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glenn@glenngow.com Glenn’s LinkedIn Profile           Watch Glenn’s YouTube Channel Skip to content FEELING THE PRESSURE OF LEADERSHIP? A CEO Coach Can Help You Manage Stress and Make Confident Decisions Every great athlete has a coach. Why would an athlete who is at the top of their game have a coach? Because a coach makes them even better. The same is true for CEOs. A Great CEO Coach Will: Help you achieve what you never thought possible Enable you to perform at your highest level Significantly improve your odds of success Be the person you can talk to about your deepest fears Help you work through your biggest challenges Show you how to enjoy the journey Interested in chatting with Glenn? See if We’re a Fit TESTIMONIALS Take Their Word For It Glenn’s coaching has made a huge difference in how quickly and confidently we’ve been able to grow. Rick Jones CEO, Workreels Glenn provided me with new insights that have helped me and the company tremendously. Simon Law CEO, LoginID His advice helped me raise $3 million. Darren Marble Co-CEO Crush Capital I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath The value per minute you provide is astronomical. Sameer Ahuja President GameChanger Under Glenn’s guidance, LeanDNA achieved exceptional business outcomes, including being named one of Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing private companies three years in a row. Richard Lebovitz Founder and CEO, LeanDNA It’s simple: our sessions get results. Ziv Binyamini CEO, Fortellix I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC Glenn proved his value in every coaching session. Olin Hyde former CEO LeadCrunch Every coaching session we had with Glenn was extremely valuable. Jeff Strnad CEO Door USA Glenn helped me get to a place where I am no longer involved in the day-to-day operations of the company. Andrew Luan CEO Experience First Strategically, you help me see things that I may miss or am not thinking about. You keep me honest, and you help me continually think, why not? Let’s go do this. How do we solve this problem? ERIC MEIER CEO of OwlHealth I feel I have superpower eyesight with you in my corner. Michael Kashida CEO Treedom You help me be a better businessman, a better leader and a better person. Eric Meier CEO, Owl Health Glenn deeply cares about our success. Srinivas Akella CEO, Wootcloud I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath Glenn’s approach is always honest yet deeply encouraging, and his strategies have truly strengthened me in all facets of my life. Devang Patel CEO Funding Door You’ve not only helped me grow as a leader at Sanas, but you’ve consequently elevated our entire organization. Max Serebryakov CEO Sanas Glenn has a rare ability to challenge and support at the same time. His perspective on leadership helped me grow faster and with more purpose. I lead differently now – more intentionally and more effectively. Vikram Ashok CEO, Graphite I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC Glenn didn’t just coach me; he transformed my approach to leadership. Michelle Mullaney CEO, Prosperity Glenn is an exceptional executive coach. His impact on my professional development has been nothing short of transformative. AJ Bruno CEO, QuotaPath Glenn can help anyone become a better CEO. Jeffrey Kayzerman CEO, xOverTime Strategically, you help me see things that I may miss or am not thinking about. You keep me honest, and you help me continually think, why not? Let’s go do this. How do we solve this problem? ERIC MEIER CEO of OwlHealth I credit a lot of my success in navigating challenging times to Glenn. Allan Njoroge CEO Actriv Healthcare Coaching with Glenn is the best place I can put my money. Rob Lewis CEO, Radical Imaging LLC I have become a better CEO through Glenn’s guidance and counsel. Liam Nguyen CEO Pixel Canvas I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath Glenn is definitely world-class. Albert Navarro CEO MetricLock I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC ALL TESTIMONIALS ALL SUCCESS STORIES Building Something Great? Want to Build your Brand? Share your scaling insights with fellow CEOs, investors, and board members What You Get as a Guest 30K+ reach across our network of CEOs, investors, and board members High-quality content to share with your prospects, candidates, investors, and more Great exposure to build your company’s brand and your personal brand Join ‘The Scaling CEO’ Conversation Apply to Be a Guest QUESTIONS TO ASK How to Choose the Right CEO Coach The best CEO coach for you is someone who has been a CEO before — someone who can almost predict what is going to happen should you continue down your current path. Because I only coach Chief Executive Officers, I learn a great deal from each of them about what it takes to become an even better CEO. I love sharing (confidentially) all the best practices I hear about to help take you to the next level. Find a Coach Who Can Help You Become Better in All Aspects of Your Life. A Great Coach Will: Help you achieve your ambitious goals Point out your blind spots Push you to be better Help you focus on what is most important Hold you accountable Give you advice when you need it most Join ‘The Scaling CEO’ Conversation APPLY TO BE A GUEST Join Glenn Gow on ‘The Scaling CEO’ Podcast and share your insights with fellow CEOs, investors, and board members Apply to Be a Guest HI, I’M GLENN Who is CEO Coach Glenn Gow? Harvard MBA Started his work life as a software developer Successful chief executive officer for 25 years Worked with Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more Venture Capital – Coached CEOs of start-up companies The “AI Guy” for Boards of Directors Living a happy, balanced life ABOUT GLENN BLOG Thoughts For CEOs Most CEOs are still asking the wrong question about AI. They are asking, What can AI do for my business? That question made sense not long ago, but it is… Read More There’s a point in every company’s journey where things appear to be working. Revenue is coming in, deals are closing, and the story sounds compelling in the boardroom. From the… Read More David Simnick did not build Soapbox by chasing polish. He built it by staying close to the customer, moving fast, and learning how to scale a team that could compete… Read More More Thoughts For CEOs Interested in chatting with Glenn? See if We’re a Fit Company CEO Coaching Services CEO Resources Testimonials About Glenn Contact GLENNGOW © 2026. PRIVACY POLICY. TERMS & CONDITIONS We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. 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See if We’re a Fit WHY CEOs Work With Executive Coaches The Benefits of CEO Coaching Great Coaches Will: Push you to achieve beyond your current limiting beliefs Tell you what to do when you don’t know what to do Hold you accountable to your own goals Listen to identify the core challenges so you can focus on those Be there when you need help the most Help you understand what is truly important SEE More Benefits oF CEO Coaching The Definitive Guide to Choosing a Coach as the CEO Be a Guest on ‘The Scaling CEO’ APPLY TO BE A GUEST HOW CAN I HELP How Executive Coaching Solves Your Leadership Challenges Raising Money You will benefit from having an experienced fund-raiser on your team. From $3 million to $150 million, I can help you and your company raise what you need and get a higher valuation. Scaling Your Company for Growth as the CEO The main reason CEOs get fired is because they can’t scale fast enough. Whether the pressure to grow is created by your investors or by you, CEOs feel it. Scaling a company means scaling yourself. I’ll help you scale yourself. Dealing with Overwhelm Every CEO feels this way at times. I will help you achieve balance in your life. Some of the things we’ll focus on include talent acquisition, talent management, and delegation. You will get more done in less time. Most CEOs have a Direct Report that is a Real Challenge to Manage Many talented people can be a pain in the ass. Do you keep them because they a performer? Do you terminate them because of their impact on the rest of the organization? I’ll help you pick the right path. Achieving Product-Market Fit Achieving this is the most important thing for the success of the company. Many CEOs and Executives are close, but not quite there. I will help you speed up this process and make the hard product decisions to match the needs of the right markets. Managing Your Board of Directors Boards can be incredibly helpful, or they can be the ultimate obstacle to your success. I will help you build close relationships with board members to get the most value from these critical stakeholders. Crisis Management Sometimes you have to deal with a big problems right now. Sometimes it’s not clear what