Roger OBrien
Leadership and performance coach for senior professionals in West Palm Beach
| Rate | $400 to $800 per hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTeam performanceStrategy and decision makingLeadership and team buildingStartups and foundersHigh performers |
| Works with | Executives, Founders and business owners and Professionals |
| Also coaches | Business coach and Performance coach |
| Based in | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| Credentials | MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; BS in Nuclear Engineering, New York University |
| Practice | O'Brien Associates |
Roger OBrien is a leadership, performance and business coach in West Palm Beach, Florida. He works with senior professionals and business owners. He is president of O'Brien Associates, a management consulting firm founded in 1999. Before coaching, he was a COO, a CEO and a CFO. He was also an early officer at Sun Microsystems. His focus areas include organization development, talent development and culture change.
What Roger helps with
Roger helps senior professionals and business owners get more from their skills and their teams. His work centers on leadership, performance and changing company culture.
- Changing a top-down culture into a team culture
- Organization development
- Talent development
- Strategic planning
- Interim general management
- Executive search
- Performance coaching for senior leaders
Who Roger works with
Roger works with senior professionals and business owners. His consulting firm also serves companies that need leadership help at the organizational level. One client was a utility company that needed to move from autocratic leadership to teamwork.
Background and qualifications
Roger began his career as a staff physicist at Combustion Engineering, working on nuclear power reactors. He later held finance roles at Xerox and in the venture capital unit of Exxon. He was CFO of a $750 million unit of Tenneco Automotive and an early officer at Sun Microsystems. He served as CEO of Holotek Ltd. and COO of Ultralife Batteries. He holds an MBA from Wharton and a nuclear engineering degree from NYU. He sits on two company boards and teaches graduate courses at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Roger OBrien pricing
Programs and services
- Performance coaching
- Leadership coaching
- Interim general management
- Strategic planning
- Free consultation
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The CoachVouch take
Roger has held CEO, COO and CFO roles and helped sell two companies before becoming a coach.
Best for senior leaders and business owners who want to change company culture and build stronger teams.
Roger's rate sits above the range most executive coaches charge ($102 to $239 an hour).
Common questions
How much does Roger OBrien charge?
Roger OBrien's rate is $400 to $800 per hour.
What does Roger OBrien help with?
Roger OBrien helps with changing a top-down culture into a team culture, organization development, talent development and strategic planning.
Is Roger OBrien certified?
Roger OBrien lists: MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; BS in Nuclear Engineering, New York University.
Has Roger OBrien led companies himself?
Yes. He was CEO of Holotek Ltd. and COO of Ultralife Batteries. He was also CFO of a $750 million unit of Tenneco Automotive.
Can Roger help change a company's culture?
Yes. He led a culture change at Rochester Gas & Electric, moving leaders from a top-down style to working as a team.
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