Leadership development, executive coaching and organizational health for Western Maryland business owners. Based in Northern Virginia, with in-person sessions across Frederick, Washington, Allegany and Garrett counties. Remote anywhere.
Western Maryland business owners built something the DC market rarely notices. You did not raise venture capital. You are not on a podcast every week. You are running a real business, paying real people and carrying real risk. We work with companies like yours.
Ted Williamson is a Professional EOS® Implementer and business coach who works with second-stage Western Maryland companies in person and online. We help owners get clear on vision, build accountable leadership teams and run a healthier business.
If your business has grown past what duct tape and long hours can hold together, it is time for a different conversation.
Built for Frederick, Hagerstown and Cumberland Business Owners
Our clients tend to look like this:
- Second-stage companies, typically ten to one hundred employees
- Owners who built something and are ready to lead it differently
- Leadership teams that want alignment, accountability and a scoreboard they can actually see
- Industries including construction, trades, manufacturing, logistics, professional services, healthcare and family-owned businesses
Where we work. Our strongest in-person presence is in Frederick County: Frederick, Urbana and Mount Airy. We also serve Washington County (Hagerstown, Boonsboro, Williamsport), Allegany County (Cumberland, Frostburg, LaVale) and Garrett County (Oakland, Deep Creek Lake).
For companies further east or on the Eastern Shore, we work remotely. All full EOS® engagements are in person.
Three Ways We Help
- Business coaching and leadership development. One-on-one and team-level coaching for owners and leadership teams. Get clear on vision. Build a leadership team that owns the work. Solve the people problems before they become the business problems.
- Organizational health. Teams do not get sick overnight. They get sick one unmet expectation at a time. We help you build the rhythms, habits and conversations that keep a team healthy long-term.
- Professional EOS® Implementer services. Ted is a Professional EOS® Implementer. For full information on the EOS® process and how a Ted-led engagement works, visit his EOS Worldwide® microsite at https://www.eosworldwide.com/ted-williamson.
Local Coach. On-Site Sessions. Real Results.
The coaching industry is saturated with people who have never run a real business. We have. Ted spent nearly thirty years at Caterpillar before building his coaching practice. He knows what a leadership team looks like when it works, and what one looks like when it is falling apart. He lives one county away, which means in-person sessions in Frederick or Hagerstown are a short drive, not a travel expense.
Most of all: he speaks the language. Not the coaching industry language. Not the DC consulting language. The language of people who actually run businesses, not just advise on them.
Working With Maryland Owners Who Are Ready to Lead
Our Western Maryland clients share a pattern. They built something. They are proud of it. And somewhere between twenty and fifty employees, the thing they built started needing them in every conversation, every decision and every fire drill.
That is a leadership problem, not a business problem. It is solvable.
We Also Offer
- Leadership development programs for new managers and seasoned teams
- Gen Z workshops that bridge the generational gap from both sides
- Mentor program design for companies serious about developing their people
- Workshop facilitation for leadership retreats and off-sites
Start With a 90-Minute Meeting. It Is Free.
The 90-Minute Meeting is the front door. You bring your leadership team (or come solo if you are early-stage). We walk you through how we work, whether it is a fit and what it would look like to engage. No sales pitch. No pressure. If it is not a fit, you will know, and so will we.
Or email info@gystbusinesscoaching.com with a few sentences about your business.