to do and yet you need to make immediate decisions. I will be there to help guide you when you need it the most. Determine if Glenn IS Right for You MY APPROACH The CEO Coaching Process Can Include Structured or Flexible Support If we choose to work together, I will make you more successful. But it’s not only about being successful; it’s about being happy while achieving success. When I work with you, I will identify the core issues holding you back, and then we’ll address them together. Once we create clarity around your goals, we will accelerate your achievement. Some CEOs don’t want a structured approach to their executive coaching process. They call it “coming in hot” with whatever are the issues that are most important or most urgent. If that’s you, we can talk about your strategic questions or deal with an emergency or address that niggling little thing in the back of your mind that you’re hoping will go away (but you know it isn’t going away). Some want a structured approach to their chief executive officer coaching. If that’s you, we will use my “CEO Success Program Template.” Learn more about my CEO coaching process and what results to expect here! CEO Coaching Success Program: Key Points for Leadership & Strategy Development Evaluate your company Evaluate you Determine your priorities Develop your plan and strategy Execute your plan DOWNLOAD THE CEO SUCCESS PROGRAM INDUSTRIES CEO Coaching Across Industries & Company Stages While I have deep experience with technology companies, I don’t specialize in any industry. My CEOs are the subject matter experts in their industry. They don’t need my help understanding their industry better. They need my help in optimizing their performance as a CEO. Whether you have 5 or 5,000 employees, I will make you more successful. All Chief Executive Officers need to develop strategies and plans. All CEOs need to build and manage teams. All CEOs need to manage their finances to achieve their goals. All CEOs are searching for success and happiness. That’s where I come in. I have achieved success and happiness, and I can help you achieve it as well. Watch My 30-Minute Webinar Now TESTIMONIALS Take Their Word For It Glenn’s coaching has made a huge difference in how quickly and confidently we’ve been able to grow. Rick Jones CEO, Workreels Glenn provided me with new insights that have helped me and the company tremendously. Simon Law CEO, LoginID His advice helped me raise $3 million. Darren Marble Co-CEO Crush Capital I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath The value per minute you provide is astronomical. Sameer Ahuja President GameChanger Under Glenn’s guidance, LeanDNA achieved exceptional business outcomes, including being named one of Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing private companies three years in a row. Richard Lebovitz Founder and CEO, LeanDNA It’s simple: our sessions get results. Ziv Binyamini CEO, Fortellix I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC Glenn proved his value in every coaching session. Olin Hyde former CEO LeadCrunch Every coaching session we had with Glenn was extremely valuable. Jeff Strnad CEO Door USA Glenn helped me get to a place where I am no longer involved in the day-to-day operations of the company. Andrew Luan CEO Experience First Strategically, you help me see things that I may miss or am not thinking about. You keep me honest, and you help me continually think, why not? Let’s go do this. How do we solve this problem? ERIC MEIER CEO of OwlHealth I feel I have superpower eyesight with you in my corner. Michael Kashida CEO Treedom You help me be a better businessman, a better leader and a better person. Eric Meier CEO, Owl Health Glenn deeply cares about our success. Srinivas Akella CEO, Wootcloud I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath Glenn’s approach is always honest yet deeply encouraging, and his strategies have truly strengthened me in all facets of my life. Devang Patel CEO Funding Door You’ve not only helped me grow as a leader at Sanas, but you’ve consequently elevated our entire organization. Max Serebryakov CEO Sanas Glenn has a rare ability to challenge and support at the same time. His perspective on leadership helped me grow faster and with more purpose. I lead differently now – more intentionally and more effectively. Vikram Ashok CEO, Graphite I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC Glenn didn’t just coach me; he transformed my approach to leadership. Michelle Mullaney CEO, Prosperity Glenn is an exceptional executive coach. His impact on my professional development has been nothing short of transformative. AJ Bruno CEO, QuotaPath Glenn can help anyone become a better CEO. Jeffrey Kayzerman CEO, xOverTime Strategically, you help me see things that I may miss or am not thinking about. You keep me honest, and you help me continually think, why not? Let’s go do this. How do we solve this problem? ERIC MEIER CEO of OwlHealth I credit a lot of my success in navigating challenging times to Glenn. Allan Njoroge CEO Actriv Healthcare Coaching with Glenn is the best place I can put my money. Rob Lewis CEO, Radical Imaging LLC I have become a better CEO through Glenn’s guidance and counsel. Liam Nguyen CEO Pixel Canvas I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath Glenn is definitely world-class. Albert Navarro CEO MetricLock I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC ALL TESTIMONIALS ALL SUCCESS STORIES SUCCESS STORIES Janice Raises Over $100M for Her CompanyJanice Raises Over $100M for Her CompanyALL SUCCESS STORIESAs one of the founders, Janice had created the perfect solution in an exploding market. As her CEO Coach, we worked very hard to create a scalable business model that significantly accelerated revenue growth. This model included geographic expansion, the addition of new product offerings, and stickiness to create repeat business. This triple revenue-acceleration model not only worked but it attracted the interest of growth investors. But a growth model wasn't enough. We needed to help Janice become a better CEO. Specifically, we worked on how to manage her board, so their faith in her as the CEO grew as time went on. For some CEOs, the board can be intimidating. At first, it was for Janice as well. We worked on how to manage the board and get the most out of the board. Ultimately, we turned the board into a strong set of advisors and advocates for Janice as the CEO. The support and confidence of the existing board was a critical factor in enabling her to raise well over $100M in the next round, increasing the valuation by more than $600M. Darren Raises His First $3 MillionDarren Raises His First $3 MillionALL SUCCESS STORIESMy CEO client (Darren) was starting a company in a new category. He was focused on raising capital for his business and wanted help crafting his story. Darren is a brilliant CEO, yet he realized he could produce a better story with help from someone who has created successful fundraising stories many times. When we started working together, his story was overly complex, difficult for investors to understand, and not as strong as it could have been. Together we built a story about the tremendous value the company was creating. We used historical precedent to bolster the vision and mission. We gave investors confidence in the founders. We proved that the company could scale. Investors are pattern-matchers. They look for the patterns that tell them this opportunity is like other opportunities they’ve seen, giving them a strong belief in the potential ROI. Together, Darren and I constructed a winning story that helped key investors see the patterns of success. According to Darren, “Glenn gave me the perspective and confidence I needed to succeed.” Darren raised $3 million for his startup company in his first round. Darren has continued to successfully raise money in later rounds as well. Meilin Creates A Scaling OrganizationMeilin Creates A Scaling OrganizationALL SUCCESS STORIESMeilin was always asking, "How can I help my company grow faster?" She was successful by most measures but had higher growth ambitions. As her CEO Coach, I helped focus her efforts and energies on an often-overlooked area for many CEOs. This area enables scaling and enables the CEO to manage their team more effectively -- values. Most CEOs have corporate values but don't use them as the ultimate way to install a belief system - a way for every employee to focus on the most critical issues for the company. Meilin and I worked on making the values core to the thinking and speaking of the management team. Once the management team adopted these values and started speaking about them in their regular communications, we knew that we were on our way to ensuring that every employee “lived” the values. While values are not the only thing a