The Founder's Strategic Board.
Isolation is the silent killer of scale. Stop making decisions in a vacuum.
The Blind Spot Check
You can't read the label from inside the bottle. Your cohort sees what you miss before it costs you money.
Emotional Fortitude
A safe harbor to process the stress of payroll, lawsuits, and scale, so you don't bring it home to your family.
Strategic Accountability
Unbiased feedback from peers who actually 'get it'. No fluff. Just operators helping operators.
The Danger of Leading in Isolation
When you are at the top, you lose your peers. You can't vent to your team, and you can't be vulnerable with your board. This isolation creates an echo chamber where blind spots grow unchecked.
A Mastermind Group provides the one thing money can't buy: Unbiased Truth. It is a "Safe Harbor" where you can drop the mask, stress-test your strategy, and get feedback from peers who have no agenda other than your success.
The Echo Chamber
You don't know what you don't know.
The Methodology
The "Pull the Chute" FrameworkFrom 120 MPH Chaos to Clarity.
When you're freefalling at 120 MPH, you can't see the landscape. You need to pull the chute to slow down, breathe, and navigate. That's exactly what we do for your leadership.
The Weekly Pause
We force a strategic stop in your week. One hour to step out of the whirlwind, assess your trajectory, and make decisions from a place of calm, not crisis.
True Leader vs. Manager
Managers control tasks; True Leaders empower people. We help you make the hardest shift in business: trusting your team to execute your vision without your hands on the wheel.
Grow People, Grow Business
It's Jeff's core philosophy: You don't build a business; you build people, and then people build the business. Culture isn't a perk; it's your profit engine.
Strategic Accountability
Six months of deep work with peers who won't let you settle.
What's Included
Six Months of 90-minute group coaching sessions twice a month.- A community of support with up to 7 other business leaders.
- An experienced coach guiding practices and experiences.
- Unlimited access to your group’s leadership coach.
What You Will Gain
- Unbiased feedback from peers who actually 'get it'.
- A safe harbor to discuss your scariest challenges.
- Accountability partners who won't let you settle.
- Emotional intelligence to lead with 'Why' not just 'How'.
Real Returns
The ROI of Coaching
The data is clear: Coaching is one of the highest-leverage investments a business can make. The ICF/PwC study covered businesses of all sizes, proving this isn't just for the Fortune 500.
5.7x
Average ROI
"The average return on investment for executive coaching is 5.7 times the initial cost."
It is the single highest-leverage capital allocation a Founder can make. You aren't "spending" on coaching; you are investing in speed.
Source:
The Manchester Review700%
Median ROI
"The median return on investment for companies using executive coaching is 7 times the initial investment."
- 86% of companies recouped their investment or more.
- Nearly 20% saw an ROI of 50x (5,000%).
- Commissioned by the ICF, conducted by PwC.
788%
Total ROI
"Coaching produced a 529% ROI based on productivity alone. Including employee retention boosted the overall ROI to 788%."
While this study focused on a Fortune 500 firm, it highlights the dual-engine of ROI: Productivity + Retention.
Source:
MetrixGlobal LLC StudyWhat listeners say
Real feedback from founders and executives
"These conversations gave me permission to stop pretending I had all the answers. That shift changed everything."
Sarah Chen
CEO, Series B SaaS
"I've listened to every episode. The pattern recognition alone has saved me from three major hiring mistakes."
Marcus Rodriguez
Founder, $15M revenue
"Finally, someone talking about the real challenges of scaling. Not the sanitized version."
Jennifer Walsh
VP Operations, 120-person team
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