TRUSTED ADVISOR
coaching
Partner with an experienced advisor
to master trust-building skills and transform your professional relationships
When was the last time you had someone truly listen to you—without judgment, without agenda, just focused entirely on helping you succeed?
Our coaching takes many forms, from one-on-one sessions addressing immediate challenges to ongoing programs that fundamentally transform how you build and leverage trust in your professional life. What sets us apart is simple: we’re business practitioners first, coaches second. We bring decades of real-world experience to your particular business issues, all grounded in our deep expertise on trust.
Whether you’re navigating a challenging client relationship, preparing for a critical conversation, or ready to invest in your long-term development as a trusted advisor, we’re here to help.
Why coaching?
The challenges you face aren’t just about knowing what to do—they’re about having the confidence and skills to do it in the moment. Reading about trust-building is valuable. Practicing it in a workshop is powerful. But there’s something uniquely transformative about having an experienced advisor in your corner as you navigate real situations with real stakes.
Our coaching provides the structured support, honest feedback, and practical guidance you need to:
- Tackle challenging business issues with confidence
- Master trust-building skills through real-world application
- Improve your professional relationships at every level
- Overcome specific trust barriers holding you back
- Develop as a leader who naturally inspires trust
- Gain an experienced advisor invested in your success
Our coaching approaches
We offer three distinct coaching services, each designed for different needs and timelines. Whether you’re facing an immediate challenge or ready for deep, sustained transformation, we have an approach that fits.
Our Executive Coaching program is helmed by master coach Stewart Hirsch and our team of seasoned associates, each bringing decades of front-line business experience to the coaching relationship.
This isn’t generic leadership coaching. It’s intensely practical, trust-focused work designed to help you master the specific skills that make someone not just competent, but genuinely trusted. We help you improve your professional relationships, overcome trust issues that may be holding you back, and grow both personally and professionally.
Our goal is straightforward: to listen, understand, and advise. We build a trusted relationship with you so we can help you do the same with the people who matter most to your success—your clients, your team, your stakeholders.
Key Benefits:
- Get structured, ongoing coaching to tackle any number of challenging business issues
- Invest in yourself and your abilities to work with others and drive better results
- Gain an experienced advisor to help improve your professional career
Format: Two one-hour private sessions per month, plus burst calls and email support as needed.
Sometimes you don’t need a months-long program. You need expert guidance right now, for the specific challenge in front of you.
Trust-in-Time Coaching provides small-burst coaching support when you need it most—before that difficult client conversation, while you’re navigating a complex stakeholder situation, or when you’re facing a trust-building opportunity you don’t want to miss.
These focused 20-minute sessions can be added to any of our programs or purchased independently. Think of it as having a trusted advisor on speed dial—someone who understands trust deeply and can help you apply those principles to the real situation you’re facing today.
Key Benefits:
- Targeted coaching on trust-building opportunities exactly when they arise
- Deeper exploration and real-time application of critical trust skills
- Just-in-time support for high-stakes conversations and decisions
Format: Purchased in blocks of 15 or 30 coaching units; each unit is a focused 20-minute session.
If you’re serious about becoming a trusted advisor—not just understanding trust conceptually, but mastering it in practice—this intensive three-month program is designed for you.
Guided Learning combines our comprehensive online course, “Being a Trusted Advisor,” with personalized one-on-one coaching. You get both the broad view of trust-building principles and the highly personalized guidance to make those abilities come alive in your specific situations.
This program is ideal if you’re in a high-stakes role where trust directly impacts your success—sales, business development, consulting, or any client-facing position where relationships are everything. It’s also perfect for professionals who simply want to take a significant step in their personal development.
Throughout the program, you’ll work on real business opportunities, track your progress, and receive ongoing support from your coach. By the end, you’ll have the confidence that you’ve learned everything you need to apply trust-building mindsets and techniques to your own situations.
Key Benefits:
- Learn how to create trust in business and sales through comprehensive e-learning
- Develop long-lasting successful business relationships with peers, partners and customers
- Receive personalized coaching to apply trust concepts to your specific situations
- Take a significant step in your own personal development
- Build confidence through structured learning combined with real-world application
What’s Included: Multiple one-hour coaching sessions (choose 4 or 8 sessions), Being a Trusted Advisor online course, The Trusted Advisor and Trust-based Selling books, plus the Trust Quotient (TQ) assessment.
Format: Three-month intensive program combining self-paced online learning with regularly scheduled coaching sessions.
What Makes Our Coaching Different
You have plenty of coaching options. Here’s what you get when you work with us:
We’re Practitioners First
Our coaches aren’t just trained in coaching methodologies—they’ve lived in the professional services trenches. We’ve built businesses, won and lost clients, navigated difficult stakeholder relationships, and learned what actually works. We bring that hard-won experience to every coaching conversation.
Trust is Our Expertise
This isn’t generic executive coaching. We have a specific, proven point of view on how trust works and how to build it. Our Trust Equation, Trust Creation Process, and Trust Principles provide a practical framework that guides our coaching and gives you tools you can use immediately.
We Care About Results
We’re not here to just make you feel good about yourself (though we hope that happens). We’re here to help you achieve real outcomes—win that client, repair that relationship, land that promotion, or simply feel more confident and capable in every professional interaction.
Who Benefits Most from Coaching?
Our coaching is particularly valuable if you:
- Are in a client-facing role where relationships directly impact your success
- Want to develop your skills as a trusted advisor, not just a technical expert
- Are facing a specific trust challenge or difficult relationship
- Lead others and want to create a more trust-based environment
- Are preparing for a career transition or taking on greater responsibility
- Feel like something is holding you back from the level of trust and influence you want
- Simply want to invest in yourself and your professional development
How It Works
First, we talk. We’re as curious about you as you might be about coaching. We want to understand what you’re facing, what you’re hoping to achieve, and whether coaching is the right approach for your situation.
Then, we design. Based on our initial conversation, we’ll recommend the coaching approach that best fits your needs—whether that’s Executive Coaching, Trust-in-Time support, or the full Guided Learning program. We may also suggest combining coaching with other elements like a workshop or our online courses.
Finally, we partner. Once we begin, you’re not just a client—you’re a partner in this work. We’ll challenge you, support you, celebrate your successes, and help you learn from setbacks. Our goal is to help you grow in ways that last long after our formal coaching relationship ends.
Confidentiality and Trust
Everything we discuss in coaching is confidential. Period. We can’t help you build trust with others if you don’t fully trust us, and confidentiality is the foundation of that trust. You can be completely open about the challenges you’re facing, the mistakes you’ve made, and the growth you’re working toward.
Investment in Yourself
Coaching is an investment—in your skills, your relationships, your career, and ultimately, yourself. The best time to invest in coaching is when the stakes are high, the challenges are real, and you’re ready to do the work.
We offer flexible coaching arrangements to match your needs and timeline. Whether you need ongoing support or targeted help with specific situations, we can design an approach that works for you.
Ready to Get Started?
Let’s start with a conversation about your goals and challenges. Connect with us to explore how coaching can help you become the trusted advisor you aspire to be.