Curtiss Calhoun


Curtiss R. Calhoun is a Leader, Coach, Trainer, Strategist, Speaker, Problem Solver, and Entrepreneur based in Seattle, Washington.

Curtiss has 20+ years of experience coaching and mentoring. In 2016 he founded Curtiss Calhoun Coaching & Consulting, a Seattle based coaching and consulting firm. With the mission of helping high performing Leaders and Organizations utilize Human Connection to communicate more effectively, build better relationships, and to optimize their success.

Curtiss uses wisdom gained from years of working with excellent mentors and coaches, diligent research and study, and his unique life experiences to help transform the lives of his clients.

Curtiss helps frustrated leaders identify and prioritize what is important to them, get clear about their direction and destination, perform at high levels and produce consistent results, to live their purpose and be profitable doing it, while maintaining peace of mind.

Regardless of where you are on your success journey; Curtiss will get you there faster, with less mistakes while saving you time, with greater impact, and better results.
  • Superpower: Accepting people for who they are, while motivating, inspiring, and empowering them to be their best.
  • Kryptonite: Negativity.
  • Known on the streets for: Being consistent with my words, behaviors, and actions. Walking it like I talk it.
  • When not at work: I enjoy spending time with my beautiful wife, five children, and eleven grandchildren. I also enjoy watching movies, all kinds of sports, listening to good music, especially jazz and hip hop, and travelling to new places.
  • I identify as: (He/Him), Husband, Father, Grandfather, Servant of the Community, Transformational Coach, Entrepreneur.
  • I dedicate my work at the Tubman Center for Health & Freedom to…:  The underserved Black Community to which I am a part of; whose quality of Healthcare is poor and not centered around our health and wellbeing, from diagnosis, to treatment, to prescriptions. It is my motto that if something exists that is bad create a better alternative. I am a part of Tubman Health because they are doing just that... creating a better alternative in Healthcare for our people.