Warm, witty, and powerfully curious.
Claire quickly creates trust, exudes credibility, and inspires a sense of possibility in relationships and groups.
After early roles in non-profits, Claire enjoyed a fulfilling career developing leaders at Fortune 50 retailer Target Corporation before launching as a solopreneur in 2019. Since then, she’s coached, facilitated, and spoken to thousands of leaders and teams in dozens of national and global organizations such as McDonald's, GE, United HealthCare, The Obama Foundation, and Hershey. She publishes The Diving Board, a Substack newsletter filled with work-life soul food for inquiring minds.
Claire served as Faculty of the Executive Coaching Certificate Program at the University of St. Thomas. She is a co-founder and faculty of the Center for Coaching in Organizations, a non-profit focused on coach education.
Claire holds a Master's in Organization Development and Change and a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from the University of St. Thomas. She is a certified Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation and is certified in the Leadership Circle Profile 360, Vertical Mindset Indicator, Hogan Assessments, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), EQi 2.0 & EQi 360, FIRO-B, and Influence Styles Inventory. She has completed advanced studies in the Enneagram, Vertical Development, Growth Edge Coaching, and Inner Team Dialogue.
MA in Organization Development and Change, University of St. Thomas
Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching, University of St. Thomas
Professional Certified Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation (ICF)
CP Enneagram Academy Professional Mastery
Growth Edge Coaching Coursework
Inner Team Dialogue Practitioner Training
Vertical Development (graduate studies and self-directed studies)
LeaderTalk & PowerTalk - Executive Presence & Communication
Destra Change Leadership Practitioner
Leadership Circle Profile 360 & Collective Leadership Assessment
Vertical Mindset Indicator
CPS Enneagram Compass Assessment & Typing Interviews
Hogan Assessments
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
EQi-& EQ-360 (Master-Certified)
FIRO-B
Influence Styles Inventory
“Work is so much more than a place to complete projects and receive paychecks; it’s fertile ground for meaning, growth and impact. It’s where people discover what they’re capable of and the difference they can make.
My work is unleashing potential in people and organizations. The dream that keeps me going is the ripple effect that great leadership can have on people, families, communities, and our increasingly complex world.”
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Claire Williams
Originally from Memphis, TN, Claire now lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband Rob, son Amos, daughter Mabel, and a sneaky goldendoodle named Webster. Rob founded and leads the non-profit Every Meal, which is devoted to fighting child hunger in Minnesota. If Claire’s not absorbed in a good book or wrangling her cute, loud children, she loves woodsy hikes, writing poetry, ice cream shops, and avoiding household chores.