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Casey Miller

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Sound familiar?

You’re holding it together for everyone else.

  • You’re on your 11th call of the day. You’ve solved everyone else’s problems and can’t remember what you actually wanted to get done.
  • You’re making million-dollar decisions and still lie awake wondering if you’re any good at your job.
  • You have a leadership team, a spouse and a full calendar, but nobody you can really talk to.
  • You’re tired of being the adult in every room. Someone has to stay calm, make the call and clean up after. It’s always you.
  • Your team isn’t stepping up, and you can’t stop stepping in.
  • You built a culture of accountability and somehow became accountable for everything.
  • You’re avoiding a conversation you know you need to have, while spending hours thinking about it.
  • You replay a five-minute interaction on the drive home, while telling everyone you’re fine.
  • You’re successful by every external measure and quietly wondering, “Is this it?”

You’re not in a crisis. Maybe just a little flat.
Less excited about things than you used to be.

You don’t need another leadership framework. You need somewhere to say the thing you can’t say in the executive meeting.

You start coaching.
Here’s what changes.

At work

  • You stop over-preparing for meetings and trust your gut.
  • You say no.
  • You delegate.
  • You stop treating everything like it’s urgent.
  • You stop needing to be the smartest person in the room.
  • You remember what you actually like about your job.

With your team

  • You let them struggle a little instead of swooping in to save the day.
  • You ask better questions instead of jumping straight to answers.
  • You quit taking responsibility for everyone else’s feelings.
  • You stop rehearsing conversations in your head and actually have them.
  • You have the one you’ve been avoiding for two years.

With yourself

  • You slow down and get a little gentler.
  • You get curious again.
  • You stop confusing being needed with being valuable.
  • You notice when you’re being a jerk, and catch it before it comes out sideways.
  • The resentment drops.

At home

  • You go home with more energy.
  • You sleep better.
  • You stop replaying that meeting from Tuesday.
  • You laugh more.
  • Sometimes you realize you want something different altogether.

You become easier to work with, easier to live with, and a little easier on yourself.

Not because you learned another leadership model or downloaded a new set of tools. Because you finally had the space to see what you were doing, what it was costing you, and what you wanted to do differently.

Casey Miller, smiling, seated outdoors

How I coach

There’s a thingunder the thingunder the thing.

What you bring in first is rarely the real thing. Neither is the second thing. I’m impatient enough to go looking for the third.

I’ll tell you the harder truth, kindly, and I’ll hold it in confidence. One client, laughing, told me I was so mean to her. Then she thanked me.

Together, you get better at observing how you show up. Once you can see what you’re doing and what it’s costing you, it starts to change.

How it works

Start with one conversation.

1

A free 30-minute conversation

Bring me something real in your world right now. I won’t give you advice. I’ll ask questions. We get to know each other, and you feel what it’s like to be coached by me.

You’ll leave with a new insight about the problem, yourself, or both, and one next step you’re ready to take. If you don’t, I didn’t do my job.

2

If there’s a fit, we work together

Usually ten sessions over about six months. The first one or two, we get clear on what you want.

3

Then we get to the actual thing

By session two or three, your goals often go out the window, because now we’re talking about what’s really going on.

Casey Miller, laughing, leaning against a pillar
Casey Miller, PCC · Vancouver, BC

Experience

Over the past decade, I’ve coached, trained, and advised more than 500 leaders across industries, from independent business owners to venture-backed executives, private equity leaders, and board members within S&P 500 organizations.

In addition to my executive advisory work, I’ve designed and facilitated leadership development programs, executive offsites, and organizational learning experiences focused on communication, self-awareness, team effectiveness, and group dynamics.

500+
leaders coached, trained and advised
10+ years
running Six and a Half Consulting
PCC
Professional Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation; trained at CTI
Harvard
Master of Theological Studies
Master of Public Administration

In their words

“Casey guided me and held my hand, head, and heart during the most revolutionary times in my company’s history. Over the course of the last year and a half, he has advised and stood by me (and my wild ideas) wholeheartedly.”
Elizabeth MahFounder and CEO
“The best athletes in the world need and want a great coach that will challenge them, celebrate them through a win, and facilitate thoughtful reflection after a loss. In Casey, I feel like I’ve found a coach who will treat and push me like the high performance executive ‘athlete’ I strive to be.”
Jason BelletCo-Founder and CSO
“Casey has been pivotal in my career progression over the last year and I have seen the impact of our conversations be truly transformational. He challenges me in a way that I often times don’t want to challenge myself, but also grounds me and reminds me of the power of softness when necessary.”
Kate MermelsteinInvestor Relations & Fundraising
“Casey has been a tremendous river guide in helping me discover what inspires me and how to channel that to inspire others as a leader. He challenged me with hard questions, course corrections, a steady drum beat and constant reminder to not lose sight of the larger vision.”
Anchi ChernGroup Chief Financial Officer
“Casey is thoughtful and honest, taking the time to ask deep questions and push you to challenge your assumptions. I look forward to our sessions as they are always productive and inspiring.”
Olivia PapaChief of Staff
“His approach is honest and forthright, but he gets the most out of you. He challenges you to dig deep and get comfortable being uncomfortable with where you are and where you are trying to get to. He has helped me become more accountable and a better version of myself.”
Mike KemskeChief Financial Officer
“Under Casey’s tutelage, I have found my voice and strengths as a manager and feel more prepared to have tough conversations with the folks I work with. Casey has given me the confidence to keep going as I work to climb a career ladder I didn’t even know was possible.”
Emileigh Mercer LastowskiHead of Clinical Research and Enablement
“He helped me recognize, access and use my intuition more. I’ve become more intentional with my actions as a leader. He helped me identify my blind spots. The greatest tool I’ve developed is improving my own coaching skills with the people I lead.”
Brandon BieronPresident
“Casey helped me work through one of my most challenging professional decisions. He kept me honest with goals and helped me develop longer-term thinking, de-emphasize certain superficial milestones and focus on what really matters to me.”
Faris ElrabieManaging Partner

Get in touch

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Casey Miller, PCC

Based in Vancouver, BC. Working with leaders across North America, by video and in person.