Eric Woodard
CEO and Coach
Eric Woodard, EdD, MCC
High Performance Career and Leadership Coach
Dr. Eric Woodard has travelled or worked in over 70 countries. He served 25+ years at the White House, on Capitol Hill, in the U.S. State Department, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Across a full spectrum of disciplines Eric helps individuals, teams, and organizations access possibility to elevate performance at all levels of government, business, non-profits, higher education, cultural organizations, international civil society, and more.
Eric has deep expertise and experience coaching on a range of topics including resilience, productivity, inclusion, balance, trust, communication, focus, clarity, energy, courage, influence, caregiving, intuition, career growth, spirituality, presence, physiology, relationships, stress, belief, vulnerability, confidence, purpose, integrity, power, and more.
His coaching is buoyed by fluency in all major theories of culture, change, learning, and leadership. Driven by positivity, authenticity, humor, and storytelling, Eric’s coaching leverages the power of context, emotions, values, systems, and the unconscious mind. His coaching relies on distinctions of agreement vs expectation, them vs you, style vs substance, depth vs breadth, serving vs pleasing, owner vs victim, empathy vs assertion, showing vs telling, commitment vs intention, professional vs social, responsibility vs control, managing vs leading, being vs doing, and knowing vs learning.
Eric is the author of multiple books including Your Last Day of School and The Ultimate Guide to Internships. He is a Kentucky Colonel, recipient of the U.S. State Department Superior Honor Award, and has completed 9 marathons.
He holds a diploma from the International School of Bangkok, a B.A. in Biology from the University of Missouri, an M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University, and an Ed.D. in Human and Organizational Learning from George Washington University where he researched the nature of internships that develop soft skills.
He is recognized as a Master Certified Coach (MCC) by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He also holds certifications as both a Distinguished Fellow Coach and a Group Coach by BetterUp, and as an Executive Leadership Coach for Organizational Performance (LCOP) by American University. Eric is a 4 time graduate and current faculty member of the CFJ Coaching Success School. He’s also recognized as an active IDC Staff Scuba Instructor by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI).
Eric lives in Alexandria, VA with his smart beautiful wife Keri and their 4 amazing kids (all named after occupations).