What People Are Saying

When we first hired Ryan as our business coach, our start-up company was just a vision combined with a compelling business plan. Eleven months later we have given birth to a growing enterprise, with 30 full-time employees, a factory, a supply chain, and a product we’re proud to share with the world. In 2009, we reforested over 200 acres of Ecuadorian rainforest and helped provide right-livelihood to over 600 farmers. Launching a start-up is very demanding and I was out of balance when we started coaching. Ryan helped me to clarify and honor what was most important, and to delegate better. This helped me to stay balanced, healthy, and connected to spirit. Ryan’s fundraising tips helped us raise over half a million in seed capital, and his suggestions helped us bring more heart and connection to our board meetings. I am deeply thankful for the coaching experience, and rave about Ryan to everyone that asks. He truly cares about his clients and offers a unique balance of business intelligence and spiritual integrity.

Tyler Gage, President, Runa

Ryan has helped me grow my business from scratch to a healthy six figures in less than a year! But even more than that - beyond the business nuts and bolts he taught me and the accountability he provided as we jumped levels, it's the depth and sensitivity of Ryan's emotional support that makes him such a superb coach - and someone I would not be without in my life.  As a woman, I would never have thought a man could provide the kind of steadying perspective and insight he always comes up with. As a newbie to business, success can be scary if you're not used to it, and Ryan has not only led me to success, he's held my hand through the fearful journey. 

Rori Raye, Relationship Coach for Women, Author of Have The Relationship You Want

Ryan's program is over-the-top -- effective! On a scale of 1-10, my productivity went from a 2 to an 8. My business is growing faster than I can manage it. The tools are invaluable.  I began working with Ryan in January 2008 and between January 2008 and 2009 my income doubled and now I am implementing his approach to taking double the time off.  I was working by myself and he helped me to understand how to bring a team together and organize that.  The areas of expertise that he’s helped me with include everything from understanding time management to organizing a team and delegation, and creating a client attraction system.  It’s Amazing when you get procedures and systems of flow between the people on your team, and between your clients and your business – not only are you putting in less effort, but you’re seeing better results.  I definitely wouldn’t be where I’m at without Ryan.

Jason Nelson, Spiritual Medium & Coach, www.jasonnelson.info

I was somewhat skeptical at first, but it was really only a matter of one or two sessions to really see the difference Ryan’s coaching skills were making in my business. His approach is attentive, analytical and very supportive. He is excellent at listening and identifying exactly what it would take to move me forward. He offers sort of a 32 flavors of ways to work challenges and goals and since I began working with Ryan, my business has actually increased three-fold.Not only did I reach my end-of-year goals, but I actually exceeded them significantly, and that is an incredible feeling. I credit Ryan with a great deal of my success. He really helped me fine tune my labor into results and I enjoyed working with him. I highly recommend Ryan Eliason as a coach for anyone who wants to take their business to the next level.

CJ Brasiel, CJ Brasiel Real Estate

Saniel Bonder, Author, Healing the Spirit/Matter Split, Founder of the Waking Down in Mutuality transformational work, www.sanielandlinda.com

Laura Rice, MA, CLC, Life Purpose & Career Coaching, From Purpose to Prosperity for Women

Darshana Weill, Founder and Director of Fruition Women’s Health

Silvia Johnson, Professional Coach, Six Figures Outside the Cubicle

Rucha Chitnis, Executive Director, One World Children’s Fund

It would only be to your great advantage to have the fortune to coach with Ryan Eliason, probably one of the top five coaches on the planet. He is clear, concise, brilliant, warm, insightful and has laser beam focused. He could see the Real Me waiting to emerge and brought it out like an expert diamond cutter. His quality of coaching is most appropriate for the most sophisticated, sensitive and motivated person. He is truly one of a kind! If there is a part of you waiting to emerge, wait no longer, use him as a mirror for your best self and get ready for a success you would never have dreamed of having.

