My Story
I help Senior Managers get promoted to Director and lead well once they're there by increasing their capacity to lead under pressure.
I didn't come to this work through a certification program or a career pivot. I came through a season that broke me down as a leader and taught me everything I now teach.
I spent nearly two decades in corporate project management, absorbing workloads, managing demanding clients, and delivering results under relentless pressure. I was good at it. Until the pressure quietly changed who I was.
I got pulled under with my team instead of leading them through it. Until someone held up a mirror and I didn't recognize what I saw.
That was the moment everything changed.
What followed was a long, intentional journey back to myself and a growing understanding of what had actually been missing. Not just for me, but for most of the capable, high-performing women I'd worked alongside my entire career.
It wasn't strategy. It wasn't skills. It wasn't ambition.
It was the internal capacity to lead under pressure without losing themselves in it.
I built this work because I needed it first. And because I've seen what happens in my own leadership and in the women I now coach when you finally build it.


The Senior Manager's core belief:
"Working harder is what got me here. It's what will get me to the next level too."
Vicky Cleary
Recognition
2023 Wichita Business Journal Women in Business Honoree
Named among Wichita's leading women in business by the Wichita Business Journal.
2026 Wichita Business Journal Mentoring Monday Featured Mentor
Selected as a featured mentor for the Wichita Business Journal's annual Mentoring Monday event.
SPEAKING
Vicky has spoken for professional associations, women's leadership organizations, and corporate audiences across Wichita, including:
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Wichita Independent Business Association (WIBA)
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Project Management Institute (PMI), Wichita Chapter
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Institute for Supply Management (ISM), Wichita Chapter
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American Federation of Women Accountants (AFWA), Wichita Chapter
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Executive Women International (EWI), Wichita Chapter
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The Finishing School for Modern Women (panelist, 2 events)
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Local organizations and community groups
CREDENTIALS
Every credential on this list exists because I needed to understand something more deeply before I could teach it.

Professional Project Manager
2012
Nearly two decades leading complex accounts, managing teams, and delivering results under pressure in corporate environments.

Breathing Coach
2021
Evidence-based breathwork for stress recovery, nervous system resilience, and sustainable performance.
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Registered Yoga Teacher
2017
The body-based foundation for the regulation and presence work I bring to leadership coaching.

Nutrition Coach, Pn1
2020
The science of nutrition as a performance and energy management variable.

Yoga Shred™-Trained
2019
Strength-based yoga training combining high-intensity movement with traditional practice.