company needs to grow fast, they are critical to its success. Meilin's company is now growing over 100%. Sean Gets It All DoneSean Gets It All DoneALL SUCCESS STORIESAs CEO, Sean had no work-life balance, and he was struggling with the overwhelming responsibilities of being a CEO. One of the biggest challenges of any CEO is to get everything done. The list of critical items seems to grow every day. As his CEO coach (and as a former CEO), I recognized the stress he was under. That level of stress is no fun. To help Sean become a better CEO, I focused him on delegation, talent development, and balance. First, we focused on developing Sean's delegation skills. Delegation is the "8th wonder of the world." When you make it work, your workload diminishes, and the company performs at a higher level. As Sean became better at delegating, he also began to see strengths and weaknesses in his leadership team from a different perspective. The next step was to refresh his leadership team. We created a plan to either develop the ones that could step it up and perform better or find new leadership team members for those that couldn't help the company grow. Finally, we worked on creating a way of living for Sean that provided him some balance. I tell my CEOs to "put their oxygen mask on first." If a CEO wants to perform at the highest level, they need to take care of themselves first. Now that Sean has a much better leadership team, he has become a master delegator. By delegating many of the activities he had taken on before, he now has much more time to take care of himself. Sean's company has now entered a new growth phase. More importantly, he is enjoying his work a lot more and his life a lot more. Viraj Fires His “Best” EmployeeViraj Fires His “Best” EmployeeALL SUCCESS STORIESAs a CEO, Viraj was focused on employee retention. He recognized the value of keeping high-performing employees and the high cost of turnover. One of Viraj's direct reports was one of his "best" employees. This person consistently out-performed against their targets. Within their function, they were a rock star. However, this same person was toxic to the rest of the organization. They constantly argued with others, and they made most others feel bad about themselves. Viraj found he was spending a great deal of time managing around the toxicity created by this employee. Viraj valued this person's contributions within their function, and he also really hated the idea of employee turnover. As a result, Viraj put up with this person and continued to work around the toxicity issue. As Viraj's CEO Coach, I helped him understand that team alignment and team cohesion are critical factors to help the company grow. We agreed that preventing employee turnover is a good goal, but not at the expense of creating a well-functioning team. Viraj wanted to become a better CEO, and he knew what he had to do. While it was difficult, he decided to fire the person he once thought was his "best" employee. The first thing he heard from the rest of his direct reports was, "What took you so long?" Olivia Finds Product-Market FitOlivia Finds Product-Market FitALL SUCCESS STORIESOlivia, my CEO client, is a product genius. She is highly creative, an excellent problem-solver, and knows how to get products out the door on time. Olivia raised a great deal of money based on her product ideas and some early successes. The challenge was that her company wasn't growing fast enough. The pressure from the investors was building, and she was worried. Raising a lot of money early is a blessing and a curse. The curse is that Olivia delivered her product too quickly. She delivered it, making too many assumptions about the market she was serving. When the product was released, it was a good fit but not a great fit. Olivia was concerned about the time and dollars it would take to conduct research and test product-market fit in multiple market segments. We created a partnering strategy that enabled us to test multiple new market segments in a short time. Olivia has found multiple market segments that are a fit for the product. Now that she has achieved product-market fit, the strategy is to "go big" on the go-to-market. And her company is taking off. Wilson Turns the Board AroundWilson Turns the Board AroundALL SUCCESS STORIESWilson was a first-time CEO. The company was doing well, but not quite as well as the board had hoped. Wilson found himself uncomfortable as a minority shareholder working with a board that could fire him if he didn't perform. Wilson wanted to know how to manage a Board of Directors. The first step was to acknowledge that a board has different measures of success than the CEO. That means there will naturally be tension. The second step was to dig in to deeply understand what the key drivers are for each board member. Based on this information, Wilson can now address his needs, the company's needs, and the board's needs. That was the first breakthrough. Once he knew how to address the needs of the board, we turned to address his needs. As Wilson's CEO Coach, I helped him realize that the board is an incredible asset to leverage. Wilson began to build relationships with the board members individually to understand better how they could be of service to him and the company. When Wilson works with the board, he is fully aware of their needs and addresses them appropriately. More importantly, he now tells the board what he is doing and relies on their insight and experience for feedback on how to help the company perform at a higher level. Wilson is no longer concerned about the board and now gets more out of them than ever before. Darius Solved His CrisisDarius Solved His CrisisALL SUCCESS STORIESI got the call at 10 PM on a Thursday. Darius, a CEO client, reached out to me just as I was about to end the day. "Glenn, my Chief Revenue Officer, just resigned, and I'm not sure what to do." Darius was running a rapidly-growing business that was highly dependent on a well-run sales organization. He had delegated sales responsibility to his Chief Revenue Officer so Darius could focus on engineering and product. The good news is that Darius didn't relinquish oversight or reporting of sales, just sales execution. It's also true that Darius wasn't in a panic, and we had worked on a plan for the departure of each of his direct reports. At the moment, though, Darius and I needed to review that plan to ensure it was our best option. We checked whether or not the interim head of sales could genuinely step into the role. We discussed which accounts Darius should immediately nurture relationships with. We agreed that the recruiter we would need was still the right recruiter. We quickly put together a communication plan on how to bring this news to the leadership team and the rest of the company. We worked on the exact next steps to interact with the interim head of sales, the director of sales operations, and HR. Darius felt he didn't know what to do, but in actuality, he did. We had prepared for this, and he just needed to talk it through in the heat of the moment so he could execute against the plan immediately. WHY WAIT? Start Your CEO Coaching Engagement As a CEO coach, I’m going to make you a better Chief Executive Officer. I’m also going to help you define what success means to you and help you enjoy the journey. I love coaching CEOs. I wake up every morning truly excited to be working with some of the most brilliant, most accomplished people in the world. We need to determine if we’re a good fit. If you’d like to explore an executive coaching relationship, please grab some time on my calendar so we can just get to know each other. See if We’re a Fit Interested in chatting with Glenn? 