ABOUT STEVE GAHLER

Renaissance wasn't built as a business. It was born from a reckoning.

After 25+ years in C-suite and senior leadership roles—building teams, driving growth, chasing outcomes—I reached a point where success stopped feeling like success.

On paper, everything looked right. Inside, something essential had shifted.

I had spent decades operating from a simple equation: achieve more, prove your value, earn your peace. But every achievement brought relief, never rest. The harder I worked, the further I seemed to drift from what I was actually seeking.

Eventually, I hit a threshold I couldn't strategize my way across.

In that stillness, two questions surfaced:

So what? Does any of this truly matter?

Those questions led to a deeper inquiry:

Who am I when I'm not performing? What do I actually want? What's true?

What I discovered was that the frameworks that had made me successful were also keeping me stuck. The identity I'd built as a leader and operator had become a constraint—not because it was wrong, but because I'd outgrown it.

That realization became the foundation of my work today.

I work with people and organizations at thresholds.

Sometimes that's strategic—helping teams navigate inflection points, misalignment, or transitions that require rethinking structure, role, or direction.

Sometimes it's personal—working with individuals who've done everything right but sense something underneath has shifted. People who are successful on paper but quietly restless inside.

Often, it's both—because organizational change and personal transformation are usually the same conversation in different language.

I've developed two frameworks to support this work:

  • The Journey HŌṁe™ — a structured approach for navigating identity shifts, career transitions, and life thresholds

  • The 20% Project™ — a practice for professionals living and leading consciously within high-performance environments

The work creates clarity in thinking, courage in decisions, and conviction in follow-through—whether that's about where your organization needs to go, what your leadership requires of you, or what your life is actually asking for.

Background

I bring 25+ years of senior executive leadership across media, marketing, technology, sports, and finance. I hold a degree in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, an Executive Certificate in Digital Media & Marketing Strategies from Northwestern-Kellogg, and a Professional Coach Certification from ICF-accredited Coach Training Alliance.

What I Believe

Real transformation doesn't come from doing more or fixing what's broken. It comes from seeing what's true—and having the courage to act on it.

The question isn't whether you're ready for what's next. It's whether you're willing to stand at the threshold and choose it.

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