EmpowerU Coaching
Together, we discover who you are beyond the jersey
About our company
Founded by former Virginia Tech and NFL athlete John Graves, our coaching company helps athletes and high performers who feel stuck gain clarity, confidence, and direction in their lives. Drawing on backgrounds in elite athletics, consulting, and PCC-level professional coaching, our team brings a holistic approach that blends performance, self-awareness, and personal development. We partner with individuals to help them better understand themselves, trust their inner wisdom, and navigate transitions with purpose. Through clarity-driven coaching, we empower our clients to move forward with confidence, both in their pursuits and in life beyond them.
Services
Individual Coaching
We create a reflective space that builds self-awareness, clarity, and confidence. Through insightful conversation, we help individuals uncover blind spots, align actions with values, and unlock their full potential.
This work is ideal for individuals who feel stuck, are navigating transitions, or want to better understand who they are beyond roles and expectations. Sessions are conversational and client-led, designed to slow things down, challenge assumptions, and support meaningful growth.
Coaching is not advice-giving or therapy, it’s a thought-provoking partnership that helps you access what you already know. Over time, clients often experience greater clarity, stronger decision-making, and increased confidence in how they show up.
Sessions are confidential, judgment-free, and grounded in trust.
Book a free discovery call to explore whether coaching is right for you.
Team Coaching
We partner with teams to build trust, strengthen relationships, and align around shared goals. Team coaching is an ongoing, reflective process focused on how the team works together, not a one-time workshop or training.
Through guided reflection, real-time observation, and meaningful dialogue, teams explore patterns, assumptions, and dynamics that impact collaboration and performance. This work supports honest conversations, shared accountability, and clearer ownership.
Team coaching is ideal for intact teams navigating change, seeking stronger alignment, or wanting to improve communication and trust. As neutral partners, our coaches create a confidential and psychologically safe space where all voices can be heard.
Over time, teams develop greater clarity, healthier conflict, stronger relationships, and the capacity to work more effectively together.
Connect to explore whether team coaching is a fit for your organization.
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