Kyle Jason Leitzke
Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant
Kyle Jason Leitzke coaches business owners, founders, and accomplished professionals navigating leadership challenges and meaningful transitions. He helps clients strengthen self-awareness, make clearer high-stakes decisions, and lead with greater confidence and emotional steadiness. His work connects personal development with the practical demands of leadership: communicating effectively, taking accountability, developing others, and sustaining performance under pressure.
Kyle brings a background spanning collegiate athletics, student development, people operations, and private coaching. A former Division I football MVP and college football coach, he understands both the discipline required for performance and the importance of developing the whole person. His approach integrates emotional intelligence, conscious leadership, and holistic well-being. He helps leaders and teams sustain energy and resilience, building habits that strengthen their effectiveness at work and their fulfillment beyond it.
Experience:
Kyle partners with leaders and professionals facing expanding responsibilities, business challenges, and consequential career and life decisions. His work includes:
- Coaching leaders to recognize reactive patterns, respond constructively under pressure, and communicate with greater clarity and intention.
- Helping business owners and founders clarify priorities, examine assumptions, and translate decisions into practical action.
- Supporting professionals through career transitions and changes in leadership identity, responsibility, and direction.
- Facilitating conversations and group experiences that support self-awareness, shared understanding, and personal accountability.
- Helping clients develop sustainable routines and boundaries that support performance, relationships, and well-being.
Kyle previously served as Fractional Chief Employee Officer at Collegiate Partners, where he helped establish the company’s people function, including organizational values, on-boarding, compensation and benefits, employee relations, and leadership development.
Education and Training:
- Master of Science in Coaching, Ohio University
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, California State University, Sacramento
- Physical Education Teaching Credential, Humboldt State University
- Substantial advanced training in coaching and facilitation, including conscious leadership and emotional intelligence
- Experienced in and qualified to use a variety of assessments, including StrengthsFinder and MBTI
- Certificate in Ayurveda Health & Life Coaching, Ayurvedic Living School
Personal Interest:
Kyle lives in Carbondale, Colorado. Outside of work, he enjoys time with loved ones, meditation, yoga, dancing, and hiking and skiing in the mountains. He is passionate about building community and creating opportunities for meaningful connection through self-discovery and honest conversation.
An interesting question Kyle likes to ask:
What two core values guide how you live and lead?
- Sovereignty: Taking full responsibility for my choices, responses, and impact. For me, this means leading myself with intention, staying accountable to what matters most, remaining open to feedback, and empowering others’ to choose their own path.
- Fulfillment: Pursuing meaningful success in a way that strengthens well-being, relationships, and enjoyment of life. I want how I achieve to reflect what matters to me as much as the achievement itself. For me, fulfillment means feeling full in a life that feels true to who I am.