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Enable or Disable Cookies Enabled Disabled Enable All Save Settings --- glenn@glenngow.com Glenn’s LinkedIn Profile           Watch Glenn’s YouTube Channel Skip to content CEO & Leadership Coaching Process I was a CEO for 25 years. I’m going to make you more successful. See if We’re a Fit Glenn Gow’s CEO Coaching Process Many ask me about my executive coaching process for CEOs. Below I will provide you with everything you need to know about the steps we will take together in a structured coaching framework. SEE More Benefits oF CEO Coaching See The Definitive Guide to Choosing a CEO Coach Be a Guest on ‘The Scaling CEO’ Apply to Be a Guest Step 1: Here’s the Best Part of My CEO Coaching Process. You Don’t Have to Prepare! Some of my CEOs like to prepare, but most like to “come in hot” from whatever is going on in the moment. What’s amazing about NOT preparing is that the issue emerges in language. What you talk about and how you talk about it defines the issues that YOU need to address. For example, one CEO mentioned three different vendors that were not performing up to expectations. This description showed a pattern. Once the pattern of poor performance emerged, I focused on the reasons for that non-performance. As you might imagine, the main reason had to do with how the CEO was managing the vendors, not the vendors themselves. Once the CEO acknowledged they were the cause, we dove in to understand how they thought about managing others and exactly how they were managing others. We discovered the flaw in the CEO’s thinking about goal-setting and expectations around anyone’s performance. I had to explain that no one else in the world thinks like the CEO. That the CEO needs to create clarity around goals, that they need to ensure the other party understands those goals and that the CEO will not tolerate poor performance. Through the initial discussion of what was happening with the vendors, it emerged that the CEO had a management style that wasn’t optimal for all people. We discovered that style and changed it on the spot. This emergence of the issue happens all the time. When the CEO makes a minor comment about someone or something, their language reveals how they think about the situation. I listen to discover the underlying issues that need to be addressed, which is usually behavior change by the CEO. If you want to prepare, I’ll add the following steps. Determine if Glenn IS Right for You STEP 2: If You Don’t Have a Mission, Vision, and Values, We’ll Develop Them Together. Your mission, vision, and values create the foundation of your management philosophy. Once this foundation is in place, you can start building on it. I share my mission, vision, and values to help my CEOs get started. Mission: What is the Company’s Purpose? For example, here’s my mission: I help CEOs become even better CEOs Vision: What Will We Have Accomplished X Years from Now For example, here’s my vision: I helped 500 CEOs and leaders achieve peak performance for their companies and for themselves. Values: What are Our Core Principles that Define Our Actions When No One is Looking? Here are my values as a CEO Coach: Add value to every interaction Share what I see, even if it’s uncomfortable to discuss Help clients grow as a CEO and as a person Nudge clients into learning beyond their comfort zone Help clients discover what is important Hold clients accountable for what is most important Continually provide tools to get the most important things done DOWNLOAD THE CEO SUCCESS PROGRAM STEP 3: With My Executive Coaching Process, We’ll Develop Your Objectives and Next Steps for the Following 2 – 3 Years. After we’ve done the foundational work above, it’s time to start narrowing our focus on what objectives we have in mind. This is an important step in your career and business development. My favorite approach for this is OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), but I also work with many other approaches. I will help you create 3 – 4 objectives for you and/or the company with a 2 – 3 year timeframe in mind. Interestingly, these objectives don’t have to be measurable. We’ll get to that later. I’ll help you develop these to ensure you have the buy-in of your team as well. Watch My 30-Minute Webinar Now STEP 4: We’ll Define Your Key Results for the Next Quarter We can call these rocks or goals or Key Results. It doesn’t really matter. What matters is that we get everyone focused on the most important things to focus on in the next 90 days. A Key Result is something that will be owned by one person and one person only. That person will be responsible for achieving a measurable result by the end of the quarter. ALL TESTIMONIALS That person doesn’t have to do the work; instead, they are responsible for ensuring the key result is achieved. Usually, each member of the leadership team will have at least one Key Result, and no one will have more than three. When you work to sign someone up for a Key Result, it should be a stretch to achieve but not impossible. They need to believe they have a chance of getting it done. They need to commit to the effort to make it happen. STEP 5: We’ll Review the Plans Provided by the Owners of Each Key Result For each Key Result, you want the owner to develop a plan. It’s not enough for them to say they’ll get it done. They need to develop a plan with milestones that you approve. It’s not until you have that plan that you’ll have a sense of the likelihood of this Key Result getting done. When we review the plans, certain things will emerge that we’ll highlight together. Some of your direct reports will have a clear understanding of how to achieve the Key Result. Others will struggle to develop a reasonable plan. That could be because they aren’t good at documenting their plan or because they actually don’t know how to get the job done. We’ll determine what to do with each individual based on our assessment of their plans. See if We’re a Fit Step 6: We’ll Create the Tracking Process As part of my theme of becoming a great delegator, your team will report to you how they are doing in every one-on-one. The simplest way to do this is for you to own the one-on-one agenda and have the first item on the agenda be a quick reporting of their progress against their Key Results. My favorite way to do this is for them to simply report red, yellow, or green for each Key Result. If you go this way, each of your direct reports needs to understand that the worst thing they could do is surprise you. They need to be very transparent about their progress. You can usually ignore the greens and will focus on any reds or yellows. Determine if Glenn IS Right for You ALL TESTIMONIALS STEP 7: Work on the Most Important Issues with My Executive Coaching for CEOs I guarantee that within three weeks into the quarter; you will start to see yellows and reds. When we start to see these, we’ll start to delve deeply into the causes of these issues. This is where massive positive change can occur. Together, we will discover: Who is even better than you thought they were Who is encountering issues but understands what to do about them Who is falling behind and is getting stuck It’s the last category that usually represents your biggest management challenges. STEP 8: Drill Down on the Areas Where Things Are Not Getting Done to Your Satisfaction Importantly, we will get to the root cause of why things are not getting done the way you’d like them to get done. Spoiler alert: the root cause is always something that YOU did. For example, it could be that: You put the wrong person in the role You haven’t trained that person sufficiently You let them bite off more than was reasonable You have enabled excuses to win the day Regardless of the root cause, we’ll find it and address it, so we eliminate the issue and replace it with a CEO best practice. Sometimes the CEO will bring a strategic issue to the meeting for us to discuss. In that situation, we will go through an in-depth evaluation of the various options. We’ll talk about the pluses and minuses of each choice. We’ll talk about the short-term and the long-term implications. We’ll determine if we have enough information or if this requires more work. We will move forward toward a decision. For example, one of my CEOs had a significant investment offer from an investor. The CEO didn’t need the money at the time and was concerned about dilution. It was right for the CEO to take their time. We looked at the advantages and disadvantages of this investment from many perspectives. The answer wasn’t initially clear. I shared stories of how my other CEOs thought about similar opportunities and some of the insights into their decision criteria. In the end, the CEO and I decided that taking the money was the right decision for the company. It turns out that we are both very happy we did this as the market entered a significant downturn shortly after the CEO closed on the financing. “His advice helped me raise $3 million. Thank you for all your guidance and leadership coaching … it really made a difference.” – Darren Marble, co-CEO, Crush Capital. Sometimes the CEO has ruminated about an issue for a while. It could be about making an acquisition. It could be about a challenging employee. It could be about a frustration they have. When it makes sense, I will tell the CEO what to do. Invariably, they know the answer, but they want my help to validate their decision. When the meeting is over, they execute against my recommendation. Every CEO is unique. Most of the challenges they face are ones I’ve seen before. Together, in one hour, we can make amazing progress. Book Your Appointment Today With an Experienced Chief Executive Coach Let’s talk. Let’s do a working session together so you can get a feel for my executive coaching process and services. Worst case, you’ll get real work done within our hour together. Best case, you’ll want to do this kind of work every