Flourish in the work you’re called to

Leadership Coaching & Organizational Development

Re-imagine Leadership

All leaders face liminal moments—thresholds of change brought on by new roles, rapid growth, strategic shifts, or team friction. You need an outside perspective. We can help you uncover:

Identity

Strengthen and clarify the foundation of all leadership by understanding your strengths, limits, and core values.

Alignment

Lead with integrity, where your values, identity, and actions move in the same direction.

Impact

Discern where your energy makes the most meaningful difference as you lead from identity and alignment.

Who We Help:

We work with leaders just like you who want to have real impact—at work, at home, and in your community.

We help you gain clarity on who you are and what you’re uniquely wired to contribute, then we apply that to the real challenges you’re facing right now.

Ministry & Nonprofit Leaders

You want care and candor as you navigate complexity, culture, or the loneliness of leadership.

Emerging & Growth-Stage Leaders

You're taking on more, want clarity and confidence, and need a coach who meets you where you are.

Founders & Owners

Growth, pivots, and people challenges are stacking up—you need focus and sustainable rhythms.​

Teams, Boards, & Organizations

You’re ready to align roles, meetings, and priorities so people can do their best work together.

1:1 Leadership Coaching

We help you fulfill your calling more effectively—bringing clarity to priorities, aligning actions with values and identity, and building sustainable rhythms that turn intention into consistent impact.

Organizational Development

We help improve how your organization functions so it can achieve its mission more effectively—aligning people, processes, and culture with strategy through intentional change, clarifying direction, strengthening communication and norms, and turning vision into consistent execution.

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What it looks like to work together

Leadership is often lonely—you’re carrying the pace and the pressure. We bring outside steadiness and shared language so you don’t have to carry it alone. We help you return to who you are and what you’re called to do—then lead from that settled center.

Discovery

Free 30-minute call to align on goals, context, and fit

Plan

Establish a clear agenda tailored to your priorities, using the right assessments and inputs for your context​

Execute

Weekly or biweekly coaching focused on your agenda, with simple progress tracking and adjustments along the way​

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Meet the Coaches

A team with diverse strengths and a shared mission to support whole‑person leadership and healthy organizations. 

Colin Sauskojus

FOCUS:
Emerging and growth-stage leaders; clarity, identity, practical next steps

APPROACH:
Curious questions, Core Values Index insights, tailored six-week agendas; weekly/biweekly coaching at a sustainable pace

BACKGROUND:
MA in Organizational Leadership (Gonzaga); co-founded/led Rail Line; trained in CVI (and Birkman); RW360 leadership

Jeromy Emerling

FOCUS:
Pastors, ministry leaders, and leaders seeking whole‑life alignment and healthy rhythms

APPROACH:
Care and candor; space to be honest, then wise next steps; identity and values integrated with leadership practice; discernment for high‑stakes decisions

BACKGROUND:
Senior pastor (First Christian, downtown Billings); nonprofit experience; cohorts, counseling-informed coaching

Eric Basye

FOCUS:
Executive leaders (often nonprofit), fundraising, board development, strategic planning, and teams navigating complexity and culture

APPROACH:
Clarity and steadiness; governance and board alignment, role clarity, meeting rhythms, culture health; facilitates hard conversations; equipping individuals to pursue their calling

BACKGROUND:
Holds a Doctor of Leadership; Master’s in Youth & Family Ministry; 20+ years in nonprofit leadership, coaching, and church planting; Successfully led large capital campaigns & initiatives

Note on availability: Colin is currently accepting new 1:1 and group clients. Jeromy & Eric have limited capacity and often work via referral and targeted org engagements.

The Story

There’s a moment in Elijah’s life where he’s at the end of himself. He tells God he’s done. And instead of handing him a new plan or a pep talk, God gives him something simpler and more human—food, rest, and a place to breathe. 

Ravens bring bread and meat. Water runs in a dry place. He’s cared for, and then, in time, he’s sent back with strength and clarity to keep going.

That picture matters to us. A lot of leaders live right on the edge—faithful, gifted, spent. The pace feels unsustainable, the decisions pile up, and it’s hard to know what’s next. 

At Raven Ridge Leadership, we want to be like those ravens: a quiet provision in a hard season. Space to be honest. Care and candor. Nourishment. Not just to get you through the week, but to help you return to the work with a truer sense of who you are and what you’re called to do.

That’s the heart behind Raven Ridge—holistic care that leads to sustainable, faithful leadership in the places that need it most.

Raven Ridge Outcomes:

Clarity

Know what matters and decide faster

Flourishing

Lead in a way that’s life‑giving, not depleting

Identity

Lead from who you are, not from pressure or fear

Momentum

Turn plans into action and visible progress

Confidence

Communicate and decide with steadiness

Sustainability

Build rhythms that last beyond the next sprint

Cohesion

Strengthen trust and teamwork

Resilience

Navigate challenges without losing your center

Impact

Channel gifts toward meaningful results

Wholeness

Integrate soul, relationships, and leadership

Wisdom

Discern the right next step in complex decisions

Presence

Be fully engaged at work and at home

Renewal

Recover from overdrive and return healthy

Alignment

Get people, roles, and priorities pulling together

Field Notes for Leaders

Wisdom from the Ridge

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