Cantor David M. Presler, Opera Singer, Music Teacher and Composer, www.davidpresler.com

I doubled my income last year and I attribute this to working with the “Law of Attraction” and the support of the Best Year of Your Business and Your Life coaching program. I am confident that I can double my income again this year with the right support. Your coaching has supported me in staying positive and not letting limiting thoughts get me down. As a result, I am doing better than ever and the slow economy is not effecting me at all. I am also more confident in myself as a business owner. I am treating my business more like a business (not a hobby), and I have more clarity around my business vision and niche. Seeing how you run your business allowed me to model some things after you. Your generosity in sharing your templates and forms was great and helped me put together some of my own. I also love the content and the exercises in your monthly seminars and workbooks. You are great at structure and processes and I learned a lot from you about marketing and being efficient. Finally, coaching was helpful in keeping me focused this year. Thank you for helping me create one of the best years of my life!

Christine Stiller, Certified Coach & Workshop Facilitator, Compass

Ryan has been my business coach for over a year, and I have truly derived significant benefits from his coaching. His steadiness, warm demeanor, and professionalism have made it both easy and pleasurable to work with him. He has used his extensive experience, clear thinking, and insight to help me better understand the issues I am facing, and to help me think “out-of-my-box” in overcoming difficulties. As a result, my profit has been growing steadily.  I hold him in high regard, and unhesitatingly recommend him to others who are seeking a coach.

Yaakov Weintraub, CEO, LearningPatterns Inc, Learning Patterns

Ryan helped me double my number of clients, double my income, and create a stable and reliable client base. Now I know how to market myself effectively and I no longer panic if I have a slow week. If I need to find new clients I know what to do – all of the mystery and struggle is gone. Our coaching helped me create a wonderful relationship too. I was single when I started coaching and Ryan helped me get clear about what I wanted from a partner and a relationship. From that clarity, we developed a dating strategy, and eventually I met my love. We got married a couple months ago and are about to leave town for a nice long sabbatical in Europe where we hope to start a family! In addition to these successes in work and love, I’ve accomplished many other things…see full testimonial 

Vika Teicher, Thai Massage Teacher and Therapist, www.vikatouch.com

Coaching guided me to some clear improvements in my life: 1) achieved a consistently high monthly income while working fewer hours than ever before, 2) purchased a new property, 3) launched a retreat center, 4) improved my financial planning, 5) became better organized, and 6) improved the balance between work, play, rest, creativity, etc. I also learned some coaching techniques from Ryan which I have been using successfully with my therapy clients. Ryan is skilled at creating an atmosphere that supports careful focusing on the vision, goals, and strategy to accomplish the tasks. He didn't create dependence.  Instead, coaching with Ryan has empowered me and left me with greater skills and confidence as I move forward on my own. Lately I am feeling that, “I really can create the life I want. Anything is doable!” This is exciting.

Andrei Skwira, Breathwork & Aquatic Bodywork; Artisan Painting

Ryan is one person I have admired for many years. He has an amazing amount of experience and energy that is well-suited to being a coach. Not only is Ryan able to accept any type of feedback in real life and as a coach, he is intuitively able to direct coaching sessions in a way that flow from one thing to the next. Ryan has a way about him that is direct, caring and focused on getting results. Although I have run many businesses, Ryan really helped me learn how to prioritize in a way that would grow my business into profitability fast. He has a variety of "tricks" in his bag to keep the coaching sessions moving forward and varied and he kept me continually on-target. I highly recommend him as a coach for his focused experience delivered in a gentle manner that encompasses the entire person, not compartmentalized pieces of an individual.

Andria Michele Wood, Certified Hypnotherapist, Certified Hypnotist & Entrepreneur

Ryan and I co-founded YES! (Youth for Environmental Sanity) in 1990. Together we built YES! into a thriving and effective global organization. I've worked intimately with Ryan for more than 14 years and I speak from experience when I say that he is a visionary with practical skills to make dreams into reality. Ryan went on to start several successful businesses and to coach a variety of projects and organizations to create breakthrough fundraising results. We recently hired him again to coach YES! in taking our fundraising to the next level. Last year Ryan guided us to set up a fundraising event with an attendance of 600 people which raised $430,000 and another event which raised nearly $200,000 in just one night. Ryan’s coaching has helped put YES! on a path of financial stability and growth. Ryan is a master of systems and a fantastic coach. In addition to advising our fundraising process, he has also coached two of our staff to improve their focus and productivity, and the results have been excellent. I highly recommend him to non-profit directors, fundraisers, and small business owners who wish to take their organizations to the next level.

