For Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs
No enterprise will outpace the growth of those who steer it.
When leaders stagnate in outdated paradigms, organizations falter, no matter how cutting-edge their tools or ambitious their strategies. The future belongs to those who recognize that human artistry—the fusion of professional mastery with emotional resonance, self-awareness, and holistic well-being—is the crucible where true innovation ignites.
It may seem obvious, but better people make better leaders. Better leaders shape more humane, more sustainable, more trusting organizations.
Over the past 30 years, I’ve invested my vocational life to create, build, and grow thriving organizations. Along the way, I’ve worked with more than 3,000 business leaders.
Work can be a powerful path to personal growth and fulfillment. It doesn’t have to drain you or lead to burnout—it can help you become the best version of yourself as a leader, colleague, and human being. And you don’t have to do it alone.
As a whole-person leadership coach, I work with individuals and teams to help them grow both personally and professionally.
I’ve worked with executives, entrepreneurs, small business owners, solopreneurs, non-profits, and people going through big life changes. I tailor my approach to fit your unique needs, helping you develop as a leader (and your team) in a way that’s meaningful and authentic to you.
Unlock Your Full Potential with Whole-Person Coaching for Individuals and Teams
About Steven Morris
Matter Consulting was founded on the principle that successful entrepreneurship resides at the intersection of individual evolution, self-awareness, business value creation, and creative thinking.
Steven has a diverse background as a successful entrepreneur, business leader, writer, speaker, painter, beekeeper, surfer, and business strategist. He has built, ran, sold, and evolved organizations for the past 30 years. He brings his hard-earned, real-world experience and his training in leadership development, self-leadership, Depth Psychology, CliftonStrengths, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness and meditation background into all 1:1 coaching and team leadership guidance.
Each of these experiences has informed and allowed him to shape his approach and philosophy to helping leaders and entrepreneurs evolve.
Whole-Human Leadership: Where Artistry Meets Impact
Leadership isn’t a role you fill—it’s a humanity you cultivate.
The Unspoken Truth
Research shouts what intuition whispers: No business will outpace the inner growth of those who lead it. When leaders stagnate—clinging to outdated mental models or neglecting their holistic well-being—organizations falter, no matter how brilliant their tools.
“I don’t develop leaders to simply solve problems. I help develop humans who can reimagine what’s possible.”
— Steven Morris
Why Whole-Human Leadership?
The old playbook reduced leadership to skill checklists and KPIs. But the storms of today’s markets demand artists of human potential—leaders who wield emotional fluency, embodied resilience, and relational depth as deftly as they do data.
The Cost of Stagnation: Companies with leaders stuck in transactional mindsets face 37% slower innovation cycles, 2.1x higher attrition, and 1.6x higher team creativity (McKinsey).
Employee retention: Organizations investing in leadership development retain talent 39% longer (Accenture’s Net Better Off report) — by reversing attrition, you lower your risks for stagnant leadership.
The ROI of Depth: Organizations investing in whole-human development see 2.4x higher market adaptability, report 94% greater psychological safety (Accenture’s Net Better Off), and 97% workforce adaptability when holistic needs are met (EY’s Innovation Realized).
The Three Pillars of Whole-Human Coaching
- Emotional Fluency
“The courage to lead begins with the courage to feel.”
• Mindful Leadership: Rewire stress responses through neuroscience-backed practices.
• Shadow Work Integration: Transform blindspots and unexamined fears into wisdom and fuel. - Embodied Resilience
“Your body isn’t a machine to optimize—it’s an instrument of wisdom.”
• Somatic Intelligence: Create stronger embodied leadership and align decisions with physical intuition.
• Energy Audits: Map how daily rhythms fuel or drain leadership and team dynamics. - Relational Artistry
“Trust isn’t built in boardrooms. It’s woven in the spaces between words.”
• Conflict Alchemy: Turn friction into creative combustion.
• Legacy Dialogue: Align organizational purpose with individual meaning and impact.
