About Ann

Ann Fryer founded Classic Seven LLC with a passion to elevate executive leadership to drive positive change. She believes that when leaders invest in their own growth, they create a ripple effect that positively impacts their teams, organizations, and communities. By championing purpose-driven leadership, Ann cultivates an environment that empowers leaders to act with a deep sense of responsibility—to inspire, innovate, and create meaningful experiences and connections.

As a trusted advisor and coach, Ann works with executives and entrepreneurs to cultivate deeper self-awareness, define their personal brands, and equip them to lead with purpose. With over twenty years of experience as a corporate executive at Fortune 500 companies in consumer goods, hospitality, and media, Ann had the privilege of elevating brands, teams, and organizational cultures—and today, she partners with leaders to do the same.

Ann navigated billion-dollar mergers and transitions, harmonized competing corporate cultures, and orchestrated celebrity partnerships and high-profile global events. At the heart of this work was her unwavering commitment to empowering leaders and teams, helping them leverage their unique strengths, and move forward with clarity and confidence.

As a global citizen, Ann brings a wealth of cross-cultural experience to her practice. Having lived in South Africa, Luxembourg, England, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, she understands the nuances of leading in diverse environments. A resident of New York City, Ann graduated from Hamilton College and holds a Coaching Certification from Columbia University.