The job of the CEO: 1) Hold the vision 2) Recruit and retain the team needed to execute that vision 3) Resource that team with: a) capital b) clarity c) care

I've helped raise over $1,000,000,000 in Venture Capital. Let's dispel 7 myths about fundraising:

Many of us founder or CEO types come from families where we were asked to step into adulthood, or caretaking roles, quite early in our lives.

If you’re a founder with meaningful equity, this might be the most financially valuable thing you read this week. QSBS has changed for 2025, and most people don’t understand how it works. Here’s a simple breakdown. https://t.co/kQX4CQqQcT

My physical therapist once told me something that completely changed the way I lead: Most founders are wired like prey trying to do a predator’s job. It explained so much about stress, fear, and why certain conversations feel impossible. Here’s the story — and the shift that

A theme that’s come up again and again in my coaching this month: Founders quietly beating themselves up because their company doesn’t look like the monster funding rounds they see on LinkedIn. I get it. I used to do the same. Whenever I saw a “$100M Series B” headline, it

I could feel my chest and shoulders tighten as my client described a recent conversation with her co-founder. "I don’t think she can run product for us anymore. It isn’t working. But I don’t know how to tell her. I’ve shared my concerns with her. But I don’t know how to find the

Often, what holds me back from writing is a belief that I have to say it better than anyone has ever said it before. The truth is, I simply need to share something true that can be of assistance to at least one reader out there. That is enough. When I hang onto that, I

I was walking through LAX this morning, and I couldn't help but smile. On the wall was a photo of the Challenger space shuttle being flown into Los Angeles on top of a 747. Walking next to my good friend Alan, on our way to our plane to Mexico, I pointed at the photo, smiled,

I wrote this in my journal today " I want to relax and trust that I am a good coach. I want to relax and trust that my business will be steady over the next 20 years. That I can write when inspired. Coach who comes my way. And it will be ok. " Our business is at an

Although I was a CEO of a fast-growing startup, I had never managed anyone before. I had no idea how much I did not know. As a coach, I hear similar sentiments from CEOs all the time. Many founders are first-time managers, as are many of the young managers on their growing

If you are navigating burnout as a founder, you are not alone. I realized in October of 2016 that I was burned out and wanted a path out of the CEO role. Here’s my own story and the secret internal dialogue I’m hearing as a coach to other founders. https://t.co/S6zPThLYIM

Founder guilt is real. If you rest, you feel lazy. If you grind, you feel hollow. The problem isn’t your schedule. It’s your self-worth system.

When I help founders price their B2B product, we talk about: - Self-worth - Confidence - Scarcity vs abundance It’s rarely about the number.

I coach founders through high-stakes leadership. Fear shows up in every room. It always will. The work isn’t to eliminate it. It’s to stop pretending we don’t feel it.

Here’s how fear lives in my body: Tight chest. Overthinking. Compulsive planning. For a long time, I thought this meant I was weak. Now I know it just means I care.

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You can’t shame yourself into productivity. You can only support yourself into clarity.

I don’t coach you to be more productive. I coach you to see yourself more clearly. Because when you do, the leadership part gets a lot easier.

Some weeks, just staying in the game **is** the win. If you can’t give yourself credit for that, you’re not grading fairly.