Ocean Robbins, Co-Founder & Co-President, Youth for Environmental Sanity

I hired Ryan as my business coach with 2 primary goals: to get out of daily overwhelm and into focus, and to get into a groove of building my business. I asked Ryan to “hold my feet to the fire” (i.e., don’t let me get away with anything!). The result was amazing: in just three months, I increased my client load 45%! If you really want to achieve your goals, I highly recommend you call Ryan!

Kimberlee Foster, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, Inspired Communications

Coaching supported me to gain confidence in my counseling skills, develop a good marketing plan, and secure more clients. I now have a full counseling practice. I am clearer about my values and goals; and have started a practice of posting them. Your guidance helped me with all of this, partly through direct advice and feedback, and partly through the self-inquiries you suggested. Thank you. You are real, available, direct, and sincere. I really appreciate what has come of us working together.

Julian Redwood, MFT, Psychotherapist,  http://www.julianredwood.com/

When I first started coaching with Ryan I was broke, unemployed, single, and depressed. Ryan helped me create a compelling vision for my life, and strategies to manifest my goals, and today I have a whole new life. I am thrilled and amazed at how much I accomplished in the last three years of working with Ryan. He helped me envision, launch, and grow a successful day care business which is now generating $9,000 per month. The best part is I truly love my work and I get out of bed in the morning excited about the day ahead. My day care is a community hub, my family is involved, and I love the kids. This is truly my vision, not just a job! Ryan also helped me clarify what I wanted in a relationship. I had been through some painful experiences and was tentative about getting out and dating again. Coaching provided a structure that supported me to go for what I really wanted and I am now happily married to an amazing man. I have also established a financial vision and strategies that have made it possible for me to purchase my first home and rental properties; and I am moving steadily towards my goal of financial freedom. Finally, I also notice that I am happier and I express myself more freely and fully! I believe so much coaching that I am even thinking about becoming a coach myself.

Cyndi Nunez, Founder and Owner, Mi Escuelita

I recommend Ryan’s coaching program to anyone that really wants to kick-start their business, life, relationships, etc. I exceeded my monthly income goals, created a steady income, paid off over $8,000 in debt, traveled to India, Colorado, Toronto, and North Carolina, organized and led a trip to Peru, and got invited to some events with the Dalai Lama.  I did all of this during the economic recession and had fun in the process.  Ryan’s coaching program provided the platform which helped me prioritize and manage my time better so that I truly created one of the best years of my business and my life!  Ryan has a gift.

Starr Muranko, Dancer / Student / Social Activist - www.starrwind.com

Theresa Stevens, Founder and Director, Mariposa’s Art

I found Ryan at a time when I knew that if I didn’t get help in my business, then I wouldn’t be able to get to the next level. Ryan taught me about setting goals and about getting out of my own way. He is a very kind person, and that means a lot to me. He truly cares about what I’m going through and what I’m doing - it’s not just that he’s trying to make a buck, and that speaks volumes for me.  He wanted me to set a goal of a certain number of clients to get last tax season, and I was very afraid of that, because if I didn’t reach that goal, I was going to feel that I failed. However, the beautiful part was, I set the goal and I exceeded it.  Being a single mom and self-employed, I have had a tendency to put everyone else’s needs ahead of my own.  Ryan showed me that with taking better care of myself would actually make me more productive in the office, and help me to take better care of my kids and my business.  I have definitely taken my business to the next level and I attribute a lot of that to Ryan and the work he’s done with me. 

Sue Dodd, Dodd Priority Bookkeeping & Tax Incorporated

Ryan presented at one of Santa Cruz Business Connect’s bi-monthly meetings on the topic of Time Management Mastery for the Business Owner. His presentation was inspiring, informative, and full of practical tips for applying the organizing principles he has been teaching his business coaching clients since 2003. I've listened to many expert speakers over the years, occasionally finding my mind beginning to wander part-way through their presentation. However, Ryan had me focused and interested right up until the conclusion of his presentation. Ryan’s approach is both professional and yet casual. If you’re looking for a guest speaker for your business group, I highly recommend Ryan Eliason.

