LEADERSHIP COACHING

Chart your professional path toward purpose, growth, and fulfillment.

INDIVIDUAL COACHING

For over a decade, Bridgeport has provided individual leadership coaching for brave and talented CEOs, executive directors, academic deans, rising faculty, and the leaders of local government and community organizations. As leaders discover, it can be lonely at the top. But it doesn’t have to be. We are honored to serve as trusted partners, confidantes, and cheerleaders to some of the most amazing leaders we know.

In a confidential, one-on-one setting, Bridgeport coaches invite clients to connect with the truths of their professional lives, examine how these truths align (or conflict) with their whole selves and core values, and reflect on their desired growth trajectory. We bring the most important tools of the discipline – which some clients appreciatively describe as “work therapy” – to every session: fluency with key frameworks for deepening self-awareness; the wide lens that comes from being in relationship with a diverse array of organizations; and the ability to translate vision into a clear, actionable strategy. And we bring both kindness and humor to all our work.

Bridgeport’s leadership coaching is designed to help all leaders, from the newest to the most experienced, live into their aspirations with exceptional clarity and courage. While all Bridgeport engagements are custom-tailored to the client’s needs, coaching typically takes the form of 1-2 hourlong meetings per month over 6-12 months. Engagements can be extended indefinitely by mutual agreement, and the client determines the agenda of each session.

TEAM COACHING

At Bridgeport, we also recognize that leadership is a team sport. We love coaching high-functioning teams who have bold goals for collaborative achievements. Even a light dose of external support in the form of an objective, external coach can lead to stronger relationships, greater resilience, and more satisfaction among your team – an ideal foundation for doing courageous work together.

“Anica has been amazing. Smart, thoughtful, skilled and emotionally intelligent. What a gift.”

Mary Jo Desprez

Director, U-M Wolverine Wellness

“Bridgeport Consulting’s support in organizing and implementing our survey and focus group project was invaluable. Their staff consistently followed up to keep us on our timeline and focused on the central project goals. They were flexible as needed, adapting their support based on the project’s development over time. Their work was comprehensive and professional on all fronts.”

Rhonda Longworth

Provost and Executive Vice President, EMU

“I knew the first time I met Kerry that she was someone special; she proved to me in several minutes what creative problem-solving looks like in the real world. Every time I’ve had the good fortune to spend time with her, I’ve come away with practical ideas that are immediately implement-able. She is a great listener and really strives to understand whatever “problem” we’re working on, and she never shies away from a challenge. Kerry has the magical ability to make difficult work refreshing, and on top of it all, I truly enjoy my time with her!”

Suma Rosen

Executive Director, InsideOut Literary Arts Detroit

“I have had the great pleasure of working with Bridgeport Consulting numerous times. At the end of each project, all participants have left with greater clarity, a sense of optimism, and strategic immediate next steps. I can say with 100% certainty that we would never have accomplished any one of these projects to their full extent without the incredible support of Bridgeport.”

Anna Marx

Chief Strategy Officer, Jewish Learning Venture

“My team eagerly anticipates our strategy sessions with Bridgeport. Besides being high-level professionals, they also have a heart for our mission and are people of the highest integrity and compassion. Their mix of “head and heart” have made them perfect to work with Gleaners.”