Court Whitman

Drawing upon practical leadership and coaching experience Court’s focus is on 5 key tasks: Connect to build relationships; Question to understand; Assess to raise awareness; Collaborate to increase competence, and Inspire to enable growth. 

Court thrives in situations where he is called upon to coach people and organisations that are complex, have challenging problems to solve, and passionately pursue meaning, fulfilment and results. Court’s coaching process is future-focused, supports personal and professional development, and creates actionable strategies to achieve specific goals.

With each client, Court passionately explores identity, strengths, core competencies, behavior, belief, and influence as a perspective to best develop managerial and leadership skills, define performance excellence, and create an optimal organizational culture to achieve results for individuals and their teams. 

In addition to coaching, Court facilitates off-site workshops for executive & leadership teams, consults with organizations to make informed hiring decisions and build optimal organizational culture, executes multi-day outdoor leadership experiences on the Appalachian and Black Mountain Crest Trails, keynote speaks, and is the creator and host of the High-Performance Pathways podcast.  

Court has worked as an account executive for Teamworks Innovation Incorporated and is a retired Special Forces Green Beret with the Delta Force. He has also worked with the COMMIT Foundation, The Honor Foundation, Merrill - a Bank of America Company, General Dynamics, NFL Seattle Seahawks, MVP Capital Inc, and Presidents, CEOs, COOs, and CFO in the construction, wellness, nutrition, technology, insurance, medical sales and services industries.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

• ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) 
• Special Forces Green Beret with the Delta Force
• MyEverythingDiSC assessment portfolio
• Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0 & 360
• Bachelor of International Studies 
• Diploma of Organizational Leadership 
• Professional Certificate in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Wellbeing 

SKILLS SUMMARY

• High-Performance Coaching
• Leadership Development 
• Vision, Mission & Values Workshops 
• Organizational Wellbeing Coaching 
• Keynote Speaking
• Project Management
• Adventure Guide
• Establishing Positive Team and Organizational Culture
  

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS 

Coaching through well-aimed questions, genuine feedback, and critical insights into goals and values are some of Court's notable strengths. While being coached by Court I gained a deeper understanding of my core values, which fueled my career search and enabled me to communicate and personalize my strengths. Court contributes a thorough understanding of high-performance environments and sectors and makes every minute of time with him valuable. Court was a significant contributor to my successful career change.

‍Kreston Keehne

Project Engineer-Operations Lead

Lockheed Martin

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Court is a consummate professional. If you are interested in peak performance through personal and professional growth, Court is the ideal resource. As a coach, he's analytical and reflective. As a mentor, he's approachable through his emotionality and thoughtfulness. As a friend, he's deeply open and honest. Working with Court is a true joy. His approach is wholly unique and effective: he allows you to lead yourself by guiding a value-driven discourse that reveals character and your most intrinsic strengths. He is a facilitator of self-discovery, and a champion of self-actualization. 

‍Brandon Karpf

Strategy Lead

CyberWire

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I’ve felt more focused and disciplined since working with Court. I find myself continually evaluating my two main areas of weakness – lack of discipline and procrastination – and therefore positively impacting my productivity.

‍Mark Ross

CEO & CFO, ALM Positioners Inc

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Court’s professionalism, ability to rapidly digest information, and provide effective feedback, and his passion, have made for an amazing coaching experience. Working in the military for 23 years, I have mentored and developed, but have never been personally coached. Court immediately built rapport and understanding and was able to provide me with candid and valuable feedback from the first session. He was able to stretch my thought process and drove me to understand myself, and what I truly valued. From our coaching sessions, I have gained so much insight and have already applied the practical lessons learned, which has not only expanded a network of professionals but focused my passion for careers following the military. I would highly recommend Court for a coach in any setting. Whether it's a post-military transition or just further developing yourself, the experience will drastically improve your performance and mindset.

‍Jason Andrews

Chief Enlisted Development Education

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I have had the honor of knowing and working with Court Whitman for ten years in both the government and private sectors.  His ability to create and lead successful teams in the Special Operations community is matched by his skill adapting to new environments and diverse audiences in his coaching and human resources role. He is a key part of building and sustaining the right culture for a high-performance organization. I always knew that we could trust Court to lead or support the most sensitive and important missions at hand, while taking unequaled measures to care for and lead the team members around him. 

Mark Ray

Director, Preservation of the Force and Families program at US Army Special Operations Command

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Court’s ability to bring different viewpoints, questions, and thoughts helped me learn a lot about myself.

‍Justin Bokmeyer

NBA, Athletic Performance & Operations