A Gallup Certified Strengths Coach Who Turns CliftonStrengths Into Leadership You Actually Use
One-on-one and team coaching with a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, built around what your CliftonStrengths results actually mean for how you lead, not just what they say.
Trusted by LEADERS AT:Washington University in St. Louis Edward Jones Ohio State University Honeywell Ecolab
Recognize any of this?
You took CliftonStrengths — but the report is still sitting in a drawer.
A list of five talent themes doesn't tell you how to lead differently on Monday morning. Without coaching, most CliftonStrengths reports go unused.
You know your top five themes — but not what to do with them.
Ideation, Achiever, Strategic, Relator — the words sound right, but translating them into how you delegate, communicate, and lead under pressure is a different skill entirely.
Your team took StrengthsFinder — and nothing about how you work together changed.
A results printout without facilitation surfaces interesting data and little else. The dynamics that were tense before the assessment are usually still tense after.
You're leading with a title, not with your talent.
You were promoted for what you're good at, not for how you lead. A Gallup Certified Strengths Coach helps you build a leadership style around what's naturally yours.
CliftonStrengths & Gallup Strengths CoachingWays we turn CliftonStrengths into real growth
Nothing here is pre-packaged. Every engagement is designed around you, your team, and how your specific talent themes show up at work.
Individual CliftonStrengths Coaching
A 1:1 debrief and ongoing coaching partnership that maps your top five, or all 34, themes to real decisions, delegation, and conflict at work.
CliftonStrengths for Teams
Group workshops that map a team's collective talent themes across Gallup's four leadership domains and turn the overlaps and gaps into a working plan.
Strengths by Design™
Bethany's signature layered approach, pairing the productivity lens of Working Genius® with the talent lens of CliftonStrengths® for a fuller picture of how you work.
Strengths-based Leadership Coaching
Ongoing 1:1 coaching for leaders who want to lead from their natural talent themes, with accountability between sessions.
Manager Strengths Coaching Skills
Practical training for managers who want to coach their own direct reports using CliftonStrengths, so the development doesn't stop with one session.
Strengths-based Retreats and Offsites
Half-day or full-day sessions that combine CliftonStrengths with hands-on facilitation, built for team retreats and offsites.
How CliftonStrengths Coaching WorksDiscover. Develop. Deliver.
Every strengths coaching engagement follows the same research-informed process, tailored to your CliftonStrengths results and your goals.
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Discover
We start with a free consultation. Bring your existing CliftonStrengths results, or take the assessment first if you haven't already.
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Develop
Through coaching sessions, we unpack what your specific talent themes mean for your role, your relationships, and how you lead your team.
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Deliver
You leave with a strengths-based action plan built around your top themes, one you actually use, not one that sits in a drawer.
Dr. Bethany Peters, Ph.D., PCC — Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and Professional Certified Coach (ICF), also certified in Working Genius, the Enneagram, EQi 2.0, and MBTI
What clients are saying
“Bethany's thoughtful approach created a safe space to reflect deeply on my strengths and passions. She combines energy and enthusiasm for your growth with futuristic, strategic thinking, asking insightful questions that helped me see how my personality and talents connect in ways I hadn't considered. What sets Bethany apart is her ability to take complex assessment data and turn it into something practical and personal.”
—Nicole Palser, Executive Director“Bethany is an expert at helping you see your leadership growth path more clearly than you can on your own. She helped me identify my exact growth edge, build a concrete plan to address it, and leverage my existing strengths with greater intentionality. I'd recommend her without hesitation.”
—Vanessa R., Senior Project Leader“Working with Bethany is an absolute delight. She customized her approach to each person and, if it was appropriate, sent specific resources to further support their learning journey. On the administrative side, Bethany is organized and proactive. I wholeheartedly recommend Bethany.”
—Lindsay Karson, Learning & Development Manager
Meet Your COachHi, I'm Bethany Peters — a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach who helps people lead from their talent, not around it.
With over 20 years of experience spanning higher education, organizational leadership, coaching, and team development, I've spent my career studying what makes leaders effective, then translating that research into practice.
I hold a Ph.D. and am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation. I'm a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, also certified in Working Genius, the Enneagram, EQi 2.0, and MBTI, which means I can layer the right tools together to give you or your team a fuller, more nuanced picture of how you work best.
Clifton Top 5: Futuristic, Strategic, Achiever, Relator, Individualization
Common questions
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A Gallup Certified Strengths Coach has completed Gallup's official coaching certification and exam to guide individuals and teams through their CliftonStrengths results. Rather than just handing you a report, a certified coach helps you understand what your specific talent themes mean and how to apply them to real decisions, relationships, and leadership challenges.
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CliftonStrengths is the name of Gallup's assessment. A Gallup Certified Strengths Coach is someone who has gone through Gallup's own certification process to coach others using that assessment, rather than simply being familiar with the tool. Dr. Bethany Peters holds this certification alongside a Ph.D. and PCC credential through the International Coaching Federation.
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A StrengthsFinder coach (StrengthsFinder is the earlier name for CliftonStrengths) guides you through interpreting and applying your results. Most people who take the assessment without coaching get a report and little else changes about how they work. Coaching is what turns the data into a plan.
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Both. Individual coaching is built around your own CliftonStrengths results, while team workshops map a group's collective talent themes and turn them into a working plan for how the team collaborates, delegates, and communicates.
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Yes. Coaching and team workshops are available virtually for leaders and teams anywhere, in addition to in-person sessions for St. Louis-based organizations.
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Engagements range from a single 1:1 results debrief to an ongoing coaching partnership or a team workshop for a full department. Scope and pricing are set after a free consultation, based on your goals and whether you're coaching an individual or a team.
