Welcome to Chrysella Community Spotlight! As a small business, we value the importance and integral part that small businesses play in our local community. We love our community, and this is our way of giving back. In these short interviews, we hope our spotlight series can share the stories of exceptional local businesses, business professionals, and members within our community.
Chrysella is ecstatic to introduce Mr. Ron Holloway to our community. Ron and his wife Yoko are clients and dear friends of Chrysella, and we hope to recognize the work Ron offers to better our professional community. Unparalleled experience, professionalism, and expertise are just a few words that capture Ron Holloway, owner of Arrow Coaching LLC (AC). AC works with individuals all throughout the Northern Virginia region to help them realize their full potential as working professionals. Ron graciously joined us in December for this interview, and we’re very excited to share this with our Chrysella Community.
- Ron’s Background
One thing Ron Holloway has learned throughout the years is “Pain is the greatest teacher. The problem is it gives you the test before it gives you the lesson.” Ron was born in Louisiana, but spent time during his adolescence in places like Alaska, Washington, and Iceland. Once out of high school, Ron enlisted in the United States Army at 17 years old where he worked in human intelligence for 5 years. Ron’s curiosity and affinity to worldly languages led him to attending the Defense Language Institute while serving in the Army.
After his service in the armed forces, Ron took his career in a new direction. Upon leaving the Army, Ron became a special agent in the bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS). From protective work in Olympic villages and World Cups to being involved in counter terrorism investigations, what Ron experienced while in the field over this time became building blocks in his evolving career.
After successfully completing over 10 years of field work throughout nearly 20 countries, Ron was ready once again to take his career to the next level. In 2014 Ron was moved to a foreign affairs officer position within the DS, transitioning him out of field work. While in this new position, the bureau recognized Ron’s talent and credentials, therefore recently promoting him to the high-level position of Senior Advisor for Human Capital Development within the bureau. Ron describes his key role in this position as being “responsible for developing human potential”, as he coaches and works with special agents throughout the bureau, lending them his knowledge and experience from when he was in the field.
Ron’s career has led him to have a deep understanding of the mind, working under pressure, delivering flawless execution, and developing skills one would require to find success in their career. Moreover, he is familiar with and can help guide people through transitions between sectors and positions. Upon realizing this, Ron opened Arrow Coaching LLC to share his knowledge with others.
- Ron’s Business: Arrow Coaching LLC
Arrow Coaching was founded by Ron in 2018. After receiving his master’s degree in leadership and Organizational Development from the University of Texas Dallas, Ron aimed to apply all the skills and talents he acquired throughout his career into his newest venture. Working closely with clients throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, Ron’s tailored coaching sessions allows professionals to see both their full personal and professional potential. Although Arrow Coaching works with a variety of clients across many industries, Ron specializes in working with former special agents who are looking to make the move into the corporate security sector for Fortune 500 companies.
In Arrow Coaching’s 2 years of operation, many law enforcement officials making transitions to the private sector have found Ron’s advice invaluable, allowing them to launch their careers in new directions never before imagined.
- Finding Inspiration
Throughout his time in the field as a DS agent, Ron acquired immense amounts of specialized knowledge and experience. Ron’s hope when he opened Arrow Coaching LLC in May of 2018 was that he’d be able to “take everything I learned the hard way and teach it to people, so they wouldn’t have to deal with what I did.” Ron’s extensive experience and knowledge he acquired while in the field, did not come without incredible amounts of adversity. Ron believes he can share the lessons throughout his career with others, to help them avoid any obstacle that may come their way. “The problem is it gives you the lesson after it gives you the test.”
- Empowering Others
To put it simply, Ron said his mission whenever he holds a coaching session with a client is to “do everything I can do to help them become more successful.” He stresses that these meetings are coaching sessions as opposed to training sessions. Don’t expect to leave an Arrow Coaching session having just learned all the new tips and tricks to become successful. Instead expect to leave having learned how to apply and market the skills you already have in the most optimal fashion. These are unique, collaborative meetings, not one of a teacher student structure.
The three steps in Ron’s coaching process are, “Help gain clarity for the way you want to be, understand where you are, and then find a way to bridge the gap between the two.”
- Chrysella x Ron
It’s a treat whenever Ron and Yoko are able to visit us here at our store, and we’re so have been able to introduce our community to this fascinating person. Ron offers a unique and immensely valuable service to all the members of our community looking for assistance in realizing their full potential as professionals. We implore you to reach out to Ron, and schedule an appointment as soon as possible. You can schedule one at ArrowPerformanceCoach.com/Appointments, or reach him via email at [email protected].
“There are no problems, only puzzles.” – Ron Holloway
