Certified business coaches
1,600 business coaches list a coaching credential or degree, 51% of all business coaches. Certified business coaches charge $100 to $230 an hour.
Key numbers
- 1,600 business coaches list a credential (51% of business coaches).
- 127 hold the ICF's PCC or MCC credential.
- Certified business coaches: $100 to $230 an hour.
- Business coaches with no credential: $90 to $225 an hour.
Credentials business coaches hold
| Credential level | Coaches (n) |
|---|---|
| Other coaching certification | 1,244 |
| Graduate degree | 229 |
| ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) | 110 |
| ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) | 17 |
Most common credentials
| Credential | Coaches (n) |
|---|---|
| Certified EOS Implementer | 446 |
| MBA | 106 |
| Professional EOS Implementer | 54 |
| Certified Life Coach | 30 |
| Certified Business Coach | 23 |
| Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) | 20 |
| Expert EOS Implementer | 20 |
| ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) | 19 |
| PhD | 17 |
| Certified Professional Coach | 16 |
What certified business coaches charge
| Group | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|
| Credential listed | $100 to $230 |
| No credential listed | $90 to $225 |
Certified business coaches to compare
Aaron Gabriel
Aaron Gabriel is a business and accountability coach who works with investors, entrepreneurs, and tech professionals. He is a 7-figure entrepreneur and investor with an MBA in accounting and 13 years of program management experience. His core skills are real estate investing, small business acquisitions, program management, and financial planning. He coaches through a 90-day process built on weekly check-ins and habit building.
Aaron Purkeypile
Aaron Purkeypile is a Certified EOS Implementer who helps business owners and leaders build companies that can run without them. He has implemented EOS with more than 30 companies. He also spent 8 years running businesses on EOS himself. He teaches owners to use the EOS tools to clarify vision, build discipline and accountability, and grow healthy teams. Some clients have learned EOS well enough to run their own sessions.
Aaron West
Aaron West is a Certified EOS Implementer who helps entrepreneurial leadership teams in Kansas get clear, stay accountable, and grow with less chaos. He has 20+ years in leadership roles across entrepreneurial, family, and service-based businesses. He has also worked as a farmer and rancher and as a business owner. He works in person with teams in Wichita, Manhattan, and Pittsburg, and serves industries like construction, manufacturing, and agriculture.
Abbey Woodcock
Abbey Woodcock is a business coach and creativity coach who helps creative freelancers run their work like professional businesses. She is a direct response copywriter who has written sales pages and emails for some of the biggest names online. She founded The Freelance Co-op, a group that gives freelancers legal templates, scripts, and expert help. She teaches systems for growing a freelance business and building an in-house content team that matches your voice.
Abbie Nwaocha
Abbie Nwaocha is a business and accountability coach who helps new female entrepreneurs in Kenya. She founded For Her Empire to help women turn ideas into real businesses, earn steady income, and build confidence. She teaches marketing and sales. She holds CIM Level 6 and Level 7 credentials and marketing certifications from HubSpot, Google, Udacity and Shaw Academy. She also got her first job by walking into the company and asking for it.
Adam Kaplan
Adam Kaplan is a Certified EOS Implementer in Royal Oak, Michigan. He helps business owners and leadership teams build a clear system to run their companies and grow. He has used EOS since 2014. He was COO and Integrator at a dental services firm that sold at a 10x multiple. He also started his own executive search firm. He works with clients in healthcare and professional services.
Adrian Dayton
Adrian Dayton is a business coach and certified EOS Implementer who helps entrepreneurs grow their companies and turn employees into leaders. He founded and sold two companies, including the software company Clearview Social. He chairs the EO Accelerator for the State of Utah, where he coaches young companies toward $1MM in annual revenue. He also helps larger companies set a clear vision, use EOS tools, and get ready to sell. He is based in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.
Alan Melton
Alan Melton is a business coach who helps small business owners make more profit, work fewer hours, and build companies that run without them. He has coached over 1,100 owners, from startups to firms with 100+ employees. He started his own business at 26 and grew it from 2 to 130 employees. It reached $8.5 million in revenue before he sold it to a publicly-held company. He works from South Carolina.