week. Schedule a chat with me at cal.com/glenn-gow. See if We’re a Fit TESTIMONIALS Take Their Word For It Glenn’s coaching has made a huge difference in how quickly and confidently we’ve been able to grow. Rick Jones CEO, Workreels Glenn provided me with new insights that have helped me and the company tremendously. Simon Law CEO, LoginID His advice helped me raise $3 million. Darren Marble Co-CEO Crush Capital I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath The value per minute you provide is astronomical. Sameer Ahuja President GameChanger Under Glenn’s guidance, LeanDNA achieved exceptional business outcomes, including being named one of Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing private companies three years in a row. Richard Lebovitz Founder and CEO, LeanDNA It’s simple: our sessions get results. Ziv Binyamini CEO, Fortellix I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC Glenn proved his value in every coaching session. Olin Hyde former CEO LeadCrunch Every coaching session we had with Glenn was extremely valuable. Jeff Strnad CEO Door USA Glenn helped me get to a place where I am no longer involved in the day-to-day operations of the company. Andrew Luan CEO Experience First Strategically, you help me see things that I may miss or am not thinking about. You keep me honest, and you help me continually think, why not? Let’s go do this. How do we solve this problem? ERIC MEIER CEO of OwlHealth I feel I have superpower eyesight with you in my corner. Michael Kashida CEO Treedom You help me be a better businessman, a better leader and a better person. Eric Meier CEO, Owl Health Glenn deeply cares about our success. Srinivas Akella CEO, Wootcloud I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath Glenn’s approach is always honest yet deeply encouraging, and his strategies have truly strengthened me in all facets of my life. Devang Patel CEO Funding Door You’ve not only helped me grow as a leader at Sanas, but you’ve consequently elevated our entire organization. Max Serebryakov CEO Sanas Glenn has a rare ability to challenge and support at the same time. His perspective on leadership helped me grow faster and with more purpose. I lead differently now – more intentionally and more effectively. Vikram Ashok CEO, Graphite I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC Glenn didn’t just coach me; he transformed my approach to leadership. Michelle Mullaney CEO, Prosperity Glenn is an exceptional executive coach. His impact on my professional development has been nothing short of transformative. AJ Bruno CEO, QuotaPath Glenn can help anyone become a better CEO. Jeffrey Kayzerman CEO, xOverTime Strategically, you help me see things that I may miss or am not thinking about. You keep me honest, and you help me continually think, why not? Let’s go do this. How do we solve this problem? ERIC MEIER CEO of OwlHealth I credit a lot of my success in navigating challenging times to Glenn. Allan Njoroge CEO Actriv Healthcare Coaching with Glenn is the best place I can put my money. Rob Lewis CEO, Radical Imaging LLC I have become a better CEO through Glenn’s guidance and counsel. Liam Nguyen CEO Pixel Canvas I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath Glenn is definitely world-class. Albert Navarro CEO MetricLock I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC ALL TESTIMONIALS ALL SUCCESS STORIES SUCCESS STORIES Janice Raises Over $100M for Her CompanyJanice Raises Over $100M for Her CompanyALL SUCCESS STORIESAs one of the founders, Janice had created the perfect solution in an exploding market. As her CEO Coach, we worked very hard to create a scalable business model that significantly accelerated revenue growth. This model included geographic expansion, the addition of new product offerings, and stickiness to create repeat business. This triple revenue-acceleration model not only worked but it attracted the interest of growth investors. But a growth model wasn't enough. We needed to help Janice become a better CEO. Specifically, we worked on how to manage her board, so their faith in her as the CEO grew as time went on. For some CEOs, the board can be intimidating. At first, it was for Janice as well. We worked on how to manage the board and get the most out of the board. Ultimately, we turned the board into a strong set of advisors and advocates for Janice as the CEO. The support and confidence of the existing board was a critical factor in enabling her to raise well over $100M in the next round, increasing the valuation by more than $600M. Darren Raises His First $3 MillionDarren Raises His First $3 MillionALL SUCCESS STORIESMy CEO client (Darren) was starting a company in a new category. He was focused on raising capital for his business and wanted help crafting his story. Darren is a brilliant CEO, yet he realized he could produce a better story with help from someone who has created successful fundraising stories many times. When we started working together, his story was overly complex, difficult for investors to understand, and not as strong as it could have been. Together we built a story about the tremendous value the company was creating. We used historical precedent to bolster the vision and mission. We gave investors confidence in the founders. We proved that the company could scale. Investors are pattern-matchers. They look for the patterns that tell them this opportunity is like other opportunities they’ve seen, giving them a strong belief in the potential ROI. Together, Darren and I constructed a winning story that helped key investors see the patterns of success. According to Darren, “Glenn gave me the perspective and confidence I needed to succeed.” Darren raised $3 million for his startup company in his first round. Darren has continued to successfully raise money in later rounds as well. Meilin Creates A Scaling OrganizationMeilin Creates A Scaling OrganizationALL SUCCESS STORIESMeilin was always asking, "How can I help my company grow faster?" She was successful by most measures but had higher growth ambitions. As her CEO Coach, I helped focus her efforts and energies on an often-overlooked area for many CEOs. This area enables scaling and enables the CEO to manage their team more effectively -- values. Most CEOs have corporate values but don't use them as the ultimate way to install a belief system - a way for every employee to focus on the most critical issues for the company. Meilin and I worked on making the values core to the thinking and speaking of the management team. Once the management team adopted these values and started speaking about them in their regular communications, we knew that we were on our way to ensuring that every employee “lived” the values. While values are not the only thing a company needs to grow fast, they are critical to its success. Meilin's company is now growing over 100%. Sean Gets It All DoneSean Gets It All DoneALL SUCCESS STORIESAs CEO, Sean had no work-life balance, and he was struggling with the overwhelming responsibilities of being a CEO. One of the biggest challenges of any CEO is to get everything done. The list of critical items seems to grow every day. As his CEO coach (and as a former CEO), I recognized the stress he was under. That level of stress is no fun. To help Sean become a better CEO, I focused him on delegation, talent development, and balance. First, we focused on developing Sean's delegation skills. Delegation is the "8th wonder of the world." When you make it work, your workload diminishes, and the company performs at a higher level. As Sean became better at delegating, he also began to see strengths and weaknesses in his leadership team from a different perspective. The next step was to refresh his leadership team. We created a plan to either develop the ones that could step it up and perform better or find new leadership team members for those that couldn't help the company grow. Finally, we worked on creating a way of living for Sean that provided him some balance. I tell my CEOs to "put their oxygen mask on first." If a CEO wants to perform at the highest level, they need to take care of themselves first. Now that Sean has a much better leadership team, he has become a master delegator. By delegating many of the activities he had taken on before, he now has much more time to take care of himself. Sean's company has now entered a new growth phase. More importantly, he is enjoying his work a lot more and his life a lot more. Viraj Fires His “Best” EmployeeViraj Fires His “Best” EmployeeALL SUCCESS STORIESAs a CEO, Viraj was focused on employee retention. He recognized the value of keeping high-performing employees and the high cost of turnover. One of Viraj's direct reports was one of his "best" employees. This person consistently out-performed against their targets. Within their function, they