Strategic Advisory for High-Growth Leaders
Executive Coach for Business Owners in Transition to CEO
Shift into the next phase of your role with strategic clarity
Scaling your business is the goal, and achieving it means evolving your role from operations to oversight. No matter how you stepped into your business – founder, buyer, or second-generation owner – you are facing a big shift, and you can’t afford to take the wrong steps.
This shift involves answering questions you have never even considered. It means adopting processes you haven’t heard of. It means figuring out what to delegate and who to trust. And you need to do all of this without dropping the ball on operations.
You’re in what’s called a liminal moment – on the threshold of change – and your next steps will either effectively scale your company to the next level, or they will keep you trapped in a constant state of catch up.
How do you choose wisely?
Work with a strategic guide who knows how to get it done.
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CEO Coaching Services from an Experienced CEO
I’m Chris Donnelly, a Been There Done That CEO who galvanizes business owners to become the CEO their company needs. I am uniquely qualified to partner with you through this shift because I have direct experience and a way of asking questions that motivate you to make changes. I’m not going to tell you what to do, but I am going to infuse you with the strength to advance in your role for the next phase of business.
Who do I help?
The visionary who has grown the brand as its face and guiding compass. Your deep involvement is restricting time for future planning and innovation. I’ll help you tactically grow your executive team to give you the leverage you need for the next steps.
The workhorse who is shouldering every process and decision. Your day to day responsibilities are keeping you trapped in the operations. I’ll help you expand the knowledge and managerial pool so that it doesn’t all depend on you.
The risk-averse who is overwhelmed and paralyzed at the status quo. You can’t afford to make the wrong decision or hire the wrong person, and you’re not sure how to overcome this obstacle. I’ll help you gain the self-confidence to grow your knowledge and network for informed decision-making processes.
This is for owners in these liminal moments…
- You built something from the ground up, and business is good. But you’re ready to back off and see what someone else can do. You are thinking about how to successfully exit the company without sacrificing the brand.
- You are a long-time employee taking over the business from family or original founders. You’ve been taking ownership for a long time, but now you’re going to be the actual owner. You are thinking about how to run the company your way while leveraging its past success.
- You are stepping in as the buyer of an existing business. You have a lot of work ahead of you to gain the trust of your employees and customers while also establishing your leadership role. You know that every decision will be viewed as a test of your competence, and you want to get it right.
Our work together…
I have been where you are. I grew and successfully exited the business. I stepped up and had to prove myself to people who knew me forever. I have taken over and made changes that I knew were best for the company but got questioned anyway. I know every thought going through your head and every emotion holding you back.
That’s why I do what I do.
It’s not just that I’ve been where you are and have been where you want to go. It’s also my unique ability to facilitate your personal clarification of where you see your business going and coach you through the steps it takes to get there. I simply will not let you off the hook.
I’m going to:
- Ask hard questions and wait patiently for you to work out the answers.
- Hold you accountable to the decisions you’re making.
- Reflect your values back to you so that you can maintain clarity and consistently live them.
- Push you to dig deep for the vision that will galvanize your shift from owner to CEO.
- Step back when it’s the right time because you have the tools to take over as CEO of your business.
My guarantee is that we always get right to work, make it count, and then move on with our days. We’ll use every minute wisely because we don’t have time for anything else.
Your next steps should galvanize your business and put you in the position of having exactly the leverage you need for your definition of success. Are you ready?