Brian Wang
Executive coach for early stage startup founders, remote in the USA
| Hourly rate range | $175 to $325 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | CEO and founder coachingTeam performanceLeadership developmentConflict and difficult conversationsStrategy and decision makingStartups and foundersLeadership and team buildingHigh performers |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Executives |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Performance coach |
| Based in | United States |
| Sessions | Online |
| Practice | Dashing Leadership |
Brian Wang is an executive coach who works with early stage startup founders. He helps founders who can build product learn how to build a team and a company that runs without them. Brian founded and sold Fitocracy, a large fitness social network. He later led product work at Credit Karma and Eaze as they scaled. He coaches remotely across the USA through his practice, Dashing Leadership. His focus is decisions, hard conversations, and team standards.
What Brian helps with
Brian works with founders who are stuck as the bottleneck in their own company. He helps them move from doing everything to leading a team.
- Building a team that takes real ownership
- Giving direct feedback early and often
- Turning unspoken standards into shared culture
- Making faster decisions and ending waffling
- Setting who makes which decisions and when
- Handling board pressure without spiraling
- Managing imposter syndrome and overconfidence
- Staying grounded when triggered
Who Brian works with
Brian works with early stage founders who have proven they can build a product. They are now learning to lead a team. Many are the bottleneck in their company.
How Brian works
Brian's work centers on three areas. The first is building a team that performs, including clear standards for high performance and regular direct feedback. The second is decision making, including frameworks for who owns which decisions. The third is the inner game, where founders learn to spot their patterns when triggered and build practices to stay grounded. Engagements run month to month.
Background and qualifications
Brian founded and sold Fitocracy, one of the largest fitness social networks of its time. He later led product initiatives at Credit Karma and Eaze while both companies were scaling. He has been both the bottleneck CEO and the scaling leader. Today he coaches early stage startup founders through that same shift at Dashing Leadership.
Brian Wang pricing
Programs and services
- Monthly executive coaching engagements
- Remote coaching across the USA
- Schedule a call to start
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The CoachVouch take
Brian is a former founder who sold Fitocracy and later led product at Credit Karma and Eaze, so he coaches from firsthand experience.
Best for early stage founders who are the bottleneck in their company and want to build a team that performs without them.
Common questions
How much does Brian Wang charge?
Coaching with Brian runs $175 to $325 an hour. Message Brian from this page for an exact quote.
What does Brian Wang help with?
Brian Wang helps with building a team that takes real ownership, giving direct feedback early and often, turning unspoken standards into shared culture and making faster decisions and ending waffling.
Does Brian Wang coach online?
Brian is based in United States. Sessions are online.
What stage of founder does Brian coach?
Brian coaches early stage founders who have proven they can build product. They are now learning to lead a team.
How do I contact Brian Wang?
Send Brian a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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