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DISCOVER YOUR PATH.

EMBODY YOUR PURPOSE.

Meet your guide through the inner and outer wilderness,
transforming pain and courage into purpose.

Begin Your Journey

Denver-Based Transformational & Wilderness Leadership Coach | Nature-Based Coaching for Leaders

As a Denver-based, nature-rooted transformational and executive coach, I guide leaders, entrepreneurs, and high performers through the wilderness within and around them. My coaching integrates nature’s wisdom, wilderness experiences, and proven leadership systems to help you alchemize pain into purpose, clarity into confidence, and challenges into opportunities for growth.

This is wilderness-rooted leadership coaching—a depth of transformation rarely reached in traditional coaching modalities—for those ready to live and lead with authenticity, purpose, and connection.

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From Facade to Authentic Leadership

For years, I wore a mask. On the outside, I was the charismatic, successful professional—always put together. But beneath that polished facade, I was disconnected, wrestling with shadows I refused to face. I had crafted a life that looked perfect but felt hollow.

Then, everything unraveled.

Losing what I thought was my dream job shattered the illusion. I hit a crossroads: keep numbing the pain or face my reality. I chose transformation. I quit drinking, dropped the facade, and committed to living with presence and authenticity.

In embracing my shadows, I discovered that true connection—whether to self, others, or the world around us—begins in the depths. It’s about turning pain into strength, vulnerability into courage, and reclaiming the power hidden in our wounds.

Now I walk alongside others ready to do the same. If you’re ready to shed the masks, reconnect with your true self, and live with clarity, purpose and authenticity, you’re in the right place.

welcome. Let’s embark on this journey together.

The Full Story

I’m here to help you transform pain into purpose. After losing everything I thought defined me, I chose to embrace the unknown and rediscover my true self. Through coaching, nature-based practices, and deep personal growth, I’ve learned that our greatest challenges hold the seeds of our most profound transformations. Through The Bridger Coaching, I guide clients into clarity, resilience, and authentic leadership. Let’s explore the wild within and create lasting change—together.

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GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY

Step Into Leadership and Authenticity

Stop waiting for permission. This is your invitation to go deeper, beyond surface-level fixes, into the raw, unfiltered work of transformation. No more waiting for the "perfect time" or the "right circumstances"—it’s time to confront the parts of you that are sabotaging you from the life you know you’re capable of living.

Forget the quick fixes, and the endless striving to “do more” just to feel "enough." I’ll meet you where you are—without judgment—and guide you through the real, uncomfortable work that creates lasting change.

Through wilderness-rooted leadership coaching and transformational guidance, you’ll step fully into the leader, partner, and human you are meant to be. Whether you’re seeking executive coaching in Denver or transformative guidance online, It’s time to start living with intention, purpose, and power.

This is you becoming the person you’ve always needed.

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1:1 Coaching:
Personalized Transformation

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Group Coaching: Connection and Transformation

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Yearlong Hero’s Journey: Wilderness Adventure Coaching

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Real Experiences, Real Impact

  • Working with Ryan for three months was a transformative experience. His holistic approach, blending powerful questions and expert guidance, helped me overcome resistance, gain control of my mindset, and perform at my highest capability, leaving me empowered and with tools to continue growing.

    - Edward B.

  • After a year of coaching with Ryan, I’ve gained a clear understanding of how to view challenges, set actionable goals, and overcome self-doubt. With his guidance, I’ve achieved more in the last year than in the previous 10, and now have the confidence and tools to move forward with clarity and purpose.

     - Ryan G