Darren L Johnson
Speaker, Coach, Consultant,
and Leading Expert On Letting Go
Darren provides coaching and guidance that helps individuals and teams get unstuck, find clarity, and identify limiting patterns that hold them back, so they are empowered to move forward with confidence, and greater sense of accomplishment.
People hire Darren as their Letting Go Coach/Guide when they’re ready to get unstuck, stop pretending, and stop carrying what’s too heavy. Some seek a calmer mind, a clearer path, and a renewed sense of who they are becoming.
Through Letting Go Cafe®:
Individuals work with Darren when they are:
- Experiencing burnout despite career success
- Feeling stuck or disconnected from purpose
- Struggling, feeling overwhelmed during a change
- Losing confidence and motivation
Companies work with Darren when they want to:
- Increase adoption and usage of any change
- Break through team or leadership plateaus
- Reduce friction during organizational change
- Strengthen resilience and emotional intelligence
- Build teams that adapt, learn to trust, and grow
Good To Know:
- Have advised 150+ Corporate, Government, and Nonprofit Leaders
- Creator of the Self Managing Grid® and assessment
- Certified in Prosci
- Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP)
- Masters in Organization Development (AU/NTL)
- Certified Life Coach
You & Your Team Deserve To:
- Get Unstuck > Let Go > Reconnect > Move Forward > Rediscover Clarity, Courage, Confidence
Choose Your Path To Begin Your Letting Go Journey
Group Facilitation
Tailored Virtual/In-Person Sessions
Immersive learning and transformation sessions for teams, organizations, and individuals ready for meaningful growth.
One-on-One
Private 1:1 Coaching for Letting Go
Personalized, research-informed coaching that supports clarity, leadership presence, emotional resilience, and sustainable performance.
ebooks and Journals
For Ongoing Letting Go Learning
Journal, workbook, assessment, and several eBooks to help deepen your practice and maintain momentum along your letting go journey.
Letting Go Cafe® Brings A Practical Framework for Letting Go and Moving Forward
Whether facilitating or during private one on one sessions, Darren brings a grounded approach to personal transformation, leadership development, and navigating change. The framework and proprietary models designed by Darren are branded under Letting Go Cafe.®
you and/or your team deserve peace of mind… yes?
Letting go is a process that involves being purposeful, courageous, and willingness to be deeply transformative. Here at Letting Go Café™, we integrate science-backed coaching, emotional intelligence, and the Self Managing Grid® — a powerful behavioral framework supported by a proprietary assessment designed to help you rise with intention into the next chapter of your life’s journey. It’s not therapy, it’s thoughtfully planned change.
Learn more about the Self Managing Grid® Assessment.
“At Letting Go Café™, our mission is to help people Let Go and navigate change with clarity, courage, and calm, so they can lead well and live fully.”
— Darren L. Johnson, CEO / Founder
Executive & Professional Coaching
Personalized sessions that strengthen emotional resilience, sharpen decision-making, and help you lead with clarity and presence. Each engagement integrates the Self Managing Grid™.
Group & Team Facilitation
Programs that bring your organization into conversations that matter — communication, trust, performance, resilience, and navigating change with purpose.
Workshops & Retreat Experiences
Immersive settings that blend coaching, experiential learning, and practical frameworks to help individuals and teams reconnect with themselves and return with clarity.
Digital Growth Tools
Journals, eBooks, workbooks, Self Managing Grid™ assessments, and on-demand resources designed to deepen your practice and maintain momentum.
Introducing the
Self Managing Grid™
A breakthrough proprietary behavioral framework created by CEO and author Darren L. Johnson, the Self Managing Grid™ helps you understand where you’re thriving, where you’re stuck, and where letting go can unlock your next level. It reveals patterns, sharpens awareness, and supports your growth in real time. It measures how well you let go.
Testimonials
What Our Clients Are Saying
“A model of leadership excellence.”
As the facilitator and advisor for the session on Assessing Leadership, Letting Go, and Discovering Diversity, you have presented a model of leadership excellence and scholarly achievement.
— Brenda Hunter, Director, National Extension Leadership Development, Tennessee State University
“One of the most gifted trainers I have observed.”
Darren was able to craft a message that was uniquely appropriate for our situation and provided wise counsel to our leaders and staff.
— Carol West, Asst. HR Director, Thomas Nelson Publishing
“The best talent development session in 10 years.”
Our 70 member field team unanimously shared this was the best talent development session we have provided them in the past 10 years.
— Bill Jones, Sr. Director, US Operations Compliance, Walmart
Letting go is a lifestyle choice.
Your next chapter doesn’t require perfection. It requires permission — to breathe, to release, to realign. If you’re ready for a calmer mind, clearer direction, and a life that fits who you’re becoming… you’ve found your place.
Digital Products
eBooks, journal, workbook