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Leadership advisory for founders running $2M–$20M companies.

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The Founder Problem

You Built the Company. Now It Runs Through You.

Most founders reach a point where:

• Decisions escalate to them
• Leaders defer upward
• Execution slows without them
• Growth starts feeling heavier instead of lighter


This is the Leadership Chokepoint.


And it cannot be solved by simply working harder.

The 4 Moments Founders Seek Advisors

1) Decision Overload

2) Leadership Isolation

2) Leadership Isolation

Too many high-stakes decisions with no sounding board.

2) Leadership Isolation

2) Leadership Isolation

2) Leadership Isolation

No place to think out loud without consequences.

3) Leadership Complexity

3) Leadership Complexity

3) Leadership Complexity

Running the business becomes easier than leading the people.

4) Identity Shift

3) Leadership Complexity

3) Leadership Complexity

The company now requires a different version of you as a leader.

WHAT WORKING TOGETHER LOOKS LIKE

Founder Leadership Advisory

I serve as a confidential advisor and thinking partner to founders navigating the leadership demands of growth.


Areas we work on:

• Decision clarity under complexity
• Strategic leverage and time freedom
• Team independence and delegation
• Emotional regulation under pressure
• Strategic growth architecture
• Identity-level leadership evolution

Why Founders Work With Me

12+ years of coaching senior leaders inside Fortune 500 companies

I've coached C-Suite, SVPs, and VPs, leading teams of hundreds or thousands.


These are leaders navigating:

• restructures
• high-stakes personnel decisions
• intense organizational pressure


Today, I bring that same leadership perspective to founders building companies between $2M and $20M.


I’m also a West Point graduate and combat veteran, which means I’m comfortable operating where the stakes are real.

Every Founder Needs One Place To Think Out Loud

Founders rarely have a place to speak honestly.

Not with employees.
Not with investors.
Often not even with family.


Part of my role is simple:

I listen without colluding.

You say what needs to be said.

Then we identify root causes, pressure-test options, and move forward with clarity.

IRON SHARPENS IRON

No Group Coaching, Only 1:1 Personalized Advisory

I work with a small number of founders who value direct feedback and honest challenge.


To preserve that standard, I work with only 20 founders at a time. 


All advisory relationships begin with a short application.

ELIMINATE THE leadership CHOKEPOINT

If you're running a company between $2M and $20M and feel like the ceiling on your business might actually be the ceiling on your leadership — Apply for Private Advisory

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