Lead with Heart. Live with Purpose.

Coaching + Consulting

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by Rick Gabrielsen | Coaching 101

Discover Your Path to Purpose

From Burnout to Balance: Redefine What Success Means to You

Unlock your potential with Rick Gabrielsen, where heartfelt guidance meets strategic insight. Explore how Rick’s unique blend of life coaching and hospitality consulting can elevate your personal and professional journey.

Coaching for Life, Leadership & Legacy

SimplyRick offers a range of services designed to empower individuals and organizations. Whether you’re seeking personal growth or professional development, Rick provides tailored solutions to meet your needs.

Life Coaching

Hospitality Consulting

Podcast & Blog

Speaking Engagements

The Mission

Empowering Lives, Inspiring Change

To empower individuals and organizations through heartfelt coaching, purposeful leadership, and meaningful conversations—fostering resilience, compassion, and clarity in life and business.

Guided by Core Values

Rick’s work is grounded in a set of core values that shape every interaction and decision. He embraces the spirit of Aloha, fostering love and kindness in all relationships. Authenticity is at the heart of his approach, encouraging everyone to show up as their true selves. Service remains a cornerstone, inspired by Rick’s extensive hospitality background, where giving generously is paramount. He is a champion of courage, advocating for mental health and engaging in meaningful conversations. He prioritizes connection, building bridges that unite people, teams, and their shared purposes.

Meet Rick Gabrielsen

A Legacy of Hospitality, A Mission of Hope

Vision for Authentic Leadership

Leading with Empathy and Integrity

Rick envisions a world where leaders embrace their true selves, fostering environments of trust and understanding. By prioritizing authenticity and empathy, Rick believes that leaders can inspire genuine connections and create a supportive community where everyone thrives. His vision is to guide individuals to lead with heart, ensuring that no one faces challenges alone.

I first met Rick during my earlier career with Hilton, and I’ve always respected his expertise and leadership. Working with him again — this time as my professional coach — has been eye-opening, offering fresh perspectives and uncovering opportunities for growth I hadn’t considered before. He has a remarkable ability to focus on my specific needs without ever making me feel pushed in a certain direction, allowing me to arrive at my own solutions with his guidance and support. Each session felt organic and conversational, but looking back, I now see how intentionally structured they were — a design that directly targeted the areas I most needed to develop and helped me make real progress. I’ve even found myself applying the same techniques Rick used with me to my own direct reports, and I’m already seeing the benefit in my team’s improved performance. Simply put, Rick makes leadership growth feel natural, yet delivers results that speak for themselves.

Jason O.

Area Director of Operations

Notes & Insights

The Ultimate Gratification

The Ultimate Gratification

I’ve always believed that to volunteer is to give a gift that multiplies. Yes, you give your time, your energy, and your skills—but what you receive in return often outweighs them all. Volunteering is the ultimate form of paying it forward. You invest in someone...

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Be Kind

Be Kind

On a recent visit to Charleston, I noticed something simple yet powerful. Above the entrance to the Hotel Bennett, the words “Be Kind” are beautifully built into the structure itself—not on a removable sign or temporary banner, but part of the building’s very design....

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