Executive Coaches to Follow on LinkedIn
Marshall Goldsmith
A four-time New York Times bestselling author, Thinkers50 Hall of Famer, and widely recognized as the world's number one executive coach, Marshall has spent four decades helping CEOs and senior leaders make lasting behavioral changes. His LinkedIn content distills decades of wisdom into accessible, often surprisingly personal posts about what holds successful people back - and how to fix it.
He has over 1.6 million followers, and his comment section is a brilliant place to absorb what resonates with a massive professional audience and connect with the sharp thinkers who show up there.
Sara Canaday
Sara is a leadership keynote speaker, executive coach, and author whose client list reads like a Fortune 500 roll call - Allstate, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, Lockheed Martin, Starbucks, and more.
Her big thing? Blind spots - the invisible behaviors that quietly hold leaders back while they're busy focusing on the visible ones. Her book Coaching Essentials for Managers (part of McGraw Hill's Business Essentials series) is a go-to resource, and her LinkedIn Learning courses cover everything from coaching skills to navigating counterintuitive leadership strategies. On LinkedIn, she shares sharp, digestible insights on modern leadership challenges that feel like they were squeezed from years of boardroom experience.
Lisa Gates
Lisa is a leadership and negotiation coach, two-time TEDx speaker (with 1.8 million+ views), and bestselling author. She co-founded She Negotiates, which she ran for a decade to help women close the pay gap, and now runs Story Happens Here, where she coaches women on career storytelling, brand narrative, and finding their voice.
Her LinkedIn Learning courses on negotiation, conflict resolution, and coaching have reached over 200 million learners. On LinkedIn, she writes with warmth and conviction about the intersection of women, work, and leadership, and she's particularly sharp on how the stories we tell about ourselves shape the opportunities we attract. A brilliant follow for anyone who wants to get better at advocating for themselves.
Ethan Evans
A retired Amazon Vice President who helped build Prime Video, Twitch, and Alexa, Ethan now dedicates his time to coaching professionals through career ceilings - particularly the tricky leap from senior manager to executive. His LinkedIn content is refreshingly candid: no corporate polish, just real talk about what gets people promoted. His "Magic Loop" framework alone has become one of the most shared pieces of career advice on the platform.
Whether you're eyeing the C-suite or just want to understand how senior leaders think, Ethan's feed is concentrated career growth juice.
Eric Zackrison
Eric is a leadership and organizational development specialist who teaches at UC Santa Barbara and California Lutheran University, and his LinkedIn Learning courses have reached over 1.4 million learners across LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, and Udemy.
He has a PhD in Organizational Communication, an MBA, and nearly 30 years of management experience, which blends academic rigor with practical, real-world application - which is rarer than you'd think. His LinkedIn content focuses on what makes teams actually work: coaching, emotional intelligence, listening, and the often-overlooked soft skills that separate good managers from great ones. A quieter presence than some on this list, but the substance-to-fluff ratio is outstanding.
John Ullmen
John is a faculty member at UCLA's Anderson School of Management and a LinkedIn Top Voice, and has spent over 20 years coaching hundreds of senior leaders and CEOs across Fortune 500 companies. His specialty is executive presence and influence - the things that determine whether people listen when you speak.
His book Real Influence was named one of the Top 30 Books in Business, and his LinkedIn Learning courses have racked up millions of views. On LinkedIn, his content has a rare quality: it's deeply researched but never feels academic. If you want to understand why some leaders command a room and others don't (and what you can do about it), John's feed is essential reading.
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Dorie Clark
Dorie is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, four-time Thinkers50 Top 50 Business Thinker, and was named the number one Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards.
She teaches executive education at Columbia Business School, has been a regular Harvard Business Review contributor since 2010, and consults with clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank. Her books - The Long Game, Stand Out, Reinventing You, and Entrepreneurial You - are essentially the definitive reading list for anyone serious about building professional visibility and long-term career strategy.
On LinkedIn, she's consistently sharp on how to get your ideas noticed in a noisy world, and she does it without a whiff of self-importance.
Michael Bungay Stanier
If you've ever been in a leadership development conversation, chances are someone has mentioned The Coaching Habit. That's Michael's doing. His bestselling book has sold over two million copies and is widely recognized as the best-selling coaching book of this century - and honestly, it deserves the title.
