Frequently Asked Questions

I work with entrepreneurs, executive leaders, and professionals across a wide range of industries and backgrounds. My clients have included Ivy Leaguers, lawyers, architects, engineers, hedge fund managers, and self-made business owners. I have supported clients through career transitions,
leadership challenges, and major life decisions -- from Toronto to London, Silicon Valley to Dallas, Atlanta to Boston, and beyond.
The common thread is not a job title or an industry. It is a mindset. My clients are self-starters. They are dynamic, multi-faceted, and full of big ideas. They appreciate quality and welcome high-value connections. They are already successful in many ways, and they know there is something more they want to achieve. Some clients decide to work with me when facing a significant personal or professional transition. A career pivot. A business at an inflection point. A season of life that calls for a new sense of direction. Others are in a strong season and feel something is out of alignment. All of them are ready to experience a meaningful shift.

I meet each person where they are. I am not interested in a one-size-fits-all approach. I am here for the breadth and the depth of who you are and what you are building. If you are a self-starter ready for next-level outcomes and authentic personal development, my coaching is designed for you.

This is a common question people ask before starting executive coaching, and it is an important one. The three disciplines can seem similar, but they serve very different purposes.

Therapy tends to focus on the past. It helps people process experiences, work through psychological challenges, and heal. Consulting is about expertise -- a consultant diagnoses a problem and hands you a recommended solution. Executive coaching is neither of those things.

Coaching is forward-focused and action-oriented. The goal is to help you get clear on what you actually want, identify aligned actions, build momentum, and generate results in your personal or professional life. I do not hand you a prescription. I work alongside you as we clarify your authenticdesires, dissolve blocks, and identify your best next steps.

My approach is intuitive and insightful. With a B.S. in Psychology and Business and over 20 years of experience, I have a rare ability to pick up on powerful nuance and subtlety. My proprietary framework gives our work structure while remaining flexible. Through it, clients gain a fresh, objective view of themselves and their situation, enabling them to take meaningful steps toward a more fulfilling professional or personal life.

During the initial session, we discuss your current situation, clarify your desired outcomes, and frame the overall context of our work together. Subsequent sessions focus on what is most important relative to your overall entrepreneurial, leadership, or life goals and where you are at that point in the process.

With every conversation, we are exploring fresh perspectives, identifying new possibilities, refining your desired direction, dissolving blocks, and considering your best short- and long-term options.

We might discuss a career-related issue or transition you have been weighing for months. We might explore a leadership challenge that is harder to articulate than it seems. Sometimes the most valuable sessions start with something you have been carrying quietly -- something that has not had space to surface until now.

I listen closely and help you notice patterns and limiting perspectives. That awareness is what opens things up. Once you can see what has been operating in the background, you have real choices. You can shift your thinking, adjust your approach, or move forward in a direction that actually reflects who you are.

Sessions are virtual, which means geography is never a barrier. Whether you are in New York, London, Dallas, or anywhere else in the world, the experience is the same: focused, confidential, and built entirely around you. You will leave each session with greater clarity, stronger confidence in your instincts, and a concrete sense of direction.

Coaching is a process and effective personal and professional shifts take time. Therefore, I offer a variety of flexible packages to meet client needs. Every engagement is built around the individual. The length of the engagement depends on your goals, your pace, and what you want to create.

Some clients come with a specific challenge -- a career transition, a business decision, a personal crossroad they want to navigate, a leadership gap they want to close. For them, a focused engagement over several months is the right fit. They get clear, they build momentum, and they move forward with confidence.

Other clients find that the work evolves. What starts as executive coaching around a professional challenge or question opens into something bigger -- sometimes closer to life coaching -- something broader that can further enhance their life. Those clients often maintain an ongoing partnership over
the years. Not because they are stuck, but because having a trusted thought partner in their corner continues to add real, compounding value. The engagement lasts as long as it is genuinely beneficial to you. Whether that is three months of focused work or a multi-year relationship built on your evolving goals, the measure is always value -- not time. I discuss timing openly during our introductory conversation so you can decide what timeframe best meets your needs.

Yes. I offer virtual coaching sessions to clients across the U.S. and internationally; this convenient format makes it possible to work together without any loss of depth or quality.

The coaching relationship depends on rapport, trust, candor, and a genuine commitment to the work. Clients navigating career transitions, leadership challenges, and major life decisions in New York, Dallas, London, Silicon Valley, and beyond have experienced the same powerful, personalized partnership through virtual sessions.

Virtual coaching also reflects the reality of how busy leaders and entrepreneurs actually live. You do not have to rearrange your schedule around a commute or a fixed office location. You can step into a session from wherever you are -- your home office, a hotel room, or between commitments on a travel day.

What does not change, regardless of location, is the quality of the work itself. I bring my full attention
and proprietary framework for a well-lived life to every session, creating a space that is focused, confidential, and entirely centered on your growth. Geography has never been a barrier to meaningful progress.

The clearest sign is this: you feel initial resonance as you browse my site. You're curious and would like to learn more about me, my process, and my client's results. That instinct is telling you an introductory call is a good idea.

If you decide working together is right for you, you can expect a partnership built on complete trust, powerful insights, and confidentiality. From the very first conversation, the focus is entirely on you -- your goals, your vision of what a more fulfilling life actually looks like.

