At EDGE Leadership, we believe who you are is how you lead.

 We grow the person to grow the leader so that in moments of fear, uncertainty, and transition, you have the grounding and self-trust to reinvent with confidence.

EDGE was built on the belief that leadership is not about titles. We work with people at every level because self-leadership is the foundation for navigating change, transition, uncertainty, and fear. Leadership is not a role. It is a way of being, and everyone is invited into that work. When individuals grow from the inside out, entire teams and cultures grow with them.

Our manifesto is simple:

  • Grow the person
  • Create meaningful connections
  • Curate belonging
  • Challenge the status quo
  • Build courageous humans

How We Coach: The EDGE Approach

We turn leadership development inside out through three principles that grow people from within and create sustainable culture change across the organization:

Lead Yourself with Courage

  • Ability to thrive in uncertainty by practicing equanimity and emotional agility. 
  • Growth mindsets are built by learning to recognize self-limiting beliefs, shift self-sabotaging patterns, and befriend the Inner Critic rather than be ruled by it.
  • Vulnerability feels like fear but looks like courage—and it’s the birthplace of innovation, connection and collaboration.
  • Self-trust builds resilience in the face of uncertainty. It gives people the grounding to feel fear and still take the next courageous step.
  • We create brave spaces for leaders to practice vulnerability and empathy so they can show up with courage -at work and at home.  Because WHO we are is HOW we lead.

Intentional Knowledge Transfer, Third Places, and Psychological Safety

We believe in the wisdom already inside your organization.

Horizontal transfer → peers share lessons, successes, and challenges to build an actionable network of support and insight.

Vertical transfer → senior leaders mentor across levels, creating organic advocacy and passing on best practices.

Psychological safety → participants learn to create safety in their own minds first, then model it for their teams, departments, and families. Experiencing true safety in community shows people how to build it in their own spaces and cultures.

Group Coaching

Led by ICF-certified coaches, every experience is co-created by participants.

We prioritize practical, lived learning over theory.

Leaders build accountability and momentum together, driving productivity and engagement metrics

Meet Our Coaches

EDGE coaches are more than facilitators—they’re ICF-certified partners committed to helping leaders evolve in every area of their lives. Each coach brings expertise in transitions, reinvention, and whole-person growth.

Meet the Coaches

Christy Uffelman, Founder & CEO

Christy is a nationally recognized leadership coach, TEDx speaker, and one of the first 50 coaches personally selected to learn from Brené Brown.  She founded EDGE to bring her belief—that personal evolution drives business evolution—to leaders everywhere.

Meet Christy

Our Story

EDGE Leadership was founded on a simple belief: we grow the person to grow the leader.

Christy Uffelman began experimenting with group coaching in 2007 and quickly saw that what leaders thought were individual struggles were actually shared challenges. All they needed was a psychologically safe space to be vulnerable and learn from one another. During this time, Christy was mentored by Brené Brown, whose insight that vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation became a cornerstone of EDGE’s work.

In 2013, Christy and her husband Kevin launched EDGE Leadership and trademarked PEER Technology®, a platform designed to make peer-to-peer and vertical knowledge transfer intentional. Since then, EDGE has partnered with organizations across the country to build cultures of belonging, resilience, and self-leadership at every level.

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“Our customized cohort experience was guided by a masterful coach whose authenticity, candor, and savvy created a space for a unique peer to peer network to develop.  The experience taught me to identify, own, and fill the gaps I create when I get busy trying to make a living instead of making a life… plus a group of mentors, coaches, and friends so I’d never had to fill those gaps alone”

Julius,
Eat’n’Park Hospitality Group

“As a result of working with EDGE’s PEER Technology® model, our group was able to spend one day building the trust and camaraderie that other groups work for months to build. This experience included intensive, meaningful and specific exercises that our group needed in order to start to meet our goals. Christy’s clarity and vision clearly showed as she allowed our members to grow and develop (when and as they needed) throughout the program."

Courtney,
ATHENA Circle of Trust (ACT)

“I never knew there were so many other people inside my own company who experienced the same things as me. What I thought was individual to me is really a part of a collective experience my peers are having across the country. PEER Technology® gave us the vehicle to share our stories, our successes and our best practices so that we now don’t feel so alone AND can be a part of helping others to succeed."

Rondell,
DPR Construction

“My EDGE coach helps me see possibilities where I couldn’t see them before.  Her support, energy, enthusiasm, and incredibly kind and generous spirit have made such an impact in my life.  Our conversations always bolster my soul and nurture my motivation.  I am so thankful to my organization for investing in my development as a whole person – and not just as a leader."

Aisha,
PNC Bank

“The most important and valuable part of the cohort experience is the relationships we built with our peers to build trust together. Without setting the precedent that within the cohort you can be frank about challenges as well as successes, personal or professional, the cohort model would be just like any other team-building experience, and it is decidedly not. EDGE Leadership creates an environment where people not only feel comfortable being candid, but completely honest with each other. They truly create the space where we grow as whole people – not just as professionals."

Molly,
Highmark/Blue Cross Blue Shield

“Five stars. The cohort model has afforded me the opportunity to be part of a group of individuals who know me on an intimate level: who I am professionally and personally, where I stand in my career and life, and where I want to go. I now have 24 other people looking out for me and making things happen around me – introducing me to people at community events, providing suggestions for development, and opening doors I couldn’t open on my own. This connection with my professional peers is invaluable to me."

Carsen Nesbitt Ruperto,
Chief People Officer at Eat’n Park Hospitality Group

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