Dave Bailey
CEO coach for venture-backed founders and scale-up CEOs
| Hourly rate range | $130 to $255 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTeam performanceBurnout and resilienceTransitions and new rolesScaling and growthStartups and foundersLeadership and team building |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Executives |
| Also coaches | Business coach |
| Practice | Founder Coach |
Dave Bailey is the founder of Founder Coach, a CEO coaching practice for venture-backed founders. He helps founder-CEOs of scale-ups align their teams and grow faster. He has coached over 250 CEOs across 26 countries, and those CEOs have raised $7.2Bn. His work is built on more than 500 visual frameworks that CEOs learn and then teach to their own teams. Clients start with a free five-minute assessment called the CEO Focus Finder.
What Dave helps with
Dave works with founder-CEOs whose company keeps changing and whose role changes with it. He helps them lead better and grow faster without burning out.
- Defining the CEO role as the company changes
- Becoming a better leader to the team
- Aligning the leadership team
- Growing faster as a venture-backed company
- Handling pressure and avoiding burnout
- Finding the main bottleneck in how a CEO leads
- Building a shared language across the company
Who Dave works with
Dave coaches founder-CEOs of venture-backed scale-ups. Many have raised capital and hired strong teams, yet feel progress is slow. They often feel unsure about their role, want to lead their people better, or feel worn down by the pace.
How Dave works
Coaching starts with the CEO Focus Finder, a free five-minute assessment. The CEO rates themselves against twelve statements of CEO excellence, sees their focus areas, and sets one priority. Dave then gives guidance on where to start. From there he uses visual frameworks, including the Founder Leadership Model, to find the bottleneck and solve it. CEOs can teach each framework to their team.
Background and qualifications
Dave Bailey is the CEO of Founder Coach. He has coached over 250 CEOs of venture-backed companies across 26 countries, and those CEOs have raised $7.2Bn. Over the years he has built more than 500 visual frameworks for scaling CEOs. He also created the Founder Leadership Model and the CEO Focus Finder, which draws on his years of coaching venture-backed CEOs.
Dave Bailey pricing
Programs and services
- CEO coaching for venture-backed founders
- Free CEO Focus Finder assessment
- Founder Leadership Model
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The CoachVouch take
Dave uses a library of more than 500 visual frameworks that CEOs can teach to their own teams.
Best for venture-backed founder-CEOs who want to align their teams and grow faster.
Common questions
How much does Dave Bailey charge?
Coaching with Dave runs $130 to $255 an hour. Message Dave from this page for an exact quote.
What does Dave Bailey help with?
Dave Bailey helps with defining the CEO role as the company changes, becoming a better leader to the team, aligning the leadership team and growing faster as a venture-backed company.
Does Dave Bailey work with venture-backed CEOs?
Yes. His practice is built for founder-CEOs of venture-backed scale-ups, and he has coached over 250 of them.
How do I contact Dave Bailey?
Send Dave a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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