I use a proprietary framework for a well-lived life that is customized, practical, timeless, and meaningful. It is a flexible system. It is a 6-facet lens that helps you see yourself with newfound objectivity, spot what is misaligned, and identify the actions that will move the needle. Clients describe coaching with me as "deeply intellectual, invigorating, and authentically driven." They talk about realizing that quality in all aspects of life is a standard they refuse to compromise. They finally resolve tension around whether to sell or keep a business, or whether a relocation is in their best interest. These are not small shifts. They are the kind of insights and decisions that change how you experience life.

Whether you are navigating a career transition, a business decision, a relationship challenge, or something you cannot yet put into words -- nothing is off the table. If you are a self-starter ready for next-level outcomes and authentic personal development, my process is built for you.

Yes. Confidential coaching is at the core of what I offer. Non-judgment is equally foundational to the entire relationship.

Everything shared during coaching sessions is completely private. This is a commitment that makes the real work possible. When you know that nothing leaves the room, that you are never judged, you can speak your truth comfortably and consistently. You can name the things you have not said aloud before. You can explore the ideas, fears, and ambitions that do not get airtime in your day-to-day life.

That level of safety is what allows the partnership to go deep. Clients trust me with parts of their personal and professional lives they would not bring to a colleague, a friend, or even a family member. Leaders navigating career transitions, major business decisions, and personal life refinements rely on that privacy and respect as the bedrock of the relationship.

Whether you are working through something in your business, your relationships, your overall life, or something you cannot quite articulate yet, you can bring it to our work together. The conversation is protected. The space is yours.

Executive coaching with me covers a wide range of personal and professional territory. There is no limit regarding topics. If it matters to you, it matters to me.

Clients work on leadership challenges, career transitions, and business refinements. They come with retirement planning questions, relationship dynamics, and decisions about the next chapter of their life. Some are navigating a relocation. Some are at a significant turning point in their professional identity. Some know something needs to shift but cannot yet name what it is. Others want space to think clearly, gain perspective, so they can take action on what matters most. That might sound simple, but for high-performing leaders and entrepreneurs, truly uninterrupted inquiry and processing time with a trusted and skilled thought partner is rare. Those sessions can be some of the most valuable.

Personal and professional satisfaction are deeply connected. Personal development does not happen in isolation from professional performance. A business question is often also a values question. A leadership challenge may impact a client's personal life. My framework is built to hold that complexity, to consider all facets and impacts while determining the best path forward.

My clients span an exceptionally wide range of industries. For over two decades, I have partnered with professionals from finance, law, technology, architecture, real estate, healthcare, and beyond. Hedge fund managers. Attorneys. Engineers. Founders. C-suite executives and self-made business owners at all stages of life and business development have worked with me.

The industries are different. The ambition is the same. What my clients share is not a sector or a title -- it is a mindset. They are high-performers who have achieved real success and know there is another level they have not yet fully claimed. Whether that means navigating a career transition, deepening their leadership, or something more personal, the work meets them where they are.

This breadth is a genuine advantage. Because I am not embedded in any single industry, I bring a perspective that is not limited by industry conventions or assumptions. I see patterns across domains. I ask the questions that insiders often cannot. My framework is designed for the person within the profession -- curious, driven, and committed to real growth.

Every coach has their own approach to working with clients. I bring a unique combination of extensive business and coaching experience, a proven framework, and well-honed intuitive gifts that together create a dynamic, results-driven relationship.

Over 20 years of leadership coaching and working with entrepreneurs and executive leaders across diverse industries, I have developed a proprietary framework for a well-lived life. It is customized, practical, timeless, and meaningful. Its 6 integrated facets help clients see themselves objectively, identify aligned actions, and move toward their most satisfying life -- personally and professionally.

My approach is intuitive and insightful. I naturally pick up on powerful nuance and subtlety that most people miss. I have the capacity to hold complexity, see patterns that clients typically can't articulate, and stay on purpose even when conversations become layered and nonlinear.

My background includes a B.S. in Psychology and Business, plus significant leadership experience inside a multi-million dollar conglomerate before launching my own practice. That combination of corporate depth and entrepreneurial instinct gives me a perspective that is genuinely difficult to find.
I am also a truth teller. Clients do not benefit from comfortable agreement. They choose to work with me because I think differently, ask thought-provoking questions, and share expansive perspectives and intuitive insights. That honesty, paired with warmth and genuine investment in each client's growth, is what drives the breakthroughs.

The first step is simple start a conversation. No pressure, no obligation, no commitment required. You can reach me through the contact form or directly at julie@julielichty.com The goal of that first conversation is to connect, explore what is on your mind, and get a real sense of whether working together is the right fit.

I know that starting something as personal as coaching requires a baseline of trust. The introductory conversation is where that starts to form. It is informal, confidential, and entirely focused on you and the priorities you want to explore.

Come with whatever is on your mind. It does not need to be a perfectly formed goal or a fully articulated problem. Some of the best coaching relationships have started with a client who simply knew something needed to shift – even if they could not yet name what. That is enough.

You're here. That's a strong indication that you are closer to ready than you may think. Take the next step and reach out; it would be a pleasure to connect with you.