A trusted partner for CEO-owners scaling what matters.
My sweet spot is working with privately owned organizations in the healthcare sector. I have helped companies with early-stage scaling, financing strategies, leadership transitions and difficult strategic decisions.
Services
Board & Governance: Independent Board Member
FOR: Boards of CEO-owned companies.
I BRING YOU: a collaborative, “nose in, hands out” approach - strengthening governance, supporting and challenging CEOs, and staying focused on what matters most. Connecting strategic oversight with operational understanding, without crossing into management.
CEO Thought Partner: Advisory Relationship
FOR: CEOs who want a trusted thought partner, I offer a confidential space to work through your most pressing challenges --
I BRING YOU: a highly customized structure that typically includes conversations on a regular cadence that focusing on your most pressing issues and top priorities.
Strategic Planning:
Facilitation and Accountability Check-ins
FOR: CEOs who want to step out of leading strategic planning, so they can step into thinking with their leadership teams --
I BRING YOU: a hands-on, collaborative planning process. A typical engagement includes:
A 1-2 day strategic planning session and three monthly follow-up sessions to support accountability and course corrections
Testimonials
Substack
On Substack, I share insights and lessons learned from 30 years in leadership roles and as a board member. Check it out here.
Build Your Culture Like It Matters...It May Be Your Strongest Sustainable Competitive Advantage
I’ll never forget a conversation I had with a CEO years ago. I told him I thought he should spend more time deliberately building his company’s culture. He rolled his eyes so hard I thought they might get stuck and said: “Culture is soft and fluffy. I don’t need that stuff. Sales are what matter.”
Strategic Planning & Budgeting: Build Both In The Same Room
Choosing to become a CEO means stepping into an adventure with a team whose talents, needs, and motivations vary widely. It means choosing to be the expedition leader of that team, responsible for getting the whole group moving toward the same destination, faster and more effectively than any other team in the world aiming for a similar destination.
Stop Doing Everything. Start Directing What Matters
When I was CEO of a software company and we were chasing our first 8 figures, managing enterprise deals with Chevron, HP, the University of California and dozens of others, I was often juggling so many “priorities” at once that there was no space to think, only to react.
A final note.
To the boards, CEOs and founders I work with, I bring objective input, an ear you can trust, and a willingness to challenge the status quo to accelerate growth.
Above all, I believe great companies are built by great people and I’m passionate about helping leaders empower their teams to build companies they can be proud of.
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Sounding Board. Strategy Partner. Growth Ally.
