Leadership Coaching

The truth your
leadership demands.

No playbooks. No noise. Just direct, honest coaching built around you — the leader, the person, the inflection point you're standing at right now.

Where are you in your leadership journey?

Senior Executive

Performing at the top takes a different kind of honest.

At the senior level, feedback gets filtered. People tell you what you want to hear. Rise Up Coaching is where you get the unvarnished truth — and a partner who believes wholeheartedly in your capacity to overcome anything.

  • Cut through competing priorities and stakeholder pressure
  • Sharpen your executive presence and strategic voice
  • Navigate high-stakes transitions and new mandates
  • Build the inner game that sustains performance at the top
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65+
Executives coached through CoS and leadership programs
1:1
Fully personalized — no templates, no off-the-shelf programs
Direct
Honest feedback, clearly delivered, in service of your growth
Chief of Staff / COO

The most complex role deserves a specialist.

The Chief of Staff and COO seats often share the same territory: leading without title, managing across stakeholders, and holding the operational center while the principal stays focused on what only they can do. Rise Up Coaching is built for the leaders in these seats — coaching purpose-built for the ambiguity, dynamics, and operational weight these roles call for.

  • Master the art of leading without direct authority
  • Manage up, across, and down — simultaneously and credibly
  • Protect your leadership identity while serving the principal
  • Know when to push back, absorb, and when to escalate
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Niche
Specialized CoS & COO coaching — not a generic leadership program
8 yrs
Leadership coaching experience through CoS practice
Whole
Not just performance — the full picture of who you are as a leader
Rising Leader

Someone needs to see you before you see yourself.

High-potential leaders often know something bigger is coming. You just need a coach who sees it clearly, believes in your ingenuity, and helps you step into it with intention — getting out of your own way.

  • Build a leadership identity that matches where you're going
  • Develop executive presence for the next level
  • Get honest feedback you won't get from your manager or peers
  • Create a clear strategy for your next career inflection point
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40+
High-performing rising leaders coached
20+
Years corporate experience behind every coaching session
Now
Don't wait for the next role to become the leader you're meant to be

"I believe wholeheartedly in your ingenuity and capacity to overcome anything."

Kristina — Coaching Philosophy

Philosophy

Get out of your
own way.

Kristina's coaching philosophy starts with a fundamental belief: you already have what it takes. The ingenuity, the talent, the capacity to rise — it's already inside you.

Her role is to provide the accountability and external perspective that helps you see yourself clearly — to recognize your immense talent, move past the noise in your own head, and step fully into your potential.

This isn't about fixing what's broken. It's about unlocking what's already there.

Impact

The numbers behind
the work.

8+
Years of leadership
coaching experience
65+
Executives coached through
CoS and leadership programs
230+
Formal coaching hours
of documented impact
185+
Associates reached through
team coaching & facilitation
Co-Active Training Institute Graduate
ICF Member — DC Chapter
Chief of Staff Associates
NOVA Chief of Staff
Ask a Chief of Staff
20+ Years Corporate Experience
15 Years Fortune 100

About Kristina

Coaching that
cuts through.

Kristina founded Rise Up Coaching with a simple belief: the best leaders aren't built by generic programs — they're built by coaches who tell the truth, listen deeply, and see the whole person.

With over 20 years of corporate experience — including 15 years inside a Fortune 100 company — Kristina brings real-world credibility to every session. She's worked with key executives and senior leaders, and has seen clients make profound breakthroughs that transformed not just their careers, but their organizations.

Kristina is deeply committed to increasing diversity at the executive level by coaching emerging leaders who are ready to rise — giving them the honest, bold support to get there.

Kristina Wilson, founder of Rise Up Coaching
Kristina Wilson Founder · Rise Up Coaching

Services

How we work together.

01

1:1 Executive Coaching

Deep, ongoing coaching for senior leaders. Fully personalized — built around your inflection point, your goals, and your truth. No templates. No noise. Just the honest, direct partnership that moves you forward.

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02

Chief of Staff & COO Coaching

Purpose-built for the seat without a playbook — Chief of Staff and COO leaders alike. Navigate the ambiguity, stakeholder dynamics, and operational weight these roles call for with a specialist who understands every dimension.

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03

Rising Leader Development

For high-potential leaders sensing what's next. Build the executive presence, get the honest feedback, and develop the clear strategy you need to step confidently into the next role — well before you're handed the title.

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Results

What clients say.

"

Kristina carefully laid out the expectations and structure. She was a great listener — she was able to identify the actual goal I was trying to achieve after listening to me describe my original goal and concerns. She provided great advice and next steps through her experiences and helped assure me my instincts were correct. Kristina asked great questions and challenged me to think in a new way. I appreciate her candor, patience, and sage advice.

Rachelle C.

"

From the moment I started working with Kristina, I knew I had a TON to learn from her. She has amazing leadership instincts, gives excellent advice, and asks great questions. My goals working with Kristina were to gain confidence, develop, and grow as a leader — and there's no better person to have helped me along this journey.

Heather

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the truth?

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