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Unlock Your Leadership Potential

Janis Mullaney, Executive Coach

Empowering executives and emerging leaders to navigate complexity, lead with clarity, and achieve meaningful, lasting results.

Janis Mullaney
25+
Years of Leadership
50+
Leaders Coached
ACC
ICF Certified

A Trusted Partner in Your Leadership Journey

Janis Mullaney brings four decades of leadership experience at the National Institutes of Health to her coaching practice. A former member of the federal Senior Executive Service, she served as Executive Officer and Associate Director for Administrative Management across several NIH Institutes, directing large-scale operations that supported thousands of staff and multi-billion-dollar research budgets.

From 2015 to 2025, Janis served as Senior Advisor to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, guiding executives and senior managers through the full range of leadership and organizational challenges. She helped launch NCATS, contributed to the creation of NIH's Executive Leadership Program, and was a frequent invited speaker on leadership and organizational effectiveness.

Today, Janis partners with executives, senior managers, and high-potential leaders who are ready to elevate their impact. From Southport, North Carolina, she offers a confidential, supportive space to clarify vision, strengthen executive presence, and develop the strategic thinking that drives lasting results.

How I Work With Leaders

Tailored coaching engagements designed to meet you where you are and take you where you want to go.

Executive Coaching

One-on-one coaching for leaders and senior executives seeking to sharpen their leadership edge, navigate transitions, and maximize their organizational impact.

Leadership Development

Structured programs for emerging leaders and high-potential managers ready to step into greater responsibility with confidence, clarity, and resilience.

Career Transitions

Guidance through pivotal career moments — promotions, role changes, and new challenges — ensuring leaders land strong and lead with purpose from day one.

Coaching That Creates Lasting Change

Every engagement is personalized. My coaching process blends evidence-based frameworks with intuitive, human-centered guidance to help you lead more effectively.

01

Discovery & Assessment

We begin by understanding your current reality — your strengths, challenges, values, and aspirations. This creates a solid foundation for meaningful growth.

02

Goal Setting & Strategy

Together, we define clear, measurable objectives and develop a customized coaching roadmap aligned with both your personal vision and organizational goals.

03

Deep Coaching

Through regular one-on-one sessions, we explore patterns, challenge assumptions, and build new capabilities. Real transformation happens in this space.

04

Integration & Sustain

We ensure lasting impact by embedding new habits, measuring progress, and equipping you with tools to continue growing well beyond our engagement.

Qualified to Guide Your Growth

Backed by rigorous training and internationally recognized credentials.

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ICF Associate Certified Coach

Credentialed through the International Coaching Federation since 2021, the gold standard in professional coaching. The ACC designation reflects verified training, supervised coaching experience, and a commitment to the ICF Code of Ethics.

Leadership Agility 360 Certified

Certified practitioner of the Leadership Agility 360, a research-backed assessment that measures how leaders navigate complexity, drive change, and engage others. The tool surfaces specific, actionable insights that help leaders expand their impact across shifting demands.

SES

Senior Executive Service

Appointed to the federal Senior Executive Service in 2008, with executive leadership roles at two NIH Institutes: the National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.

MBA, University of Maryland

Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland, complemented by four decades of applied leadership, operations, and organizational change experience at the National Institutes of Health.

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Location

Southport, North Carolina

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