Dr. Claire Annelise Smith, PhD, is a spiritual executive coach, mentor, author, and speaker dedicated to empowering leaders to navigate complex career and life transitions with clarity, confidence, and faith. Drawing on her extensive experience as an educator, minister, program director, and international leader, she offers a unique leadership perspective that integrates faith, values, and performance.

Through her transformative coaching methods and the Strategic Lifestyle Connection platform, Dr. Claire helps clients cut through life’s complexities to discover what is most meaningful, fostering resilience, inner peace, and purposeful decision-making aligned with their calling.

Having personally faced significant life challenges, Dr. Claire is deeply committed to helping others maintain a strong connection with God, themselves, and others during times of change. Her clients consistently report gaining valuable insights and practical tools that support lasting growth and improved personal and professional relationships. As one client, Rachel McClain, attests, Dr. Claire’s thoughtful questions inspire introspection and meaningful behavioral change, making her coaching a lasting gift.