Coaching & Facilitation for agents of change

Clarity. Strategy. Collaboration. Deep partnership for the work that matters most.

"The return on investing in Emily has got to be a hundredfold. She’s gold."

— Genevieve Walsh

Founder & CEO, Iqra Fund

How Inquiry Leads to Transformation

When I ask the right questions — or better yet, help you name your own — we find the wisdom within you.

Ways to Work with Me

My method adapts to you. It’s dynamic when you’re on fire, grounding when you need support, and hyper-focused when it’s time to crank.

1:1 Leadership Coaching

This powerful work is rooted in curiosity, accountability and empathy. You'll have access to me for visioning and strategy, as well as critical problem solving and mindset tuneups. We’ll explore your strengths, uncover your hidden potential, and help you grow into the leader you want to be.

team coaching & training

Dive deeper with an experience designed to unlock your team's full potential. Here, you and your team will lean into your most pressing challenges, from communication and culture to strategy and story. Together, you'll bring your best wild ideas to life.

facilitation & team building

With me as your guide, you'll share perspectives, establish a culture of collaboration, and create shared language and decision-making tools. We'll dive into the messy middle and emerge with a strategy and plan to tackle your next steps with confidence.

SERVICES

inquire > reframe > transform >

who Works with me

You're shaping systems — land, food, money, community. You need a strategy and team that are as brave and clear as your vision.

You're at a threshold. The work is bigger, the stakes are higher, and the old ways won’t cut it.

You've seen that leading others means doing your own inner work: developing self-awareness, shifting your mindset, and choosing how you show up.

A typical team retreat or planning session isn't enough for you. You want something bold, connecting and deeply collaborative — an experience that could shift your perspective and redefine what's possible.

You know change starts with you.

About Emily Stifler Wolfe

A former journalist and mountain rescuer based in Bozeman, Montana, I combine rigorous process and research with intuition, agility, and an ever-evolving quiver of creative tools to help you find clarity and create game-changing solutions.

I’m always evolving, learning and developing new models to help leaders and groups be more effective as they grow and change.

From my career as a writer, I bring the skills of inquiry, synthesis, distillation and narrative storytelling. And I have the perspective of someone who’s climbed 3,000-foot rock walls, been a teammate on serious mountain rescues, and built new magazines from the ground up — from naming and initial strategy to shipping on deadline and then hiring the leader to replace me.

My methodology is also informed by design thinking, Clean Language, Nonviolent Communication, and a deep belief in the power of collaborative decision-making to facilitate social and environmental impact.

"Emily gets powerful people in the room — CEOs, board members, directors and presidents — and she helps them get the most out of their valuable time."

— Hannah Featherman

Communications Manager, National Forest Foundation

"Working with Emily has given me clarity on how to see and communicate this bank’s future. The strategy we created together has become our guiding light, helping us tell opportunities from distractions and energizing our culture. She has been a key partner for me."

— Tyler Erickson

VP of Development & Marketing, American Bank

"Emily helped our group of leaders think differently about a lightning-rod topic in our community. If we'd just shown up to talk, we would have gone in circles, and people would have gotten mad. Instead, thanks to her empowering guidance, we are now working together as a team."

— Sarah Blechta

Executive Director, Big Sky Resort Tax

"Emily asks deeply thought-provoking questions and helps me stay courageous with my goals and how I put myself out there. It’s so helpful to have her there to keep accessing that bravery and trust in myself to go for big things."

— Blair Hensen

Founder, Open Routes Counseling & Adventures

"The strategy workshop with Emily brought out our best ideas, got rid of old assumptions that weren’t serving us, and helped us commit to what will guide us going forward."

— Casey Parks

Senior Manager of Brand Marketing, Big Sky Resort

"Emily’s workshop was transformational. She led a group of five stakeholders representing multiple public and private organizations toward a unified vision for success around a big, bold complicated idea. We left with a clear set of actionable deliverables, a timeline, and a new sense of optimism that our broad concept would soon become a reality."

— Alex MacKenzie

Associate, Homestake Ventures; Professor, Montana State University

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