About Phyllis Reagin

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I work with leaders, creatives, performers, and athletes who are asked to deliver, influence, and show up at a high level in environments where the stakes are real.

Much of my work is centered on what it means to operate under pressure while remaining clear, grounded, and effective. These are often environments where visibility is heightened, expectations are exacting, and how you show up can shape how you are perceived, trusted, and followed. Whether someone is leading through complexity, shaping creative work, performing under scrutiny, competing at an elite level, or stepping into moments that require greater authority and influence, I help them strengthen how they lead, communicate, decide, and hold themselves when it matters most.

This focus did not come from theory alone. It grew from years of observing how high-achieving people move through demanding environments and from understanding how much can be happening beneath the surface, even when someone appears highly capable from the outside. I became increasingly interested in the internal patterns that quietly shape performance in consequential moments - overthinking, perfectionism, hesitation, self-monitoring, pressure around perception, difficulty using one’s voice fully, or the strain of feeling that every move may be read more closely than before.

Over time, that understanding became central to my work.

Today, I help clients understand both the external and internal dimensions of leading and performing in high-stakes environments. My approach brings together psychology, neuroscience, leadership strategy, and real-world executive insight to help people see more clearly what may be affecting their presence, communication, influence, and effectiveness under pressure. 

At times, this includes Imposter Syndrome, but my work is not limited to that frame. I am interested in the broader landscape of what gets activated when visibility rises, influence becomes more necessary, and the margin for error feels smaller.

My professional background in leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and executive support inside complex organizations - including the entertainment and media industry - has shaped the way I guide this work. It gave me a close view of what it means to operate where timing matters, perception carries consequence, and a single conversation, performance, or decision can alter what happens next. It also gave me lasting respect for the people who are expected to lead and perform at a high level while managing the internal demands that often come with those roles.

Through my company, At the Coach’s Table, I provide executive coaching, leadership development, team-building, and trainings for leaders and organizations. I have had the privilege of coaching and training trailblazers from Netflix, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Paramount Global, Apple TV+, Amazon MGM Studios, ABC, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Warner Music, CNN, Spotify, Nike, the WNBA, U.S. Figure Skating, and USA Track & Field.

What continues to matter most to me is helping people meet the level of leadership, visibility, and influence their lives or work now require. Many of my clients are in seasons of expansion, transition, reinvention, or heightened exposure. They are being asked to inhabit a larger space - and to do so with greater steadiness, authority, discernment, and range. I help them grow into that space in a way that feels more powerful, more precise, and more fully their own.