Andreas Pettersson
Executive coach for founders and CEOs scaling to 8 figures
| Hourly rate range | $175 to $325 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentStrategy and decision makingBurnout and resilienceScaling and growthStartups and foundersLeadership and team building |
| Works with | Founders and business owners, Executives and Managers |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Health coach |
| Based in | Orange County, California, United States |
| Practice | Leaders ADAPT |
Andreas Pettersson is an executive coach who helps founders and CEOs scale their companies from seven to eight figures. He is a former Canon CEO and the founder of Leaders ADAPT, based in Orange County, California. He offers a CEO Mastermind, an AI Leadership Mastermind, and one-on-one strategic coaching. His work centers on the ADAPT framework, a five-step method for fixing how a leader runs the business.
What Andreas helps with
Andreas works with leaders who have grown fast and now need to change how they lead. He helps them stop being the bottleneck in their own company.
- Making decisions faster
- Delegating with confidence
- Removing yourself as the constant bottleneck
- Scaling from seven to eight figures without burnout
- Stepping out of day-to-day operations
- Building a scalable operating cadence
- Taking on bigger scope and visibility as a VP or senior director
Who Andreas works with
Andreas works with three groups. Thriving leaders are CEOs and founders reaching seven to eight figure scale without burnout. Growing leaders are VPs and senior directors taking on bigger scope and more visibility. Aspiring leaders are people building the confidence to lead.
How Andreas works
Andreas uses the ADAPT framework, which has five steps: Awareness, Direction, Action, Purpose, and Transformation. Clients first see the value they bring as a leader. Then they direct their energy to where they add the most value and delegate the rest. They act by building up their team and stepping out of daily operations. Purpose and personal and professional change follow. The CEO Mastermind runs as a small, confidential peer group capped at 12, with one-on-one coaching included.
Background and qualifications
Andreas Pettersson is the founder of Leaders ADAPT. He is an executive coach and keynote speaker based in Orange County, California. He is a former CEO of Canon. He now uses that leadership experience to advise founders and CEOs who are scaling their companies. He built the ADAPT framework, which guides leaders through five steps to fix their leadership architecture.
Andreas Pettersson pricing
Programs and services
- CEO Mastermind, a small confidential peer group capped at 12 with 1:1 included
- 1:1 Strategic Coaching
- AI Executive Mastermind
- 5-Minute Leader
- Discovery call
Andreas Pettersson reviews
The CoachVouch take
A former Canon CEO who coaches founders through his own five-step ADAPT framework.
Best for founders and CEOs at seven to eight figures who want to delegate more and stop being the bottleneck.
Common questions
How much does Andreas Pettersson charge?
Coaching with Andreas runs $175 to $325 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Andreas Pettersson help with?
Andreas Pettersson helps with making decisions faster, delegating with confidence, removing yourself as the constant bottleneck and scaling from seven to eight figures without burnout.
What is the ADAPT framework?
ADAPT is a five-step leadership framework: Awareness, Direction, Action, Purpose, and Transformation. It is built to fix the leadership architecture that holds a leader back.
How big are the CEO Mastermind groups?
The groups are capped at 12 people. One-on-one coaching is included.
How do I contact Andreas Pettersson?
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