Executive Performance Coaching

Unlock the science of peak performance

Neuroscience-backed executive coaching for high-performing professionals and the organizations that develop them. Research-rooted. Results-focused.

Research & Clinical Credentials

  • Former MD/PhD Candidate Emory University School of Medicine — Neuroscience
  • Published Researcher Nature · Science · Neuron — peer-reviewed neuroscience publications
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research fellow — Duke University & UCSF
  • Certified Brain Trainer LearningRx — cognitive performance methodology
  • Clinical Coaching Experience Edwards Psychiatry — ADHD & executive function
  • MBA Candidate Business strategy & organizational leadership
Research Background
Emory University School of Medicine
Duke University
UCSF
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Published: Nature · Science · Neuron

Executive dysfunction is invisible — until it isn't

1 in 5
Adults manage clinically significant executive function challenges — including many high-performing professionals who have built careers compensating for them.
70%
Of high achievers with ADHD don't recognize the diagnosis. Their perceived "personality traits" — perfectionism, all-or-nothing thinking, hyperfocus — are EF patterns.
Improvement in time management, task completion, and strategic focus reported by professionals who complete structured executive function coaching programs.

High performers often arrive at leadership roles through raw intelligence and relentless drive. Then the environment changes — more ambiguity, more stakeholders, more context-switching — and the compensatory strategies that worked stop working.

Most coaching addresses behaviors and mindsets. Few coaches understand the neurological substrate beneath those behaviors. The difference between telling someone to "be more organized" and helping them build systems that align with how their brain actually processes information is the difference between temporary compliance and lasting change.

Give Yourself Grace brings the rigor of peer-reviewed neuroscience research to executive coaching — methods validated at Emory, Duke, and UCSF, now applied to the specific pressures of leadership in the modern organization.

A structured path to sustainable performance

Every engagement follows a proven three-phase methodology grounded in executive function neuroscience — not intuition or generic coaching frameworks.

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Phase One
Reflect
A structured diagnostic conversation to map your specific executive function profile. Where are the friction points? What coping mechanisms are working — and which are masking deeper patterns? We understand your goals, your history, and how you're wired before recommending anything.
02
Phase Two
Reconfigure
We build an individualized action plan using evidence-based executive function neuroscience. Not generic productivity tactics — targeted interventions that align with your brain's actual processing patterns. Systems, structures, and strategies that work because they're built for you.
03
Phase Three
Refine
Sustained sessions to measure what's working, discard what isn't, and progressively build cognitive resilience and independence. The goal isn't permanent coaching dependency — it's giving clients tools that outlast the engagement. Skills that transfer beyond our sessions.

Coaching for individuals & organizations

Whether you're developing a single high-potential leader or building a culture of cognitive performance across your organization, there's an engagement model designed for your context.

Individual

Executive Coaching

One-on-one coaching for professionals navigating leadership demands, high-pressure performance environments, or a diagnosis of ADHD or executive function challenges.

  • Personalized EF assessment and profile
  • Bi-weekly one-hour coaching sessions
  • Between-session accountability check-ins
  • Customized tool & systems development
  • Progress benchmarking against initial baseline
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Organizational

Embedded Program

A multi-month organizational engagement combining leadership coaching, manager training, and team-wide EF strategy — designed for companies committed to performance culture.

  • Executive coaching for C-suite and leadership team
  • Quarterly workshop cadence for all managers
  • Culture and systems audit for neurodivergent inclusion
  • HR team enablement and coaching playbook
  • Outcome reporting tied to retention and performance KPIs
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Featured Offering

Lunch & Learn: The Neuroscience of High Performance

A 90-minute facilitated session for your team. We cover the basics of executive function, how ADHD and EF challenges show up in the workplace, and evidence-backed strategies your managers can implement immediately. No clinical background required. Rated highly actionable by HR and Talent teams.

$550
per session

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Frankie Grace Ghinger
Executive Function Coach · Neuroscience Researcher

Research background. Real-world application.

"I started as a consistent C student in high school — not from lack of effort, but from a mismatch between how I processed information and how learning was being delivered. Once I understood the neuroscience behind my own challenges, everything changed."

Frankie Grace Ghinger is an executive function coach, neuroscience researcher, and organizational speaker with a background most coaches simply don't have: peer-reviewed research published in Nature, Science, and Neuron, conducted at Duke University, UCSF, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

As a former MD/PhD candidate at Emory University School of Medicine, Frankie developed a deep understanding of the neurological systems that govern attention, working memory, planning, and impulse control — the same systems that determine whether a brilliant professional is thriving or quietly struggling.

After more than a decade tutoring and mentoring high-performing students and adults, Frankie brought that expertise into a clinical coaching context at Edwards Psychiatry, where she works directly with clients navigating ADHD and executive function challenges. She brings the same rigor to her coaching practice: no generic frameworks, no motivational platitudes — only evidence-based methods built for how each client's brain actually works.

Currently pursuing her MBA, Frankie applies the same lens to organizational contexts — understanding how companies can build systems and cultures that unlock the full potential of cognitively diverse teams, rather than expecting every employee to adapt to a one-size-fits-all structure.

Research
Duke University · UCSF · Emory School of Medicine · HHMI
Publications
Nature · Science · Neuron
Certification
Certified Brain Trainer — LearningRx
Clinical
Edwards Psychiatry — ADHD & Executive Function Coaching
Academic Honors
Phi Beta Kappa · Meyerhoff Scholar · Summa Cum Laude
Experience
10+ years coaching, tutoring, and mentoring professionals

Built for high standards

Coaching engagements are selective and limited. If you recognize yourself or your team below, we should talk.

For Individuals & Executives

  • High performers who sense a ceiling they can't identify
  • Professionals recently diagnosed with ADHD — unsure how it changes things
  • Leaders struggling with time management, overwhelm, or strategic focus despite their track record
  • Executives preparing for a role transition or scope expansion
  • Anyone who has tried conventional coaching and found it didn't address the root cause
  • People who want to understand how their brain works — not just be given a new planner system

For HR & Talent Development

  • HR leaders building inclusive, high-performance cultures
  • Talent development teams seeking science-backed programming
  • Organizations with identified high-potential employees who need more than traditional coaching
  • Companies investing in neurodiversity inclusion as part of their DEI strategy
  • L&D teams looking for workshop content that executives actually find credible
  • Mid-to-large organizations in Atlanta metro or delivering virtually nationwide

Start with a conversation

Every engagement begins with a 15-minute discovery call — no pitch, no obligation. We'll talk about what you're working toward, whether the fit makes sense, and what a program would look like in practice.

For corporate inquiries, proposals can typically be delivered within 5 business days of an initial call.

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Location Atlanta Metro · Virtual delivery nationwide
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Availability New client inquiries reviewed within 48 hours

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