A Rhodes Scholar, Thinkers50 Hall of Famer, and MasterClass faculty member, Michael founded Box of Crayons, which has helped organizations like Microsoft and Salesforce build coaching cultures. His LinkedIn content is a blend of sharp thinking, warm humor, and the kind of deceptively simple questions that make you rethink how you lead. His core message - say less, ask more - sounds easy until you try it, and that's exactly why his stuff keeps landing.
Paul Bramson
Paul is a global keynote speaker, elite trainer, and author with over 25 years of experience. His client roster spans Fortune 500 companies to fast-growth startups, and he's been featured in Forbes, Fortune, and Fast Company. His signature framework, Connecting Like A PRO, focuses on understanding the underlying motivators that drive people - not personality assessments, but practical shortcuts to building trust and deeper professional relationships.
On LinkedIn, Paul shares punchy, experience-driven insights on communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership that clearly come from decades on the training floor rather than a textbook. A less well-known name than some on this list, but his content consistently delivers fresh takes on topics most people think they've already figured out.
Donald Miller
Donald is the CEO of StoryBrand and the author of Building a StoryBrand, which has helped over 900,000 business leaders clarify their messaging using the power of narrative. His core insight - that customers don't buy the best products, they buy the ones they understand fastest - has become one of the most quoted ideas in modern marketing.
His books have collectively spent more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list, and his StoryBrand Framework has been adopted by everyone from billion-dollar brands to one-person businesses. On LinkedIn, Donald shares concise, punchy advice on messaging, storytelling, and small business growth that's always filtered through a coaching lens. If you sell anything to anyone (and you do), his content is well worth a squeeze.
Jodie Cook
Founder of Coachvox AI, Forbes senior contributor, international powerlifter for Great Britain, and author of Ten Year Career.
Jodie built and sold a social media agency by 30, and her LinkedIn content reflects that hard-won entrepreneurial clarity. She posts about AI for coaches, entrepreneurship, lifestyle design, and working smarter - all with a refreshing brevity and a total absence of corporate waffle. One of the most interesting voices at the intersection of coaching and AI right now.
The Best Career Coaches on LinkedIn
J.T. O'Donnell
CEO of Work It Daily, J.T. has over 2.6 million followers and posts daily about job search strategy, recruiter psychology, and career visibility. Her content cuts through generic advice with insider knowledge from 18+ years in HR and recruiting.
She's particularly sharp on why traditional job-hunting methods are broken and what actually gets recruiters to come to you. If you're in any kind of career transition, her feed is a masterclass in working smarter, not just harder.
Sarah Johnston
A former corporate recruiter turned founder of Briefcase Coach, Sarah is a LinkedIn Top Voice who posts regularly about executive resumes, interview strategy, and how to navigate the hidden job market.
What makes her content stand out is the recruiter's-eye perspective - she knows exactly how hiring managers scan resumes and what makes them stop scrolling. Her posts are practical, no-nonsense, and refreshingly honest about what actually works in a modern job search.
Liz Ryan
Founder of Human Workplace and a former Fortune 500 HR SVP, Liz has over three million followers and has written more than 5,000 articles on work, careers, and leadership.
Her LinkedIn content is unmistakable: warm, irreverent, and fiercely human. She champions a trust-based approach to work that challenges outdated HR practices and corporate bureaucracy, and she's not afraid to say what most people in HR are thinking but won't post publicly.
Eliana Goldstein
A certified career coach and Forbes Coaches Council member, Eliana focuses on helping mid-career professionals - particularly millennials - stop settling and design careers they actually enjoy.
Her LinkedIn content is energetic and relatable, covering imposter syndrome, salary negotiation, career pivots, and the mindset shifts that hold people back from making moves. She's especially good at normalizing career dissatisfaction as a starting point rather than a character flaw - a refreshing squeeze of honesty.
Sonal Bahl
A former HR director turned career strategist with an INSEAD MBA, Sonal runs SuperCharge and has been hosting #SuperChargeFridays on LinkedIn Live every Friday since January 2020 - an impressive streak.
