Executive Leadership Programs:
Preparing for the Corporate Battlefield
Welcome to The Colonel and The Coach
We’re here to support executives who desire to elevate their leadership, sharpen their decision-making, and invest in both personal and professional growth.
In today’s fast-moving professional landscape, organizations can’t afford to rely on outdated leadership styles. The challenges of tight deadlines, expanding teams, and an ever-evolving market demand leaders who can think strategically, adapt quickly, and inspire through action.
Our founders, Colonel Matthew Smith, USAF, Retired, and Coach Cam Ellsworth, bring decades of experience from the military and the world of championship athletics. Together, they’ve designed a tailored executive leadership program that equips leaders with the mindset, tools, and resilience to thrive in competitive and dynamic environments.
Why Leadership Development Matters
Executives shape culture. They also drive performance, inspire teams, and chart the course for success. Without effective leadership, even the strongest teams lose focus, morale, and momentum.
That’s where our executive coaching programs come in.
Our approach blends the discipline and accountability of military leadership with the strategy and adaptability of elite coaching. The result? Leaders who are confident, composed, and capable of leading through any challenge.
What You’ll Gain
Through our executive leadership development program, participants strengthen their:
- Strategic and forward-thinking capabilities
- Decision-making under pressure
- Team-building and communication skills
- Ability to lead through change and innovation
- Presence, influence, and accountability
Lead with Purpose
By investing in your leadership journey, you’re preparing not just to meet today’s challenges, but to lead the way into the future.
The Colonel and The Coach help you build clarity, confidence, and authentic influence so you can lead your organization with discipline, vision, and heart.
How Our Executive Leadership Programs Empower Executives
We Turn Executives into Leaders
At The Colonel and The Coach, our mission is simple, to help executives lead with confidence, clarity, and purpose.
Our executive leadership programs are designed around proven military and athletic coaching principles. We’re not preparing you for combat, but in many ways, the professional world is a battlefield, one that demands discipline, adaptability, and resilience to win.
Without the virtues of discipline, credibility, service before self, empathy, and commitment, it’s nearly impossible to thrive in today’s competitive corporate environment.
What You’ll Gain
Our programs equip leaders with both mindset and mastery. Participants experience:
- Elevated confidence and presence
- Sharper, faster decision-making
- Stronger problem-solving under pressure
- Improved management of stakeholders and cross-functional teams
- Enhanced communication and influence
- Greater resilience and adaptability
- A proactive, forward-focused leadership mindset.
Training is paired with practical workshops and scenario-based learning, giving executives real-world application of every skill they develop.
Inspired by Military Leadership Excellence
One of our founders, Colonel Matthew Smith, is a retired U.S. Air Force combat aviator who served for over 28 years and achieved the rank of Colonel. He led teams through both wartime and peacetime missions, where accountability, clarity, and courage were non-negotiable.
Our program draws deeply from those same military leadership principles, fostering discipline, accountability, and strategic vision. Executives learn to lead with authority while balancing empathy, ethics, and composure.
We also help executive leaders both clarify their strengths and chart a clear path for development.
Driven by Coaching, Proven by Results
Our other founder, Coach Cam Ellsworth, brings decades of experience in competitive athletics and organizational leadership. As a championship-winning ice hockey coach and business graduate, he knows how to unite teams, elevate performance, and create sustained success.
Together, The Colonel and The Coach combine military precision with championship coaching, transforming leadership from a title into a practice.
Executives who complete our leadership development programs in the USA consistently deliver measurable impact within their organizations: stronger team cohesion, improved communication, and higher performance across the board.
Lead. Adapt. Inspire.
Our approach doesn’t just build better leaders, it builds leaders who build better teams.
Because when discipline meets purpose, and vision meets execution, extraordinary leadership follows.
How Our Executive Leadership Assessment Empowers Participants
Our executive leadership assessment provides a comprehensive, evidence-based evaluation of each participant’s leadership capabilities. Through psychometric tools, performance simulations, and 360-degree feedback, participants gain deep insight into their strengths, growth areas, and untapped leadership potential.
This process helps leaders better understand how they think, decide, and inspire, equipping them to make intentional choices that elevate both personal and organizational performance.
Why Choose The Colonel and The Coach
Learning leadership from those who have lived it in both military and corporate arenas is a truly transformational experience.
At The Colonel and The Coach, we deliver practical, results-driven executive leadership programs in the USA that go beyond theory. Our mission is to help executives grow with purpose, clarity, and confidence.
Choosing us means committing to genuine personal growth and long-term transformation in how you lead, think, and serve.
You’ll gain the skills and insight to:
- Guide your organization toward sustained excellence
- Build cohesive, high-performing teams
- Lead cultural transformation that inspires accountability and trust
Our programs don’t just make leaders more effective, they make organizations stronger from the inside out.
Who Benefits from Our Executive Leadership Programs
Our approach is designed for leaders who are ready to grow and make lasting impact.
It’s ideal for:
- Executives and senior managers seeking to refine and build upon their leadership experiences
- Organizations preparing for growth and succession through strategic leadership development
- Teams seeking sustainable cultural change and stronger collaboration
- Individuals committed to meaningful personal and professional growth
Each participant gains a clearer understanding of their leadership style and a practical roadmap for continued development through our Executive Leadership Assessment.
Start Your Leadership Transformation
At The Colonel and The Coach, we believe great leadership is built through discipline, adaptability, and service before self.
Begin your transformational journey today!
Contact us to learn more about our programs for executive leadership and take the next step toward empowering your leadership.