Jesse Wilkins, Wilkins Computer Consulting

I began working with Ryan in the middle of the recession. I’d been in business for over ten years and it was harder than ever to find new clients. Business was down and I was feeling discouraged and pessimistic about my situation. My tax consultant recommended Ryan highly so I did the initial session and was hooked. I experienced a new sense of optimism as we clarified my goals, the obstacles, and the strategies. Over the next several months my attitude turned around and a bigger sense of what’s possible has opened up. Ryan helped me to focus on what was most important and what I needed to do. The accountability of our relationship was particularly helpful given that I run my own company and often feel like I’m out there working alone. We also brainstormed together and identified new marketing strategies, and the support was stimulating to keep me moving forward. I now have more confidence in my marketing abilities, and I have structures, such as a weekly tracking sheet, which are helping me to stay on track. Ryan is truly here to help and we could all use some help in this economy. I highly recommend his coaching.

Dale Crable, CEO, Jungle Plant

Thank you Ryan for guiding TLC Touch through the initial stages. You have helped me adopt a new attitude which is one I am taking to my whole life. The attitude is trusting that my dreams are possible and never, ever letting anything stop me…just keep going…find the open door…and walk through. You get underneath people's psyche in a totally unique way...and hold steadfast. Thank you for going the extra mile for me.

Samuel Schoonover, Founder of The Foundation for Tender Loving Care Touch

Ryan’s coaching program supported me to launch my business while navigating a very turbulent time in my life! I clarified my niche, created a web site, completed a great deal of training, secured my first six ongoing clients, and have a plan in place to grow my business. I also have greater clarity about the key areas in which I need ongoing support. If you are starting a business and want support, Ryan is a great coach.

Shannon Sullivan, Life Coach for The Parent Professional, Sullivan Success Coaching

Thanks so much Ryan. You really helped me get my business moving in an organized, effective, and professional manner! I feel really good about where I’m at and where I’m going. I have learned effective tools for staying focused and organized; and accomplishing goals. I’ve learned a lot about marketing – what works and what doesn’t. I have a more positive outlook about my business and I’m leaving behind negative beliefs about money, business, success, and self-promotion. I am more confident in my ability to communicate about my services, and I have begun to create a powerful referral network. Your marketing ideas, recommended reading, and support to establish new habits have been very helpful. I especially appreciate your direct, straight-forward communication style.

Mikel Davenport, Licensed Acupuncturist

I am excited about all the things I have learned and feel that I’m moving forward with lots of new tools, skills, and confidence. I have appreciated your celebrations of my success. The wonderful things that coaching helped me to create include: 1) creating a vision for my life/business, 2) making steps towards realizing those visions, 3) moving back to Vermont, and 4) starting a business. I wouldn’t have started my own business without the coaching support structure and would probably still be working for someone else! I now realize that when I have questions like “how do I manage my finances better?” there are resources out there to assist with that and I’ve learned how to utilize my resources, books, people, etc. Coaching also supported me to give myself permission to enjoy my life and I am now taking more time to enjoy my family and friends. Coaching helped me clarify what I wanted; identify things that were stopping me from taking action; and identify strategies to move forward. It was a safe place to talk about my dreams and get support to take the risk and go for it. I have enjoyed your honesty and authenticity; and the way you moved with me as I changed my course of action and my goals. Thank you Ryan! You have helped create a lot of positive movement in my life…To anyone considering hiring Ryan; I would say he is a great coach. He provides a safe place to explore your vision, and provides strategies and information when there is a knowledge deficit. His coaching is incredibly helpful.

