Empowered by Experience. Guided by Expertise.

At The Next Right Move, we believe that exceptional coaching is the cornerstone of successful leadership development. Our team of seasoned coaches brings a wealth of experience, diverse perspectives, and proven track records to guide you on your transformative journey.

Our Team of Sports-Minded Performance Advisors

Former Players & Coaches in Pro or Collegiate sports
100,000+ hours of combined professional expertise.

Coach AK
As an Executive Coach (PCC), Global Speaker, entrepreneur, author and former professional athlete, I’ve impacted countless lives in over 30 countries.
Coach Anika
Anika is a coach and business psychologist who helps leaders and their teams to advance strategic goals and better serve their customers.
Coach Brian
Sales + Marketing Executive with 20+ years experience at companies like Google, YouTube, Foursquare, and Yahoo! who has worked across industries with some of the world’s biggest brands.
Coach Christopher​
At my core, I'm a multi-dimensional thinker & holistic problem-solver driven to co-create positive, impactful shifts in the lives of people I work alongside.
Coach Debbi
I'm an executive coach from New Zealand helping leaders communicate in confident, authentic ways, building uplifting, positive change along the way.
Coach Jake
Jake understands that your business needs more than a short-term fix; it requires a clear vision, a defined identity, and a cohesive team to succeed.
Coach Jessi
As a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience, Dr. Jessi Bartels brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her work.
Coach Naomi
Naomi is an International Entrepreneur & Coach who has served 1,100+ students and clients in achieving their personal transformations.
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Coach Pellum
I believe that the opportunity to serve others is one of God’s greatest gifts to man, and I have summarized my journey by extracting lessons, knowledge, and wisdom from my experiences.
Coach Robin
A versatile leader with repeated success in building, scaling, and enhancing performance across programs, products, and people.
Coach Tina
Tina is in charge of corporate retreats and has spent two decades as a Producer in Television as well as Event Planning (CBS, E!, FOX, TLC, HGTV, Food Network, A+E, CNBC, VH1, ESPN, Roku, and more).
Coach Whitney
I'm Whitney, an empathetic leadership coach with over 18 years of experience guiding executives and teams across diverse industries to become stronger, more confident leaders.

Why Choose Our Coaches?

40,000+ Hours of Combined Impact

Our coaches have over 40,000+ coaching hours under their belt in the areas of leadership development and team building.

Strong Corporate Experience

Our coaches have extensive corporate experience, having worked with startups, Fortune 100 companies, Google, Big 4 consulting firms, and over 100 other corporate organizations.

Athlete Minded Focused

Our coaches are former athletes or have worked extensively in the athletic space. They bring discipline, resilience, and a winning mindset to drive your peak performance.

Passionate and Committed

Our coaches are passionate about helping individuals reach their full potential and are dedicated to providing personalized and supportive guidance throughout your coaching journey.

Ready to Connect with a Coach?

Schedule a free consultation today and discover how our experienced coaches can help you unlock your potential, biohack your leadership, and achieve breakthrough results.

Coach AK

As an Executive Coach (PCC), Global Speaker, entrepreneur, author and former professional athlete, I’ve impacted countless lives in over 30 countries. I’ve collaborated with Google, Raymond James, RBS, Biogen, Duke Basketball, and more to help people achieve their goals and build stronger connections. 🚀

RESULTS I’VE GENERATED:

  • Empowering 40,000+ people worldwide to enhance athletic performance, discover their stories, and improve business processes.
  • Serving as a Google Executive Coach Lead, expanding their global sales organization.
  • Founding MobileXA, an accountability and business coaching platform, empowering entrepreneurs to 10x their productivity.
  • Establishing a sports diplomacy NGO, partnering with the State Department to improve US-Haiti relations.

HOW I WORK:

As a top Executive Coach and Corporate Trainer, I partner with leaders and teams to:

  • Accelerate performance and productivity
  • Foster a culture of continuous learning and adaptability
  • Enhance team synergy and collaboration
  • Develop amazing leaders

By utilizing a customized, collaborative approach, I enable organizations to achieve measurable success while fostering a positive work environment that supports individual development and collective growth. With my sports and corporate background, I facilitate over 75 corporate events and workshops per year, focusing on personal and professional development. Topics include: Athlete Mindset, Owning your Career, Engaging in Difficult Conversations, Team Building, Manager Trainings, Sales Trainings, and Influencing without Authority.

