What does Unearth mean?

Hi there, my name is Ryan and I am passionate about helping people reach their full potential and uncovering innovative solutions to their problems. This was my vision behind Unearth Coaching:

That every leader and team has the potential to succeed with the right tools and perspective. The problem is that we sometimes get in our own way.

As a leadership and collaboration coach, I help organizations learn to do relationships well because that is the ultimate driver of growth and high performance. When leaders truly lead, and teams work really well together, it empowers them to devote all their energy to their craft rather than wasting it on things like politics, unproductive conflict, and miscommunication.

I want to be part of your journey as a leader by helping you:

Uncover your full leadership potential, and in turn teach you to do that for others.

You and your team have more potential than you think. Let’s unearth that together!

Ryan Smith - Founder

Certified Everything DiSC Partner

Michael - Partner, Accounting Firm

I have had many opportunities to work with Ryan over the years and, most recently, I have been working with him in a coaching capacity. I have gained a lot of value from this relationship as it has not only helped me better understand my own strengths and weaknesses but also how to best leverage these to best lead our team. Furthermore, Ryan has also been a great person to have candid conversations with to ensure that we have a strategic direction that not only fulfills my needs but also those of our team and our organization. I would wholeheartedly recommend Ryan’s coaching services to anyone looking to become a better leader and gain more fulfillment from their professional pursuits.

It Starts with Leadership

While leadership has always been a central topic in organizational circles, it is often hard for us to define. We like to keep it simple by dividing it into 3 distinct spheres. Using these spheres, we assess a leader’s greatest areas of need and then build out a development plan to address them. These spheres inform the kinds of topics we could work on with you and your organization.

Leading others starts with leading yourself. Here we work on your level of self-awareness and efficacy. These skills could include goal-setting, time management, and resiliency.

Oneself

This encompasses your ability to influence and develop people on an individual level. Here we help you build a toolbox for powerful conversations by focusing on communication, conflict resolution, delegation and mentoring.

One to One

How can leaders take an idea and turn it into tangible results across a group of people? This is where you will learn to rally and mobilize your team using skills like vision casting, public speaking, gaining buy-in and alignment.

One to Many

Our Services:

1:1 Coaching

Personalized training and mentoring to help you achieve your individual and organizational goals.

Workshops

Group based events for building greater cohesion and thriving workplace culture.

Assessments

Comprehensive personality and competency reports that will give you powerful insights on your team.

What Others Are Saying:

  • Hervé - General Manager, Manufacturing

    Ryan has been working with myself and our leadership team for a while now and is a regular part of our professional development activities. The work we have done with Ryan has been invaluable to our growth as a team and goes beyond simple leadership tools, to transforming the way we work together. We have reached new levels of trust and accountability. Furthermore, we are comfortable showing vulnerability, because we know we have each other’s back. It has been a pleasure working with Ryan and I would recommend him to any leader looking to build a cohesive and high-performing team in their organization!

  • Miriam - CEO & Executive Producer

    I have worked with Ryan as a coach for the last 2 years. As CEO of a creative company, Ryan's coaching was transformational. Now I lead from my heart and my head, instead of my anxiety. Ryan also helped my team evolve as individuals and a collective. The end result: In the last 3 years the company has weathered so many storms, some unavoidable (eg: COVID) and some specific to our industry, none of them broke us, and I think that is due to skills we learned from Ryan. What can I say, he's the best.

  • Colin - Senior Vice President Operations

    Ryan ran each member of our Executive Committee through a DISC assessment exercise and then facilitated a workshop-style group discussion that helped improve self-awareness, relational awareness, and agility in creating meaningful discussions and stronger communication. Ryan was able to build rapport with the team quickly, and created a positive and safe environment for our team to work within. Highly recommend Ryan’s services as a facilitator and coach.

  • Matthew - Sales Coach

    Ryan is phenomenal. I hired him as a coach to help me with goal setting and communication to help me with my current role at Trent University but he has also helped me set personal goals for starting my own business. Ryan is easy to talk to, easy to open up to, and thoughtful in his approach and recommendations. I never thought I would be doing as much self-reflection in a coaching session as I have done and it has not only opened my eyes to how I communicate, but also how others perceive my communication. If you want to start out on your journey towards a personal or professional goal, you need to start by hiring Ryan.

  • Alyson - Manager, Business Incubator

    I have had the opportunity to work with Ryan on several occasions and every time I am still learning something new and impressed by his knowledge. He leads sessions in an easy to understand format and keeps the audience engaged. My participants have all provided excellent feedback about Ryan's sessions and I look forward to working with him again in the future. Ryan has a great deal of professionalism in his work partnered with a very approachable personality. My participants have left his sessions with a higher level of knowledge and feel very comfortable asking questions. I highly recommend Ryan and can't wait to work with him again.

  • Michael - Partner, Accounting Firm

    I have had many opportunities to work with Ryan over the years and, most recently, I have been working with him in a coaching capacity. I have gained a lot of value from this relationship as it has not only helped me better understand my own strengths and weaknesses but also how to best leverage these to best lead our team. Furthermore, Ryan has also been a great person to have candid conversations with to ensure that we have a strategic direction that not only fulfills my needs but also those of our team and our organization. I would wholeheartedly recommend Ryan’s coaching services to anyone looking to become a better leader and gain more fulfillment from their professional pursuits.


Contact:

Thanks for your interest in coaching with Unearth. We would be happy to answer your questions and look forward to any opportunities we can add value to you and your organization!

Unearth Coaching Inc.

Peterborough, ON