were a rock star. However, this same person was toxic to the rest of the organization. They constantly argued with others, and they made most others feel bad about themselves. Viraj found he was spending a great deal of time managing around the toxicity created by this employee. Viraj valued this person's contributions within their function, and he also really hated the idea of employee turnover. As a result, Viraj put up with this person and continued to work around the toxicity issue. As Viraj's CEO Coach, I helped him understand that team alignment and team cohesion are critical factors to help the company grow. We agreed that preventing employee turnover is a good goal, but not at the expense of creating a well-functioning team. Viraj wanted to become a better CEO, and he knew what he had to do. While it was difficult, he decided to fire the person he once thought was his "best" employee. The first thing he heard from the rest of his direct reports was, "What took you so long?" Olivia Finds Product-Market FitOlivia Finds Product-Market FitALL SUCCESS STORIESOlivia, my CEO client, is a product genius. She is highly creative, an excellent problem-solver, and knows how to get products out the door on time. Olivia raised a great deal of money based on her product ideas and some early successes. The challenge was that her company wasn't growing fast enough. The pressure from the investors was building, and she was worried. Raising a lot of money early is a blessing and a curse. The curse is that Olivia delivered her product too quickly. She delivered it, making too many assumptions about the market she was serving. When the product was released, it was a good fit but not a great fit. Olivia was concerned about the time and dollars it would take to conduct research and test product-market fit in multiple market segments. We created a partnering strategy that enabled us to test multiple new market segments in a short time. Olivia has found multiple market segments that are a fit for the product. Now that she has achieved product-market fit, the strategy is to "go big" on the go-to-market. And her company is taking off. Wilson Turns the Board AroundWilson Turns the Board AroundALL SUCCESS STORIESWilson was a first-time CEO. The company was doing well, but not quite as well as the board had hoped. Wilson found himself uncomfortable as a minority shareholder working with a board that could fire him if he didn't perform. Wilson wanted to know how to manage a Board of Directors. The first step was to acknowledge that a board has different measures of success than the CEO. That means there will naturally be tension. The second step was to dig in to deeply understand what the key drivers are for each board member. Based on this information, Wilson can now address his needs, the company's needs, and the board's needs. That was the first breakthrough. Once he knew how to address the needs of the board, we turned to address his needs. As Wilson's CEO Coach, I helped him realize that the board is an incredible asset to leverage. Wilson began to build relationships with the board members individually to understand better how they could be of service to him and the company. When Wilson works with the board, he is fully aware of their needs and addresses them appropriately. More importantly, he now tells the board what he is doing and relies on their insight and experience for feedback on how to help the company perform at a higher level. Wilson is no longer concerned about the board and now gets more out of them than ever before. Darius Solved His CrisisDarius Solved His CrisisALL SUCCESS STORIESI got the call at 10 PM on a Thursday. Darius, a CEO client, reached out to me just as I was about to end the day. "Glenn, my Chief Revenue Officer, just resigned, and I'm not sure what to do." Darius was running a rapidly-growing business that was highly dependent on a well-run sales organization. He had delegated sales responsibility to his Chief Revenue Officer so Darius could focus on engineering and product. The good news is that Darius didn't relinquish oversight or reporting of sales, just sales execution. It's also true that Darius wasn't in a panic, and we had worked on a plan for the departure of each of his direct reports. At the moment, though, Darius and I needed to review that plan to ensure it was our best option. We checked whether or not the interim head of sales could genuinely step into the role. We discussed which accounts Darius should immediately nurture relationships with. We agreed that the recruiter we would need was still the right recruiter. We quickly put together a communication plan on how to bring this news to the leadership team and the rest of the company. We worked on the exact next steps to interact with the interim head of sales, the director of sales operations, and HR. Darius felt he didn't know what to do, but in actuality, he did. We had prepared for this, and he just needed to talk it through in the heat of the moment so he could execute against the plan immediately. Interested in chatting with Glenn? See if We’re a Fit Company CEO Coaching Services CEO Resources Testimonials About Glenn Contact GLENNGOW © 2026. PRIVACY POLICY. TERMS & CONDITIONS We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. Accept Close GDPR Cookie Settings Privacy Overview Strictly Necessary Cookies Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance Privacy Overview This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. 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I was a founder and CEO, and I had a coach for 17 years. You may not need one for as long as I did, but having a CEO coach changed my life. I would not have gotten to where I am today without the coaching and leadership development I received. SEE More Benefits oF CEO Coaching See The Definitive Guide to Choosing a CEO Coach Be a Guest on ‘The Scaling CEO’ APPLY TO BE A GUEST TESTIMONIALS Take Their Word For It Glenn’s coaching has made a huge difference in how quickly and confidently we’ve been able to grow. Rick Jones CEO, Workreels Glenn provided me with new insights that have helped me and the company tremendously. Simon Law CEO, LoginID His advice helped me raise $3 million. Darren Marble Co-CEO Crush Capital I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath The value per minute you provide is astronomical. Sameer Ahuja President GameChanger Under Glenn’s guidance, LeanDNA achieved exceptional business outcomes, including being named one of Inc. Magazine’s fastest-growing private companies three years in a row. Richard Lebovitz Founder and CEO, LeanDNA It’s simple: our sessions get results. Ziv Binyamini CEO, Fortellix I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC Glenn proved his value in every coaching session. Olin Hyde former CEO LeadCrunch Every coaching session we had with Glenn was extremely valuable. Jeff Strnad CEO Door USA Glenn helped me get to a place where I am no longer involved in the day-to-day operations of the company. Andrew Luan CEO Experience First Strategically, you help me see things that I may miss or am not thinking about. You keep me honest, and you help me continually think, why not? Let’s go do this. How do we solve this problem? ERIC MEIER CEO of OwlHealth I feel I have superpower eyesight with you in my corner. Michael Kashida CEO Treedom You help me be a better businessman, a better leader and a better person. Eric Meier CEO, Owl Health Glenn deeply cares about our success. Srinivas Akella CEO, Wootcloud I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath Glenn’s approach is always honest yet deeply encouraging, and his strategies have truly strengthened me in all facets of my life. Devang Patel CEO Funding Door You’ve not only helped me grow as a leader at Sanas, but you’ve consequently elevated our entire organization. Max Serebryakov CEO Sanas Glenn has a rare ability to challenge and support at the same time. His perspective on leadership helped me grow faster and with more purpose. I lead differently now – more intentionally and more effectively. Vikram Ashok CEO, Graphite I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC Glenn didn’t just coach me; he transformed my approach to leadership. Michelle Mullaney CEO, Prosperity Glenn is an exceptional executive coach. His impact on my professional development has been nothing short of transformative. AJ Bruno CEO, QuotaPath Glenn can help anyone become a better CEO. Jeffrey Kayzerman CEO, xOverTime Strategically, you help me see things that I may miss or am not thinking about. You keep me honest, and you help me continually think, why not? Let’s go do this. How do we solve this problem? ERIC MEIER CEO of OwlHealth I credit a lot of my success in navigating challenging times to Glenn. Allan Njoroge CEO Actriv Healthcare Coaching