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Susan Ryan, ICF, CCA

Founder and Inspirationalist

Traditional Member

Original Join Date: 2026

Professional Bio

Sue's mission is to empower individuals to maximize the opportunities and potential change will bring. As an executive coach, change strategist, strategic advisor, and keynote speaker, Sue works with business leaders and emerging leaders committed to business growth and next-level leadership.
Sue specializes in helping individuals and teams thrive during times of change. She brings clarity, alignment, and implementation strategies to navigate highly competitive markets while building cultures poised to face challenges with resilience and right action. She delivers this expertise through her signature frameworks: The Prodigy Zone™, Emerge (Intentionally Navigating Transitions - Leadership Through the Dimensions of Change™), and Leadership C.A.R.E.S.™
Her professional foundation includes 30+ years in enterprise application software sales where she consistently earned recognition for top performance and achieved nearly 100% client retention.
Sue is Vice President of Coach Education for the world's #1 coaching development program, John Mattone's Intelligent Leadership.
In parallel, Sue was a family caregiver for 40 years. She transformed her personal journey through dementia caregiving—including her grandmother, father, and husband—into expertise she shares with her co-founder, Nancy Treaster, through The Caregiver's Journey®, her award-winning podcast. The podcast currently has more than 40,000 subscribers, is recognized as #1 on Apple Podcasts in Advice & How To, and earned the 2025 Gold Stevie Award for #1 Advice and How To podcast in the US.
Sue has authored six best-selling books and is a TEDx, DisruptHR, and SHRM speaker. She's a Menttium mentor since 2011, Leadership Collier 2023 graduate, Avow Hospice volunteer, and Alzheimer's Association volunteer speaker. Gulfshore Life named her a 2025 and 2026 Woman of Distinction in Southwest Florida.
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