Mac Ling is a strategic partner to high-achieving leaders navigating the complex intersection of personal identity and professional pressure.​

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His practice is dedicated to the "Inner Game." He works with individuals who have mastered the mechanics of business but now face the deeper challenges of expansion: leading through uncertainty, managing the isolation of senior leadership,and evolving beyond the habits that created their initial success.

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Mac’s work is grounded in Vertical Development, focusing on expanding a leader's internal capacity to hold complexity. He believes true growth isn't about learning more tactics, but about upgrading the leader to be more grounded and self-regulated.

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As a trauma-informed practitioner, Mac brings a rare depth to the work. He helps clients examine the "Shadow" aspects of their leadership—the unconscious survival patterns and defensive behaviors that served them in the past but may be sabotaging their future.​

 

Mac’s coaching style is defined by compassionate candor. He provides the honest feedback that senior leaders rarely receive from their own teams. He offers a judgment-free space to drop the mask  and will challenge you to confront the uncomfortable truths required for your next level of growth.​

 

He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia (Darden) and a B.S. in Cognitive Science from UC San Diego. As a former corporate leader at Sprint (T-Mobile) and a serial entrepreneur who launched seven ventures, he intimately understands the weight of responsibility that leaders carry.

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Mac brings over 2,000 hours of coaching experience to his practice. He holds the prestigious Master Executive Coach certification from the Association for Coaching and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC).