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Compare 1,932 executive coaches. Besides their main focus, the most common focus areas are leadership development, team performance, CEO and founder coaching and strategy and decision making. They most often work with founders and business owners, executives and professionals. Most charge $125 to $275 per hour or session.

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Caroline Webb, executive coach in United Kingdom

Caroline Webb

Executive and leadership coach for CEOs and senior leaders · United Kingdom

Caroline Webb is an executive coach who works with CEOs and senior leaders. She is an economist, a former McKinsey partner, and the author of Leadership Intelligence and How To Have A Good Day. She has 25 years of experience advising leaders around the world. She takes on a small number of individual clients each year, mostly at C-Suite level. Her coaching draws on behavioral science, psychology and neuroscience.

$150 to $265 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTransitions and new roles
Adam Kanner, executive coach

Adam Kanner

Executive coach for founders and CEOs, focused on AI and strategy

Adam Kanner coaches founders and CEOs on hard business decisions, with a focus on AI strategy. He has founded five companies over 25 years and is the sitting CEO of Collect'd, which builds secure data infrastructure for personal AI. He also spent three years inside the NBA league office building its CRM and analytics function. He co-founded ScoreBig, a ticket marketplace that worked with about a third of major pro sports teams. He has raised more than $100 million.

$130 to $255 an hour
CEO and founder coachingStrategy and decision makingLeadership development
Al Vazquez, executive coach in Ithaca

Al Vazquez

Executive and leadership coach in Ithaca, New York · Ithaca, New York, United States

Al Vazquez is an executive, leadership and entrepreneurship coach in Ithaca, New York. He helps people with vision build the strength to make a better world for themselves and others. Al has over 20 years in leadership. He is a former technology executive and a social entrepreneur. His clients come from many industries and life paths. What they share is a wish to live and work with purpose.

$250 to $750 per hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentExecutive presence and communication

Alec Pearson

Executive coach for senior leaders and founders in London · London, England, United Kingdom

Alec Pearson is an executive coach in London who works with senior leaders, founders and SME leaders. He brings 30+ years of commercial experience, including senior leadership, building and running businesses, and serving as a Non-Executive Director and Board Advisor. He coaches one-to-one and works with leadership teams. He also offers three structured 12-month programmes with progress tracking on a coaching platform called 51 North.

$150 to $265 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTeam performance
Alicia Gaspar, executive coach in Spain

Alicia Gaspar

Business and career coach for global teams and leaders in Spain · Spain

Alicia Gaspar is a business and career coach based in Spain. She helps managers, business owners and global teams with communication, work-life balance and leadership. Before coaching, she spent more than fifteen years in film and TV production, working with teams from around the world. She has lived in many countries and coaches on global mobility and company moves. She holds an ACC credential from the International Coaching Federation.

$145 to $275 an hour
Leadership developmentTeam performanceConflict and difficult conversations
Amit Ghosh, executive coach

Amit Ghosh

Executive coach for tech founders and senior corporate leaders · Online

Amit Ghosh is an executive coach who works with tech founders and senior corporate leaders. He has coached more than 100 executives, including co-founders and C-level leaders at fintech, logistics, gaming and lending companies. He holds the ICF PCC credential and runs Conscious Reboot. He mixes Western coaching methods with mindfulness, Buddhist teachings and breathwork. He also served as a board director and as a chief technology officer.

$150 to $300 an hour
CEO and founder coachingExecutive presence and communicationLeadership development
Anastasia Evstigneeva, executive coach in Lisbon

Anastasia Evstigneeva

Leadership and entrepreneurship coach for business professionals in Lisbon · Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Anastasia Evstigneeva is a leadership, entrepreneurship and team coach in Lisbon, Portugal. She helps business professionals in transition, including new leaders, new entrepreneurs, founders who are scaling and senior managers. She spent 15 years in senior roles in financial markets and sales. She holds master's degrees in psychology and economics. She also works as an organisational psychologist and runs team diagnostics for organisations.

$171 to $228 per hour
New managersLeadership developmentTeam performance
Andrea Millinder, executive coach

Andrea Millinder

Accountability and leadership coach for team leads and founders

Andrea Millinder is an accountability and leadership coach who works with team leaders, founders and people building personal projects. She spent 20 years in leadership, operations and project management in the SaaS and technology industry. That time was spent helping start-ups and small businesses grow and scale. She earned her ICF Associate Certified Coach credential in July 2025 and holds an MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship.

$145 to $275 an hour
Leadership developmentTeam performanceTransitions and new roles
Andrew Jones, executive coach in Singapore

Andrew Jones

Executive and career coach for senior leaders in Singapore · Singapore, Singapore · Online and in person

Andrew Jones is an executive coach, career coach and leadership educator in Singapore. He helps senior leaders, executives, managers and mid-career professionals with executive presence, stakeholder influence, career strategy and leadership effectiveness. He has over 14 years of experience and works with leaders at multinational companies and with entrepreneurs. He is a certified facilitator for MBTI, EQ-i 2.0 and Hogan. Clients meet him on Zoom or face to face in Singapore.

$160 to $275 an hour
Executive presence and communicationLeadership developmentTransitions and new roles
Andy Lopata, executive coach in United Kingdom

Andy Lopata

Relationship strategist, author and speaker for leaders and organisations in the UK · United Kingdom

Andy Lopata is a relationship strategist, speaker and mentor who helps leaders and organisations build stronger professional relationships. He created The Relationship Matrix, a framework for finding and strengthening the contacts that matter most to a goal. He has written six books, including The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring. He has worked with Google, PayPal, HSBC and the BBC. He was named to the 2026 Thinkers50 Coaches50 list.

$125 to $225 an hour
Executive presence and communicationLeadership developmentTeam performance
Andy Sparks, executive coach in United States

Andy Sparks

Executive coach for startup founders and CEOs · United States · Online

Andy Sparks is an executive coach for startup founders and CEOs. He also works with their executive teams. He co-founded Mattermark and Holloway, and he has been a startup CEO twice and a COO once. He has coached since 2020. He has worked with over 60 people for more than 1,800 hours. He carries 15 to 20 clients at a time. His clients are usually venture-backed B2B software companies.

$175 to $325 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTeam performance
Angela Knight, executive coach in Virginia

Angela Knight

Executive and career coach for leaders and businesses in Virginia · Virginia, United States

Angela Knight is an executive and career coach who helps leaders, teams and growing businesses adapt to change. She spent 30 years as a retail executive at brands like The Limited, Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret, Pier 1 Imports and Ulta Beauty. She now coaches individual leaders and consults for organizations. Her work centers on agility, resilience and the Energy Leadership Index assessment. She works from Virginia.

$225 to $300 an hour
Leadership developmentTeam performanceBurnout and resilience
Anna Cuglietta, executive coach

Anna Cuglietta

Executive and leadership coach for leaders, teams and entrepreneurs · Online and in person

Anna Cuglietta is an executive and leadership coach who works with leaders, teams and entrepreneurs. She spent over 20 years as a senior Human Resources leader in national and international organizations before she became a coach. She has coached leaders in healthcare, transportation, construction, public education, insurance and non-profit work. She is a certified Dare to Lead facilitator and an Integrative Enneagram Practitioner. She also co-founded Women Leading, a 12-week program for women.

$145 to $275 an hour
Leadership developmentTeam performanceExecutive presence and communication
Anna Gibbs, executive coach in Wallkill

Anna Gibbs

Executive and leadership coach for founders and executives in Wallkill, NY · Wallkill, New York, United States

Anna Gibbs is an executive and leadership coach in Wallkill, New York. She helps executives, founders, and entrepreneurs build clarity, confidence, and stronger leadership. She brings more than 30 years of leadership and business experience. She also works as a speaker and business strategist. Anna created two programs, The Leadership Advantage and The Leadership Alignment Intensive. She hosts the Monday Morning Mojo podcast and wrote the book Getting Back to You.

$800 to $1,000 per hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentExecutive presence and communication
Annatjie Wessels, executive coach in Pretoria

Annatjie Wessels

Executive and business coach for corporate leaders in South Africa · Pretoria, South Africa

Annatjie Wessels is an executive and business coach in Pretoria, South Africa. She coaches CEOs, directors, heads of divisions and middle managers, as well as entrepreneurs and business owners. She has 35 years of corporate and small business experience. In 2004 she founded Dodici Capital Solutions, a people development company. She holds a PCC credential with ICF and is an ACMC Meta Coach with Neuro Semantics. She also coaches community leaders and trains new coaches.

$125 to $230 an hour
Leadership developmentNew managersTransitions and new roles
Anne Welsh, executive coach in Cambridge

Anne Welsh

Executive coach for women in biotech, healthcare, STEM and law · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · Online

Anne Welsh is an executive and leadership coach who helps women leaders in biotech, IT, STEM, healthcare and law. She is also a licensed psychologist with a doctorate in counseling psychology. She worked as a psychologist at Harvard University Health Services. She coaches online, and she also offers parental leave coaching and team coaching. Her clients include founders, physicians, scientists and senior leaders. She works with people and teams in the US and abroad.

$160 to $225 an hour
Executive presence and communicationLeadership developmentWomen in leadership
Apurva Garware, executive coach

Apurva Garware

Product management coach for founders and product leaders

Apurva Garware is a product management coach who works with founders and product leaders. She has 17 years of experience and has led P&Ls of more than $300M. She shipped products at Amazon, Microsoft and Upwork. She most recently served as Chief Product Officer at Invisible Technologies, an AI-native scale-up. Her coaching covers product strategy, building with AI, and clear one-slide storytelling for boards and teams.

$100 to $175 an hour
Leadership developmentTech and engineering leadersStrategy and decision making
Barb Bidan, executive coach in Leland

Barb Bidan

Executive and leadership coach with 25 years in HR leadership · Leland

Barb Bidan is an executive and leadership coach who works with senior leaders, emerging executives and high-potential professionals. She is also a Chief Human Resources Officer and board advisor with more than 25 years of experience beside CEOs and senior teams. She has led global people and culture work in scaling companies and large enterprises. Her background includes organizational design, M&A integration and large-scale change. She is based in Leland.

$100 to $175 an hour
Leadership developmentTransitions and new rolesStrategy and decision making
Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills, executive coach

Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills

Executive and leadership coach working with neurodiverse leaders

Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills is a leadership coach who works with executives, leaders, business owners and people going through career transitions. Over half of her executive and leadership clients are ADHD or neurodiverse. She has helped more than 2,125 companies, businesses and individuals since 2002. She also works as a nonprofit compliance director in Camden, NJ, and hosts a weekly streaming talk show. Earlier she worked for the SBA and for HUD.

$125 to $230 an hour
Leadership developmentTransitions and new rolesEmotional intelligence

Barbara Bouchet

Communication and conflict coach for executives and business owners

Barbara Bouchet is a communication and conflict coach who works with executives, business owners, professionals and leaders. She is President of Contact Point Associates LLC and has run her own business since 1980. She has coached leaders at Amazon, Microsoft, Costco, Starbucks and other large companies. She also wrote a leadership book and created a board game and training called The Contact-Zone. Her work covers executive presence, conflict, influence and negotiation.

$100 to $175 an hour
Leadership developmentExecutive presence and communicationEmotional intelligence
Belinda Joseph-Pirame, executive coach

Belinda Joseph-Pirame

Online executive coach for leaders at risk of stress and burnout · Online

Belinda Joseph-Pirame is an executive coach who helps senior leaders, HR professionals, business owners and entrepreneurs reach big goals without burning out. She is also an Existential and CBT psychotherapist and a workplace wellbeing consultant. She has 23 years of experience and spent 12 years in leadership herself, until burnout led her to step away. She offers discreet online coaching through her practice, Eudaimonic Therapy & Coaching.

$100 to $175 an hour
Burnout and resilienceLeadership developmentWomen in leadership
Bikram Gupta Sarma, executive coach

Bikram Gupta Sarma

Executive and emotional intelligence coach for technology leaders

Bikram Gupta Sarma is an executive and emotional intelligence coach who works with technology leaders, technology startups and companies looking for growth. He has three and a half decades in technology. He was a Vice President at Oracle for multiple products and led global operations teams in 6 countries. He has also founded multiple companies and managed teams of 3000 people. He holds an ICF ACC credential.

$130 to $225 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTeam performance
Brad J. Henderson, executive coach in Toronto

Brad J. Henderson

Executive coach for C-suite leaders and founders in Toronto · Toronto, Canada

Brad J. Henderson runs Consistency Edge, an executive coaching practice in Toronto. He coaches C-suite leaders, senior executives and growth-focused founders who face high-stakes decisions. He brings 45 years of leadership experience and wrote the book The Consistency Effect. His work follows five pillars, from clarity in complexity to sustainable performance. He also helps executives plan their next career move. He takes a select number of executives each quarter.

$150 to $275 an hour
CEO and founder coachingExecutive presence and communicationLeadership development
Brian Wang, executive coach in United States

Brian Wang

Executive coach for early stage startup founders, remote in the USA · United States · Online

Brian Wang is an executive coach who works with early stage startup founders. He helps founders who can build product learn how to build a team and a company that runs without them. Brian founded and sold Fitocracy, a large fitness social network. He later led product work at Credit Karma and Eaze as they scaled. He coaches remotely across the USA through his practice, Dashing Leadership. His focus is decisions, hard conversations, and team standards.

$175 to $325 an hour
CEO and founder coachingTeam performanceLeadership development
Bryan Stewart, executive coach

Bryan Stewart

Executive and leadership coach for executives, founders and veterans

Bryan Stewart is an executive and leadership coach who works with executives, entrepreneurs, transitioning veterans and high-potential leaders. He is a former military officer and corporate executive with over two decades of leadership experience in healthcare, medical devices and startups. He has guided hundreds of senior leaders and emerging talent. He also holds governance credentials from the Private Directors Association, covering private companies, private equity portfolios and ESOPs.

$110 to $200 an hour
Executive presence and communicationTeam performanceEmotional intelligence
Cameron Herold, executive coach in Canada

Cameron Herold

CEO and COO coach, keynote speaker and author · Canada

Cameron Herold coaches CEOs and COOs on growing their companies. He has helped leaders scale businesses since 2000. He wrote The Second in Command and 6 other bestselling books. He also speaks at events and has been paid to speak in 29 countries and on all 7 continents. He runs the COO Alliance, a community and mastermind group built for second-in-command leaders. He offers both one-on-one and group coaching.

$150 to $275 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership development

Cameron Herold

Peer community and training for COOs and second-in-command leaders · Online and in person

Cameron Herold runs COO Alliance, a peer community and training group for COOs and second-in-command leaders. He was COO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, where revenue grew from $2 million to $106 million in six years. Members meet in monthly online mastermind calls and at live events. The group has 600+ COOs from companies with at least $2 million in revenue. Cameron also wrote six books and hosts the Second-in-Command Podcast.

$100 to $175 an hour
Leadership developmentTeam performanceExecutive presence and communication
Carl Shawn Watkins, executive coach in New Jersey

Carl Shawn Watkins

Diversity and executive coach for leaders in New Jersey · New Jersey, United States

Carl Shawn Watkins is a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant and executive coach in New Jersey. He works with CEOs, entrepreneurs, executives and other leaders. His focus is vulnerability in leadership. In the last 25 years he has trained over 1000 leaders and coached over 200 senior executives. He founded his own consulting firm and holds leadership experience from both public and private sectors. He is also a law student studying business and corporate law.

$175 to $325 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership development
Catherine Gray, executive coach in Bristol

Catherine Gray

Leadership and strengths-based coach for teams and organisations in Bristol · Bristol, United Kingdom

Catherine Gray is a leadership coach who helps organisations, teams, managers and founders get better results and keep their top talent. She has coached since 2016. She started with purpose, identity and goal setting, and now helps leaders find their strengths. She uses the CliftonStrengths tool and builds plans around client data. She also works as a facilitator, consultant and strategist. She is based in Bristol, UK.

$120 to $215 an hour
Leadership developmentTeam performanceAssessments (360, DISC, CliftonStrengths)
Catherine Solas Nguyen, executive coach in Vietnam

Catherine Solas Nguyen

Executive and business coach for leaders and teams in Vietnam · Vietnam

Catherine Solas Nguyen is an executive and business coach in Vietnam. She helps leaders, teams and business owners through coaching, strategy or a mix of both. Before coaching, she spent 30 years in marketing, business development and community engagement across retail, F&B and education. She is an ICF-certified coach and a Wiley partner for Everything DiSC and The Five Behaviors. She also works as a marketing consultant and runs team development programs.

$145 to $275 an hour
Leadership developmentTeam performanceAssessments (360, DISC, CliftonStrengths)
Charu Agrawal, executive coach

Charu Agrawal

Product management and executive coach for tech leaders

Charu Agrawal is a product management and executive coach who helps tech leaders, founders and parents with their careers and their lives outside work. Charu is a Senior Director of Product Management at Salesforce, where the work centers on Missionforce, a business unit for defense, aerospace and national security. Earlier years were spent leading teams at Microsoft. Coaching sessions run peer to peer, mixing a product leader's analytical mindset with a supportive style.

$100 to $175 an hour
New managersLeadership developmentTech and engineering leaders
Chase Murdock, executive coach in Salt Lake City

Chase Murdock

Executive coach for CEOs and small business owners in Utah · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Chase Murdock is an executive coach who advises CEOs and business owners through Patina Capital, his investment and advisory firm. He is also the CEO of Decada Group, a Salt Lake City holding company that buys small businesses and holds them for the long term. He has completed multiple acquisitions and operated the companies afterward. He takes on a small number of clients so he can build deep context over time.

$175 to $325 an hour
CEO and founder coachingStrategy and decision making
Cherry Rose Tan, executive coach in United States

Cherry Rose Tan

Executive and founder coach focused on mental fitness and burnout · United States

Cherry Rose Tan is a coach and keynote speaker who helps founders and leaders build their organizations without burning out. She has nearly two decades in tech, innovation and entrepreneurship. She is Co-Founder and CEO of One Percent-Her and Entrepreneur in Residence at the Schulich School of Business, where she works with hundreds of startups and their executive teams each year. She also built a movement for entrepreneurial mental health that grew to over 40,000 leaders.

$200 to $375 an hour
CEO and founder coachingBurnout and resilienceLeadership development

Cheryl Thornton

Coach for new women leaders and organisations

Cheryl Thornton is a business and confidence coach who helps new women leaders find clarity and focus. She spent more than 20 years in HR roles before starting her own consultancy and coaching business in January 2022. She coaches women in their first 3 months of a leadership role, and those working toward one. She also runs team training and HR partnerships. She led an influencing workshop for the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre.

$110 to $200 an hour
New managersExecutive presence and communicationLeadership development
Chris Cooper, executive coach in Atlanta

Chris Cooper

Executive, life and business coach in Atlanta, Georgia · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Chris Cooper is an Atlanta coach who works with executives and high-potential leaders on executive presence, leadership and cross-cultural communication. He also coaches in life and business. He founded Execute Your Passion, LLC and wrote two books, Achieve Your Dreams and Get Sh*t Done. He has led over 15,000 coaching sessions and given over 5,000 presentations. His clients live on 5 continents. He also trains other coaches, speakers and authors.

$150 to $275 an hour
Executive presence and communicationLeadership development

Cindy Nicholson

Executive and leadership coach for senior managers and C-suite leaders

Cindy Nicholson is an executive and leadership coach who works with C-suite leaders, directors, general managers and senior managers. She also mentors start-up and scale-up companies. Her career spans more than 35 years in investment banking, management consulting, software and telecom. She has built four companies that were sold or listed. Clients often call her their Business/Career Psychologist. She held a seat on the ICF Australasia board for 3 years.

$160 to $275 an hour
Executive presence and communicationLeadership developmentTeam performance

Colin Jones-Evans

Executive and leadership coach for managers and leaders, online or in person · Online and in person

Colin Jones-Evans is an executive and leadership coach who helps new and existing leaders, new managers and team leaders. He has coached managers, board members and executives for over 15 years. Before that he held senior Learning and Development roles at Ernst & Young and the BBC. He is an ICF Associate Certified Coach and is trained in CBT. He also runs a private therapy practice. He coaches by video or face to face.

$145 to $275 an hour
New managersLeadership developmentTeam performance
Corrie Block, executive coach in United Arab Emirates

Corrie Block

Executive, business and burnout coach in the United Arab Emirates · United Arab Emirates

Corrie Block is an executive, business and burnout coach based in the United Arab Emirates. Corrie works with senior executives, small business owners and high-performing entrepreneurs. Corrie has coached leaders at SERCO, Microsoft, Emirates and the United Nations. Corrie has 25 years of coaching experience across more than 150 companies, has started 5 businesses, and teaches as a Professor of Strategic Management. Corrie holds 4 post-graduate degrees.

$130 to $225 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentBurnout and resilience
Dai Manuel, executive coach in Vancouver

Dai Manuel

Executive health coach and fitness consultant in Vancouver · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Online and in person

Dai Manuel is a Vancouver executive health coach, speaker and fitness business consultant. He is known as Coach Moose. He works one to one with founders and executives, and he advises gym and studio owners. He has nearly thirty years in fitness, and he is a former COO who still runs a gym. He wrote the Whole Life Fitness Manifesto, which teaches the 2% Solution.

$150 to $275 an hour
CEO and founder coachingBurnout and resilience
Dan Auerbach, executive coach in Sydney

Dan Auerbach

Executive and business coach for senior leaders in Sydney · Sydney, Australia

Dan Auerbach is an executive and business coach in Sydney, Australia. He works with senior executives, CEOs and founders on leadership and business performance. He has 25 years of experience in commerce and clinical psychology. He has coached leaders at Westpac, AMP, Woolworths, Allianz, TPG Telecom and the NSW Government. He also leads a corporate psychology firm that supports 600 member organisations, and he has lectured in an MBA program.

$150 to $275 an hour
CEO and founder coachingExecutive presence and communicationLeadership development
Dan McCormack, executive coach in Boston

Dan McCormack

Executive and leadership coach in Boston, Massachusetts · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Dan McCormack is an executive and leadership coach in Boston, Massachusetts. He helps business leaders and executives who face big transitions. Before coaching, he spent 22 years as an executive of a $100 million law office and 3 years as CFO of a health care facility. He also worked 15 years in banking, including 5 as a Risk Manager. He holds ICF and iPEC coaching certifications and is certified in Smart Collaboration Accelerator for team building.

$200 to $500 per hour
Leadership developmentTeam performanceTransitions and new roles
Dan Silver, executive coach

Dan Silver

Leadership and career coach with 30 years of business experience

Dan Silver is a leadership and career coach who works with college students, small business leaders and people in large companies. He spent over 30 years in business, including time as a division president at Panasonic. He earned his coaching certification in 2016. He also leads a student cohort at Rutgers University and trains new coaches to run cohorts. He has special skills coaching expat managers working in the USA.

$145 to $275 an hour
Leadership developmentTeam performanceTransitions and new roles
Darius Frasure, executive coach

Darius Frasure

Executive leadership and mental health coach for busy leaders

Darius Frasure is an executive leadership and mental health coach. He helps senior leaders, managers, educators, healthcare professionals, nonprofit leaders and entrepreneurs who carry heavy responsibility. He is a Professional Certified Coach with more than 1,000 coaching sessions behind him. He has over 20 years in education, organizational development, publishing and nonprofit work. He is also a published poet and runs Assure Press Publishing & Consulting, LLC.

$125 to $230 an hour
Executive presence and communicationLeadership developmentTransitions and new roles

Dave Bailey

CEO coach for venture-backed tech founders in London · London, United Kingdom

Dave Bailey is a CEO coach for founders of venture-backed tech companies. He has been a founder CEO himself. In eight years he has coached more than 250 CEOs, from Series A to Series D. His clients are backed by firms like Sequoia Capital, Accel and Insight Partners. He splits his coaching by company stage. He also writes a weekly essay on founder leadership and speaks at VC events. He works from London and San Francisco.

$150 to $265 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTech and engineering leaders

Dave Bailey

CEO coach for venture-backed founders and scale-up CEOs

Dave Bailey is the founder of Founder Coach, a CEO coaching practice for venture-backed founders. He helps founder-CEOs of scale-ups align their teams and grow faster. He has coached over 250 CEOs across 26 countries, and those CEOs have raised $7.2Bn. His work is built on more than 500 visual frameworks that CEOs learn and then teach to their own teams. Clients start with a free five-minute assessment called the CEO Focus Finder.

$130 to $255 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTeam performance
David Ferranti, executive coach in Michigan

David Ferranti

Leadership and executive coach in Michigan, certified by John Maxwell · Michigan, United States

David Ferranti is a leadership coach in Michigan who focuses on entrepreneurship and executive coaching. He is a certified Maxwell Leadership Coach, Trainer, and Speaker. He has led leadership training programs for for-profit and non-profit groups across the United States and other countries. He founded Leaders for America and a Michigan trade school. He also runs 3, 5, and 7 day leadership intensives at his 80 acre ranch near Yosemite National Park.

$200 to $375 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership development

David Lancefield

Executive coach and strategist for CEOs and C-suite leaders in London · London, United Kingdom

David Lancefield is a strategist and executive coach who works with CEOs and C-suite leaders. He spent 30 years advising organisations on strategy, innovation, leadership and culture in more than 30 countries. He was a senior partner in Strategy& at PwC. He has led more than 500 client engagements and worked with 60 CEOs. He also lectures at London Business School and hosts a podcast called Lancefield on the Line.

$150 to $265 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTransitions and new roles
Debbie Lawrence, executive coach

Debbie Lawrence

Leadership coach and business strategist for women who lead

Debbie Lawrence is a leadership coach and business strategist who helps women who lead. She works with leaders whose teams miss the standard and who end up doing the work themselves. She has 40 years in leadership and has coached over 500 leaders in the last decade. She teaches the 9+6 Delegation Framework, the CLEAR+KIND Feedback Formula and the Hold-the-Line Protocol. She also hosts a podcast and a weekly newsletter.

$100 to $175 an hour
Women in leadershipLeadership developmentTeam performance
Denis Simonov, executive coach

Denis Simonov

Executive coach for leaders, ex-Amazon, based on Harvard Business School background

Denis Simonov is an executive coach who works with high-performing leaders on growth, resilience and purpose. He spent over 15 years building and leading global teams at companies including Amazon, Unilever and Ford. He also founded and scaled businesses in New York and Asia. He has coached more than 60 executives. He leads the Harvard Business School alumni group in Southern California and uses the Leadership Circle Profile and Erickson Coaching methods.

$130 to $225 an hour
CEO and founder coachingExecutive presence and communicationLeadership development
Dennis Kirk, executive coach in South Carolina

Dennis Kirk

Executive and confidence coach for leaders and business owners · South Carolina, United States · Online and in person

Dennis Kirk is a confidence and emotional intelligence coach who works with executives, business owners and teams. He founded In Focus Leadership LLC. Before coaching, he spent 12 years as a principal and business director at Toffler Associates, a strategy consulting firm. He also led an HR consulting firm and served as an assistant provost at The American University. He has coached leaders for over 20 years, in person or online, in any country.

$225 to $300 an hour
Leadership developmentEmotional intelligenceTeam performance
Don Neufeld, executive coach in San Francisco

Don Neufeld

Leadership coach for CTOs, VPEs and engineering leaders · San Francisco, United States

Don Neufeld is an executive coach for CTOs, VPs of Engineering and other engineering leaders. He spent more than twenty years running engineering teams before he started coaching. He was the Founding CTO of Medium and a VP of Engineering at ClassPass and Chartboost. He built and led teams of up to 125 engineers spread around the world. He gives direct advice based on his own operating experience, not only questions.

$175 to $325 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTech and engineering leaders

ECI Partners

Executive and leadership coaching firm in Sydney, Australia · Sydney, Australia

ECI Partners is a boutique executive and leadership coaching firm based in Sydney. It works with individual leaders, teams and whole organisations. The team is made up of former executives, entrepreneurs and psychologists. The firm built its own team model, TEEM, and also uses a project team model called PPM. It also runs pod coaching, which is executive coaching for groups inside an organisation. Coaches are located across Australia.

$150 to $275 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTeam performance

Edward Taylor

CTO coach and mentor for startup engineering leaders · United Kingdom

Edward Taylor is a CTO coach and mentor for early-stage engineering leaders. He helps Series A and B tech teams grow from one team to many while building strong leaders. He is an exited founder who has held Director, VP, interim CTO and fractional roles. He has grown teams from 8 to 40 and mentored dozens of engineering leaders. His clients are mostly in the UK and US.

$150 to $265 an hour
CEO and founder coachingNew managersLeadership development
Elena Sarango-Muniz, executive coach

Elena Sarango-Muniz

Leadership and emotional intelligence coach for leaders and new managers

Elena Sarango-Muniz is a leadership coach who helps leaders at all levels build emotional intelligence and lead with authenticity. She has more than 25 years of human resources experience in global companies. Her work spans the hotel industry, oil and gas, professional services, and tech. She coaches individuals and teams, runs leadership workshops, and gives EQ-i and EQ360 assessments. She also works as a fractional CHRO.

$145 to $275 an hour
New managersLeadership developmentEmotional intelligence
Elizabeth Gentzkow, executive coach in Oregon

Elizabeth Gentzkow

Executive, career and ADHD coach for high-achieving professionals in Oregon · Oregon, United States

Elizabeth Gentzkow, who goes by Lizz, is an executive, leadership and career coach who also works with adults who have ADHD. She helps high-achieving professionals, executives and entrepreneurs. She is a Board Certified Coach and a Licensed Professional Counselor with a background in Organizational Behavior. She runs Thrive West in Oregon and has 15+ years of experience. Her work also covers teams and organizations, including an 8-week mindfulness program for leaders.

$225 to $300 an hour
Leadership developmentBurnout and resilienceEmotional intelligence
Ellen Van Driessche, executive coach in Belgium

Ellen Van Driessche

Online executive and career coach and organizational psychologist in Belgium · Belgium · Online

Ellen Van Driessche is an online executive coach and organizational psychologist in Belgium. She helps new leaders, senior executives, founders and ambitious professionals lead with more confidence and less stress. She has supported leaders for more than two decades, across Europe and internationally. Her work covers leadership development, mindset and emotional resilience. She mixes psychology, neuroscience and practical leadership tools. She also lists retirement coaching.

$130 to $255 an hour
CEO and founder coachingNew managersLeadership development
Emefa Boamah, executive coach

Emefa Boamah

Somatic strategy and breathwork coach for female founders and leaders

Emefa Boamah is a somatic business strategist and breathwork coach. She helps female founders and women leaders who hold space for others, including those healing from trauma. She blends body awareness, business strategy and spiritual practice. She leads Somaxis™ breathwork experiences and offers keynotes and team workshops. Her work began after a serious bout of COVID, when she left her job and traveled to Ghana. Her clients include CEOs of a design firm and a Girl Scouts council.

$100 to $175 an hour
Women in leadershipBurnout and resilienceExecutive presence and communication

Emese Pogácsás

Leadership coach and advisor for tech founders and executives · Hungary

Emese Pogácsás is a leadership coach and advisor for tech founders and executives. She founded Namaste & Cabernet and works with leaders whose roles have outgrown their playbook. She spent more than two decades in tech before coaching, moving from junior engineer to project lead to executive. Her work covers delegation, decision making and difficult conversations. She also builds mindfulness into her coaching and offers team workshops built around real situations.

$130 to $255 an hour
CEO and founder coachingNew managersLeadership development
Emily Thompson, executive coach

Emily Thompson

Executive coach for leaders stepping into bigger roles

Emily Thompson is an executive coach for managers, senior leaders, and founders who are stepping into bigger roles. She is a former in-house leader who worked inside fast-growing startups and large enterprises. She led global talent teams and managed multi-million-dollar budgets. She has coached 60+ executives. Her focus is executive presence, sharper communication, and clear decisions in high-pressure moments. She trained at the Hudson Institute of Coaching.

$100 to $175 an hour
Leadership developmentNew managersExecutive presence and communication
Eric Markowitz, executive coach

Eric Markowitz

Executive and business coach for CEOs, founders and AI strategy

Eric Markowitz is an executive and business coach who works with CEOs, founders and executives under real pressure. He led the global launch of Gardasil for Merck and has worked with over 100 Fortune 500 companies. He also rebuilt a company on his first day after two partners walked out with half the business. He helps leaders build, pivot and lead through big moments. He also shows leaders where AI can make a practical difference.

$130 to $255 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentStrategy and decision making

Eric Partaker

CEO coach for founders and CEOs scaling their companies · London, United Kingdom · Online

Eric Partaker is a CEO coach who helps CEOs, founders and entrepreneurs scale themselves and their companies. He is based in London and runs the CEO Accelerator, an online program for leaders of small and medium-sized businesses. He advised Fortune 50 CEOs at McKinsey and helped build Skype's multi-billion dollar exit. He has helped scale over 100 companies and wrote the book The 3 Alarms.