Her LinkedIn content is zero-fluff job search advice drawn from HR experience across three continents and ten industries. She's a LinkedIn Top Voice who posts about resumes, interview prep, networking, and career transitions with a directness that feels like getting advice from a very smart friend who happens to have reviewed 250,000 resumes.
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Simon Sinek
You probably already know Simon from "Start With Why," but his LinkedIn presence deserves its own mention.He shares concise, thought-provoking posts on leadership, purpose, and what makes great organizations tick to his millions of followers.
His LinkedIn content consistently reframes leadership as service rather than status. The comment sections under his posts are worth browsing in their own right - they tend to attract thoughtful people having real conversations.
Tony Robbins
The world's most recognizable performance coach, Tony's LinkedIn content extends his signature energy into short, motivational posts on mindset, leadership, and peak performance.
While he's best known for his live events and books like Awaken the Giant Within, his LinkedIn feed distills those big ideas into bite-sized prompts that land differently when they appear between your work updates. A good follow for when you need a jolt of perspective between meetings.
Mel Robbins
Mel went from one viral TEDx talk to one of the most-followed voices in personal development, and her LinkedIn content reflects that journey. She posts about confidence, decision-making, procrastination, and the everyday mindset habits that quietly shape your career.
Her "5 Second Rule" framework has helped millions of people stop overthinking and start acting. Her posts are punchy, personal, and designed to make you do something - not just nod along.
Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist at Wharton, bestselling author of Think Again, Give and Take, and Hidden Potential, and one of the most cited voices in workplace culture.
Adam's LinkedIn content is research-backed but never dry - he has a gift for turning behavioral science into practical wisdom about leadership, hiring, creativity, and rethinking your assumptions. His posts regularly spark massive conversations, and he's one of the few people on the platform who genuinely changes how you think about work.
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Jessica Taylor
An executive coach and leadership consultant based in San Diego, Jessica posts about coaching best practices, leadership development, and navigating career transitions with intention.
Her content is thoughtful and coaching-focused, regularly exploring how leaders can show up more effectively in real conversations - not just in strategy decks. A quieter profile but worth following for genuinely useful coaching insights without the noise.
Emma Gaskin
A public speaking and voice coach for female leaders, Emma brings a decade of experience as a speech therapist into her work helping women own the stage. Her LinkedIn content is passionate and personal - she writes openly about losing her own voice (literally and figuratively) and rebuilding her confidence.
Emma posts about speaking with authenticity, overcoming fear, and getting paid to share your message. A zesty follow for anyone who wants to stop shrinking and start speaking up.
Natalie Meyer
A productivity coach who runs All in Good Time, Natalie helps busy business owners - especially coaches and trainers - get a grip on their time, marketing, and client nurturing.
Her LinkedIn content is practical and grounded, focusing on the systems and habits that stop overwhelm from derailing your business. She's particularly good on how to turn networking contacts into clients through consistent relationship-building rather than hard selling. A smaller following, but high substance-per-post.
Sarah Langslow
An ICF-accredited executive coach, author of the bestselling Do Sweat the Small Stuff, and a former Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race rower, Sarah coaches leaders who are one step from the C-suite.
Her LinkedIn content focuses on the micro-interactions that most leaders overlook - the small moments of speaking, listening, and showing up that quietly make or break team trust. She writes with warmth, directness, and a coaching sensibility that makes you want to pay more attention to how you show up tomorrow morning.
LinkedIn Creators in Coaching Worth Following in 2026
There are thousands of coaches on LinkedIn. Some of them are brilliant. And some of them are brilliant and nobody's heard of them yet - which is exactly where the opportunity is.
This list is our honest attempt to cut through the pods, the recycled advice, and the suspiciously coordinated engagement to find people who are genuinely worth your time and attention. Whether you follow one person from this list or all of them, the real value isn't just in reading their posts - it's in the conversations happening around them.
So pick a few, follow them, and start showing up in their comment sections. You might not get a reply from the big names, but you'll sharpen your thinking, discover ideas worth sharing, and build relationships with other people who care about doing this properly.
We'll keep updating this list as we find more coaches worth featuring. If there's someone we've missed, let me (Charli) know on LinkedIn - we're always squeezing out new recommendations.
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