Keynote speaker on startup and AI leadership
Three times a CEO, three exits. Now I coach founders and CEOs of venture and PE-backed companies.
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In their words
“I like to manage with a compass and not a map, because you need the team to actually build the map.”
“If a valuation is based on hype, that’s when the music stops.”
“When I joined in we had two salespeople, three account managers and no marketing team”
“This push of entrepreneurs who are building small businesses is a huge part of our economy going forward”
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Talks
Built for portfolio CEO summits, PE operating-partner events, CEO peer groups and leadership offsites. Every talk comes from work I did as a CEO and now do with the CEOs I coach.
AI is a leadership change, not a technology project. This talk moves a team from watching AI to using it.
You leave with
Read more: what I learned building with Claude Code.
A fixed rhythm of meetings and artifacts that decides in advance when the company thinks about what.
You leave with
Read more: why your company needs an operating system, the Monday meeting, and the Friday Update template.
A hands-on workshop. Teams bring a real problem and work it through five slides: problem, data, learnings, action plan, and what success looks like.
You leave with
Read more: the Five Slides framework.
Formats
30 to 45 minutes.
60 to 90 minutes, hands-on, built around your team's real problems.
A fireside conversation, as host or guest, or moderating a panel.
A working session for a fund's portfolio CEOs on one of the talks above.
In person or virtual. Fees on request.
On stage
Podcasts
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Mark Josephson is an executive coach to founders and CEOs of venture and PE-backed companies. He was CEO three times, with three exits: Outside.in (acquired by AOL), Bitly, and Castiron.
Startup and AI leadership: leading through AI transformation (Learn, Build, Lead), the CEO operating system (Clarity, Focus, Urgency), and the Five Slides framework for solving problems.
Founders, CEOs and the investors who back them: VC and PE portfolio CEO summits, PE operating-partner events, CEO peer groups, and company leadership offsites.
Keynotes of 30 to 45 minutes, workshops of 60 to 90 minutes, fireside conversations or moderating a panel, and working sessions for a fund's portfolio CEOs.
Yes. Every format is available in person or virtual.
Fees are on request. Share your date, audience and format through the booking form at markjosephson.net/contact.
Use the booking form at markjosephson.net/contact and choose Speaking. Mark replies within one business day.
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