There is a certain type of leader who doesn’t follow the playbook—they rewrite it.
Dr. Jake Clendenning is building his reputation on doing exactly that.
A #1 bestselling author, international speaker, and CEO of CT Coaching & Training, Clendenning has positioned himself as a force for entrepreneurs who are no longer interested in incremental growth. His message is direct: stop playing small, stop copying outdated models, and start building authority with intention.
At the center of his philosophy is the KLT Formula—Know, Like, Trust—a deceptively simple framework that, in practice, has become a strategic weapon for business owners looking to dominate their niche rather than compete within it. While many in the coaching space rely on recycled tactics, Clendenning’s approach is rooted in lived experience across real estate, franchising, and high-level business development.
That distinction matters. In a landscape crowded with theory, Clendenning speaks from execution.
Operating out of Wyoming, far from the traditional coastal hubs of entrepreneurship, he has quietly built a system that resonates globally. His clients aren’t drawn to hype—they’re drawn to results. And more importantly, to clarity. His no-fluff delivery cuts through the noise, offering a level of precision that many leaders find missing in today’s overly saturated personal development market.
Yet what separates Clendenning is not just his ability to drive business outcomes—it’s his insistence that success without vitality is incomplete.
His latest book, Days of High Adventure, reflects a deeper layer of his philosophy. Beneath the strategies and systems is a belief that many high performers lose their edge not from lack of skill, but from losing their sense of curiosity. Clendenning argues that the same instinct that drives exploration—risk, wonder, forward momentum—is the very thing that fuels long-term success in business.
In other words, the best operators never stop being adventurers.
This duality—discipline and curiosity, structure and freedom—has become a defining characteristic of his work. It’s also what allows him to connect across industries, from emerging entrepreneurs to seasoned executives looking to reignite their momentum.
In recent collaborations within the publishing and media space, Clendenning has expanded his influence even further, contributing behind the scenes on high-level storytelling projects aligned with the evolving landscape of thought leadership. His role as an associate producer within the Los Angeles Tribune Publishing ecosystem reflects a growing intersection between leadership, narrative, and cultural impact—where business credibility and storytelling authority increasingly go hand in hand.
It’s a subtle but telling shift. Today’s leaders are not just operators—they are communicators, brand architects, and, in many cases, storytellers shaping perception at scale.
Clendenning understands this.
His mission, as he states it, is simple but expansive: to guide leaders toward opportunity and abundance—not only for themselves, but for everyone they influence. It’s a philosophy grounded in leverage. Real leadership, in his view, is not measured by personal gain alone, but by the ripple effect it creates.
And that may be the real throughline in his work.
Whether he is coaching a business owner through a breakthrough, speaking on stage, or exploring new terrain outside of business, Clendenning operates with a mindset that refuses to separate success from experience. He is not building a career—he is building a life that reflects the principles he teaches.
In a time when many are searching for the next tactic, Dr. Jake Clendenning is focused on something far more durable
