Ronnie L. Bryant, LLC (RLB) is a full-service consultancy firm
specializing in Organizational Management and Economic Development


Principal Ronnie Bryant formed RLB after retiring as CEO of the Charlotte Regional Partnership after 15 years of award winning leadership. Ronnie is one of the country’s outstanding organizational and economic development experts, with more than 35 years of experience in successfully spearheading several economic development organizations.

Ronnie’s service as a Board Chair or Board Member for several major national and international economic and non-profit organizations has provided him unparalleled experience in leadership. As a Certified Executive Coach and an established economic development leader, Ronnie successfully assists CEO’s with navigating boardroom pitfalls, and Economic Development Organizations with creating thriving communities.

Ronnie created RLB, LLC by pulling together an outstanding team of experts who stand ready and eager to assist you, your organization, and/or your community in achieving sustainable success.

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Our Economic Development Experience


RLB has many decades of experience in successfully helping a variety of organizations in their economic development journey toward greater success.

Organizational Management & Coaching


Our mission is to inspire new thinking in order to empower positive outcomes, by seeing what others see, yet envisioning what others aren’t envisioning.
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Our offices



2215 Whitford Lane Charlotte, NC 28210

704.340.3302

Testimonials

  • I wasn’t even sure what a “life coach” was or even if I needed one. But when my life took a sharp right turn (planned) and I found myself not just navigating my new life space, but also the floodgate of emotions that came with it (unplanned), I was open to any and all direction. A friend suggested I connect with Ronnie. At first, I was hesitant, guarded, and quite skeptical. (“Man…this guy sure does ask a lot of questions!”) But over time I realized those questions were purposeful, helpful, and quite sincere. In a short period of time, our sessions became a “safe space” for me to be me, no judgement. The undivided attention and compassion he gives makes me feel like I’m his only client. He is not just sympathetic, he’s empathetic to whatever issues I’m dealing with. It is his single-minded desire to provide solutions to help me reach my goals, both personally and professionally. Thanks Coach!

    -KAREN, ATLANTA BUSINESSWOMAN
  • Ronnie is an exemplary professional coach who is able to strike a unique balance of careful listening with sharing his wealth of experience and ideas. He conveys a unique sense of interest in my life and his insights and direction were always on target. When meeting with Ronnie, I always felt very supported and championed in the attainment of my goals. Ronnie always left me with helpful insights, ideas and questions to ponder. He is truly a vital resource to me, and I look forward to our continuing relationship.

    -ERIC LEWIS, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, CHARLOTTE WORKS
  • We are all aware there is no panacea to eliminate our bad habits. However, working with Ronnie as my coach helped me to develop simple micro-thoughts and actions to move away from negative actions and easily incorporate positive habits into my day. Those incremental steps compounded and allowed me to reach my goals. Time spent with Ronnie was both pleasant and worthwhile.

    -REBECCA MARTIN, CHARLESTON, SC
  • Working with Ronnie provided me a unique experience of learning to be strategic and intentional when determining future goals for my nonprofit organization. What made my work with him most rewarding was his attention and commitment to ensuring I stay focused on my purpose. Ronnie is insightful and has the uncanny ability to detect areas I need to develop while empowering me to succeed both professionally and personally. Because of my work with Ronnie, I am much more intentional and purpose driven.

    -JANINE DAVIS, BROADCAST PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATE
  • I absolutely wanted to work with Ronnie as my coach because he is a highly respected leader who has a keen understanding of what it takes to successfully work with various types of people and personalities in business and government. He helped me tap into my inner strength so that I was better able to lead my team and my board, and also engage with elected officials. He helped me tap into my inner strength and my leadership identity.

    -DANIELLE FRAZIER, CHARLOTTE WORKS
  • Ronnie Bryant provides coaching that considers a leader’s personal, professional, and emotional wellbeing. I appreciate that he connects how individual decisions, the current environment, and other people impact our ability to lead. With an authentic voice, Ronnie helps leaders develop and strengthen their emotional intelligence; the number one factor between failure and success.

    -PATRICK GRAHAM, PH.D. PUBLIC AND SOCIAL SECTOR EXECUTIVE
  • Ronnie’s deep experience is one of the most important attributes he brings to his coaching clients. I can’t imagine taking advice from someone who has not been tested and risen to so many professional occasions. Ronnie is super easy to talk to. With his well-rounded background in dealing with so many people, I feel our discussions were very productive and helped me advance in many ways.

    -TY, FINANCIAL ADVISOR
  • Ronnie’s coaching work has added tremendous value to my business, as well as my personal life. I have gained more confidence, both professionally and personally, and have really sharpened my interpersonal skills. As a direct result of his coaching and consulting help, I have been able to increase my business cash flow by 90% within the first year of our engagement.

    -J. BUTLER, BUSINESS OWNER
  • Ronnie the Executive Coach came into my life at the right time. We had known each other for a few years, but it was when I had reached a breaking point in my career and really needed some unbiased opinions that we started the coaching sessions. I have never second guessed that decision. Ronnie has the right combination of honesty, encouragement and directness. He guides you moving through whatever you are trying to find your way out of and finding the balance that I think we all crave.

    -JOHN M., BUSINESS OWNER
  • Ronnie has an exceptional ability to genuinely connect with people and establish rapport. He can work with people of all personality types and backgrounds and make them feel comfortable. Ronnie helped me learn how to dissect problems and consider solutions. Thanks to his coaching, I better understand how to engage with my board, develop relationships, and address issues head on.

    - MANUEL CAMPBELL, CEO, ASPIRE COMMUNITY CAPITAL

TIPS FOR SURVIVING AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CEO

Driving from the Backseat is a must-read for CEOs (and aspiring CEOs) of economic development organizations and other nonprofits, providing fourteen tips for surviving and succeeding as the leader of an organization. Bryant has developed a comprehensive and crafted toolkit that belongs on the shelves of all economic development leaders’ libraries.

AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK AND EBOOK