with Glenn is the best place I can put my money. Rob Lewis CEO, Radical Imaging LLC I have become a better CEO through Glenn’s guidance and counsel. Liam Nguyen CEO Pixel Canvas I’ve been working with Glenn Gow for about two years now, and I can say without a doubt that Glenn has made a massive impact to who I am today as a CEO. Everything that a CEO could possibly want comes from Glenn. AJ BRUNO CEO of QuotaPath Glenn is definitely world-class. Albert Navarro CEO MetricLock I’m learning a lot from Glenn. He’s helped me determine what’s really important so I can make better, more timely decisions to steer my company to where I want it to go. ROB LEWIS CEO of Radical Imaging LLC ALL TESTIMONIALS ALL SUCCESS STORIES When a Founder CEO Should Hire a Founder CEO Coach The founder CEO faces unique challenges. They often spend a huge amount of time fundraising. They discover that fundraising is more challenging than they realized. Even if they’re successful raising money, they discover that it’s only one step in the fundraising process, a process that will repeat itself many times over. The founder CEO has tremendous skills one on one or two functional areas. They might be great at engineering or product management, or sales. These skills are critical when getting the company off the ground. In fact, co-founders are often chosen because they have complementary skills. When starting a company, a small number of people can cover most of the most important functions. Founder CEOs Must Scale Themselves to Scale their Company Very quickly, though, the skills of the founding team and especially the skills of the founder CEO are no longer sufficient. The minute a company starts to scale, those original skill areas of the CEO become less important than they were. Why? Because a founder CEO needs a new set of skills to help them scale. Let’s say you are a founder CEO, and you have great engineering skills. The minute you start scaling, those engineering skills need to be augmented with other skills like management, fundraising, leadership, recruiting, and much more. The number one reason founder CEOs get fired is they can’t scale the company. The reason they can’t scale the company is that they can’t scale THEMSELVES. For a CEO to scale themselves, they must acquire many new skills. My job is to help founding CEOs identify the new skills they need and teach them those skills. Determine if Glenn IS Right for You Glenn’s Qualifications as a Founder CEO I was a founder CEO myself. I had a coach teach me the skills I needed to scale. I coached founder CEOs when I was in venture capital. I helped them scale their businesses, and I helped them scale themselves. I continue to coach founder CEOs today. Navigating the Unique Business Challenges of Being a Founder CEO I understand the unique challenges founder CEOs face and help them identify and successfully improve their skills to deal with those unique challenges. Every founder CEO faces similar challenges. That helps me quickly identify the obstacles to growth founder CEOs encounter. Even better, I have seen virtually all the issues a founder CEO faces and have helped them successfully navigate themselves to success. I’ve seen the movie before. Because I’ve seen the movie before, I can predict what is going to happen should they continue down a particular path. I will steer them away from that path. In addition, I love sharing best practices with my other CEOs. While I never reveal who my clients are, when I see them doing something that really works, I share that best practice with every relevant CEO. I’ve made most of the mistakes a founder CEO can make. You want to stand on my shoulders and avoid all my expensive mistakes. I will help you avoid them. DOWNLOAD THE CEO SUCCESS PROGRAM Executive Coaching Process When I am coaching a founder CEO, the process is quite simple. We just get on a call and start dealing with the issues that come up. Very quickly, I will help the CEO determine what is important. Because CEOs have so much on their plate, it’s often difficult to distinguish between what’s most important and what is less important, especially at the moment. Focused Coaching Sessions Help You Identify Priorities and Make Decisions At the moment, the issue that has upset or excited the CEO is what they want to discuss the most. My job is to listen and determine whether or not that particular issue is something we should spend time on or not. Once we get clear on the most important things, we will “go deep” on those issues to deal with them in our working session together. When we go deep on the most important issues, we make huge progress. Watch My 30-Minute Webinar Now TESTIMONIALS Coaching Testimonials ALL TESTIMONIALS ALL SUCCESS STORIES “I consider myself a successful founder CEO, and I never thought I needed an executive coach. I work with Glenn because I’m ambitious and want to get even better. Working with him is like getting compound interest — I get better every time we talk. He helps me improve in a lot of areas. He helped me find balance between my work and home life which helped me find harmony in life. Glenn has helped me become a better leader and I have seen a great improvement in different areas in our organization from revenue to culture. I credit a lot of my success in navigating challenging times in my career to him. The only regret I have is never having found Glenn when I was starting my company.” – Allan Njoroge, founder, and CEO, Actriv Healthcare ALL TESTIMONIALS Benefits of Working with a Founder CEO Coach If you’re a founder CEO – what’s in it for you to work with a CEO coach? Your chances of creating a successful company go way up. You are much more likely to STAY as the CEO as the company grows. You will grow as a person, enabling you to grow as a CEO. You will pick up many new skills that will serve you well in this job, future jobs, and overall life. You will feel less pressure on your journey to success. You will learn how to create balance. You will learn that a balanced life actually improves your personal performance. You will enjoy your job a lot more! Contact Glenn Gow to Get Started Today! Every founder CEO is unique. Most of the challenges they face are ones I’ve seen before. Together, in one hour, we can make amazing progress. Let’s talk. Let’s do a working session together so you can get a feel for how this works. Worst case, you’ll get real work done within our hour together. Best case, you’ll want to do this kind of work every week. Schedule a chat with me at cal.com/glenn-gow. See if We’re a Fit WHY WAIT? Let’s Start Something We need to determine if we’re a good fit. If you’d like to explore a coaching relationship, please grab some time on my calendar so we can just get to know each other. Book an appointment below, or email me at glenn@glenngow.com. You can also call or text me at 650-793-0128. See if We’re a Fit SUCCESS STORIES Janice Raises Over $100M for Her CompanyJanice Raises Over $100M for Her CompanyALL SUCCESS STORIESAs one of the founders, Janice had created the perfect solution in an exploding market. As her CEO Coach, we worked very hard to create a scalable business model that significantly accelerated revenue growth. This model included geographic expansion, the addition of new product offerings, and stickiness to create repeat business. This triple revenue-acceleration model not only worked but it attracted the interest of growth investors. But a growth model wasn't enough. We needed to help Janice become a better CEO. Specifically, we worked on how to manage her board, so their faith in her as the CEO grew as time went on. For some CEOs, the board can be intimidating. At first, it was for Janice as well. We worked on how to manage the board and get the most out of the board. Ultimately, we turned the board into a strong set of advisors and advocates for Janice as the CEO. The support and confidence of the existing board was a critical factor in enabling her to raise well over $100M in the next round, increasing the valuation by more than $600M. Darren Raises His First $3 MillionDarren Raises His First $3 MillionALL SUCCESS STORIESMy CEO client (Darren) was starting a company in a new category. He was focused on raising capital for his business and wanted help crafting his story. Darren is a brilliant CEO, yet he realized he could produce a better story with help from someone who has created successful fundraising stories many times. When we started working together, his story was overly complex, difficult for investors to understand, and not as strong as it could have been. Together we built a story about the tremendous value the company was creating. We used historical precedent to bolster the vision and mission. We gave investors confidence in the founders. We proved that the company could scale. Investors are pattern-matchers. They