Ryan Calkins is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, MBA, and ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with 20+ years of experience leading teams in both the trenches of small business and the boardrooms of the Fortune 500.

We are headquartered in Sacramento, CA, but operate as a remote command center. We serve veterans and professionals nationwide through high-tempo virtual coaching, digital courses, and on-site corporate workshops.

This is our primary focus: the veteran who served one term, often in a non-combat or junior enlisted (E-1 to E-4) role, and now feels stuck or invisible in a corporate career.

The first step for any individual is the FREE 15-minute consultation. If it’s a good fit, you schedule an Initial Briefing, a 90-minute tactical audit, directly through our secure scheduling portal for a flat $90 fee.

It is a battle-tested, four-phase framework—Reflect, Integrate, Strengthen, and Execute—designed to bridge the "TAP Gap" and realign your career with your leadership DNA.

Realignment starts with Identity Reconnaissance. We use a systematic audit to strip away the "Corporate Mask" and identify your High-Impact Role, ensuring your daily work matches your core values.

The TAP Gap is the distance between the basic employment assistance you received when you processed out and the strategic career alignment you actually need 2–10 years later.

We use a "Tactical Override" approach to reframe "failure" as "intelligence gathering." By hardening your professional voice and taking "One-Courageous-Action" steps, you move past paralysis and retake the high ground.

Yes. The RISE Cohort is an 8-week, small-unit intensive capped at 8 participants. It provides the collective momentum and peer intelligence needed to break through corporate silos together.

We view burnout as a symptom of Transition Erosion and misalignment. We address it by moving you from "Maintenance" to "Mission," ensuring you are no longer a high-performer trapped in a low-impact role.

While we assist with transition, our specialty is Career Realignment for those already in the civilian world who realize their "safety net" job is no longer enough.

Yes. Our Mission-Ready Teams workshops help organizations bridge the gap between HR and veteran talent, turning "veteran hires" into a strategic leadership pipeline.

We are currently developping Mission Training courses designed to help professionals break through the "Agentic Bias" and achieve leadership success through targeted, online training.

Look for a coach who understands both the NCO Ethos and the Corporate Reality. At Reframe & Rise, we combine Marine Corps Operational Excellence with an MBA-level understanding of organizational leadership.