About Bentley
My coaching is rooted in lived experience—in the journey that challenged me to grow and change.
For more than twenty years, I’ve been immersed in men’s work—first as a participant, then as a mentor and group leader, and for the past seven years as a retreat facilitator. Real change began for me when I learned to stop trying to figure everything out in my head and move into my heart, where I could connect with what was actually true for me. I’ve learned to measure progress through small, meaningful successes. Each honest choice builds on the one before it.
Before making coaching the center of my work, I spent decades building and leading businesses in real estate development and private lending. That life sharpened my business instincts and taught me how to celebrate the wins, recover from the losses, and keep moving through uncertainty. It also showed me that external success can still feel empty when your inner life is out of alignment.
My training includes a bachelor’s degree in fine art from UCLA and a master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. I spent five years volunteering in a counseling role at Southern California Counseling Center and also worked with Clean Slate, supporting men as they rebuilt their lives. I’m a painter as well, and I taught oil painting for eight years. Creativity remains fundamental to my approach because meaningful change asks us to see familiar problems from a different angle.
Today, I bring those worlds together—business experience, leadership, creativity, emotional honesty, and practical action—to help men turn insight into a life aligned with who they are and the purpose they feel called to live.
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