$150 to $265 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership development
Erica Eby, executive coach in Norcross

Erica Eby

Executive coach for leaders facing burnout and transitions in Norcross · Norcross, Georgia, United States · Online and in person

Erica Eby is an executive, career and life coach in Norcross, Georgia. She helps mid- to senior-level leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals who face burnout or big transitions. Before coaching, she spent 25 years leading global teams in fintech and payments. She runs her practice, Enliven, and mixes leadership strategy with mindfulness tools. She is a Certified Meditation Instructor with 600+ hours of training in contemplative practice. Sessions run by phone, Zoom or in person around Atlanta.

$150 to $275 an hour
Burnout and resilienceTransitions and new rolesLeadership development
Gail Page, executive coach in New Zealand

Gail Page

Communication and conflict coach for managers in New Zealand · New Zealand

Gail Page is a communication and conflict coach who helps managers handle hard conversations and performance issues. She works with business owners, leaders and teams in New Zealand. Before coaching, she worked as a psych nurse and a social worker. She has coached communication and mindset for over two decades and has helped hundreds of managers build healthy working relationships. She also looks after the emotional well-being and performance of the managers and teams she serves.

$160 to $275 an hour
New managersExecutive presence and communicationLeadership development
Gita Gupte, executive coach

Gita Gupte

Management consulting and executive coach for ambitious professionals

Gita Gupte is a management consulting coach who helps ambitious professionals think strategically, build executive presence, and plan lasting careers. She also advises founders and small business owners. She ran Finance, Budgeting, Investments, and Core Operations as Managing Director of a global business unit of 1,500 people. Today she leads Soleil Alma Strategy Consulting, where she advises CEOs and leadership teams on strategy, operating models, and AI adoption.

$110 to $200 an hour
Executive presence and communicationLeadership developmentTransitions and new roles

Glen Hellman

Executive and CEO coach for founders and CXOs, with peer groups · United States

Glen Hellman is an executive coach who works with founders, CEOs and other senior leaders through his practice, CXO Elevate. He has worked in tech since 1978 as a sales rep, startup CEO and turnaround executive. He raised over 100 million dollars in venture financing and helped lead multiple exits, including a 400 million dollar IPO. He also spent over a decade fixing troubled companies for private equity investors. He wrote a leadership book called Intentionality.

$175 to $325 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTeam performance
Gregg Swanson, executive coach

Gregg Swanson

Leadership, sales mindset and communication coach with 20+ years of experience

Gregg Swanson is a coach who works with leaders, sales professionals and business owners on mental strength, leadership, sales and communication. He founded Warrior Mind Coaching and has more than 20 years of experience. He also works at BetterUp. His clients include people from Fortune 500 companies. He offers one-on-one coaching and group workshops. He also covers stress management, emotional resilience and physical fitness.

$150 to $250 an hour
Leadership developmentEmotional intelligenceExecutive presence and communication
Heran Getachew, executive coach

Heran Getachew

Executive coach for founders and business leaders

Heran Getachew is an executive and career coach who works with founders, executives and business leaders. Heran has coached and trained 100+ entrepreneurs and leaders at firms such as Justworks, UBS and Morgan Stanley. Heran also works as Strategy Director in the Office of the COO at The Carlyle Group, and spent 15+ years in investment banking, private equity and corporate strategy before coaching full time alongside that role.

$130 to $255 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTransitions and new roles
Hugo Velazco, executive coach in Torrance

Hugo Velazco

Executive and leadership coach for high-stakes decisions in Torrance, California · Torrance, California, United States

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.

$170 to $240 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTransitions and new roles
Ian Kahng, executive coach

Ian Kahng

Executive coach and consulting recruiting coach for CEOs and candidates

Ian Kahng is an executive coach and consulting recruiting coach. He works with CEOs, founders, senior leaders, and candidates aiming for consulting offers. He worked at McKinsey and later managed profitability across 80+ companies at Teamshares. There he coached first-time CEOs who took over acquired businesses. He holds a Georgetown leadership coaching certificate from an ICF Level 2 program. He has also tutored ACT prep since 2012.

$130 to $225 an hour
CEO and founder coachingTransitions and new rolesLeadership development
Inas Ghanem, executive coach in Cairo

Inas Ghanem

Leadership and entrepreneurship coach in Cairo, Egypt · Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

Inas Ghanem is a leadership, business and entrepreneurship coach in Cairo, Egypt. She helps executives, entrepreneurs and expats. She holds a PhD and was an engineer and university professor before she became a coach. She is a World Bank Master Trainer and advises ecommerce entrepreneurs for the World Bank. She runs Coaching Planet and Engineering Planet. She works with clients in Egypt and around the world.

$130 to $225 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTransitions and new roles
JM Pique, executive coach in Barcelona

JM Pique

Executive, career and business coach in Barcelona, Spain · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

JM Pique is an executive, career and business coach in Barcelona, Spain. He works with founders, CEOs and professionals who want to keep growing. He brings 25 years of experience across government, corporate, business and entrepreneurship. He is a certified Gallup Strengths Coach, so his work starts with finding a client's top talents and strengths. He also holds an ICF Associate Certified Coach credential and writes articles on entrepreneurship and listening.

$100 to $250 per hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership development
Jakob Franzen, executive coach

Jakob Franzen

Executive coach for CEOs and senior leadership teams

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.

