Jakob Franzen
Executive coach for CEOs and senior leadership teams
| Hourly rate range | $200 to $350 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Executives and Founders and business owners |
| Also coaches | Life coach and Business coach |
| Credentials | ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC); SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP); HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR); Certified Compensation Professional (CCP); PMI Project Management Professional (PMP); Wiley Five Behaviors Certified Facilitator |
Jakob Franzen is an executive coach who works with CEOs, senior leaders and the teams they lead. He holds the ICF Master Certified Coach credential. Before coaching, he spent 30 years in leadership across biotech, software, healthcare, manufacturing and nonprofit. He owned P&Ls and led executive teams through business pivots. He offers private coaching and a 6 to 12 week Executive Team Reset for teams that have stalled. He takes on a small number of clients at a time.
What Jakob helps with
Jakob helps leaders make hard decisions under pressure and helps senior teams that have lost alignment. He also works with leaders facing big personal or career changes.
- Making decisions that have stayed open too long
- Regaining alignment when a senior team has stalled
- Navigating succession, restructuring or reinvention
- Stepping into a bigger role or wider scope
- Building executive presence and confidence
- Handling conflict, politics and organizational turbulence
- Recovering from burnout or rebuilding how you lead
- Fixing unclear roles and slow decision making on a team
Who Jakob works with
Jakob works with CEOs and senior leaders at turning points. Clients include leaders stepping into bigger roles, leaders dealing with conflict or organizational turbulence, and founders and entrepreneurs facing a major transition. He also works with whole senior teams that decide slowly, avoid conflict or have overlapping roles.
How Jakob works
The six-month coaching engagement includes two 50-minute sessions per month. It starts with goal alignment and an intake assessment. Clients get unlimited support between sessions. Stakeholder feedback is optional, and Jakob adds tools and frameworks as needed. The Executive Team Reset runs 6 to 12 weeks. It uses interviews, assessments and observation, then facilitated working sessions. It ends with agreements and accountability structures that keep the team aligned.
Background and qualifications
Jakob has 30 years of experience in leadership across biotech, software, healthcare, manufacturing and nonprofit organizations. He owned P&Ls, led executive teams and guided business pivots. He now coaches leaders and their teams as an ICF Master Certified Coach. His other credentials include SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Certified Compensation Professional and PMP. He is also a certified facilitator for Wiley Five Behaviors and Core Strengths.
Jakob Franzen pricing
Programs and services
- Six-month executive coaching engagement
- Executive Team Reset, 6 to 12 weeks
- Two 50-minute sessions per month
- Unlimited support between sessions
- Optional stakeholder feedback
Jakob Franzen reviews
The CoachVouch take
He coaches from 30 years of real executive experience, including P&L ownership, and also runs a structured reset program for stalled senior teams.
Best for CEOs and senior leaders, or their teams, who face a high-stakes decision or a stalled team.
Common questions
How much does Jakob Franzen charge?
Coaching with Jakob runs $200 to $350 an hour. Message Jakob from this page for an exact quote.
What does Jakob Franzen help with?
Jakob Franzen helps with making decisions that have stayed open too long, regaining alignment when a senior team has stalled, navigating succession, restructuring or reinvention and stepping into a bigger role or wider scope.
Is Jakob Franzen certified?
Jakob Franzen lists: ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC); SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP); HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR); Certified Compensation Professional (CCP); PMI Project Management Professional (PMP); Wiley Five Behaviors Certified Facilitator.
Does Jakob Franzen coach teams as well as individuals?
Yes. He coaches individual executives one on one. He also runs the Executive Team Reset, a 6 to 12 week program for senior teams.
Is there support between sessions?
Yes. The six-month coaching engagement includes unlimited support between sessions, along with two 50-minute sessions per month.
How do I contact Jakob Franzen?
Send Jakob a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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