Our story

“We felt stuck, unsure of ourselves, purposeless, and confused about our future. Coaching unlocked new perspectives, greater courage, and priceless purpose in our lives.”

Ashley and Ivan

Just the two of us

We love being a husband and wife team!

Our passion is to see people find fulfillment in life by discovering who God created them to be and embracing their calling and purpose on this earth.

We are life-long learners. We focus a lot of attention on our marriage, personal growth, communication, and building authentic relationships with people.

We are excited and passionate about coaching because we've experienced its power firsthand when we felt stuck, confused, and discouraged in our walk with God.

The thing is, at the time, we were struggling with fear of the unknown and confusion about what was next…

The big problem was that the pandemic shut down the world. We took a pit stop in California before moving to Asia. That meant we were physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually stuck, making us question if we were still in God's will and if we somehow missed Him.

Then something amazing happened (BUT GOD!)...

We met our friends (Joel & Grace) who were farther ahead in life and explained that there's a name to what we've been experiencing.

It has a name: "transition," and God has a specific purpose!

It became crystal clear to us how to take the first step forward from feeling stuck. Even though we were desperate to know what was next and get to the destination, God's purpose was to take us deeper in our relationship with Him.

We began to see this in-between (aka transition) time signaled something new God was doing in us and through us. So, our goal shifted from trying to get out of it to getting the most out of it.

As a result, we are at a place with God we would have never imagined. It feels like we've upgraded ourselves and found clarity in what we are created to do on this earth!

This is why we are so passionate about helping other believers who are sincerely devoted to God but feel stuck and uncertain on how to move forward.

If our story has resonated with you, know that you aren’t alone, you haven’t missed God, and though He may feel distant He is with you during this time.

Meet the duo

  • Founder

    Ivan leads with passion in everything he does. Prior to becoming a professional coach, he served as an associate training director for a non-profit organization training young adults in Kansas City. He grew up playing competitive soccer in Canada and was a natural athlete. He is also a CrossFit Level 2 coach and loves to be with the people in action. He loves trying new food and enjoys experiencing different cultures. He's been learning Korean for over two years.

  • Founder

    Ashley finds rest and joy in being in nature. She is curious and loves to try new things. She cherishes people, and it's been so precious to spend time with her two young nieces in recent years. Previous to coaching, she served at a non-profit organization coordinating international, cross-cultural congresses in Brazil, Mongolia, Korea, Nepal, Thailand, and other locations. She received her Doctorate in Pharmacy in California and worked at a Fortune 500 company managing a large team of professionals managing pharmacy benefits.

Our commitment

It is extremely important to us as ICF credentialed coaches that our services are of the highest professional standard and abide by strict ethical guidelines developed by the International Coaching Federation, ICF.

We are committing to live out our values in everything we do:

People First/ Authenticity/ Empowerment/ Communication/ Excellence

Coaching credentials

  • We are ICF certified coaches.

    It is considered the gold standard of professional coaching.

    Anyone can call themselves a coach. But ICF-credentialed coaches are professionals who have met stringent education and experience requirements and have demonstrated a thorough understanding of the coaching competencies that set the standard in the profession. Additionally, coaches adhere to strict ethical guidelines as part of ICF’s mission to protect and serve coaching consumers.

  • We are Leader breakthru Certified coaches.

    “Coaching the person” is what makes Leader Breakthru different from the typical coaching skills found out there. Moving beyond coaching the external problems, Leader Breakthru seeks to address the challenges the person faces. The coaching model integrates coaching with mentoring along with addressing lifelong development stages in a person.

    • Transition coaching

    • Situational clarity through TRAC Assessment (https://taketrac.com)

    • Three major life stages and life developmental coaching for 20-30s, 40-50s and 60-70s