You’re not stuck. You’re out of alignment.
Lead & Thrive Co. helps high-capacity people stop overthinking and start leading with clarity, through intentional coaching and structured growth experiences that turn self-awareness into real-life change.
Are You Ready to L.E.A.D. Your Life?
Juanita Burgess is a Growth & Performance Coach who helps high-capacity people get out of their head and back into aligned action.Her work supports clients through career shifts, leadership growth, and personal reinvention, without burnout, chaos, or performing for approval.Through her signature L.E.A.D. Method™, Juanita combines clarity, strategy, and sustainable structure to help you break through what’s been keeping you stuck, take courageous action, and build momentum that lasts.Mission: to help you navigate change with clarity, resilience, and intention, so your next chapter reflects your values and your goals.
Your next step doesn’t need more pressure. It needs direction.Let’s move calm, confident, and aligned.
Is This Coaching Right for You?
Coaching is most powerful when there’s alignment.At Lead & Thrive Co., we believe real growth requires commitment, consistency, and a shared understanding of the work involved.Our coaching is designed for individuals ready to engage in a focused, long-term process, not quick fixes or surface-level motivation. That’s why fit matters.Before scheduling a discovery call, we invite you to review our coaching philosophy, structure, and expectations to ensure this partnership aligns with where you are and where you’re headed.
The Grow Forward Collective
The Grow Forward Collective is a private, coaching-style book community hosted by Lead & Thrive Co.Through insightful live sessions and guided reflection, members are supported as they move through pre-selected books that invite awareness, growth, and lasting change.Enrollment is open for those ready to grow forward with intention.This first group will journey together over the course of 14 weeks, moving slowly and intentionally through each chapter of the featured book.Begins Feb 1, 2026.Featured Book:
The Knowing Place Devotional
Career Coaching &
Professional Growth Strategy
Whether you’re stepping into the workforce for the first time or standing at a professional crossroads, this 1:1 coaching experience is designed to support meaningful, lasting progress. Coaching is offered through 3, 6, or 12-month engagements, allowing us to work together with the consistency and focus real growth requires. We partner to identify your strengths, align your career with your values, and build a realistic growth plan that fits your life, not just your résumé.We provide strategic, personalized coaching delivered through a structured, long-term process. Whether you’re launching a new career, making a confident pivot, or advancing where you are, our work is designed to help you make decisions with clarity and move forward with intention.You’ll gain perspective, a clear plan, and the confidence to take action without second-guessing your path.Grounded. Practical. Forward-focused. This is career & professional growth built to last.
Author Coaching
Every author has a story worth telling, but finding your voice and the confidence to share it can feel overwhelming. Our Author Coaching service is designed to support emerging writers as they discover their unique style, strengthen their storytelling, and build the momentum needed to bring their vision to life.If you’ve already started your book but feel stuck in writer’s block, we’ll work together to reignite your creativity, overcome obstacles, and find the inspiration to finish strong. Through encouragement, accountability, and practical strategies, you’ll gain the clarity and motivation to move forward with confidence so your words, and your story, can finally take shape.
Discovery & Alignment
Our Discovery & Alignment Call is a one-on-one conversation designed to determine whether coaching with us is the right fit.This call is not a coaching session. It’s a space to explore your goals, assess readiness for long-term coaching, and ensure alignment with our 3, 6, or 12-month coaching structure.If there’s mutual alignment, we’ll discuss next steps for working together. If not, you’ll leave with clarity about what kind of support will best serve you moving forward.