios, mediation techniques, and group exercises on finding common ground.
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Developing emotional intelligence among staff to improve teamwork and interpersonal relationships.
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Emotional intelligence self-assessments, empathy exercises, and role-playing emotionally charged scenarios.
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Teaching staff how to make informed decisions and solve problems effectively.
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Case studies of workplace decision-making, critical thinking exercises, and group problem-solving activities.
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Creating a culture of trust and accountability within teams.
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Trust-building exercises, accountability discussions, delegation scenarios, and feedback mechanisms.
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Promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace by raising awareness and encouraging inclusive practices.
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Unconscious bias discussions, diversity case studies, inclusive leadership workshops, and team exercises.
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Encouraging innovation and creative problem-solving among staff to improve processes and outcomes.
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Brainstorming sessions, creative thinking exercises, group problem-solving challenges, and innovation culture discussions.
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Teaching staff about ethical leadership and how to make decisions guided by integrity.
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Workplace ethics discussions, ethical dilemma role-playing, and workshops on creating a culture of ethical leadership.
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Teaching staff how to communicate clearly and confidently within their roles, especially in leadership contexts.
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Role-playing difficult conversations, active listening exercises, and group discussions on improving workplace communication.
Testimonials
In their own words.
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“— Dr. Paulo VianaOwner · Viana Dental
I had always been complimented as a great leader and business person. However, in the last few years, I made decisions that revealed gaps in my leadership and strategic thinking. George worked with my team and me for five months, and today we are back on track. Our profitability has improved, our staff enjoys coming to work again, and our clients notice the difference.
Pro bono practice
Helping nonprofits lead better.
A portion of JumpStart Leadership's practice exists to strengthen nonprofit organizations through pro bono coaching, leadership development and change support. We believe the leaders inside mission-driven organizations deserve the same rigor and care we bring to any executive team.
If your nonprofit is navigating growth, transition or a leadership moment that matters — we'd like to hear from you.
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The next step
Ready to lead with courage?
Book a confidential consultation. We'll spend forty-five minutes on your situation and leave you with a clearer next move — whether we work together or not.