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EXECUTIVE RESILIENCE COACHING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Strategic Mental Fitness for executives, founders, and teams who want sustainable performance without burnout. Psychology, strategy, and practical tools that work in real life.

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Ways to Work Together: Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, and Organizational Support

Three ways to strengthen your leadership, strategy, and resilience - designed for where you are and where you’re growing next.

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EXECUTIVE COACHING PROGRAMS

Sustainable growth for high-performing leaders: one-to-one executive coaching programs help leaders strengthen emotional intelligence, manage pressure, and lead with steadiness. Grounded in the Strategic Mental Fitness Methodology™, each tier - Foundation, Coaching, or Concierge - offers the structure, tools, and support to build long-term success without burnout.

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ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT

Build resilient teams and healthy systems: Strategic Mental Fitness for Organizations programs help teams perform under pressure without losing connection or clarity. Through leadership workshops, culture development, and resilience training, we help businesses strengthen communication, decision-making, and long-term sustainability.

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INDIVIDUAL STRATEGY SESSION

Clarity in a single hour: everything feels complex, this one-hour executive strategy session helps you find calm and direction fast. Together we’ll uncover the core issue, simplify your next steps, and design a focused plan rooted in psychology, leadership strategy, and resilience.

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HI I’M RAE

EXECUTIVE RESILIENCE COACH, THERAPIST, AUTHOR


Where Executive Experience Meets Therapeutic Expertise

I help senior leaders and organizations build sustainable success by strengthening resilience, clarity, and mental fitness under pressure.

With over 16 years of clinical experience and 18 years in executive leadership, I bridge the worlds of psychology and business to help people lead without losing themselves.

Before founding Rae Francis Consulting in 2022, I spent more than a decade in senior leadership, including serving as an Executive Vice President overseeing sales and operations. Those years at the top of corporate leadership gave me a front-row seat to what pressure really does - to performance, relationships, and well-being. When that pace led to burnout, I rebuilt my life and career with one clear goal: to help others lead differently.

My work is grounded in the belief that your whole story matters - because who you are outside of work impacts how you lead within it. My neuroscience-based Strategic Mental Fitness Methodology™ integrates four key frameworks: Pressure Optimization, Cognitive Load Management, Emotional Intelligence as Business Intelligence, and Leadership Sustainability Systems. Together, they help leaders stay steady, think clearly, and perform sustainably.

My approach is both human and strategic. I blend clinical insight with business strategy, combining evidence-based psychology, trauma-informed leadership, and real-world executive experience to create lasting transformation in how leaders work, think, and live.

Clients describe me as grounded, honest, and insightful - a partner who helps them navigate complexity with calm confidence. My work is trusted by high-growth startups and Fortune-level executives alike.

My mission is simple: to help high-performing leaders and teams achieve extraordinary results without sacrificing their health, relationships, or humanity - because your whole story matters.

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Rae’s exceptional credentials reflect her commitment to empowering and inspiring others:

  • Master’s in Psychology & Counseling - Trinity University

  • MBA - NYU Stern School of Business

  • Certified Trauma Therapist & Executive Resilience Specialist

  • Life Coaching Certification - International Coaching Federation (ICF)

  • Creator of the Strategic Mental Fitness Methodology™

  • Trusted partner to senior leadership teams nationwide

  • Featured in Associated Press, CBS, TedEd, Women’s Insider, and International Business Times

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Your Whole Story Matters

A SPACE FOR CLARITY, GROWTH, & SUSTAINABLE RESILIENCE
  • Personalized Support: Each session is grounded in your unique goals, values, and growth edges. We’ll identify what’s working, what’s not, and how to move forward with confidence.

  • Resilience and Self-Leadership: Learn how to manage pressure, strengthen emotional regulation, and make decisions that align with both your purpose and your performance.

  • Strategic Growth: Together we’ll develop sustainable systems that help you lead yourself and others with clarity, balance, and impact.

  • Confidential and Compassionate Partnership: This is a judgment-free space for real conversations about what’s working and what isn’t - and how to realign without losing yourself in the process.

  • Accessible and Flexible Coaching: All sessions are virtual, designed to meet you where you are, and adaptable to both individual and organizational needs.

Every leader, founder, and high-performing professional carries a story - the wins, the worries, and the weight of responsibility. My work is about helping you understand how those experiences shape your mindset, motivation, and leadership so you can grow with intention instead of pressure.

Together, we’ll uncover the patterns that drive you, the challenges that hold you back, and the strategies that help you perform at your best without burning out. This is a space for honest reflection and practical progress - where you can build emotional steadiness, sharpen clarity, and reconnect with what matters most.

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  • Burnout isn’t a sign of failure - it’s feedback. Together we’ll identify your stress signature, understand how pressure shows up in your body and decisions, and create a personalized rhythm for energy and recovery that keeps you performing at your best without depletion.

  • Resilience is built in the space between stress and recovery. You’ll learn practical tools to regulate emotion, recover faster, and stay centered under pressure - transforming how you lead yourself and your team through change.

  • When pressure builds, clarity is your advantage. We’ll simplify complex challenges, reconnect to your values, and strengthen decision-making so you can lead with confidence even in high-stakes moments.

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How I Can Help You

  • Stress and success are intertwined - the key is learning to use one to fuel the other. We’ll refine your mindset, challenge outdated patterns, and build frameworks that support innovation, focus, and sustainable achievement.

  • For founders and executives, leadership isn’t just about managing performance - it’s about managing collective pressure. We’ll focus on cultivating cultures of psychological safety, balanced accountability, and shared resilience.

  • Pressure can disconnect you from who you are outside of achievement. Together, we’ll explore fulfillment beyond performance - helping you align your purpose, values, and leadership in ways that feel both meaningful and sustainable.

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Optimize Pressure

Protect Your Energy

Build Actual Emotional Intelligence

Lead Sustainably

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Resilience isn’t about enduring pressure… it’s about learning to lead through it.

Every leader faces pressure. What defines us is not the weight we carry, but how we learn to stand differently beneath it. That’s where strength turns into clarity.
— Rae
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