My coaching practice spans life, career, and performance.

I help my clients — CEOs, founders, and investors — gain clarity, craft a vision for the future, and build the habits and skills they need to make that vision a reality.

My approach is informed by seven years in the Army Special Forces, three years at an elite Silicon Valley VC firm, leadership training at Stanford business school, over a decade of intensive meditation practice, and a lifetime of curiosity about everything from neuroscience to evolutionary psychology.

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Everyone’s situation is unique, and so is every engagement. Most combine elements of life, career, and performance coaching. My approach is flexible but structured, direct but compassionate.

You’ll spend most of the time talking, while I listen carefully, ask probing questions, guide the flow of the conversation, and reflect back to you what I hear.

When I listen, I don’t just listen with my ears. I also read your tone of voice, body language, and facial expressions so I can get a sense of your overall sense of enthusiasm and excitement.

My approach is gradual. You’ll steadily move outside of your comfort zone to ensure sustainable personal growth. The cumulative effect of small, consistent changes over time is transformational.

During sessions, we move seamlessly between high-level strategy and practical tactics, focusing on whatever is most important at the moment while always keeping the big picture in mind.

My approach

    • Explore the past to better understand who you are now

    • Craft a vision of the future to better understand who you want to be

    • Improve your understanding of how your mind works and how it interacts with the outside world

    • Learn to skillfully handle the challenges that arise in your life and career and treat them as opportunities for growth

    • Analyze, synthesize, and integrate the often conflicting advice and information we receive from other people and sources

    • Develop small-scale, low-cost experiments to test hypotheses about new behaviors and new directions in your career and life

    • Build habits and systems that will help you make your vision of the future a reality

Offerings

  • I help my life coaching clients chart a course towards a more balanced, fulfilling, and meaningful life.

    What we’ll do:

    • Dive into your past to rediscover old interests and passions

    • Explore new possibilities of what your life could look in the future

    • Find your own balance of career, family, and other interests

    • Uncover and challenge your limiting beliefs about the kind of life you can live

    What you’ll get:

    • A new sense of mission and purpose

    • A clear understanding of your priorities

    • A clear vision of the life that you want to live

    • A plan of action to move you towards your vision

  • I help my career coaching clients find and thrive in a career aligned with their strengths, interests, and values

    What we’ll do:

    • Define career priorities and set effective goals

    • Dive into the past to identify strengths and interests

    • Identify roles and projects that will leverage your strengths

    • Analyze the incentive systems in your company and industry so you know how to level up

    What you’ll get:

    • A new sense of mission and purpose in your career

    • A clear vision for where your career is headed and how it fits into your larger life plan

    • Methods for building on your strengths, mitigating your weaknesses, and doing more of what you love at work

    • A practical action plan for achieving your career goals, whether that’s a promotion, a career pivot, or more satisfaction in your current role

  • I help my performance coaching clients develop an unshakeable growth mindset in everything they do.

    What we’ll do:

    • Learn to reframe every challenge as an opportunity for growth

    • Implement effective systems that reduce cognitive load and improve focus

    • Build good habits inside and outside of work that support your personal and professional goals

    • Learn basic breathing and meditation techniques to stay calm and make good decisions even under extreme stress

Client profiles

My approach for CEOs, founders, and investors combines elements of life, career, and performance coaching to account for the uniquely demanding nature of the role.

In sessions, we’ll toggle between high-level strategy and short-term tactics, using practical challenges at work as case studies.

  • Examples of high-level strategy include:

    • Refining your investment approach

    • Defining your niche and building your brand

    • Clarifying your long-term goals in the industry

    • Understanding the dynamics of the firm and the industry as a whole

    Examples of short-term tactics include:

    • Navigating the internal hierarchy of your firm

    • Redefining success to account for more than markups and exits

    • Building executive presence in investment committee and board meetings

    • Managing your time and energy across sourcing, diligence, research, and non-investment activities

  • Examples of high-level strategy include:

    • Clarifying your role as CEO

    • Defining your leadership style

    • Crafting a long-term vision for the company

    • Attracting top talent and building a high-performing culture

    Examples of short-term tactics include:

    • Hiring and firing

    • Communicating clearly and directly

    • Fundraising and managing investors

    • Managing interpersonal conflict among employees and cofounders