Missy Orr

Retirement Coach

Missy Orr is a senior leader with over 30 years of experience creating enterprise value in the pharmaceutical industry. With over 20 years in executive leadership roles, she led growth initiatives, expanded capacity, transformed organizations, and managed risk in complex global environments. She oversaw end-to-end business execution across strategy, organizational design, talent leadership, systems implementation, and supplier management. Missy is recognized for leading change with clarity and purpose while strengthening culture, engagement, and retention through inclusive leadership.

After leaving her corporate career, Missy built a coaching practice centered on leadership development and retirement transitions. She draws on decades of executive experience to help emerging leaders and seasoned executives to navigate change, strengthen confidence, make thoughtful decisions, and achieve meaningful growth in their professional and personal lives.

As a Certified Retirement Life Coach (CRLC), she also helps clients navigate the non-financial side of retirement, including questions of purpose, identity, relationships, and lifestyle.  She helps clients move into their next chapter with greater intention, confidence, and direction.

Alongside her coaching practice, Missy serves on the boards of three nonprofit organizations, giving her firsthand perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing small businesses and mission-driven organizations.

Missy holds degrees in Psychology from the University of Wyoming and Kansas State University, a MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and Certified Retirement Life Coach (CRLC) credentials.

In her spare time, Missy enjoys traveling, cooking, running, and continuous learning.  In December 2023, she completed her goal to run a marathon in every state and now endeavors to run a marathon on every continent (four down, three to go).  “Marathons have taught me a great deal about perseverance and motivation, lessons I apply regularly to personal and professional facets of my life.”