About Gary Michael Lok
Helping people do their best thinking.
Executive, business and life coaching built around better questions, clearer decisions and meaningful action.
Capable people get stuck too.
I'm a Metro Vancouver-based coach who works with executives, founders, business owners and individuals navigating decisions that matter.
Over the years, I've seen how often smart, capable and driven people get stuck — not because they lack talent, ambition or effort, but because clarity becomes difficult when you're standing in the middle of the situation.
You know something needs to change.
The difficult part is determining what, why, how — and what you're prepared to do about it.
Coaching helps close that gap.
Background
A coaching practice built on the ICF Core Competencies.
- Gary trained with Erickson Coaching International and is a member of the International Coaching Federation.
- He works within the ICF Core Competencies and Code of Ethics.
- He incorporated Stanley Park Executive & Life Coaching Ltd. in 2026.
How I work
Direct when it matters. Quiet when it matters more.
Coaching isn't about Gary dominating the conversation. It's about creating the conditions for you to think.
Business & Executive Coaching
Leaders and founders bring real situations into coaching: strategic questions, leadership challenges, difficult conversations, competing priorities and decisions where there may not be an obvious right answer.
The work is practical.
Real decisions. Real people. Real trade-offs.
Life Coaching
Life coaching is for people navigating transitions, important questions or the distance between where they are and where they want to be.
The conversations can be reflective, but they're also forward-looking.
Clarity. Values. Decisions. Action.
In both cases, Gary's style is direct. He'll ask hard questions and challenge assumptions. He'll also listen more than he talks and give the conversation enough space for the important things to surface.
Credentials
- Membership
- Member — International Coaching Federation (ICF)
- Training
- ICF Level 1 Training — Erickson Coaching International, 2026
- In progress
- Progressing toward Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential
Why Stanley Park
Perspective. Space. Clarity.
Stanley Park is one of those rare places where a major city suddenly gives way to something quieter.
Forest. Water. Distance.
For Gary, it represents the value of stepping outside the noise long enough to see what's actually in front of you.
Stanley Park Executive & Life Coaching was created around that same principle.
Not escaping the complexity. Seeing it differently.
Curious whether we'd work well together?
There's an easy way to find out.
45 minutes · Complimentary · No pressure