Guiding Leaders
Inspiring Growth
Orion’s Compass coaching guides leaders to create meaningful change in their lives
and organizations. When values, talent, and mindset align, true growth flourishes—in business and in life.
Leadership
Business +
Neuroscience
Orion’s Compass specializes in executive coaching, leadership development, and team dynamics, empowering both individuals and organizations to thrive. Each program is tailored to meet the client’s unique needs and objectives, incorporating a dynamic mix of one-on-one coaching, group facilitation, training, behavioral assessments, and consulting.
Our approach blends leadership and business best practices with professional development, human behavior insights, and neuroscience-backed strategies for mindset and habit formation—guiding leaders toward meaningful and sustainable growth.
Our clients recognize the power of fostering values-driven cultures to build and sustain high-performing teams. Our mission is to help them turn these commitments into lasting success.
The Spirit of Hospitality
Rooted in Hospitality
Our approach is built on a foundation of hospitality principles—a business of service, leadership, and creating exceptional experiences. With deep roots in the hospitality industry, we understand that the difference between good and great organizations lies in a service-from-the-heart approach—one that fosters trust, connection, and lasting impact.
A Universal Leadership Approach
While our work extends beyond hospitality, we believe that leading with a spirit of hospitality—emphasizing people, culture, and meaningful relationships—is a powerful differentiator in any industry. Whether guiding executives, developing teams, or driving organizational change, we leverage these principles to inspire clarity, alignment, and sustainable success.
More Than Coaching
We don’t just provide coaching—we cultivate leadership that transforms businesses and lives. Our work empowers individuals and organizations to thrive through intentional leadership, strategic insight, and human-centered practices.
The Compass Executive Experience™
More than coaching—it’s a recalibration. Our private, high-impact, one-to-one leadership engagements are designed to align vision with voice, sharpen decision-making instincts, and equip executives to lead with clarity in the face of complexity. Grounded in the Orion’s Compass approach, every session blends deep candor, values alignment, strategic thinking, and measurable momentum.
Strategic Alignment Consulting™
This isn’t traditional consulting—it’s transformation from the inside out. Our proprietary Clarity-to-Culture™ framework aligns leadership behavior with business strategy, helping organizations shift from chaos to cohesion. Whether rebuilding team trust or reshaping culture, we equip leaders to navigate real change with real results.
Peak Performance Circles™
Navigational Workshops™
Our immersive team development labs go beyond surface-level training. These customized experiences tap into our signature tools—like The Leadership Energy Code™, Trust Edge Leadership, Positive Intelligence, and Navigational Conversations™—to ignite bold leadership, elevate group dynamics, and anchor a culture of performance that sticks long after the session ends.
Scalable Impact Coaching Groups™
Designed for growing organizations, our flexible coaching pods offer a powerful alternative to one-size-fits-all leadership development. Using modular packages, we embed Compass Coaches into your ecosystem—delivering targeted support across functions, roles, and readiness levels, all while tracking progress and ROI.
Assessments
Our Suite of Services
These 4–6 week virtual coaching circles are designed for leaders and growth-minded professionals ready to strengthen resilience, sharpen focus, and unlock sustainable momentum. Each weekly session combines brain-based learning, practical application tools, and dynamic group discussion-all within a supportive community of peers.
The most powerful tools to drive business and give you the competitive edge. These comprehensive assessment and
analytic tools provide valuable insights into individual behaviors and underlying motivators. Leverage assessments to support individual and team communication, professional development, succession planning, team building, workplace culture, hiring and selection.
Service Excellence
“Absolutely Impressed”
“Valerie helped me consider an alternate perspective. We are now creating both a personal and professional strategic plan and I have much more confidence.”
Samantha, NY
“Impactful Results”
“I am learning small steps I can take that really help in managing stress. The results are impactful.”
Michael, CA
“Highly Recommend”
“The approach is highly customized to your specific needs. Our priority was leadership development and enhancing our team culture. Now we are starting a program on managing stress. I highly recommend Valerie for a tailored approach.”
Emily, TX
“Exceeded Expectations”
“We did individual and team behavioral assessments to work on our team dynamics. Our team culture has significantly improved and I am confident our results will, too!”
Olivia, FL
Power of Hospitality Podcast
“The Power of Hospitality” explores how the spirit of hospitality shapes experiences, builds connections, and creates lasting impact. Hosted by Valerie Gavin, this podcast dives into the stories of industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers from hospitality and beyond—those who bring service to life in unforgettable ways. Through heartfelt storytelling, insightful conversations, and defining moments, we celebrate the people behind the magic and uncover
lessons that inspire excellence in leadership, service, and human connection.
Founder & Principal Coach
Valerie Gavin is passionate about inspiring leaders to reach their fullest potential. She brings clarity and actionable strategies to help clients navigate challenges, build on opportunities, and realize their goals.
Before opening her own firm, Valerie spent over 25 years in the hospitality industry where she was responsible for driving all aspects of sales strategy and performance across a diverse portfolio of hotels. Her experience and successes throughout her career are built on coaching and developing others, team building, organizational and cultural transformation, strategic planning, opening and integrating hotels, strategic account development and customer service. Turning to coaching full time, Valerie is focusing on what she does best, guiding leaders and their teams to see possibilities they haven't yet considered, resulting in greater success.