Business coaches for founders and business owners
Compare 972 business coaches. Besides their main focus, the most common focus areas are scaling and growth, leadership and team building, operations and systems and startups and founders. They most often work with founders and business owners, executives and women. Most charge $95 to $225 per hour or session.
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James
Has 20+ years across BCG, Accenture, major banks, NATO and the US military, and now runs Apstelios. He says he has guided 1,000+ candidates and helped clients negotiate over 1M in total gains.
Jay
Spent 13 years at Microsoft as a PM manager and also founded Sofary Lighting, which made the INC5000 list. He has interviewed over 100 candidates and coached 60+ aspiring and current PMs.
José
José is a product leader who founded Beautiful Brain and was previously Head of Product at Sword Health. He holds a Columbia MBA, lists 371 clients, and coaches product managers and founders on interviews and on growing into leadership.
Lukas
Lukas co-founded Compass Labs as CTO and raised $2M from investors including a16z, after working as an engineer at Google and Volkswagen. He coaches engineers on FAANG interviews and on moving into LLM and crypto work, and lists 6 clients.
Oussama
Oussama is an ex-Microsoft and AWS architect who worked in AWS Data Lab EMEA and now runs Oratio. He mentors expat tech professionals moving into cloud and AI roles. He coaches cloud engineers, ML engineers, and solutions architects.
Adam Dexter
Adam Dexter cofounded Omni, scaled it to 80+ employees and sold it to Coinbase in 2019. He has coached 100+ founders and specializes in the operator-to-CEO shift and cofounder conflict.
Alex Zah
Alex Zah is a business coach based in Spain who built and exited a solopreneur business after 12 years, achieving a 7-figure exit. He now coaches entrepreneurs using neuroscience-based techniques, and writes a newsletter read by more than 7,000 business owners.
Deasha Carter
Deasha Carter is a business coach for virtual assistants, based in Louisiana. She began coaching small business owners in 2018 after a career spanning receptionist and administrative roles across HR, healthcare, education, finance, and tech, and trained in office administration through Job Corps.
Franco
Spent about 11 years as a principal at BCG and ran 300+ real case interviews across its offices. He now coaches new BCG hires in its foundation training program and also coaches candidates for MBB recruiting. He is also CEO of a bubble tea and coffee business in Milan.
Julia
Julia is a product leader who was Director of Product Management for Crypto at SoFi and later Chief Product Officer at Treasure Financial, and she now runs SWolta Ventures. She lists 220 clients and coaches PMs and technical program managers, with a focus on Meta-style interviews and salary negotiation.
Kent
Kent has over 35 years in capital markets, including Managing Director at Robeco where he launched the first Asia PE fund and leading Blackstone in Korea. He founded Moser Capital and Sonamu Energy and coaches professionals and startup founders on career moves and negotiation.
Luis
Luis is a Senior iOS Engineer at Google and founder of an AI health-tech startup with earlier time at Microsoft. He has negotiated pay packages at Google, Microsoft, and Apple and coaches engineers on interviews and offers.
Vasu R.
Vasu R. is a three-time entrepreneur and former Global Head of Products at Amazon who also spent more than 14 years as Director of Product Strategy at Oracle. He works as a career, business, and executive coach with 25 years of software industry experience, and has helped around 25 people negotiate compensation.
Yotam S.
Yotam S. is a former McKinsey Business Analyst who taught at Columbia's Economics department and is now Co-Founder and CEO of the startup McCarren. He has coached more than 50 people for interviews and says he has the highest candidate pass rate on the platform for MBB.
Zach S.
Zach S. has more than 15 years of experience as an executive and individual contributor at X, Twitter, and Amazon, and founded the J'accuse Coalition for Justice. He has led hundreds of interviews at Amazon, Twitter, and X, and coaches product professionals on interview prep and compensation negotiation with results of 25 to 40 percent increases.
Abundant Life Collaborative
Abundant Life Collaborative's coach has 13 years of entrepreneurial experience and nearly a decade teaching the Enneagram. Based in Brea, she combines Enneagram work with personal development and career coaching, and also helps female entrepreneurs build their businesses from an authentic foundation.
Sarah Brown
Sarah Brown is a business coach based in Nevada who went from bankrupt to multimillionaire. A certified Positive Intelligence Coach, she helps women scale businesses and build financial independence while balancing marriage and family.
