Cory McGowan

Get to know Cory.

What does it mean to come home to the truest expression of who you are? And to have that expression guide you as a leader and a human in this time of civilizational change? If those questions spark something inside you, then Cory may be a good fit for partnering in your development journey.

Cory has led a life of transformational change, and he understands it on a visceral level. Tapping into his years of professional experience at multiple levels of management and leadership, as well as his experience of adventuring and living more than half of his life outside of his American culture of origin, Cory is committed to partnering with leaders and teams who want support in creating transformational results.

Cory has coaching experience with a variety of clients globally, including boutique firms where he coaches the leadership team both as individuals and as a unit, as well as senior executives at multinational organizations. He strongly believes in democratizing access to coaching, so he also partners with organizations that offer coaching to all levels of employees in their companies.

Location

Cory belongs to Pilea's
East Asia Chapter

Booking

Click here to book a 50-minute
meeting with Cory

Email

Feel free to email Cory at cory.mcgowan@joinpilea.com

  • "Cory made my success his number one concern from the start. He helped me to focus on moving forward and identify ways to do that which made sense for me. Through the coaching, I became much more aware of my own thought patterns and behaviors - both the ones that were holding me back and the ones that I should nurture more. Cory always kept me on point and made sure that each session had specific objectives. He is both professional and accommodating, but also completely trustworthy. Being a long term resident of Japan, Cory also has a sophisticated understanding of how to navigate professionally in Japanese society, so if you are motivated to take your personal and professional growth to the next level here, I would strongly recommend working with him to achieve your goals."

    Sam Annesley | Executive Director, Greenpeace Japan

  • "Cory is an exceptional coach. He has the ability to listen deeply and ask probing questions that allowed me to reach my own conclusions. I have had several coaches over the years, but I found my time with Cory to be the most productive. I never felt he had an agenda to push or a need to demonstrate his knowledge about business. He did what coaches do best and that is guide those they work with to a higher level of performance through reflective questions and their own observations."

    Charles McJilton | CEO, Second Harvest Japan

  • "Through Cory's active listening, prompts and, particularly, questions designed to coax, tease, challenge, and provoke, I learned a huge amount about myself - my values, motivations, visions of happiness, as well as my idiosyncrasies, illogicality, inconsistency, and human frailties, and how this all translates into perception of me among family, friends, colleagues, customers, etc. Cory very effectively shone a light and revealed the stuff that matters. Above all, the experience has better equipped me to see things for what they are, to see opportunity even where the starting point feels like conflict. This in turn has given me the confidence to speak up and out. Cory was invaluable, the takeaways and benefits permanent."

    Julian Stephenson | Partner, Key Consulting

Trainings & Certifications

  • ICF PCC

  • Global Disc™ and Growth Zone™ practitioner

  • Neuroscience of Change (through Coaches Rising)

Specialties & Experience

  • Founder (bootstrapped, small business)

  • Corporate management/executive experience

  • Human resources experience

  • Languages spoken: English and Japanese