Alex Zah
Alex Zah is a business and executive coach in Spain who works with entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, business owners and creators. He spent 12 years building his own businesses and made a 7-figure exit before moving into coaching. He uses brain-based techniques, executive ontological coaching and the Lefkoe method. His focus is inner blocks that hold back business results, such as procrastination, poor time management and burnout.
Alice Wu
Alice Wu is a creative business coach who works with artists, designers and creative entrepreneurs on their careers and businesses. She is also a working artist, designer, arts administrator and independent curator. From 2002 to 2015 she ran an experimental fashion project in New York City. She has taught and lectured in Denmark, Qatar and Azerbaijan. She holds an ACC credential from the ICF and lives and works in Oakland, California.
Amanda Barkey
Amanda Barkey is a Certified EOS Implementer who helps entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial businesses simplify growth and strengthen their teams. She is based in Southern California and the Hawaiian Islands. Amanda started a Soccer Shots franchise in 2009 and built it to reach thousands of families in the U.S. and Hawaii. She has more than 20 years in business and has taught hundreds of leaders the EOS tools. She also works as a keynote speaker.
Amanda Baudier
Amanda Baudier is a burnout coach and business coach who helps founders, C-suite executives, new entrepreneurs and creatives. She has worked as a startup executive three times and teaches mindfulness. Her coaching helps clients build businesses, lead teams and keep a joyful life. She holds an executive coaching certification from NYU and training in nutrition, meditation, yoga therapy and somatic healing. She records meditation and breathwork audio for clients to use between sessions.
Amy Johannesen
Amy Johannesen is a certified EOS Implementer who helps entrepreneurial companies get aligned on vision and run their business with more control. She works with faith-based organizations, veteran-owned businesses, nonprofits and family businesses. She grew her own family company to 55 employees and $35 million in revenue. It carried millions in debt before she used EOS and reached an eight-figure exit. She has owned businesses for 25 years and serves clients in Texas.
Amy Morin
Amy Morin helps business owners build companies that run without them and grow in value before they sell. She is a Certified EOS Implementer and Certified Exit Planning Advisor based in Tucson, Arizona. She co-founded a construction company in 1986, grew it to $40M in revenue across multiple states, and sold it. She later turned around a Montana fly-fishing resort and sold that too. She teaches the shift from operator to owner.
Amy S. Courter
Amy S. Courter is a Certified EOS Implementer who helps business owners and organizational leaders build stronger companies, teams and leaders. She has held CEO, COO, CIO, CFO and CRO roles. She used EOS in 4 of her own businesses, starting with a $250M company. She also served as a General Officer leading more than 60,000 airmen. She works with clients in Traverse City, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Anais Babajanian
Anais Babajanian is a business and career coach who helps business owners, leaders, new managers and career changers. She is a CPA who worked as a financial auditor at PwC. She then took over and sold a family-owned insurance agency before she became a coach. She also works as a fractional COO. Her coaching covers career paths, management skills and building systems for a business. Her practice is not taking new clients right now.
Anastasia Toomey
Anastasia Toomey is an EOS Implementer who helps leadership teams at high growth companies and nonprofits run their businesses with the EOS process. She has led hundreds of client EOS sessions and worked with 100 organizations. Before coaching, she spent 9 years at Leo Burnett and founded her own agency, Agency Zero. She has also owned, grown and sold multiple companies. She works with clients across the country and abroad.
Andrea Davis
Andrea Davis is a Certified EOS Implementer who coaches entrepreneurial leadership teams. She helps teams get aligned, focused, and moving toward their goals. Andrea has 25 years of experience coaching executives and teams. She co-founded a leadership development firm and led it through rapid growth and acquisitions. That firm made the Inc. 5000 list twice. She works from Palm Springs and Riverside, California.
Andrea Russell
Andrea Russell is a Profit First coach who helps interior designers keep more of the money they make. She is a certified Profit First Professional and an experienced bookkeeper. She also holds an Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor certification. Her P.R.O.F.I.T Accelerator Program teaches designers to manage their finances with confidence. She also works with home decorators and home stagers. She runs a Facebook community that shares weekly money strategies.
