ABOUT STEARNS & ASSOCIATES

Empowering leaders and organizations to achieve meaningful, lasting success

At Stearns & Associates, we partner with individuals, leaders, & organizations to support growth, strengthen leadership, and navigate complex challenges with confidence.

Executive & Leadership Coaching

Tailored Training & Development

THE LEADERSHIP BREAKTHROUGH

Discover what’s really holding your leadership back — and build a practical plan to break through it.

Transform Your Leadership. Break the Rules Holding You Back.

You already know what great leadership looks like.

So why is it sometimes so difficult to consistently lead that way?

The answer may not be motivation, knowledge, or capability.
It may be the hidden rules you’ve learned to follow — rules that quietly shape how you lead, decide, communicate, and respond under pressure.

Discover What’s Really Holding You Back

In this transformational leadership workshop, you’ll:

  • Uncover the invisible rules that are limiting your leadership.
  • Understand why changing long-standing patterns can feel so difficult.
  • Overcome the behaviours that keep you stuck and create new ways of leading.
  • Build greater self-awareness, confidence, and clarity.
  • Create a practical, personalized action plan for lasting change.
One Day. One Powerful Shift.

Leave with your own Immunity to Change® Map, practical experiments you can immediately apply, and a clear roadmap for becoming the leader you know you can be.

2026–2027 Workshop Tour
Vancouver • Calgary • Edmonton • Kelowna • Prince George

Limited to 24 Leadership Seats Per Location

OUR SERVICES

Coaching Solutions for
Leaders and Teams

Leadership Coaching

Support leaders in strengthening decision-making, communication, and team leadership skills to drive performance and long-term success.

Executive Coaching

One-on-one coaching for executives and senior leaders to navigate challenges, enhance strategic thinking, and lead with confidence.

Performance Coaching

Focused coaching to help professionals clarify goals, overcome obstacles, and improve personal and professional performance.

WHO WE HELP

Supporting Leaders, Teams, and Organizations

We support business leaders and executives in building leadership capabilities, making confident decisions, and navigating complex challenges.

We help professionals and emerging leaders build essential skills, gain clarity, and grow into confident and effective contributors.

We partner with organizations and institutions to improve team performance, support change, and drive sustainable growth.
We work with teams and departments to enhance collaboration, strengthen communication, and build high-performing, aligned teams.

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

Leadership training for meaningful growth & success

We offer professional development programs designed to help individuals, teams, and organizations strengthen leadership skills, improve collaboration, and navigate change with confidence.

Strong leadership development expertise

Practical, results-driven training programs

Proven frameworks for growth and change

Customized solutions for teams & organizations

OUR TEAM

Meet the Founder

About Founder

Susan Stearns is the founder and principal consultant of Stearns & Associates Coaching and Consulting, a leadership development firm dedicated to helping leaders and teams achieve extraordinary performance through neuroscience-informed coaching, leadership development, and organizational transformation.

With more than two decades of executive leadership experience spanning Indigenous governance, economic development, non-profit leadership, and organizational change, Susan brings a unique blend of strategic insight, practical leadership expertise, and transformational coaching to her clients. She specializes in executive coaching, leadership team development, emotional intelligence, adaptive leadership, and change readiness.

 

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Years of Coaching & Consulting Experience

Trusted Support

For Leaders, Teams & Organizations

Working Process

A Thoughtful Process for
Lasting Growth

At Stearns & Associates, we partner with individuals, leaders, & organizations to support growth, strengthen leadership, and navigate complex challenges with confidence.

Discovery

We start by understanding your goals and challenges.

Assessment

We use proven tools to reveal strengths and growth areas.

Coaching & Development

We build strategies, develop skills, and create effective solutions.

Transformation

You gain clarity, confidence, and tools for lasting results.

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