Ade Goode
Ade Goode is a Senior UX Researcher and Designer with over a decade of experience who runs a structured 6-week coaching program for startup founders and micro-business owners. The program covers UX strategy, accessibility, and conversion optimization through weekly live calls and audits.
Chris McIntire
Chris McIntire runs 7th Gear Coaching in Edmond, Oklahoma, and holds an ICF PCC credential. As an experienced business owner and serial entrepreneur himself, he works with small to medium-sized entrepreneurs on sustainable growth.
Jan
Started at Google as an account manager and was promoted several times across three offices. He is now a partner at a software and venture capital company and has coached about 20 people.
Alaina Hartley
Alaina Hartley was a Principal at Greycroft investing in pre-seed and seed consumer companies and worked at Disney and Wells Fargo Securities. She coaches on venture capital and consulting careers and has helped students with applications.
Andrew Brady
Andrew Brady advises on search funds and acquiring lower middle market businesses, including sourcing, capital raising, and diligence. He previously ran a software book at Squarepoint Capital and worked at Bain Capital and J.P. Morgan.
Peter Lepinski
Peter Lepinski is an ICF-certified business and executive coach who has coached over 1,000 clients over 13 years. He previously served in the Canadian Armed Forces leading NATO troops and managed $220 million in corporate business, later driving 400% growth in a business unit.
Bill Wagner
Bill Wagner is an Expert EOS Implementer in Las Vegas, Nevada, who founded Accord Management Systems and has used Predictive Index tools for over 30 years. He wrote The Entrepreneur Next Door and has built and sold three startups.
Bruce Sheridan
Bruce Sheridan has 35 years of business development experience, including starting three small businesses and working in a Fortune 2 boardroom. He is a GE-certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, sailed for the US Virgin Islands at the 1988 Olympics, and has run more than 300 EOS sessions.
Dr. Brian Gladden
Dr. Brian Gladden is a Professional EOS Implementer in Sacramento, California, who founded the Strategy & Innovation Institute and teaches entrepreneurship at Sac State. He has mentored over 100 startup founders and spent 27 years in sales.
Tyler Smith
Tyler Smith has 28-plus years with EOS and has spent over 11 years on the EOS leadership team. He created the Step by Step Exit system, wrote the book Exit Ready, and has had six entrepreneurial exits.
Aaron Cassorla
Aaron Cassorla founded 9 companies, with 3 exits, and co-founded OMNIX Corp. He has helped implement EOS at more than 15 companies in Latin America and works with Spanish-speaking CEOs and founders on scaling across the region.
Adam Kanner
Adam Kanner has founded five companies, including the ticket marketplace ScoreBig, and worked three years inside the NBA league office. He is CEO of Collect'd and coaches founders and CEOs on board, funding, hiring and AI decisions.
Adam Pontrelli
Adam Pontrelli built AP World Marketing into a consumer products company selling to Costco, Walmart, and Target. He spent 14 years in Entrepreneurs' Organization in Los Angeles, including as past president, and now implements EOS for founders from Santa Monica.
Alex Freytag
Alex Freytag has led over 1,200 full-day EOS sessions and created ProfitWorks. He wrote three books, Vision Works, Profit Works, and Stretch Not Snap, and co-founded the EOS Conference.
Amy S. Courter
Amy S. Courter led 60,000+ airmen as a General Officer and has held CEO, COO, CIO, CFO, and CRO roles. She has self-implemented EOS in four businesses, the first with $250M in revenue, and coaches teams in Michigan.
Angela Kalemis
Angela Kalemis spent 17+ years at Booz Allen Hamilton, where she built systems that helped win $2B in government contracts. She has facilitated 500+ EOS sessions and co-authored the Data book in the Traction library.
Billy Lewis
Billy Lewis is a Professional EOS Implementer in Erie, Pennsylvania. He founded North Coast Processing, sold it to TreeHouse Foods, later opened restaurants through Red Letter Hospitality, and acquired HRI Commercial Kitchens in 2020.
CJ DuBe'
CJ DuBe' has led more than 1,800 EOS sessions for over 135 leadership teams after 35-plus years in business. She co-founded an HR consulting company that grew from $0 to $8M in three years and previously was regional sales manager for five divisions of an international corporation.
Carlton Nettleton
Carlton Nettleton is a former SVP of Product with more than 20 years in software who started his first business in 2009 and worked with well-known Silicon Valley companies. He now helps growth-oriented tech companies in Portugal with EOS and has spoken at more than sixty international events.
