Lead with Confidence. Engage with Purpose. Connect Authentically.
Where in your body do you feel the strain, the tightening in your shoulders, the clench in your jaw, the part of you that has been tight for too long?
Where in your life do you feel stretched thin, and what is the quiet cost you have been carrying?
What would feel like relief, real relief, the kind that lets you breathe again?
Even if all you take from this website is a moment to answer these questions, you will be better off.
These are the questions that bring leaders to my work. Something in them is asking for a different way of moving through their days, one that feels more grounded, more honest, more aligned with who they are.
I help leaders return to themselves.
When the pace becomes too fast and the noise becomes too loud, I create spaces where they can slow down, tell the truth, and lead with clarity, courage, and presence.
Why People Work With Me
People come to me when the strategies stop working, when pressure becomes the default, or when they realize they have been leading from habit instead of intention.
What I offer is simple and rare: a steady presence, a clear mirror, and a space where nothing has to be performed.
Leaders sit down, exhale, and finally hear themselves again.
From that moment, everything begins to shift. Decisions sharpen, relationships deepen, and life becomes more spacious.
People work with me because they want to lead with more truth, more ease, and more impact.
They want to remember who they are and lead from that place.
How We Work Together
Coaching
One-on-one work that creates clarity, courage, and grounded leadership.
Leadership Circles
Small, curated groups where leaders learn, reflect, and grow together.
Workshops and Retreats
Experiences that invite reflection, recalibration, and reconnection.
Each offering is designed to help leaders step out of reactivity and into presence in their work, their relationships, and their lives.
Which Woodcutter are you?
There is an old story about two woodcutters.
One works straight through lunch, swinging harder and harder as the day goes on.
The other stops, sits down, and sharpens his saw. By late afternoon, the one who paused is cutting with ease. The one who pushed through is exhausted, splintered, and barely making progress.
Most leaders I meet are the first woodcutter, not because they do not know better, but because the world has trained them to keep swinging. Harder. Faster. Longer.
The truth is simple. When you slow down, you can speed up.
When you pause long enough to notice the tightening in your shoulders or the clench in your jaw, you begin to see what is actually happening beneath the surface. You begin to lead from clarity instead of tension.
This work is the sharpening. The moment at the table where you finally breathe and remember what matters. If something in you is ready for that kind of shift, you are in the right place.
Invest in yourself. Amplify your Impact.
You lead with intention. TenStone helps you and your team deepen it by strengthening communication, sparking curiosity, and cultivating a workplace where performance and connection thrive.
Through coaching, peer circles, and team experiences, we support your growth with clarity, trust, and ripple-minded momentum.
Others are growing, are you?
TenStone has helped hundreds of senior leaders, from Fortune 500 executives to military commanders and mission-driven founders, surpass what they thought was possible. Ready to step into your next chapter?
“TenStone Solutions’ Coach, Layne Mielke, has an energy you just want to be around. This is demonstrated in her coaching through a balanced mix of head and heart. She also brings curiosity and enables accountability that encourages you to move forward. The result is that while still working through your challenges, you feel supported and empowered. If you need a person who is positive and has a grounded spirit that can help you reach your next level, Layne is the coach for you.”
—Adrienne W. HR Leader
Layne has a gift for understanding the complexity of people’s personal and professional experiences. She is a great thought partner and demonstrates a keen ability to see the possibilities for resolution and impact. I have benefitted tremendously from Layne’s coaching and highly reccommend her as an executive leadership coach who is making a significant impact on leaders and the communities they serve.
—Laura Dayal, Business Owner
Layne has been a phenomenal resource for my personal and professional growth in 2022. As my executive coach in a five-month program, she exuded mastery in active listening, asked deep questions, and provoked self-led growth in a supportive environment. Layne focused on first identifying my core values and beliefs that now guide my actions. She consistently delivered intellectual challenges, helped me set incremental SMART goals, and uncovered profound insights that enabled me to improve my life. By helping me connect with myself and my agency, Layne opened opportunities for me to better enrich my family relationships and thicken my professional network. Please consider connecting with Layne to raise your game if you seek personal and professional improvement.
—Michael Fazio, Deputy Commander
Layne has been incredible to work with because she unlocked areas where I was stuck for starting my business. Her positive energy and thought-provoking questions allowed me the space to be creative as well as dream big. Her attention to details in our conversations was helpful with self-evaluation along with building a timeline to launch my work.
—Gloria Price, Executive Director
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