My journey has spanned sports diplomacy, storytelling, athlete performance, fashion, virtual reality, leadership development, global education, and business coaching. I’ve been featured in Sports Illustrated, Nike, Yurbuds, Women’s Health, Sony, Fox Sports, and The Doctors. My upcoming book, “The Next Right Move: Starting Strong to the Who You Want to Be,” is a 100-day self-coaching guide designed to help readers reflect and take action on becoming their optimized and aligned selves.

When people thrive, communities and businesses thrive. Let me show you how to unleash your potential and take action towards your vision.

Coach Anika

Anika is a coach and business psychologist who helps leaders
and their teams to advance strategic goals and better serve their customers. Anika has the ability to problem-solve and deliver learning and change solutions that create impact based on client priorities. She is highly regarded for building long-term relationships, navigating stakeholder complexity, and adapting to ambiguity to deliver results. She focuses on coaching leaders for peak performance and career growth, aligning teams for collaboration and inclusion, and optimizing employee experience and talent management.

Anika helps leaders activate their ability to influence people and cultivate authority. Leaders who master themselves and their emotional intelligence are better able to navigate their relationships and environments to accomplish goals. Anika supports clients through transitions to maximize impact and build successful teams. Clients grow skills to understand stakeholders, pitch value proposition, and set direction. Anika’s whole-person coaching approach helps leaders under pressure to think, plan and execute strategically. Clients experience improved confidence, clearer perspective about choices and trade-offs, and increase collaboration towards shared outcomes. Anika’s business experience as a talent executive in Healthcare and Financial Services anchors her approach to coaching clients in leading people and navigating change towards successful outcomes.

Anika has twenty years of corporate experience in advancing skills and creating transformational change in high-performing enterprises. As Director of Learning at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Anika modernized the learning strategy and enabled the people side of digital transformation for the organization. As Executive Director for Leadership Edge at JP Morgan Chase, Anika designed and executed global management programs to drive culture, engagement, and retention. In her roles as Head of Organizational Effectiveness for OppenheimerFunds (Invesco) and Talent Executive at New York Life Insurance Company, she coached executive leaders and high potential employees, enabled salesforce transformation, and facilitated senior team offsites in order to drive strategic alignment. Earlier in her career, Anika created and implemented professional development, employee engagement and change solutions as talent program manager at HSBC Private Bank and UBS Wealth Management.

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Coach Brian

Sales + Marketing Executive with 20+ years experience at companies like Google, YouTube, Foursquare, and Yahoo! who has worked across industries with some of the world’s biggest brands.

A career in both Marketing and Sales have transformed Brian into a STORYSELLER. A dynamic and distinguished speaker, he has a unique ability to build + dynamically deliver powerful stories that shift mindsets, challenge bias’, and drive brands forward. Brian currently leads Storyselling Workshops + Story Coaching sessions that edu-tain teams on how to craft + deliver sticky stories that captivate audiences + spark action. Better stories lead to exponential results.

Proven track record of coaching high-performing happy teams and driving transformational growth, most recently at Google/YouTube helping some of the world’s most sophisticated brands in the Tech, B2B, and Mobile Apps industries elevate their brands + transform their businesses.

Brian is a passionate leader, coach, and partner committed to building diverse & inclusive organizations and company cultures that balance FUN, creativity, hard work… and heart.

Coach Christopher

At my core, I’m a multi-dimensional thinker & holistic problem-solver driven to co-create positive, impactful shifts in the lives of people I work alongside.

My career path & life experiences have forged a unique ability for me to combine analytical prowess, social intelligence skills & intuition to connect, communicate & collaborate with diverse leaders, high performers & teams across the globe.

As a former professional beach volleyball player (AVP) and NCAA Division 1 collegiate athlete (UNH & UConn) I’ve developed a clear understanding of the critical dynamics necessary to persevere & win – individually and as a team.

As a career professional I’ve been fortunate to speak professionally on international stages, creating fulfilling opportunities to lead, train, coach, consult & advise thousands of people in the smallest startups and largest corporations. My 20+ year career can be summarized into 3 areas of expertise:

Fostering Growth:
Leaders, Teams & Performance

Performance Agility:
Identifying Blockages to Improvement

Leadership Development:
Adaptive Communication + Holistic Leadership

Coach Debbi

I’m an executive coach from New Zealand helping leaders communicate in confident, authentic ways, building uplifting, positive change along the way. Since entering the coaching industry four years ago, I’ve coached over 9,000 sessions with leaders across all continents and 35 countries, most of whom are foreign born. Many were collegiate athletes. I’m now working towards a Master Certified Coach certification with the International Coaching Federation.