Catherine Juon
Catherine Juon was the Integrator of a marketing agency and grew up on a multi-generational family farm. She co-founded an organization that brings EOS to under-resourced communities in South Africa and wrote Internet Marketing Start-to-Finish.
Chris Carmouche
Chris Carmouche has spent over 30 years leading companies across seven industries and says he has helped owners create more than $500M in value. Since 2020 he has run over 500 EOS sessions with nearly 60 companies ranging from $3M to over $400M in revenue.
Chris Jones
Chris Jones started six companies and launched over 20 brands in Canada, including a sporting goods business that began with a football receiver's glove. He sold it after growing revenue 7 times with EOS, wrote Relentless AF, and has facilitated 450-plus full-day sessions for over 58 organizations.
Ciara Ungar
Ciara Ungar is a New York City-based executive and business coach with 17 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies and startups. She sits on the Forbes Coaches Council and serves as Interim President of the TechShift Alliance Board.
Corey Barker
Corey Barker is an executive and leadership coach based in Portland, Oregon, with 15+ years of experience, including leading organization readiness efforts at Apple and helping build three pre-IPO unicorns as Head of Learning and Leadership Development. He is a Hudson Institute-trained coach and ICF Associate Certified Coach.
Craig Hettrich
Craig Hettrich spent over 30 years in the food industry and led four companies from $8M to $420M in size. Since 2016 he has worked as an EOS implementer in Sacramento, with 60+ implementations.
Crystal Faulkner
Crystal Faulkner is a CPA who founded a boutique accounting and advisory firm and has 35+ years in business leadership. She has facilitated over 300 EOS sessions from Naples.
Curt Swindoll
Curt Swindoll has held C-level roles, started three businesses, and taught leadership at the master's level. From Plano he serves service businesses, technology firms, construction companies, and nonprofits, and is writing a book on EOS in nonprofits.
Damon Neth
Damon Neth has founded seven companies, acquired six, and worked 30+ years as an interim executive on Fortune 500 and 1000 transformations. He works from Austin with companies from 1 to over 1,000 employees and also teaches EOS workshops.
Dan Heuertz
Dan Heuertz has launched 13 companies over more than 40 years and has been an EOS implementer for 9.5 years with 60+ clients. He has been an EO member for 25+ years, with a global leadership role for over 10.
Dan Mallin
Dan Mallin founded and sold companies including Imaginet, Spot Buy Spot (to Comcast), and Magnet 360 (to Mindtree). He co-founded the MN Cup and now works from Edina as an EOS implementer for a select group of companies.
Dan Rose
Dan Rose has founded and sold four companies and co-founded Precision Dialogue and Vantage One, both sold to private equity. He teaches Scale Up Methodology at Ohio State and implements EOS from Cleveland.
Dan Singer
Dan Singer serves as an infantry leader in the Marine Corps Reserve and helped grow a business from $14M to $20M before its sale to private equity in 2019. He now implements EOS from Oakdale, New York.
Dan Wallace
Dan Wallace is a Harvard Business School graduate with a 40-year career in investment banking, strategy consulting, and operating businesses. He has been an EOS implementer since 2010 and has guided 100 companies from Downers Grove.
Daniel Davis
Daniel Davis was the first EOS implementer in APAC and has delivered more than 1,300 full-day sessions from Sydney. He started his first business at 21 and founded the regional EOS community in 2017.
Darren Hitchcock
Darren Hitchcock served in the Royal Air Force and has been an EOS integrator and implementer since 2012. He has two business exits and works from Northampton, England.
Daryl Braham
Daryl Braham has 40 years of experience leading companies, including 25+ years in construction and real estate, and has been a licensed coach for over 20 years. He wrote The Easy Button, a guide to EOS principles, and works from Fargo.
David Ingram
David Ingram has run Capital TechSearch since 2001 and was a three-time Inc 5000 honoree. He facilitated CEO peer groups for the VA Council of CEOs for 16 years and works from Richmond.
David King
David King spent 25 years in the leadership team of a CPA firm that grew from $2M to $40M. He is now a full-time EOS implementer in Birmingham, Alabama with over 500 sessions and 50+ leadership teams.
David Robinson
David Robinson was the first EOS implementer in Saskatchewan and came from his family's commercial glazing company. He is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor based in Saskatoon.
