Julie Lancaster

Leadership Development Expert & Master Business Strategist

Julie knows that being a leader takes guts and patience.

Before being the founder of Lancaster Leadership, she walked the talk. Julie first found her calling decades ago as a rock-climbing instructor. She helped thousands to look challenges in the face, be vulnerable, enthusiastically strive for tall goals, and to celebrate hard work together. Through finding her calling, she found her true voice.

• Served over 100 direct reports and has provided 900 performance evaluations
• Entrepreneur of the Month, Businesswoman of the Month, and Adjunct Instructor of the Year
• B.A. in International Studies, and an M.A. in Education: Culture, Language & Diversity
• Certified group coach, Myers-Briggs practitioner, Change Style Indicator, and Change Style Navigator facilitator
• Co-Author of Triumphs of Transformation: Inspiring Stories of Resilience & Life Change (2024)
• Author of Beyond Words: How Our Stories and Strategies Inspire Leadership Action (2025)

Recognitions

• Viola Awards: Excellence in Storytelling Finalist for Beyond Words, February 2026
• Bright Side Bookshop Best Seller in 2025 for Beyond Words: How Our Stories and Strategies Inspire Leadership Action, by Julie Lancaster
• The Moth StorySLAM Winner, June 2025
• 2024 Contributing Author in Triumphs of Transformation on The Los Angeles Tribune’s Critically Acclaimed Bestseller List
• Distinguished Alumni Award, North Allegheny Alumni, January 2024
• Top 15 Coaches in Flagstaff in 2021
• Entrepreneur of the Month, Cornerstone Brand Coaching, July 2019
• Leadership at 7000, Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce cover story 2018
• Business Woman of the Month, Flagstaff Business News, October 2018
• Coconino Community College Scholarship awarding member 2018, 2019
• Flagstaff Leadership Program graduate (FLP) 2017
• Athena Award Nominee 2017 and 2024
• Partners in Productivity: Companies that Care.  Coconino County Career Center 2016, 2017
• CollegeAmerica, Adjunct Instructor of the Year