Football’s a huge theme in my life with my oldest son becoming the first footballer in our region to gain entry into Harvard University as a footballer and student of finance and economics. (Fall 2025 commences his studies.) My husband, his private coach, played football for Mississippi State University; so, I understand the discipline and grit required for excellent leadership and sports.

I come to coaching having worked as a business reporter for the Economist, the Financial Times of London, National Public Radio, and the Guardian with global audiences in the millions. I’ve reported on Olympic athletes and entrepreneurs in the sports industry as part of this coverage. I’ve always reported on the underdog and earned a UN Foundation press fellowship for reporting on the creative ways that women save their earnings when banks carve them out of their system.

I relate to athletes having reinvented myself three times across three continents and industries, most recently leaving academia after 19 years of service to retrain as a coach. I get to hear what’s on the minds of many and write on Medium on confidence, leadership, reinvention, cultural confusion, brevity, and clarity.

I’m a guest speaker and trainer for corporations and host two podcasts: the Sage Sayers on hacks for your biggest communications challenges and immigrant stories and then Competency No 5, on maintaining presence when we coach, lead, and live our lives. Both are on Apple.

Coach Jake

Jake understands that your business needs more than a short-term fix; it requires a clear vision, a defined identity, and a cohesive team to succeed. As an accomplished culture and business advisor, he offers an approach beyond traditional leadership development that is aimed at building a culture for customer outcomes. Drawing from a decade of experience of successful culture change in various sectors, including education, healthcare, and financial services, Jake focuses on helping your business and people achieve their full potential.

Raised in Brussels, within the vibrant NATO community, Jake developed a deep appreciation for the power of human connection and the value of embracing diversity. With this experience and later navigating the complex terrains of his early career on Wall Street, Jake brings a unique global and business perspective to his culture change work. Combining business rigor with behavioral science led him to join Gallup as a consultant, where he used data, science, and business expertise to create measurable change. Today, he brings this passion and know-how into your business, accelerating growth for better results, faster.

Envision your organization as place where everyone shows up inspired and finishes work fulfilled, able to do what they do best to make a difference in what they care about most. Jake helps create this environment by using a strengths-based framework to construct a clear and consistent identity from the individual leader to the leadership team and, ultimately, to the organization. This framework helps team members thrive and fosters a customer-centric culture, aligning purpose, brand, and performance.

Jake’s commitment to making real, evidence-based change has delivered tangible, measurable results. He has significantly increased employee retention by implementing strategic initiatives and achieved substantial cost savings for many organizations. He has been privileged to serve renowned clients such as J&J, Roche, Accenture, Blackrock, Merrill Lynch, MARS INC, demonstrating his reach and reputation for delivering results.

Are you ready to change your culture to get better results faster?

Coach Jessi

As a licensed clinical psychologist with over a decade of experience, Dr. Jessi Bartels brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her work. She earned her Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver in 2010 and has since remained committed to staying up-to-date with the latest developments in the field through continuing education courses.Dr. Bartels has extensive experience working with clients of all ages, including children, adolescents, and adults, who are facing a diverse range of challenges. She specializes in individual therapy, providing clients with personalized treatment plans tailored to their unique needs and circumstances. Her expertise also extends to psychological assessment and evaluation, which allows her to accurately diagnose and understand the underlying causes of her clients’ issues.In addition to her work with clients, Dr. Bartels is also an experienced clinical supervisor, providing guidance and mentorship to other mental health professionals as they develop their clinical skills and competencies. Her commitment to ongoing education and professional development underscores her dedication to providing the highest level of care to her clients and the field of psychology as a whole.

Coach Naomi

Naomi is an International Entrepreneur & Coach with over 5 years of experience in online business, social media and content creation. She is the Founder and CEO of Namaste Nay Wellness and has successfully served 1,100+ students and clients in achieving their personal transformations.

She has a decade of experience in business operations, client services, and solutions architecture with a proven track record of leading high-performing teams, developing innovative solutions, and enhancing client relationships in previous roles at Workiva and Deloitte.

Naomi is skilled in content creation, program development, process automation, and international retreat facilitation. She is a Certified Yoga Teacher, Human Design Coach, and Reiki Master with a passion for mentoring, teaching, and inspiring transformation in individuals and organizations.

