Executive coach in Atlanta, in person.
I coach CEOs, founders and senior executives across the Atlanta metro, and I did the work here: I founded the company that became Web.com here and took it public on Nasdaq, and I led Cox Automotive’s cloud and DevOps transformation. I am CEC and ICF certified, with a BS in Psychology and a master’s in CMHC underway.
I live and work in Alpharetta, and most of my practice runs nationally: remote coaching and advisory with leaders everywhere, on-site engagements anywhere in the country. If your company is in Georgia, we can do this the old way: across a real table, in your room, on your site, or on Zoom when that is easier.
I keep the in-person side deliberately small: a select few Georgia engagements at a time, so the work gets the attention that being in the room deserves.
Three ways to work in person in Atlanta.
Executive coaching, across a table
Some conversations land differently in person. Sessions run at your office or my Alpharetta base, on the same terms as all my executive coaching: a practical, candid thought partner who has held the seat you sit in. Executive coaching in Atlanta for CEOs, founders and senior executives, and leadership team coaching when the team is the unit.
Offsites, in your room
Executive offsites, strategic planning sessions, retreats and leadership alignment workshops, run by an operator, not a moderator. The most requested in-person work, and the reason this page exists. See facilitation for how the room works. Executive offsite facilitation in Atlanta and across Georgia: strategic planning sessions, leadership retreats and executive team alignment, in your room.
Consulting, on your site
Operational work happens where the work is: your floor, your standups, your board meeting. From strategy consulting to AI consulting, the on-site version is available at home in Georgia. Strategy consulting in Atlanta, on site: transformation leadership, board counsel and work with private equity portfolio companies.
What you get from executive coaching.
Executive coaching is leadership development built around the seat you are in, not a course. Here is what an engagement delivers, as leadership development for Atlanta executives built around the company you actually run.
Success, defined up front
Before the work starts we agree what success looks like and how we will both know, and we check the work against that measure at set points along the way, not only at the end.
A thinking partner who has held the seat
Standing calls weekly, every other week or monthly, in person or on video, and access between calls, because the hard things do not wait for the calendar.
A sharper view of your own patterns
Blind spots named early, and a clear view of how you lead under pressure. We can work on the board meeting and the person walking into it in the same hour.
Executive presence and stakeholder management
Presence with a board, investors, PE operating partners and the peers who wanted your job, and a plan for the transition into a bigger seat before it arrives.
Progress on the problems that do not fit on a slide
The team that worked at the last size and does not at this one. The difficult conversation you have been putting off. Accountability that does not backfire. Alignment across a leadership team.
Habits that outlast the coaching
The right formula, the right tactics, and repeatable actions: the rhythm that keeps the change alive after we finish. Insight alone does not survive a real quarter.
Your company can fund it. Most of my clients are funded by their company as leadership or professional development, because companies invest in the leaders they intend to keep. If you need to make that case internally, I will help you build it.
Who I work with in Atlanta.
I have sat on every side of the table, so I understand how the whole organization moves, not just the seat you are in.
Technology founders and CEOs
CEO coaching for founders and first-time CEOs: scaling past the team you started with, investor expectations, and the move from founder-led to a real leadership team. I have made that move myself, and I was EVP at New Relic while it grew from $300M to $500M.
Leaders of PE- and VC-backed companies
A sponsor with a playbook and a clock, and a board that wants the plan delivered. I spent a decade as a managing partner at a venture firm, and I was COO in a VC-backed turnaround.
Executives inside Atlanta’s large enterprises
Transformation inside an 80-year-old enterprise, where the org chart and the history both push back. I led one at Cox Automotive; the story is below.
Leadership teams
Leadership team coaching: the team as a unit, not only its leader. Executive team alignment, clear decision rights, and an offsite that turns into follow-through. More on facilitation.
COOs, presidents and product leaders
The second in command, whether the title is chief operating officer or president, and the most senior product leader. I have held the COO seat and the product seat. More on coaching for COOs and coaching for Chief Product Officers.
This metro is where I did the work.
I moved to Atlanta from Florida in 1997 because it had the lowest cost of living with the highest density of dark fiber. At 26 I knew the internet was a huge trend, so I invested my entire savings to rent the 14th floor at 34 Peachtree and built a company from the ground up, causing power brownouts in the skyscraper along the way, into one of the largest hosting companies in the country, now Web.com, just a few years later.
The enterprise transformation on my record happened here: a $250M budget, thousands of servers to the cloud, inside Cox Automotive, one of Atlanta’s cornerstone companies, kicked off across the table from AWS’s Andy Jassy. I have keynoted here, presented to boards here, and built here. And I have run national roles from here, commuting to the West Coast every week and flying around the world for keynotes. When we talk about your Atlanta company, I know the ground.