$200 to $350 an hour
CEO and founder coachingTeam performanceExecutive presence and communication

Janicek Performance Group

Executive communication coaching and media training for senior leaders

Janicek Performance Group is a communication coaching firm for executives and senior leaders. It covers executive coaching, public speaking, media training and personal branding. The team includes Emmy-winning journalists, performance trainers and communication advisors. The firm has trained more than 10,000 executives over 20 years. Clients range from Fortune 500 CEOs to venture-backed founders. It teaches its own system, the JPG Method, to help leaders communicate with clarity and authority.

$130 to $255 an hour
CEO and founder coachingExecutive presence and communicationLeadership development
Jason Sardo, executive coach in Reston

Jason Sardo

Executive and performance coach for professionals and entrepreneurs in Reston, Virginia · Reston, Virginia, United States

Jason Sardo is an executive, performance and entrepreneurship coach in Reston, Virginia. He helps professionals, executives and founders who feel self-doubt or impostor syndrome. Before coaching, he was a U.S. Secret Service officer, a startup founder and a professional poker player. He holds an MS. His six month Performance Through Balance framework uses performance psychology, habit training and Oura Ring data to track progress.

$140 to $240 an hour
Burnout and resilienceLeadership development

Jason Waller

Executive coach for startup founders and investor-backed CEOs · Online

Jason Waller is an executive coach who works with startup founders, CEOs, executives and investors. He came to coaching after a career in the military and strategy consulting. He is a combat veteran and a Partner at Evolution, a Silicon Valley coaching and investment firm. His work is global and often virtual, and he has coached leaders across six continents. He also works with executive teams on offsites, workshops, culture and strategy.

$130 to $255 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTeam performance
Jay Izso, executive coach

Jay Izso

Business, executive and Christian life coach for leaders and teams

Jay Izso is a business, executive and Christian life coach who helps owners, CEOs and their teams. He founded Coaching Mavericks. His graduate work is in psychology, and he looks at the whole person. With teams, he meets people one by one and as a group. Before coaching, people called him "The Internet Doctor" because he diagnosed digital problems. He also speaks, writes books and hosts a podcast.

$130 to $255 an hour
CEO and founder coachingLeadership developmentTeam performance

Jennifer Jaskal

Leadership coach for women in Somersworth, New Hampshire · Somersworth, New Hampshire, United States

Jennifer Jaskal is a leadership coach, consultant and speaker who helps women find their voice and lead without holding back. She works from Somersworth, New Hampshire. She built her practice on more than 30 years of leadership and organizational experience. She teaches her own UNAPOLOGETIC Method™ and offers private one-on-one coaching. She also consults for organizations. Her faith shapes how she leads and makes decisions.

$150 to $275 an hour
Women in leadershipExecutive presence and communicationLeadership development
Jennifer Yeh, executive coach

Jennifer Yeh

Conflict, bias and workplace culture coach for leaders and teams

Jennifer Yeh is a coach and mediator who helps leaders, teams and individuals handle conflict, bias and hard conversations. She has coached since 2015 and mediated since 2007. She is a trained lawyer with a Juris Doctor and MIT degrees in Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Political Science. She has researched the psychology of bias and conflict. Her global work and travel shape her cross-cultural coaching. She also coaches cancer survivors and their caregivers.

$145 to $275 an hour
Team performanceConflict and difficult conversationsLeadership development
Jenny Chammas, executive coach

Jenny Chammas

Leadership coach for women leaders, with programs in French

Jenny Chammas is a certified Master coach who helps women leaders grow in their careers without giving up their well-being. She founded Coachappy. Before coaching, she sat on the executive committee of a large fashion company. She changed careers 9 years ago. She coaches and mentors women leaders, hosts the Sensées podcast, and runs training programs. Her work focuses on confidence, emotions, and action.

$105 to $195 an hour
Women in leadershipBurnout and resilienceExecutive presence and communication
Jeny Androukaki, executive coach in Greece

Jeny Androukaki

Professional development and burnout coach for leaders in Greece · Greece · Online

Jeny Androukaki is a professional development coach in Greece. She helps professionals, leaders and teams with career change, leadership skills, stress and burnout. She began her career as a biologist and later moved into coaching and HR consulting. She holds ICF coaching credentials and a SHRM-SCP certification. Her clients come from finance, law, tech, pharma, consulting, government and NGOs. She also works with small and family businesses.

$150 to $250 an hour
Leadership developmentTeam performanceWomen in leadership
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CoachFocusHourly rate range
Caroline WebbCEO and founder coaching and Leadership development$150 to $265 an hour
Adam KannerCEO and founder coaching and Strategy and decision making$130 to $255 an hour
Al VazquezCEO and founder coaching and Leadership development$250 to $750 per hour
Alec PearsonCEO and founder coaching and Leadership development$150 to $265 an hour
Alicia GasparLeadership development and Team performance$145 to $275 an hour
Amit GhoshCEO and founder coaching and Executive presence and communication$150 to $300 an hour
Anastasia EvstigneevaNew managers and Leadership development$171 to $228 per hour
Andrea MillinderLeadership development and Team performance$145 to $275 an hour
Andrew JonesExecutive presence and communication and Leadership development$160 to $275 an hour
Andy LopataExecutive presence and communication and Leadership development$125 to $225 an hour
Andy SparksCEO and founder coaching and Leadership development$175 to $325 an hour
Angela KnightLeadership development and Team performance$225 to $300 an hour
Anna CugliettaLeadership development and Team performance$145 to $275 an hour
Anna GibbsCEO and founder coaching and Leadership development$800 to $1,000 per hour
Annatjie WesselsLeadership development and New managers$125 to $230 an hour

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