Blake Ellis brings over 25 years of progressively expanding leadership experience, primarily focused in healthcare, to help organizations navigate complex problems and develop solutions that produce positive results for organizations, and their greatest asset – their employees. As a nurse and retired Naval Officer, he has extensive experience in both Federal and Civilian Healthcare, where he has refined his expertise in evaluating the true desires of employees and using this expertise to help organizations better engage employees to positively impact operations, employee retention and employee engagement.

As the Founder of Compass Coaching LLC, Blake relies on his years of leadership experience developed in the US Navy to help leaders understand practical approaches to leadership opportunities.

As a Certified John Maxwell Speaker, Coach and Trainer, Blake’s approach to leadership and coaching is focused on building trust and meaningful relationships. Part of building trust is effective communication, and as a Maxwell DISC Communication style trainer, Blake helps individuals understand their own communication preferences, and the preferences of others, as a cornerstone of effective communication and team building.

During the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and the struggles within healthcare to retain clinicians, Blake has helped organizations improve Clinician retention by focusing on Leadership Development at the front-line level and creating opportunities for front-line staff to be active in the decisions that affect their work.

Blake’s passion is people and how organizations can both benefit from and support the workforce.