COACHING AREAS INCLUDE:
C-Suite Executives Senior leaders | Senior Leaders | Women Leaders | Entrepreneurs
leadership doesn’t stand still—neither should you:
Even the most accomplished leaders reach moments when the path forward is no longer obvious. It may be a promotion into a larger role, a need to strengthen executive presence and influence, an unexpected career transition, a desire to reinvent after years of success, or simply the recognition that what brought you this far may not be what takes you to the next level.
I work with senior executives and accomplished professionals at these important inflection points - helping them step back, gain clarity, make thoughtful decisions and move forward with confidence. My coaching is highly individualized, practical and strategic. It draws not only upon years of coaching senior leaders, but also upon the experience of having navigated five very different careers myself.
5 Careers. One Executive Perspective.
International Tax Attorney • CFO • Entrepreneur • COO • Executive Coach
My own career has taken me through law, finance, entrepreneurship, operations, talent management and executive coaching. That diversity of experience allows me to listen to executives from multiple perspectives - business, financial, legal, organizational and human - and help them see possibilities they may not have considered themselves.
Oxford University • Columbia University • NYU Graduate School of Law • Forbes Contributor • Author
Ash’s key focuses often include issues surrounding navigating strategy, execution, and working on specific individual concerns (e.g. low self-esteem, confidence, introversion, emotional intelligence). Ash specializes in bringing individuals and teams together who are in conflict, forging a collaborative environment that gets the organization unstuck.
➤ LOCATION
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
☎ CONTACT
Varma & Associates
ash@ashvarmanyc.com
917-679-0347
Coaching Specialties
leadership advancement
For accomplished executives preparing for - or already navigating - the next level of leadership, including the C-Suite.
Our work may focus on executive presence, strategic thinking, communication, influence, decision-making, confidence, organizational effectiveness and successfully assuming greater responsibility.
The objective is not to create a different leader. It is to help each executive become a more effective and authentic version of the leader they already are.
Ash has extensive experience in Coaching leaders from all of the C-Suite groups. To learn about Ash’s expertise in this area, click here.
HiPo Women leaders
Ash has worked extensively with numerous HiPo Women Leaders, both individually and in groups.
These candidates have included CEOs, several SVPs of Marketing and Finance, numerous Deputy General Counsels, Senior HR Directors, and CTOs and CFOs, among others.
Ash has also coached a significant number of Millennial Women Leaders over the years, helping them advance within their respective corporate cultures, align their future growth strategies and plan out their best steps going forward.
To learn about Ash’s expertise in this area, click here.
Corporate talent management & retention
This area is becoming much more critical these days due to Flattening Corporate Structures and increased Talent Migration.
Ash’s Executive Coaching strategy in this area focuses on how best to retain the existing workforce and continue to motivate them.
Learn about the importance of Employee Retention, Ongoing Coaching & Training Reintegration, through Ash’s 3 Pillars For Returning To Work.
ENTREPRENEURS
Ash has coached a plethora of candidates who have determined that they would like to move forward from the corporate framework into entrepreneurship.
He has helped them strategize their next steps, work out their business plan(s), worked with them on funding and has often stayed on as an advisor.
See Ash’s Case Study: Coaching Through the Entrepreneurial Cycle
Career transition
Career transition at the senior level is rarely simply about finding another job. It is an opportunity to step back and determine what should come next.
I work with senior professionals navigating layoffs, planned transitions, career reinvention and significant professional crossroads. Together, we clarify direction, develop positioning and strategy, strengthen networking and interviewing approaches, and translate strategy into concrete action.
Learn how Ash demonstrates this through his signature “B.E.S.T. F.O.O.T” approach.
See Ash’s feature in GoSolo Magazine by Subkit where he discusses Executive Coaching & Solo Entrepreneurship
Coaching Impact
Career Transition
“I consulted Ash when my career was at a crossroads. I was leaving journalism after about two decades and had no clue what was next... Ash worked a miracle, coaching me to sketch out a Career 2.0 vision that built on my skills and interests.”
- Nathan Koppel - Director of Communications, Vinson & Elkins
Leadership Growth
“Working with Ash Varma, executive coach, was one of the most rewarding professional development experiences of my career... It reinforced the belief that no matter how much we achieve, there is always another level of leadership, impact, and personal growth waiting to be unlocked.”
- Senior Vice President | Insurance Industry