I'm Ryan Calkins, founder of Reframe & Rise and an ICF-ACC certified coach working with veterans 2–10 years post-separation who built stable civilian careers and still feel like something's off.

I got out of the Marine Corps at 21 and spent the next 20 years doing the next logical thing: job, degree, promotions, more responsibility. I was good at it. At 40 I finally got honest about what was actually off and built Reframe & Rise around that process.

The work is alignment coaching, not career advice. There's a difference. Career problems have tactical solutions: better resume, different title, new company. Alignment problems follow you. The work here is internal first: figuring out what's actually off, where it came from, and what a career that actually fits looks like. The external changes come from that clarity.

I use the RISE Method — a four-stage framework built on Marine Corps leadership principles, emotional intelligence, and career alignment tools. Reflect, Integrate, Strengthen, Execute.

If you work with veterans or professionals navigating the same quiet gap between outward success and internal alignment, I'd welcome the connection.