Mike Harris
Executive coach for founders and marketing leaders
| Hourly rate range | $130 to $255 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentStrategy and decision makingTransitions and new rolesScaling and growthMarketingStartups and foundersPromotions and advancement |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Executives |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Career coach |
| Credentials | Owen Graduate School of Management (Vanderbilt) |
| Practice | Harris CMO Partners |
Mike Harris is an executive coach who helps founders and rising executives with strategy, marketing and career growth. He spent 25+ years in executive leadership and 30 years building marketing teams at B2B and technology companies. He has owned P&Ls over $100 million and pitched venture and private equity firms on Sand Hill Road. His marketing work contributed to four company exits, including DataFrameworks, which Dell Technologies acquired.
What Mike helps with
Mike works with leaders on strategy, marketing and career challenges. He helps them build plans to grow revenue and careers.
- Building go-to-market strategies from scratch
- Running marketing operations for strong execution
- Getting a company ready for investor and board review
- Leading and scaling global marketing teams
- Steering a company through growth, turnaround or transition
- Preparing for a product launch or acquisition
- Seeing marketing and career problems in a fresh way
Who Mike works with
Mike coaches founders and rising executives. He has coached dozens of CEOs, CMOs and marketing leaders. He also mentored MBA students for four years.
Background and qualifications
Mike Harris spent 25+ years in executive leadership and 30 years building and leading marketing teams for B2B and technology companies. He held CMO and senior executive roles at Fortune 500 and growth-stage firms in SaaS, enterprise software, IT solutions, data storage and data analytics. He has owned P&Ls over $100 million and worked with boards. His marketing leadership contributed to four exits: Givful, MEDarchon, DataFrameworks and Anacomp's Magnetics Division. He studied at Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management and runs Harris CMO Partners.
Mike Harris pricing
Programs and services
- Executive coaching
- Career coaching
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The CoachVouch take
He coaches from experience as a CMO who owned P&Ls over $100 million and helped drive four company exits.
Best for founders and rising executives who want a coach who has built strategy, run operations and faced the board.
Common questions
How much does Mike Harris charge?
Coaching with Mike runs $130 to $255 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Mike Harris help with?
Mike Harris helps with building go-to-market strategies from scratch, running marketing operations for strong execution, getting a company ready for investor and board review and leading and scaling global marketing teams.
Is Mike Harris certified?
Mike Harris lists: Owen Graduate School of Management (Vanderbilt).
Has Mike Harris worked with company boards and investors?
Yes. He has sat with boards and pitched venture and private equity firms on Sand Hill Road and in New York.
What kinds of companies has Mike Harris worked in?
He has worked in B2B and technology companies across SaaS, enterprise software, IT solutions, data storage and data analytics.
How do I contact Mike Harris?
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