The Atlanta an executive leads in is a particular mix, and I have led inside most of it. Hartsfield-Jackson has been the world’s busiest airport by passengers since 1998, 106 million of them in 2025, and Delta and UPS run global networks from here, so logistics leaders are judged on execution and uptime: the Cox transformation on my record moved thousands of servers to the cloud at 99.9% uptime. The city holds the nation’s third-largest concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters, and more than three quarters of the Fortune 1000 operate in the metro, where the pressure is political as much as operational; I led that kind of change at Cox and have presented to boards here. Georgia is home to more than 260 fintech companies and 170,000 technology jobs, the reason Atlanta carries the name Transaction Alley; I founded the company that became Web.com in this city and took it to 650 people and a Nasdaq listing. And across the metro sit the PE- and VC-backed companies with a sponsor, a plan and a clock; I spent a decade as a managing partner at a venture firm and sat on the operating side as COO in a VC-backed turnaround.
“Ken led our $160M+ cloud, engineering, and DevOps modernization across a $3B+ portfolio. He brought clarity, velocity, and accountability to every initiative.”
“Ken is a passionate leader and problem solver that I had the pleasure to work with at Cox. He brought expertise and dedication to the organization developing his team and developing trusted relationships with clients and executives across the organization. He was able to establish the appropriate rigor and pragmatic execution focus to drive sustainable improvements in operational quality.”
“Ken is one of the smartest, compassionate and hard working team members I have ever worked with. He is dedicated to solving problems in a timely, methodical and professional manner. He is cool under extreme pressure and handles the political aspects of his responsibilities perfectly.”
“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.”
Based at North Point in Alpharetta. 100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022. In person across the Atlanta metro, from North Fulton to Buckhead, Midtown, and the Perimeter; broader Georgia by engagement. (629) 304-8755 · ken@kengavranovic.com
Executive coaching in Atlanta: the questions people actually ask.
How do I choose an executive coach in Atlanta?
Ask what you would ask anywhere, starting with which seat the coach has held and what happened to the company, then how in person works day to day. I wrote up six questions to ask any executive coach, including me.
Which Atlanta leaders do you coach?
CEOs and founders of technology companies, leaders of PE- and VC-backed companies, executives running transformation inside large Atlanta enterprises, COOs, presidents and product leaders, and whole leadership teams. Most are in significant growth or a significant change.
Do you coach new CEOs and leaders stepping into a bigger seat?
Yes, and it is some of the most valuable work: a first-time CEO, a new COO, or a leader promoted into a seat their peers used to hold. I have made those transitions myself, from founder to public-company CEO and into the COO seat of a company in a turnaround.
Are executive coaches worth it?
It depends on what you need. It is worth it if you are ready to change how you operate and want a thinking partner who has held the seat. It is not worth it if you want someone to hand you the answer, if the gap is a technical skill a course would close faster, or if what you need is therapy. The full test is in how to choose an executive coach.
Can my company pay for coaching as professional development?
Usually, yes. Most of my clients are funded by their company, because coaching at this level is normally a line item in leadership development rather than a personal expense. If you need to make the case internally, I will help you build it.
How much does executive coaching cost in Atlanta?
Most of my clients are funded by their company. The price depends on cadence, length and how much of the work is in person; you get a scope and a number on the discovery call. What the market charges is in my guide to executive coaching costs.
What is different about leading a company in Atlanta?
The mix. Logistics and transportation companies judged on execution, Fortune 500 headquarters with long memories, a fintech and technology corridor that hires fast, and growth companies with investors on the board. The local proof section above walks through each, and which of them I have led inside.
Do you coach leadership teams in Atlanta, or only individuals?
Both. Leadership team coaching treats the team as the unit: decision rights, how the team disagrees, and the follow-through after an offsite. It often starts with one executive and widens to the team, in person across the metro or on video.
Do you only work in Georgia?
No. Most of my clients are national: remote coaching and advisory with leaders everywhere, and on-site work anywhere in the country. In person over a table is simply easiest at home, and I keep room for a select few Georgia engagements at a time.
Where do in-person sessions happen?
Your office, my Alpharetta base at North Point, or a room we choose for the work. Offsites run wherever your team meets best.
Do you facilitate executive offsites in Atlanta?
Yes, and it is the most requested in-person work: executive offsites, annual and quarterly strategic planning sessions, and leadership team working sessions, run by an operator. See the facilitation page for how the room works.
Which parts of the metro do you cover?
All of it. Alpharetta and North Fulton are home; Buckhead, Midtown, Sandy Springs, and the Perimeter are routine; anywhere in Georgia by engagement.
How do we start?
The same way every engagement starts: a discovery call. If in person is the right fit, we set the first session somewhere that serves the work.
Same table, same city.
Forty-five minutes, no pressure, no pitch. Bring the real problem on your desk and you will leave with a sharper version of it, and a straight answer on whether I am the right person for it.
- Send the note, or book the call if you would rather pick a time.
- Forty-five minutes, on video or across a table in the metro.
- A scope and a number if it makes sense to work together, and a straight no if it does not.
Or reach me directly:
(629) 304-8755
ken@kengavranovic.com
In person, or remote. City by city.
Executive coaching across a table, offsites in your room, consulting on your site. Based in Alpharetta, Georgia; remote everywhere.
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