About Vanguard Coaching

Vanguard Coaching LLC is a premier coaching practice dedicated to helping leaders, creators, and professionals unlock clarity, confidence, and high-performance results. Founded by MA Kersgard—Master Practitioner of NLP, Certified Hypnotist, and published author—Vanguard blends cutting-edge neuroscience, timeless change principles, and personalized support to create lasting transformation.

Our Mission

To guide you beyond limiting beliefs and habits by reprogramming the subconscious mind, reframing your narrative, and igniting the resilience you need to achieve your boldest goals.

Our Approach

• NLP & Hypnosis Integration: Combine Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques with tailored hypnotherapy to shift neural patterns at the root.
• Mindset Mastery: Develop an unshakeable growth mindset through guided exercises, immersive audio sessions, and real-time coaching feedback.
• Resilience Building: Strengthen your ability to navigate stress, setbacks, and high-stakes challenges with advanced mental tools.
• Strategic Accountability: Implement clear milestones, track progress, and maintain momentum with one-on-one coaching support.

Who We Serve

Whether you’re an executive aiming to elevate your leadership, an entrepreneur scaling your business, or someone committed to breaking free from self-sabotage, Vanguard Coaching provides the roadmap, resources, and rigor to get you there.

Core Services

• Executive & Business Coaching
• Personal Development Coaching
• Sober & Resilience Coaching
• Hypnotherapy & NLP Sessions

Each program is fully customized—combining live sessions, guided audio, and practical exercises—to ensure you not only learn new strategies but reliably integrate them into your daily life.

Meet the Mind Behind Vanguard Coaching

MA Kersgard is the Founder and CEO of Vanguard Coaching LLC — a performance-driven coaching company built on the foundations of recovery, resilience, and real transformation.

Sober since the mid-1990s, MA brings more than credentials to the table — he brings lived experience, proven tools, and deep insight into how people break cycles and rebuild from the inside out. He’s a Certified Hypnotherapist (C.Ht.), Master Practitioner of NLP (MNLP), and the author of Author Unknown, a raw and reflective memoir on identity, surrender, and personal evolution.

Over the past two decades, MA has mentored more than 200 men through recovery, served in leadership roles across legal and coaching sectors, and developed proprietary frameworks for high-impact mindset change. His approach blends neuroscience-backed methods with real-world grit — coaching clients to move beyond survival into strategy, clarity, and conscious self-mastery.

Whether working with executives, creatives, or individuals in recovery, MA’s coaching style is direct, intuitive, and radically effective. He doesn’t just help clients change — he helps them become unshakable.