Ken Norton
Executive coach for senior product leaders
| Hourly rate range | $175 to $325 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Executives and Managers |
| Also coaches | Career coach |
| Based in | United States |
| Sessions | Online |
| Practice | Bring the Donuts |
Ken Norton is an executive coach for product leaders. He works with people who hold the most senior product role at their company. He also writes and speaks about product management and product leadership. His blog, Bring the Donuts, holds essays on topics like hiring product managers and long-term product vision. Coaching runs for a minimum of six months. His clients include product leaders at Asana and Whole Foods Market.
What Ken helps with
Ken helps senior product leaders who feel the weight of a harder role. He works on the inner struggles that come with being the top product person.
- Feeling lonely or isolated in a senior role
- Second-guessing yourself and decision paralysis
- Handling rising pressure and intensity
- Doubting you deserve your position
- Adjusting to a new role as the most senior product leader
- Getting clear on goals and values
- Increasing leadership capacity
Who Ken works with
Ken coaches senior product leaders. Many are the most senior product person in their company, often in a new role. His clients include an SVP and GM of AI and a VP of Product and E-Commerce. They come to him when the pressure of the job feels heavy or lonely.
Background and qualifications
Ken Norton is an executive coach, writer, and speaker focused on product management and product leadership. He publishes essays on his blog, Bring the Donuts. Popular posts cover how to hire a product manager, building products at Stripe, long-term product vision, and dual career paths for product managers. He also speaks on product topics. His coaching clients include senior product leaders at Asana and Whole Foods Market.
Ken Norton pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one executive coaching with a 6-month minimum
- Intro call after a short questionnaire
Ken Norton reviews
The CoachVouch take
Writes widely read essays on product management and coaches only senior product leaders.
Best for the top product leader at a company who feels isolated or under pressure in the role.
Common questions
How much does Ken Norton charge?
Coaching with Ken runs $175 to $325 an hour. Message Ken from this page for an exact quote.
What does Ken Norton help with?
Ken Norton helps with feeling lonely or isolated in a senior role, second-guessing yourself and decision paralysis, handling rising pressure and intensity and doubting you deserve your position.
Does Ken Norton coach online?
Ken is based in United States. Sessions are online.
How long does coaching with Ken Norton last?
Coaching has a 6-month minimum. Pricing is custom.
How do I contact Ken Norton?
Send Ken a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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