Executive coaching, facilitation, and advisory from an operator who has held the seat.
Most executive coaches have been near the room. I was in the room, driving: a startup from $0 to a Nasdaq IPO, transformation inside an 80-year-old enterprise, growth at a public unicorn, 35 M&A transactions and 18 exits. Having done that work, I chose this one: a practical, candid thought partner to the people who lead companies and teams, shortening the learning curve I paid full price for. CEC and ICF certified, a BS in Psychology, a master's in CMHC underway. I work with CEOs, founders, COOs, CPOs, CTOs, GMs, and their leadership teams at inflection points: clarity on what actually needs to change, and change that holds.
You know the seat: the number is public, the board is watching, and the people who got you here are the ones now struggling. I have sat in it. I made the money and got the scars, and I chose this second chapter on purpose. That choice buys you the one thing leaders rarely get from an advisor: the truth, first person, fast.
I work with leaders in three ways: executive coaching for senior operators, offsite and strategic planning facilitation, and strategy consulting and advisory. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia: remote with leaders everywhere, on-site anywhere the work calls for it.
I also work directly with private equity firms and family offices on their portfolio companies, especially technology and tech-enabled businesses: operational troubleshooting, leadership transitions, and exit readiness.
The hardest problems in a company are rarely the technical ones.
Growth, transformation, transition: the work stalls where the people issues live. The team that worked at the last size. The leader stepping into a seat that needs a different version of them. The plan everyone politely agreed to and nobody believes.
I've been in those rooms, in the seat, with the number public and the board watching. The work I do now is clarity on what actually needs to change, and the candour to name it. If that sounds like your company, you are who I work with.
Value created at every stage: startup to public.
Drove product-led growth to $500M in revenue and $100M in new sales, leading 450+ across the US, Spain, Israel, and Portugal.
Built from the ground up to 650+ employees and a successful Nasdaq IPO; merged with MicronPC to form Web.com.
Managed a $250M+ budget for a multi-brand cloud transformation, kicked off with AWS's Andy Jassy, and built an SRE/DevOps practice that cut recovery time 70%.
Turned the business around, extending runway 18 months and lifting win rate from 0 to 80%, and merged it with FireHydrant.
Three ways in.
Executive coaching
A practical, candid thought partner for senior operators: a new seat, a team that stopped scaling, stakeholder management and executive presence, alignment across your leadership team. CEC and ICF certified.
See how it works →Strategy consulting & advisory
Advice when you need judgment, ownership when you need the outcome delivered: board counsel, scoped projects, transformation leadership, and work with private equity firms on portfolio companies.
Explore advisory →Offsites & facilitation
Offsites and strategic planning sessions run by an operator, not a neutral moderator. Decisions leave the room with owners and dates.
See the room →The human side of change
The org chart is almost never the real problem. Helping leaders see the patterns that built the company and now limit it, in the team and in themselves, so change actually holds.
A recognized voice on transformation and operational excellence.
Author of the Amazon best seller Business Breakthrough 3.0, with 100+ published articles and a decade of international keynotes on leadership, AI, and enterprise transformation.
Trusted by the people he's led, advised, and built with.
Ken led our $160M+ cloud, engineering, and DevOps modernization across a $3B+ portfolio — aligning tech, product, and operations with precision. He brought clarity, velocity, and accountability to every initiative.
Ken brought a rare mix of focused execution, operational rigor, and infectious positivity. He drove alignment and morale even as we reduced burn by 50%. His leadership during our acquisition was steady, thoughtful, and deeply collaborative.
As COO, Ken led with clarity and focus — revamping our GTM motion, cutting burn significantly, and driving cross-functional alignment across Product, Sales, and Operations. He was instrumental in positioning the company for its acquisition.
I led the first institutional round of investment in Interland, which Ken founded. His talent is evident in the meteoric growth path he guided it to. Ken is wise beyond his years — I would gladly work with and invest in him again.
Ken came into a very broken business and guided the team to a path that led to our acquisition with FireHydrant. He clearly steered the ship during times of uncertainty.
Ken is a very talented and creative entrepreneur. He has a great eye for business opportunities and knows how to capitalize on them.
We worked together over 4 years across 2 companies. I've watched Ken boost the output of software teams, raise hiring standards, and transform behavior by example. Every conversation with Ken leaves you inspired.
Ken is one of the most effective technology leaders I've worked with. He sees the whole business and what needs to be done at the broadest level — and can execute with speed and inspiring conviction.
I've known Ken for 20 years, having invested in Interland prior to it going public. He's an excellent judge of talent, a natural entrepreneur, and a man of integrity who always chooses the high road.
Start with a conversation.
Forty-five minutes, no pressure, no pitch. Tell me what is in front of you, and I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person for it.
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