Dennis O'Donnell
Dennis O'Donnell is a Professional EOS Implementer based in Philadelphia who works with founder-led and family-owned companies. He co-founded a company that reached $13M and 40 people, with five Inc. 5000 awards, and lived through years when revenue fell 40%. He ran his companies on EOS for eight years and offers a pay-only-if-you-see-results guarantee.
Derek Pittak
Derek Pittak is a Certified EOS Implementer and EOS franchise owner near Cleveland, Ohio, with a focus on staffing and recruiting companies. He was COO of the $125M TalentLaunch network and led its EOS rollout as Integrator. Since starting his practice in 2019 he has held over 250 session days and implemented EOS at more than 35 companies.
Dina Jill Robinson
Dina Jill Robinson is a Professional EOS Implementer in Beverly Hills, Michigan, and CEO of Echo West Endeavors. She holds a master's in psychology and has a career spanning the music and film industries, staffing, and commercial real estate brokerages. She uses that psychology and counseling background when guiding entrepreneurial teams.
Dione Spiteri
Dione Spiteri is a Legacy EOS Implementer in Beverly Hills, California, with 15 years of EOS experience and 154 companies helped. She previously built and sold companies that made the Inc 500 list several years in a row, and 10 of the EOS companies she worked with were sold. She hosts an annual event on Necker Island and has a degree from Northwestern.
Don Maranca
Don Maranca is an Expert EOS Implementer in San Antonio, Texas, who has served over 100 entrepreneurial companies. He moved from Fortune 500 work to owning a The Alternative Board franchise in 2010, then adopted EOS in 2015. His own company was sold as a 100% ESOP, and he speaks and appears on podcasts.
Doug Andersen
Doug Andersen is a Certified EOS Implementer in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He has run businesses on EOS since 2010, including a professional services firm that grew from 40 to 400 employees. He also lived in Malaysia for three years and later led an international sales team that sold over $100MM of recreational boats in 72 countries.
Duncan Manley
Duncan Manley is a Certified EOS Implementer in Birmingham, Alabama, serving leadership teams across the Southeast. He worked seven years in consulting, then joined a client as an operations leader and integrated 15 companies while managing 85 to 130 people. He has since worked with over 60 leadership teams.
Dustin Behrens
Dustin Behrens is a Certified EOS Implementer in Lincoln, Nebraska. He worked five years at two large accounting firms, then served as CFO and President of a software and manufacturing startup that adopted EOS in 2011. He serves clients in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and New Mexico, and also works virtually.
Dwight Miller
Dwight Miller is a Certified EOS Implementer and Certified Exit Planner based in Spokane, Washington. He grew an HVAC business from a startup to $15 million in four years, earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 and a Seattle Magazine best workplace recognition. His clients include roofing and heating and cooling companies.
Eddie Russ
Eddie Russ is a Certified EOS Implementer in Austin, Texas. He spent 13 years in education as an English teacher, coach, Dean of Students, and Director of Athletics before launching Soccer Shots franchises in Austin and San Antonio in 2007. He adopted EOS in 2015 and exited the franchise in 2025.
Eli Itzkowitz
Eli Itzkowitz is a Professional EOS Implementer in Lakewood, New Jersey. He spent most of his career on company leadership teams before leaving to become an implementer, and has served businesses in Lakewood and Greater New York for five years. He speaks English and Yiddish and also gives keynotes and workshops.
Elizabeth Davis
Elizabeth Davis is an Expert EOS Implementer in Austin, Texas, who founded, funded, scaled, and sold a cloud computing company. She has led more than 500 sessions with leadership teams and hosts the podcast The Entrepreneur's Chair. She is also WPO Regional Lead for the U.S. Mid South and chairs two Austin chapters for women CEOs.
Eric Dykes
Eric Dykes is a Professional EOS Implementer in Jacksonville, Florida. He began as an engineer installing process control equipment in the pulp and paper industry, then co-founded an IT services company that made the Inc. 5000 five years running before a successful exit. He stayed with private equity for five years on acquisitions.
Eric Palmaer
Eric Palmaer is a Certified EOS Implementer in Bend, Oregon. After a chemical engineering degree and time at Procter and Gamble, he joined his father's company and grew it from $5M to $25M before selling it. He then became an award-winning CEO coach and peer group leader with more than 10,000 coaching hours.