Sarah Sears, NCC, LCMHC, Psychotherapist, www.sarahesears.com

Ryan has worked with me for the past year. I came to him to help me with my new business venture. I consider myself very able and yet was stuck in many aspects of translating the big picture of my dreams into the reality of day-to-day tasks and events. Ryan not only helped me to see the picture more clearly and create clear goals and intentions, he also helped me translate this clarity into a healthier balanced lifestyle. Ryan's style is very warm, kind and also direct. He knows when to let you explore a thought yourself and when to jump in and guide. He uses great tools and his coaching gets results. I have recommended Ryan to my family and business associates and I recommend him to you.

Peter Sandhill, Real Estate Investor, Seminar Leader

Thank you so much Ryan for being a support to my process. I appreciate your gentleness, presence, and listening. You have given me great resources, tools and exercises to work with. Coaching has supported me to achieve many of my goals, including completing my CDs, updating my website with a merchant account, embracing more intimacy with my partner, refinancing our house, greater financial success, clarifying goals, looking at what it will take to write a book, and greater self-love and acceptance. You have also helped me to see how much I am already doing and to celebrate all the good. I am leaving behind stress, overwhelm, fear, worry, doubt, being scattered, and over scheduling myself. I have increased awareness of the bigger picture and am focused on creating more quality of life rather than quantity of busyness. I am moving forward knowing I can do anything I want to do if I focus in on it.

Ashanna Solaris, Counselor and Workshop Leader, Breathe in Love

I’ve enjoyed our time together. It has been very helpful and you have been a great resource. I am more centered, grounded, relaxed, and on track with achieving my goals. I am less overwhelmed and I am committed to leaving behind the limiting belief that there isn't enough time. The tools you passed along and your insights have helped me to establish new habits. You are a great coach. I especially appreciate your compassion, understanding, loving, caring, dedication, and resourcefulness.

Jean P Marchand, Director, Investment Executive with a Canadian Bank owned Investment firm

Antoinette Cabral, Women's Wisdom, Ecstasy & Empowerment

When I think of Ryan, I think of manifesting dreams, getting things done, making it look easy. When I think of what it takes to manifest my own biggest dreams, I think.... I could use some of that Ryan magic.

Zak Zaidman, Co founder / Entrepreneur, Kopali Organics

Venus Elyse, Licensed Acupuncturist, Integrative Healing

Mark Schneider - President, Raymond International - Global Executive Search

Ryan is a genius. He really hears your issues, and then helps steer you directly toward what you want in life. He has a gentle style that encourages without dominating, and gets you the results you are after. And more than that, he immediately makes you feel fabulous about what you are able to achieve. With Ryan behind you, you can do anything!

Kai Van Zandt, Novelist and Yoga Teacher, www.kaiavanzandt.com

Ryan has a strong sense of empathy and insight into human relationships. He understands the nuances and challenges inherent in intimacy. And as a coach he can help you set achievable goals and live a life of meaning.

William Buck, Entrepreneur, http://www.billbuck.com/

I'm a new client of Ryan's and have found that even after a few sessions, my focus, enthusiasm and confidence regarding fundraising has shifted. I'm particularly grateful for the kinds of concrete support he has offered regarding planning our first really major fundraiser, and can't imagine doing it without him now! We've already benefited in numerous ways. For example, he guided us to negotiate a better rate on the venue for our annual event, which may have saved us his coaching fee for the entire year.

Kit Miller, Director, Bay Area Nonviolent Communication

My level of organization has improved markedly. I have noticeably less stress related to time management. I find myself worrying less and I am enjoying an enhanced level of motivation in general. I have a clearer picture of my financial situation which has opened up new possibilities. I have started exploring architecture and home music recording. I feel more playful in my life than I did before coaching started. Coaching has played an important role in the manifestation of these changes by using manageable "hands on" techniques that lead to immediate results. What I also like about coaching is the fact that it is customized for each individual, and the person being coached plays an integral part in this customization. Ryan has an upbeat and positive energy, makes good suggestions and has a creative approach to dilemmas.

Jim Ziegler, Software Engineer

Ryan is efficient, wise, and supportive. He also brings his entrepreneurial experience to his work and is great at helping people move forward on their personal/career paths. I appreciate the integrity in his work; he is very clear as to what he can and cannot do, and works in the best interest of his client's highest potential.

