Founder. Leader.
Leon VanderPol is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Transformational Coaching — a global professional coach training institute.
Coach. Teacher. Mentor.
He is the creator of the Deep Coaching approach, author of A Shift in Being, and a pioneer in the field of transformational coaching and living.
Father. Son. Spouse.
A central part of his life will always be his family. He deeply values the love, connection, and mutual support of being in a family that grows and rises together.
Spiritual Partner
With decades of experience in personal and leadership development, Leon has devoted his life to helping people move beyond surface-level change into the depths of who they truly are.
Global Thought Leader
Through his signature coaching intensives, global workshops, retreats, and bestselling book, he has inspired people worldwide to access deeper presence, purpose, and personal power.
A Student of Life,
Living the Work.
As a lifelong student of life, Leon breathes the very work he teaches—walking the path of transformation with a commitment to ever-expanding awareness and authentic being.
In Essence, Leon's Work is the Transformation of Human Consciousness
In this conversation, Leon shares his own transformational journey and the experiences that shaped his development of the Deep Coaching approach, evolutionary leadership, and his understanding of the vast potentials of awakened, spirit-infused living.
Join us on YouTube for conversations, stories of transformation, and teachings that offer a window into the heart of transformational work and the questions and people shaping it.
Standing Naked in New York
Read my story of becoming known for what my life stands for.
This article reflects a turning point in my journey, one where I chose to be seen more fully and to stand openly for what my life and work point toward.
At times that felt like, well, standing buck naked in the middle of Times Square.
The Emerging Edge of Coaching:
Deep Transformational Coaching
Coaching that reveals the magnificence of our humanity.
Deep Coaching, as I practice and teach it, is a journey into the deeper dimensions of our being — one that taps into our higher nature, revealing more of our true self and opening us to new paradigms of possibility born of an awakened mind and heart.
As I developed this work in the years leading up to the launch of the Deep Coaching Intensive (DCI) in 2013, it became clear through my own journey and work with others that conventional coaching approaches fall short when the call is for transformation rather than optimization.
They do not reach the core level of mind where fundamental change takes place, nor do they heal the pain and emotional bonds that weigh us down and limit our flourishing.
It is this form of coaching—one rooted in whole-self, heart-centered intelligence—that the world is needing now more than ever.
Watch Leon Coach Live Every Month
Discover the Power of Deep Coaching — Live
Join myself and Cate Baio each month for an immersive live experience.
Deep Coaching Live is an opportunity to witness this work in real time, to see how presence, gentle inquiry, and deep listening support people in stepping into new paradigms of possibility.
Highlighted Works
Talks
Evolutionary Leadership
Books
Invite Leon to Your Event
Leon brings a grounded, relational presence to his work as a teacher, facilitator, and speaker, one that invites reflection and genuine connection.
His talks and sessions create enlivening experiences where people can slow down, listen more deeply within, and reconnect with what matters most.
Leon is available to join conferences, retreats, workshops, and podcasts, both online and in person.
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