Claire Williams PCC

Claire Williams is a provocative, insightful, and spirited executive coach and speaker based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. She’s trained and coached thousands of leaders in dozens of organizations across five continents, spanning orgs from the Fortune 100 to healthcare to non-profit. Claire challenges individuals, leaders, and teams to spot their unseen patterns and wake up to their big potential. She then guides clients to realize that potential through grounded action and ready-to-apply tools. Claire masterfully merges the practicalities of life and business with the complexities of being human – because both exist in the real world.

Claire built a fulfilling early career as a leadership development consultant and coach at Fortune 50 company Target, where she designed and delivered leadership programs and coached leaders towards high performance. In 2019, Claire launched out as a full-time external coach and consultant. Since that time, her diverse clients have included McDonald’s, Amazon, Marriott, Boeing, Mortenson Construction, the Obama Foundation, and even an NFL Cheerleading Team.

Leaders and organizations seek Claire out for her expertise in transformational development in the workplace, particularly her specialized approaches in Vertical Development and the Enneagram. Claire holds a Masters in Organization Development and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation.

Claire emanates warmth, wit, and a powerful curiosity, quickly creating trust, credibility, and a sense of possibility in relationships and groups. Clients say Claire infuses meaning and depth into every interaction, generating powerful dialogue, unlocking insight, and taking the conversation deeper to get to the heart of the issue. She challenges leaders beyond insight and into action, using stretch experiments and practical tools to help leaders make measurable leaps towards higher performance. Leaders who work with Claire live and lead more authentically and effectively, with the positive impacts of their growth spanning both work and life.