Hugo Velazco
Executive and leadership coach for high-stakes decisions in Torrance, California
| Hourly rate range | $170 to $240 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Executives, Founders and business owners, Professionals and Veterans |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Career coach |
| Based in | Torrance, California, United States |
| Credentials | PhD in Business Psychology; ICF Professional Certified Coach; BS; MS |
Hugo Velazco is an executive and leadership coach in Torrance, California. He helps leaders, professionals, founders and veterans who carry heavy responsibility and need clarity before a big decision. He holds a PhD in Business Psychology and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach. His background includes military service, human resources and organizational systems. He created Judgment Intelligence, a framework for sound judgment under pressure. He offers a 30-minute private conversation as a starting point.
What Hugo helps with
Hugo works with people who face a consequential decision or long stretches of pressure. He helps them see the situation more clearly before they act.
- Revisiting the same decision without gaining clarity
- Separating urgency from importance
- Making decisions when responsibility feels heavy
- Career or organizational change and uncertainty
- Sustained pressure and competing priorities
- Deciding when certainty is not available
Who Hugo works with
Clients are leaders, professionals, founders and veterans who carry meaningful responsibility. Some face one immediate decision. Others deal with ongoing pressure, competing priorities, career transition, organizational uncertainty, or choices that affect other people.
How Hugo works
Hugo does not tell clients what to choose. He helps them examine what shapes their judgment so they can see a situation clearly. His framework is Judgment Intelligence, the human capability to exercise sound judgment under pressure. He offers a private, confidential space to think honestly.
Background and qualifications
Hugo holds a PhD in Business Psychology and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach. He also holds a BS and an MS. His background includes military service, human resources, organizational systems, research, coaching and executive advisory. He is the creator of Judgment Intelligence, which he describes as the human capability to exercise sound judgment under pressure. He has studied through University of California, Davis Extension.
Hugo Velazco pricing
Programs and services
- Free consultation
- The Hidden Side of Decisions, a 30-minute private conversation
- One-on-one coaching and advisory
Hugo Velazco reviews
The CoachVouch take
Created Judgment Intelligence, a framework focused on sound judgment under pressure.
Best for leaders and founders who are stuck on a high-stakes decision and want a confidential place to think it through.
Common questions
How much does Hugo Velazco charge?
Coaching with Hugo runs $170 to $240 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Hugo Velazco help with?
Hugo Velazco helps with revisiting the same decision without gaining clarity, separating urgency from importance, making decisions when responsibility feels heavy and career or organizational change and uncertainty.
Is Hugo Velazco certified?
Hugo Velazco lists: PhD in Business Psychology; ICF Professional Certified Coach; BS; MS.
Does Hugo Velazco work with veterans?
Yes. Veterans are among the groups he names as clients, along with leaders, professionals and founders.
How can someone start working with Hugo Velazco?
He offers The Hidden Side of Decisions, a focused 30-minute private conversation about one consequential decision or situation.
How do I contact Hugo Velazco?
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