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Coach Don Pellum

I believe that the opportunity to serve others is one of God’s greatest gifts to man, and I have summarized my journey by extracting lessons, knowledge, and wisdom from my experiences. I combine the events, breakthroughs and turning points in my personal life and coaching career to generate my style and leadership approach. I have always been passionate about helping others achieve their goals and maximize their potential. I was inspired to pursue a career in motivational speaking and consulting to use the precious knowledge and wisdom I have gleaned with others to empower people to develop into the person they desire to be both personally and professionally.

My collegiate/athletic experience at the University of Oregon dramatically shaped me and became the fork in the road as I chose a career in college athletics. I have worked with and trained individuals to lead teams for almost 40 years. I was blessed to play an integral role in transforming the University of Oregon Football program “of old” to the new and iconic “O” of today. We captured 7 Pac 12 Championships, 2 National Championship Appearances and along the way I earned ESPN and Sporting News National Recruiter of the year.

Our team started at the bottom, and we worked our way to the top of our profession. With limited resources we realized we were rich with great people who understood the concept of “team” and hard work.

Great Coaching is a skill that is perfected over time through immense effort and sacrifice. Understanding coaching and the nature of a comprehensive approach to viewing and learning the intricacies is critical. The more you understand about interfacing units and have experience from their unique perspectives, the more effective you will be in interfacing and integrating the unit as the leader.

My consulting approach is that “I cannot serve you until I know you.” With that in mind, I will spend the necessary time to come alongside you and learn your personal goals, as well as your business needs. Then, I will strategize and create a winning game plan with short, intermediate, and long-range targets that will enable us to execute the game plan and win!

I love traveling, cooking, and exercising. My wife and I have traveled to 39 countries, visited 6 continents and 5 wonders of the world.

At the heart of Coach Pellum Solutions and Consulting is the belief that everyone has the potential to achieve greatness. Let us define it and release it!

Coach Robin

A versatile leader with repeated success in building, scaling, and enhancing performance across programs, products, and people. Whether building a unified collegiate team, launching a performance and wellness SaaS solution, or operationalizing diverse growth strategies, I drive productive change from inception through execution. With the majority of my career spent in a high-performance coaching environment, I am eager to continue leveraging my leadership experience, innovative spirit, and operational expertise to enhance organizational results whileempowering our most valuable asset: “People”.

Coach Tina

Tina has spent two decades as a Producer in Television as well as Event Planning (CBS, E!, FOX, TLC, HGTV, Food Network, A+E, CNBC, VH1, ESPN, Roku, and more). Her passion has always been telling stories and creating experiences. Being trusted to help others walk through their truth and tell their story in an honest and authentic way has been the highlight of her career.

Tina’s extensive background in TV production and Event Planning seamlessly transitions into her exceptional ability to direct and organize retreats all over the world. Growing up as an athlete and always being invested in health and fitness, Tina brings a unique perspective to these retreats, which range from mindfulness and spiritual retreats to fitness and yoga retreats. Her deep commitment to creating transformative, immersive experiences is evident in every detail. Whether set in serene natural environments or vibrant cultural hotspots, these retreats are meticulously planned to offer participants not just relaxation and escape, but also profound personal growth and connection.

Tina’s retreats are designed to be life-changing, offering a perfect blend of relaxation, personal development, and adventure. Each retreat is a carefully crafted journey, ensuring that every participant leaves with unforgettable memories and a renewed sense of self. 

Coach Whitney

I’m Whitney, an empathetic leadership coach with over 18 years of experience guiding executives and teams across diverse industries to become stronger, more confident leaders.

My passion: Empowering individuals with the tools and support to engage in purpose-driven work that resonates with their values and delivers results. I help leaders focus on their strengths to excel in executive communication and presence, build thriving teams, and navigate change with resilience.

My background: A blend of corporate leadership (including 9.5 years at Google!), a decade of entrepreneurial success, years of teaching yoga and mindfulness, a former collegiate athlete and a commitment to personal and professional growth. I’m a Spanish-speaking LatinX DEI leader and advocate who keeps a multicultural home.

As your coach, I offer a holistic approach:

Customized Coaching: Tailored to your unique needs and goals.
Actionable Strategies: Develop practical tools for immediate impact.
Breakthrough Results: Experience increased confidence, balance, effectiveness, and focused leadership.

Ready to unlock your full potential? Let’s connect! I look forward to partnering with you on this journey.