Andrea Young
Andrea Young is a Certified EOS Implementer who coaches entrepreneurs and leadership teams in Decatur, Georgia. She is a former Coca-Cola VP and co-founder of a family business. She has launched two $1B brands and has led or launched more than 30 global brands. She has also built two businesses to sale. She has coached entrepreneurs for over 10 years and helps teams grow with clear structure and strong people.
Andrew Andrews-Ramirez
Andrew Andrews-Ramirez is a Certified EOS Implementer in Irvine, California. He helps business leaders get their teams aligned, focused, and accountable using the EOS process. He served 9.5 years in the military, including a combat deployment to Afghanistan, and later worked at Accenture with Fortune 100 clients. He has held several C-suite roles. As an active angel investor, he also helps clients find businesses to acquire.
Andrew Clemence
Andrew Clemence is a London business, leadership and career coach. He works with founders, business leaders and mid-career professionals on clarity, confidence and performance. He is a former business owner, entrepreneur and corporate executive. He has led start-ups and supported companies through international growth from £7M to £4B. He also helped SME owners scale, internationalize and float their companies. He coaches clients across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Andrew Clemence
Andrew Clemence is a London business, leadership and career coach. He works with founders, business leaders and mid-career professionals on clarity, confidence and performance. He has been a business owner, an entrepreneur and a corporate executive. He supported businesses through international growth from £7M to £4B and helped SME owners scale, internationalize and float their companies. He coaches people across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Andrew J Gissal
Andrew J Gissal is a Certified EOS Implementer who helps entrepreneurial leadership teams run their businesses with more structure and clarity. He has guided 40+ leadership teams. Before this work, he helped scale a software company and then built companies as an entrepreneur. He works in Greenville and Anderson, South Carolina. His focus is clear roles, working meetings, and teams that pull in the same direction.
Andrew Lamppa
Andrew Lamppa is a business and leadership coach in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He helps small business owners with employee performance, pricing, and getting out of day-to-day work. He spent 14 years owning a seven-figure business with 25 employees before it was acquired. He built systems and a team that ran the company without him. He works on people, profit, and purpose, and also speaks on leadership.
Andrew LeMoine
Andrew LeMoine is an Expert EOS Implementer in Edmonton, Alberta. He helps entrepreneurial leadership teams across Canada put the Entrepreneurial Operating System to work in their companies. He has more than 20 years in business and finance, and he is a Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Investment Manager. He has owned and invested in start-ups and established companies. He also advises founders on investment, succession and strategic planning.
Andrew O'Donnell
Andrew O'Donnell is an AI services coach who helps leaders and businesses plan, scope and deploy AI systems. He is VP of AI Transformation at Verisk and founded the AI product consultancy Core Wrk. Earlier at Verisk, he ran research operations for a 150-person team and led a 2.5 PB AWS cloud migration that cut costs by more than $1M a year. He also founded ClaimCode, a healthcare software company.
Andrew Stevens
Andrew Stevens is a Certified EOS Implementer who helps business owners and leadership teams grow using the EOS framework, which he calls Traction. He works from Horsham, England. His career began as a musician in the British Army. He then spent 25 years building, scaling, and exiting businesses. He also co-owns and hosts the EOS European Conference, and he gives keynotes and workshops for leaders.
Andrew W. Halliday
Andrew W. Halliday is a Professional EOS Implementer who helps leadership teams of entrepreneurial businesses set a clear vision, lead better, and build discipline and accountability. He is a lawyer and former financial advisor. At age 30 he became head of a financial services company with 30 employees. His team grew revenues and profits 7X, and he later sold the company. He now works from Albany, New York.
Ange Ingabire
Ange Ingabire is an AI strategy and productization consultant who also coaches business owners and career changers. She helps non-technical founders find AI opportunities and turn them into income. She runs the AI Productization Lab and builds AI tools, voice agents and micro-SaaS products. She has an MBA in Project Management and 18+ years of project experience. She also coaches e-commerce owners on brand identity, market research and selling online.
Common questions
How many business coaches are certified?
51% of business coaches list a coaching credential or degree.
Do certified business coaches charge more?
Certified business coaches charge $100 to $230 an hour, compared with $90 to $225 for business coaches with no credential.
What is the top business coach credential?
The International Coaching Federation's MCC is the highest coaching credential, followed by the PCC and ACC.
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Last updated September 2026.