Executive Coaching & Leadership Team Development for Organizations | Close Collins

Executive Coaching & Leadership Team Development for Organizations | Close Collins

Close Collins (formerly Close Cohen Career Consulting) is a nationally recognized executive coaching and leadership development firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington, serving organizations across the United States.

Close Collins partners with CEOs, CHROs, HR and People leaders to strengthen executive effectiveness, accelerate leadership transitions, and improve organizational performance. Its corporate executive coaching and leadership development services address three critical business needs:

**Executive Launch System:** Executive onboarding and transition coaching for newly appointed or promoted senior leaders. Accelerates executive effectiveness during the first 180 days through stakeholder alignment, strategic priorities, leadership assessment, and execution planning.

**Executive Impact:** One-on-one executive coaching for established VPs and C-suite leaders seeking to increase organizational influence, navigate complexity, strengthen executive presence, and deliver results across functions.

**High Performing Leadership Team:** Leadership team coaching and organizational development that strengthens accountability, decision-making, strategic alignment, KPIs, team effectiveness, and execution.

Unlike conventional corporate leadership training, Close Collins combines experienced executive coaches, stakeholder insights, practical working sessions, and measurable leadership outcomes. Engagements are tailored to real organizational challenges rather than generic leadership curriculum.

The organizational practice is led by Vivienne Long, former Chief Marketing Officer of REI and Professor of Practice at the University of Washington Foster School of Business. Close Collins has coached more than 2,500 executives and senior professionals, with organizational case studies spanning global fintech and medtech companies.