Whole-Person Leadership Guidance Overview (aka Coaching)
1. Personalized Leadership Sessions:
Twice-monthly 75-minute sessions (or a single 2.5-hour session) to address leadership challenges and personal growth. Virtual or in-person options. You’ll also have unlimited email access between sessions for urgent questions or support.
2. Individual Assessment:
Using CliftonStrengths Finder and/or the Enneagram, we’ll assess your motivations, strengths, challenges, and values to tailor a coach-guidance plan just for you.
3. Meeting You (and Your Team) Where You Are:
I align my guidance with both your personal and professional goals, helping you grow as a leader and evolve your business.
4. Business Expertise:
As a seasoned entrepreneur and advisor to 250+ leaders, I offer strategic insights to help you navigate growth, change, and personal development.
5. Stress & Resilience Tools:
Learn techniques to manage stress, build resilience, and maintain peak performance.
6. Leadership Development:
Cultivate empathy, humility, and a commitment to the well-being of those you lead.
7. Holistic Approach:
We’ll focus on developing your mind, body, and spirit for sustainable leadership excellence.
8. Ongoing Support:
Receive continuous support and accountability to keep progressing outside of our sessions.
Methods & Tools I Use:
- Situational Self-Leadership: Adapting your leadership style to the needs of each situation and building your capacity for self-leadership.
- Jungian Depth Psychology: Exploring your unconscious mind to foster personal growth and individuation.
- Somatic Experiencing: Addressing stress and trauma through body awareness to increase resilience and creativity.
- CliftonStrengths: A personal and professional development tool that identifies an individual’s top talents and strengths to help them maximize their potential and work effectively with others.
- Enneagram: A personality typing system that deepens self-understanding and empathy.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS): Understanding and integrating different parts of yourself to achieve inner harmony.
- Mindfulness Techniques: Cultivating focus, clarity, and emotional balance through present-moment awareness.
- 360° Leadership Assessment & Team Coaching (if applicable): Comprehensive feedback for leadership development and team improvement.
My approach combines personal growth with leadership development and business strategy to help you thrive as a whole-person leader.
Choose Your Experience
The options below invite you to choose the level of support that will help you thrive. I’m here to provide you with guidance, tools, and community support to help you realize your vision—with love at the core and business smarts in action.
Team Coaching for Organizations
With over three decades of experience as a business leader, entrepreneur, and advisor, I provide tailored coaching designed to elevate leadership teams to their highest potential.
WHAT YOU GET
Boost Leadership Effectiveness:
Individual and team coaching to enhance leadership skills and impact.
Align Goals:
Unite leaders around shared team and personal goals.
Strengthen Team Dynamics:
Build deeper connection, creativity, and cohesion.
Personalized Progress Assessments
Insights into individual and team development.
Optional 360° Reports
Track leadership growth with comprehensive feedback over time.
Evolution Advising Deep Dive (Half or Full-Day)
FOCUS ON SINGLE ISSUE OR VOCATIONAL PIVOT
If you find yourself at a crossroads in life or vocational or both, and you’re asking, “What’s next?” Evolution Advising Deep Dive might be for you.
Evolution Deep Dive:
Vocational or Entrepreneurial Pivot — exploring what’s next for you.
Business Plan or Business Model Assessment.
Whole person activation — what’s your vibrant best life?
SOME ADVANCE PLANNING REQUIRED
Who is my coaching guidance for?
Whole-Person Guidance is designed for individuals and teams who are ready to grow—not just as leaders, but as people.
My clients include:
Executives & Leadership Teams:
Leaders in service, technology, and creative industries seeking holistic development and support through transitions or challenges.
Entrepreneurs & Solopreneurs:
Business owners looking to lead with authenticity, clarity, and purpose.
Small Business Owners:
Visionaries balancing the demands of leadership and personal growth.
Purpose & Mission-Driven Professionals:
Individuals working to create impact while navigating complex team dynamics and organizational challenges.
Individuals in Transition:
Professionals navigating career shifts, life changes, or leadership challenges who want to align their work and values.
Steve can help you create an integrated belief-driven business that can reach and align with more of the right people —employees, customers, donors and investors—in a sustainable and meaningful way.