Erick Garcia
Erick Garcia is a Professional EOS Implementer based in San Antonio, Texas, who works with leadership teams in the U.S. and Latin America. He has over 20 years of founding and scaling companies with three exits and started a consulting company in 2016. He founded the Houston chapter of ENRG, a community for Visionaries and Integrators.
Erik Kikuchi
Erik Kikuchi is a Certified EOS Implementer in Waterloo, Ontario, and an M&A advisor with STS Capital Partners. He bootstrapped three businesses, exited two, and grew a family business from $17M to $31M in three years while expanding into 21 countries. He wrote the book Worth and runs sessions from a dedicated room in Waterloo.
Erik Perkins
Erik Perkins is an Expert EOS Implementer in Grand Blanc, Michigan, with more than 1,000 sessions across over 100 teams. As Integrator he grew and sold Image One Corporation, which is referenced in the book Traction, and later served as President of a start-up now owned by Accenture. He also worked as a middle market advisor at Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Esther Mendlowitz
Esther Mendlowitz is the first Israel-based EOS Implementer. She is a former nationally ranked gymnast and coach who spent over a decade in magazine publishing, then built a book editing business and served as COO of two digital media nonprofits where she rolled out EOS. She has run three businesses on EOS.
Evan J. Blumenthal
Evan J. Blumenthal is a Certified EOS Implementer in Cedarhurst, New York. He exited a fifth-generation family business, spent over 25 years around Walmart and consumer packaged goods, and is also a Certified Outgrow Advisor and professional speaker. He started using EOS in his family business in 2016.
Felix Villanueva
Felix Villanueva is a Professional EOS Implementer who works in Spanish with companies in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. He founded three companies, served as General Manager in Peru, Central America, and the U.S., and has written more than 80 business columns for Diario Gestion. He spent over 15 years on planning work before adopting EOS.
Fernando Delgado
Fernando Delgado is a bilingual English and Spanish EOS Implementer in Orlando, Florida. He spent over 20 years in executive roles at Procter & Gamble, Darden Restaurants, and private equity firms, rising to CMO and Chief Growth Officer, then used EOS to turn around his own business.
Frankie O'Brien
Frankie O'Brien is a Certified EOS Implementer in Calgary, Alberta. He rose from a video store job to opening retail locations, then led a Canadian sporting goods distributor that lost 70% of its business before recovering to 7x revenue with EOS. He has grown four companies to number one market share in Canada.
Frederick Morrison
Frederick Morrison is a Professional EOS Implementer who founded a company and took it public within seven years. He later bought a flight school, expanded it into an aviation services group, and founded FinTech and property management companies, exiting them all within four years. He serves on the board of EO San Diego.
Frederik Evendt
Frederik Evendt is a Danish-born Professional EOS Implementer who works in Spanish with owners and CEOs in Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. He spent a decade at McKinsey, earned a Harvard MBA, and was hired by an investment fund as CEO of a Chilean company with 300 employees and $25M in revenue. He has been implementing EOS since 2024.
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| Coach | Focus | Works with | Based in | Hourly rate range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | Startups and founders | Founders and business owners and Professionals | $75 to $150 an hour | |
| Jay | Startups and founders | Founders and business owners and Managers | Bellevue, United States | $100 to $175 an hour |
| José | Professionals and Founders and business owners | $75 to $150 an hour | ||
| Lukas | Engineers and Founders and business owners | $75 to $150 an hour | ||
| Oussama | Startups and founders | Engineers and Founders and business owners | $75 to $150 an hour | |
| Adam Dexter | Startups and founders | Founders and business owners and Executives | $130 to $255 an hour | |
| Alex Zah | Scaling and growth and Marketing | Founders and business owners | Spain | $85 to $160 an hour |
| Deasha Carter | Startups and founders | Founders and business owners | Louisiana, United States | $190 to $275 an hour |
| Franco | Startups and founders | Founders and business owners and Professionals | Milan, Italy | $75 to $150 an hour |
| Julia | Professionals and Founders and business owners | $75 to $150 an hour | ||
| Kent | Professionals and Founders and business owners | $75 to $150 an hour | ||
| Luis | Engineers and Founders and business owners | $75 to $150 an hour | ||
| Vasu R. | Startups and founders | Founders and business owners and Executives | $80 to $175 an hour | |
| Yotam S. | Startups and founders | Founders and business owners | United States | $100 to $175 an hour |
| Zach S. | Startups and founders | Founders and business owners and Executives | Miami, United States | $100 to $175 an hour |
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Last updated September 2026.