Jon Sakarias Liknes

Pressure is the environment where Jon Sakarias Liknes does his best work. At Ember AS, he partners with executive and middle leaders in small to midsized companies across construction, energy, and tech, where the stakes are real, the pace is high, and leadership gaps show up fast in results. He is called in when leaders are carrying more weight than their current habits can handle, when teams are stuck in the same patterns, and when performance expectations climb faster than capability. While many organizations respond with generic training, Jon zeroes in on what actually drives sustained performance at the top and in the teams that support it.

His strength is combining deep, personal work with concrete performance outcomes. Jon’s executive performance coaching for leaders and teams goes beyond advice and motivation. He digs into how leaders think, decide, and behave under stress, then helps them build new patterns that hold up in real conditions. Through Life Intensives, he works at a deeper level on clarity, resilience, and alignment, so leaders are not just performing outwardly but operating from a more solid internal base. His team development work turns that individual growth into shared language, stronger trust, and cleaner collaboration. Clients experience leaders who are more focused and grounded, teams that move with less friction, and organizations that can handle more complexity without losing their edge.

When the moment is critical and excuses are useless, Jon brings a steady, direct presence that keeps the work honest. His style is clear, pragmatic, and free of theatrics. He pushes leaders to face what is real, gives them tools they can apply immediately, and builds structures that make progress measurable and repeatable. The leaders and teams who work with him feel more capable under pressure, more aligned with each other, and more confident in the results they can deliver. If you want performance coaching that changes how you lead in the moments that matter most, Jon is the partner you want in the room.