Our coaches
Coaches who've sat in your seat.
Every GTD® Focus coach is certified to the standards of the David Allen Company® and brings years of real-world experience.
30 minutes · We match you with the right coach
Meg Edwards
President & Coach
Often works with
Senior executives and C-suite leaders
Credentials and testimonial
- Has coached GTD since 1999 and trains the coaches who teach it
- Grounded in applied psychology, so the system fits how you think, not the other way round
- Coaches the whole picture, from the boardroom to life at home
“The lessons and coaching Meg has provided still resonate with me daily. It has allowed me to build several multi-million dollar companies.”
Marx Acosta-Rubio · Chief Executive Officer
Julie Ireland
Coach
Often works with
Financial services and nonprofit executives
Credentials and testimonial
- Over two decades of coaching leaders navigating high stakes and heavy commitments
- Understands how organizations run from the inside, with a background in public management and executive search
- Helps leaders who carry their organization’s priorities alongside their own
“‘Productivity coach’ is the most understandable way to describe what Julie does, but it’s a massive undersell of what you’ll be able to accomplish if you take her advice.”
Roderick McMullen · Director of Business Transformation
Kerry Gallivan
Coach & AI Productivity Strategist
Often works with
Founders, CEOs, and anyone bringing AI into their system
Credentials and testimonial
- Has run GTD as a founder and CEO, so he knows the pace you’re working at
- Builds AI and your current tools into a system you’ll be sure to use
- Translates complex tech into simple habits that stick
“Kerry helped me a lot with AI integration. He showed me a few strategies that were epic time savers.”
Raun Thorp · Chief Executive Officer
Not sure who fits? An inquiry call will help you find the right coach.
A consistent standard
Whoever you work with, you're in experienced hands.
David Allen Company certified
Fully credentialed to deliver the Getting Things Done® methodology across the United States and Canada.
Practicing what they teach
Every coach runs GTD® in their own work and life, so you can see what the outcome looks like.
Proven across industries
Years of real-world coaching across a wide range of clients, industries, and workflows.
Co-founders
The people behind the practice.
David Allen
Co-Founder & Creator of GTD
Author of the international bestseller Getting Things Done, published in more than 28 languages and named by TIME magazine as the defining self-help business book of its era. Through the David Allen Company, David and Kathryn Allen oversee the certification and quality standards every GTD coach is held to worldwide.
Author of the international bestseller Getting Things Done, published in more than 28 languages and named by TIME magazine as the defining self-help business book of its era. Through the David Allen Company, David and Kathryn Allen oversee the certification and quality standards every GTD coach is held to worldwide.
Francis Sopper
Co-Founder & CEO
A career educator who came to GTD in 1999 through coaching with Meg Edwards. His cognitive approach to the methodology caught David Allen's attention. Francis has been a teacher, a school and college administrator, and an entrepreneur through OpenBook Learning. Today he works with heads of global organizations, senior military leaders, clergy and scientists.
A career educator who came to GTD in 1999 through coaching with Meg Edwards. His cognitive approach to the methodology caught David Allen's attention. Francis has been a teacher, a school and college administrator, and an entrepreneur through OpenBook Learning. Today he works with heads of global organizations, senior military leaders, clergy and scientists.
Find the right coach for how you work.
A brief call to talk through your objectives, map what you need, and pair you with the coach who fits best.
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