Mikiko Murakami, Founder, Chi Fountain

Ryan has an uncanny ability to connect with heart, integrity, and skill. He has a strong ability to both guide, support, and challenge his clients with integrity.

Dan MacCombie, Founder, Runa

I had a HUGE breakthrough. I created a possibility of being peaceful and my whole life shifted. At my next show I had record breaking CD sales and tips. I'm relaxed, at ease, having fun with music, and confident that work and money will come. Thank you for contributing to me with your coaching. I'm clear that your time with me had a huge impact.

Amy Obenski, Musician

Ryan worked with us on our first benefit event this fall. As a fledgling non-profit, having the benefit of his experience with events like this was very helpful, and his guidance with many aspects of the planning was very beneficial. He was a pleasure to work with, consistently thoughtful and professional, and amenable to discussion where we wanted to do things differently. Ryan gently nudged us to stay on track with key action items, and also followed up with detailed post-event feedback. The event came together beautifully.

Bidyut (BK) Bose, Executive Director, Niroga Institute

Thank you for the coaching and for sending me the templates and the eBook. Yes, I am lucky and grateful to be working with you and to have you share your materials and tips in such an open way! I feel very supported in this big transformation I am embarking on. Thank you!

Caroline Nicola, Certified Massage Therapist and Professional Photographer

Ryan has the gift of creating the space and methodology to accelerate and empower one's own intrinsic process of development. I recommend the coaching work with Ryan as a powerful tool for transformation and making a difference in oneself and one's world.

Liza Morell, Owner, The Hardwood House

I could see clearly that focusing upon my goals with the support of a coach to keep moving towards those goals was going to be very powerful! I could see that it meant that I would achieve what I set out to achieve. So the big challenge was to get clear about the outcome desired and then to get free of the 'fear of success'. I could immediately see that success was within reach, and I could see the power of using a coach to achieve my goals. I had also just completed training in a particular bodywork system, and during that training I saw clearly that I was hiding out behind my 'administrator' persona in my present job, and my 'healer' was kept in the background. The healer was afraid of not being good enough, not being skilled enough, etc. I was afraid to step up and pursue bodywork as a real career. Coaching helped me to see my hesitancy, my fear, and the possibility of success. I have totally shifted my life and am fully departing from the comfort of an administrative role, and am stepping into full-time bodywork. It is all happening rapidly and with tremendous ease.

Saharah Dyson, Licensed Massage Therapist

Ryan is unassuming. He comes across like a total sweetheart and laid back coach, but underneath he is completely focused and committed to results. He'll make you think he's going to let you off the hook and then tell you what's really up in a gentle and nonjudgmental way. I like working with someone who won't let me trick them into thinking I am doing everything I said I would do.

Amira Jessica Diamond, West Coast Director, The Democracy Matters Institute

I can't say enough about Ryan Eliason and Coaching. Ryan guided me to think of things I wouldn't normally think of. He brought out the entrepreneur in me. For a young woman who is starting her own business, this is invaluable! Every once in a while I need to be pulled back to the truth, that I CAN achieve my dreams. Thanks Ryan!

- Marci Hernandez, Owner, Marci Marie Jewelry

You are definitely one of the people I'm most grateful to have in my life these days. I appreciate all your support, especially now that I'm getting closer than ever to achieving some of my big business goals. It seems as I get closer to making my goals a reality, the old limiting beliefs about who I am and what I deserve and am capable of really start coming to the surface more and more. As that happens, the urge to go back to a comfortable but unsatisfying level of living gets pretty strong, and I've still been indulging it a lot of the time. However, with your excellent coaching, I keep getting back on the path with renewed optimism, and less time wasted scolding myself for backsliding. Even when I haven't been the ideal client in terms of following through on my commitments between sessions, I've never detected any frustration on your part. I find that extraordinary, and a great model for how I can course correct myself with no blame or scolding. You've really shown me a new way of being that I think is much more effective, as well as kinder and emotionally liberating. I meant every word of this letter and feel very good about recommending you to anybody that's considering hiring a business coach.

Greg Vinson, Real Estate Investor, Internet Entrepreneur, Truck Driver, Musician