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How Can I Help?

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Everything I’ve done in my career has led me to this moment – the launch of my coaching business, and I couldn’t be more excited to share this with you. 

I’ve been the CEO of three companies over the past 16 years, and a senior executive for years before that. I was always hungry to learn how to be a great CEO. I sought out coaches, mentors, friends, podcasts, blog posts, HBR pdfs, and more. I was acutely aware that I could always be better at my job and that it would be a non-stop learning experience. As a CEO, there is always some new problem to solve or opportunity to capture.

At the same time, I was wrestling with how my job fit into the rest of my life – as a husband, father, son, brother, and friend. How could I be the person that I want to be to the others in my life? How would I achieve my professional ambitions AND my personal goals? 

We bring the rest of our lives to our jobs every day. We are complex beings and all working on something. Both my parents and my brother are clinical psychologists, and growing up, almost no topic was off limits at the dinner table. I’ve known from the start that how we feel is as important as how we act and behave. In fact, they're inextricably tied. As a result, I'm very comfortable asking hard questions to get to the ground truths of how we feel. I hope it's made me a better husband, father, a better leader, and a better person.

Across all of these, what I always valued most was practical advice, based on real experience, communicated clearly and directly. There's no substitute for having “been there and done that,” and I continue to place real value on advice from people who have been there before and are able to talk truly honestly about the journey.

I’ve come to believe in a balanced approach where ambition meets well-being, so you don’t just achieve your goals: you enjoy the journey, too.

These different pieces come together to form the core tenets of how I coach CEOs and executives:

Coaching is an opportunity for me to be a helpful partner in your journey. It’s about sharing the lessons I’ve learned and helping others to not just envision their success but actively prepare for and achieve it. 

I believe in a balanced approach where ambition meets well-being, ensuring that you’re not only achieving your goals but also enjoying the path to them.

It isn’t about pushing you through a boot camp; it’s about walking with you, understanding your unique needs, and providing the tools and support to help you excel. It’s about being greater than yesterday, not through pressure, but through partnership and accountability. 

So, how can I help?

FAQ

Q: What is the most common mistake CEOs make?

A: Confusing activity with progress. The best CEOs focus relentlessly on the few things that actually move the needle, not on being busy.

Q: How can executive coaching help startup founders?

A: A coach provides an outside perspective, helps you see blind spots, and creates accountability for the changes you know you need to make but keep putting off.

Q: What separates good CEOs from great ones?

A: Great CEOs create clarity, build trust, and make decisions with speed and conviction. They respond rather than react, and they invest in their own growth as leaders.