For Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs
Unlock Your Full Potential with Whole-Person Coaching for Individuals and Teams
Better humans make better leaders. That’s why I’m passionate about creating environments where personal growth leads to compassionate, connected, and effective leadership.
I believe work can be a powerful path to personal growth and fulfillment. It doesn’t have to drain you—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 your whole-person guide (aka coach), I work with individuals and teams to help them grow both personally and professionally. My goal is to give you the tools and insights you need to thrive, no matter where you are in your journey. Together, we’ll tackle the challenges and transitions that come with holistic growth.
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.
Let’s work together to unlock your full potential—both as a leader and as a human being.
About your guide: 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 pursuit.
Steve has a diverse background as a successful entrepreneur, business leader, writer, speaker, painter, beekeeper, surfer, and business strategist. He’s build, 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, the Enneagram, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness and meditation background into all 1:1 guidance.
Each of these experiences has informed and allowed him to shape his approach and philosophy to helping leaders and entrepreneurs evolve.
Whole-Person Leadership Guidance (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.
