Stryk Thomas

Stryk coaches when life call us to fly through uncertain skies.

New roles invite us to a deeper understanding of self—who we can become rather than who we have been. Stryk has lived with this challenge in repeated cycles in his own life. His successes and failures have prepared him to help others to find their own blue yonder.

Stryk spent more than 20 years in a professional career, holding roles in strategy and operations in business and government. His work spans multiple industries and involved seven career pivots (who’s counting?).

Careers are not only jobs but also whole life experiences. Stryk has lived everywhere from an African hut to a mansion in Beverly Hills, speaks four languages, and visited 34 countries. Each transition tested what he knew of himself and his capacity for reinvention. Stryk is a storyteller by nature, athlete, and holds a black belt in Shotokan karate.

A broad skillset connects science with art, reveals hidden patterns, and draws deeper from one’s personal well. For coaching, Stryk employs a portfolio of anthropology, management, literature, music, athletics, and of course each client’s own knowledge and lived experience. His coaching integrates ways to tap intuition and the body’s wisdom to inform choices great and small.

Stryk is a Certified Integral Coach through New Ventures West and continues to train with peers there and with the International Coach Federation. He studied an MBA at Georgetown University and anthropology at the University of Michigan. Stryk’s writing has appeared in The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and elsewhere.