Desmond Dodd
Executive depth coach for global executives, founders and repatriates
| Hourly rate range | $200 to $375 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Executives and Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Career coach |
| Based in | Washington, Virginia, United States |
| Credentials | BS; MS; Certified Jungian Life Coach |
Desmond Dodd is an executive depth coach in Washington, Virginia. He helps global executives, founders and repatriates through high-stakes transitions. He spent nearly two decades leading global communications for the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation across East Asia and Africa. He also worked as an international journalist and built a commercial vineyard in Argentina. His coaching mixes international leadership experience with depth psychology, neuroscience and practical strategy.
What Desmond helps with
Desmond works with leaders who hit a high level and then feel stalled after a big change. This can be an international move, an industry pivot or fast company growth.
- Adapting to international relocation and cultural transitions
- Slow decision speed and lack of clarity
- Leadership habits that no longer work at a higher level
- Overwhelm and long work hours
- Behavioral blind spots
- Strengthening professional and personal relationships
- Linking inner bottlenecks to strategy execution, team retention and revenue growth
Who Desmond works with
Desmond coaches global executives, founders and repatriates. His clients have often reached a high level. They face a recent international relocation, an industry pivot or company-wide scale. Many feel anxious, slowed down and pushed to work longer hours.
How Desmond works
Desmond uses a structured, reflective process he calls executive depth coaching. It maps a client's internal bottlenecks to business metrics such as strategy execution, team retention and revenue growth. He draws on depth psychology and neuroscience. He gives clients a framework and benchmarking to show their blind spots. He also looks at the whole person, so work and life outside work are both covered.
Background and qualifications
Desmond spent nearly two decades leading global communications for the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation, working across East Asia and Africa. He also worked in international journalism. He built a commercial vineyard from scratch in Argentina. He holds a BS, an MS and a Jungian life coach certification. His coaching combines this international leadership experience with depth psychology, neuroscience and practical strategy.
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He is an executive coach who spent nearly two decades in global communications at the World Bank Group's IFC and also built a vineyard in Argentina.
Best for executives, founders and repatriates who feel stalled after an international move or major career shift.
Common questions
How much does Desmond Dodd charge?
Coaching with Desmond runs $200 to $375 an hour. Message Desmond from this page for an exact quote.
What does Desmond Dodd help with?
Desmond Dodd helps with adapting to international relocation and cultural transitions, slow decision speed and lack of clarity, leadership habits that no longer work at a higher level and overwhelm and long work hours.
Is Desmond Dodd certified?
Desmond Dodd lists: BS; MS; Certified Jungian Life Coach.
Does Desmond Dodd work with people returning from abroad?
Yes. He coaches repatriates, along with global executives and founders, through high-stakes transitions.
What kind of coaching does Desmond Dodd do?
He does executive depth coaching. It is a structured, reflective process that links internal bottlenecks to business metrics.
How do I contact Desmond Dodd?
Send Desmond a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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