Ryan is an Executive/Leadership Coach and primary instructor for ELP. Ryan earned his undergraduate degree in Business from Frostburg State University. He also holds a doctorate in Business Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC).

Ryan’s claim to fame is his embrace of total performance improvement—body, soul, and mind. Zeroing in on wellness, ELP’s Ryan Kentrus shares his expertise with leaders on topics such as morning routines, fitness, biohacking, and nutrition. He also pays it forward as a Senior Lecturer at Frostburg State University, where he has influenced hundreds of students and future leaders across nearly every managerial discipline imaginable, including entrepreneurship, leadership, and ethics.

His teaching and instruction know no borders. Ryan is a regular instructor at Germany’s renowned DHBW Mosbach university. At any venue, you can count on Ryan earning the highest teaching and instructor feedback scores.

As mentioned above, Kentrus is an authority on developing the whole person to drive performance gains. He thinks about these topics continuously and is widely regarded as a thought leader in multiple dimensions of coaching. In fact, Ryan recently authored an article entitled “Managing Metaphors—Executive Coaching and the Role and Power of Analogy” in the prestigious Journal of Workplace Learning. This creative and provocative piece argues that an executive/leadership coach can often fulfill roles analogous to a therapist, a priest or pastor, or a physical trainer. An earlier version of this manuscript was presented at the esteemed 2022 Academy of Management Meeting in Seattle.

When not on the road teaching tomorrow’s leaders or building budding superheroes, Ryan can be found on his mountain bike riding the mountains of Western Maryland near Frostburg. Practicing what he preaches, Ryan is a physically active guy who loves running and jiu-jitsu. And if you get up really early—around 5 a.m.—you may find Ryan cold plunging, either by himself or with one of his four kids.