look for the patterns that tell them this opportunity is like other opportunities they’ve seen, giving them a strong belief in the potential ROI. Together, Darren and I constructed a winning story that helped key investors see the patterns of success. According to Darren, “Glenn gave me the perspective and confidence I needed to succeed.” Darren raised $3 million for his startup company in his first round. Darren has continued to successfully raise money in later rounds as well. Meilin Creates A Scaling OrganizationMeilin Creates A Scaling OrganizationALL SUCCESS STORIESMeilin was always asking, "How can I help my company grow faster?" She was successful by most measures but had higher growth ambitions. As her CEO Coach, I helped focus her efforts and energies on an often-overlooked area for many CEOs. This area enables scaling and enables the CEO to manage their team more effectively -- values. Most CEOs have corporate values but don't use them as the ultimate way to install a belief system - a way for every employee to focus on the most critical issues for the company. Meilin and I worked on making the values core to the thinking and speaking of the management team. Once the management team adopted these values and started speaking about them in their regular communications, we knew that we were on our way to ensuring that every employee “lived” the values. While values are not the only thing a company needs to grow fast, they are critical to its success. Meilin's company is now growing over 100%. Sean Gets It All DoneSean Gets It All DoneALL SUCCESS STORIESAs CEO, Sean had no work-life balance, and he was struggling with the overwhelming responsibilities of being a CEO. One of the biggest challenges of any CEO is to get everything done. The list of critical items seems to grow every day. As his CEO coach (and as a former CEO), I recognized the stress he was under. That level of stress is no fun. To help Sean become a better CEO, I focused him on delegation, talent development, and balance. First, we focused on developing Sean's delegation skills. Delegation is the "8th wonder of the world." When you make it work, your workload diminishes, and the company performs at a higher level. As Sean became better at delegating, he also began to see strengths and weaknesses in his leadership team from a different perspective. The next step was to refresh his leadership team. We created a plan to either develop the ones that could step it up and perform better or find new leadership team members for those that couldn't help the company grow. Finally, we worked on creating a way of living for Sean that provided him some balance. I tell my CEOs to "put their oxygen mask on first." If a CEO wants to perform at the highest level, they need to take care of themselves first. Now that Sean has a much better leadership team, he has become a master delegator. By delegating many of the activities he had taken on before, he now has much more time to take care of himself. Sean's company has now entered a new growth phase. More importantly, he is enjoying his work a lot more and his life a lot more. Viraj Fires His “Best” EmployeeViraj Fires His “Best” EmployeeALL SUCCESS STORIESAs a CEO, Viraj was focused on employee retention. He recognized the value of keeping high-performing employees and the high cost of turnover. One of Viraj's direct reports was one of his "best" employees. This person consistently out-performed against their targets. Within their function, they were a rock star. However, this same person was toxic to the rest of the organization. They constantly argued with others, and they made most others feel bad about themselves. Viraj found he was spending a great deal of time managing around the toxicity created by this employee. Viraj valued this person's contributions within their function, and he also really hated the idea of employee turnover. As a result, Viraj put up with this person and continued to work around the toxicity issue. As Viraj's CEO Coach, I helped him understand that team alignment and team cohesion are critical factors to help the company grow. We agreed that preventing employee turnover is a good goal, but not at the expense of creating a well-functioning team. Viraj wanted to become a better CEO, and he knew what he had to do. While it was difficult, he decided to fire the person he once thought was his "best" employee. The first thing he heard from the rest of his direct reports was, "What took you so long?" Olivia Finds Product-Market FitOlivia Finds Product-Market FitALL SUCCESS STORIESOlivia, my CEO client, is a product genius. She is highly creative, an excellent problem-solver, and knows how to get products out the door on time. Olivia raised a great deal of money based on her product ideas and some early successes. The challenge was that her company wasn't growing fast enough. The pressure from the investors was building, and she was worried. Raising a lot of money early is a blessing and a curse. The curse is that Olivia delivered her product too quickly. She delivered it, making too many assumptions about the market she was serving. When the product was released, it was a good fit but not a great fit. Olivia was concerned about the time and dollars it would take to conduct research and test product-market fit in multiple market segments. We created a partnering strategy that enabled us to test multiple new market segments in a short time. Olivia has found multiple market segments that are a fit for the product. Now that she has achieved product-market fit, the strategy is to "go big" on the go-to-market. And her company is taking off. Wilson Turns the Board AroundWilson Turns the Board AroundALL SUCCESS STORIESWilson was a first-time CEO. The company was doing well, but not quite as well as the board had hoped. Wilson found himself uncomfortable as a minority shareholder working with a board that could fire him if he didn't perform. Wilson wanted to know how to manage a Board of Directors. The first step was to acknowledge that a board has different measures of success than the CEO. That means there will naturally be tension. The second step was to dig in to deeply understand what the key drivers are for each board member. Based on this information, Wilson can now address his needs, the company's needs, and the board's needs. That was the first breakthrough. Once he knew how to address the needs of the board, we turned to address his needs. As Wilson's CEO Coach, I helped him realize that the board is an incredible asset to leverage. Wilson began to build relationships with the board members individually to understand better how they could be of service to him and the company. When Wilson works with the board, he is fully aware of their needs and addresses them appropriately. More importantly, he now tells the board what he is doing and relies on their insight and experience for feedback on how to help the company perform at a higher level. Wilson is no longer concerned about the board and now gets more out of them than ever before. Darius Solved His CrisisDarius Solved His CrisisALL SUCCESS STORIESI got the call at 10 PM on a Thursday. Darius, a CEO client, reached out to me just as I was about to end the day. "Glenn, my Chief Revenue Officer, just resigned, and I'm not sure what to do." Darius was running a rapidly-growing business that was highly dependent on a well-run sales organization. He had delegated sales responsibility to his Chief Revenue Officer so Darius could focus on engineering and product. The good news is that Darius didn't relinquish oversight or reporting of sales, just sales execution. It's also true that Darius wasn't in a panic, and we had worked on a plan for the departure of each of his direct reports. At the moment, though, Darius and I needed to review that plan to ensure it was our best option. We checked whether or not the interim head of sales could genuinely step into the role. We discussed which accounts Darius should immediately nurture relationships with. We agreed that the recruiter we would need was still the right recruiter. We quickly put together a communication plan on how to bring this news to the leadership team and the rest of the company. We worked on the exact next steps to interact with the interim head of sales, the director of sales operations, and HR. Darius felt he didn't know what to do, but in actuality, he did. We had prepared for this, and he just needed to talk it through in the heat of the moment so he could execute against the plan immediately. Interested in chatting with Glenn? See if We’re a Fit Company CEO Coaching Services CEO Resources Testimonials About Glenn Contact GLENNGOW © 2026. PRIVACY POLICY. TERMS & CONDITIONS We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. 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