An executive coach who’s been there, done that.

What executive coaching is

Being a leader can be lonely. A coach gives you a layer of support that helps you be more effective—and more fulfilled—in the hardest parts of the job. A coaching relationship outside your management chain lets you have the honest, vulnerable conversations about what’s actually holding you back.

It isn’t therapy, though emotions often turn out to be central to a problem. It isn’t consulting or mentoring—my job isn’t to hand you the answers. Coaching is about the right framework and the right questions, so you discover the solutions that fit you.

Done well, it leaves you more confident as a leader, more effective as an executive, and less alone as you face what’s in front of you.

Who I work with

I’m selective. Because I only coach a few people at a time, I optimize for clients where I genuinely believe my experience can supercharge their growth.

I work with startup founders, CEOs, the executives who report to them, and leaders in technical roles at companies of any size—predominantly product, design, and engineering leaders. I work with people around the world and from across the spectrum of gender, racial, and sexual identities.

Why work with me

What makes me different is the combination. I’ve spent decades building software and leading the teams that build it—I created the Microsoft Office Ribbon, co-founded an AI company in 2014, and led product, design, and engineering as a CTO, a Chief Experience Officer, and a CEO. I’ve set technical strategy, shipped products used by more than a billion people, reset a culture, and made the hard calls with real stakes.

I’ve also done the deep interpersonal work. As a T‑group facilitator, I’ve led founder retreats through intense emotional work, coached CEOs through difficult relationships, and walked teams through the trauma of reorgs. I’ve seen a lot of stuff go down.

For the people who choose to work with me, that’s the reason: the rare blend of hands-on technical and executive leadership with genuine interpersonal depth.

What comes up in coaching

It varies widely, but a few of the most common themes in my practice:

• Navigating relationships at work—with your manager, peers, and team
• Improving team culture and workplace dynamics
• Addressing burnout and learning better self-care
• Directing attention: what to prioritize, and how to spend your time and energy
• Becoming the kind of leader people want to follow
• Being more effective while also happier and less lonely at work
• Emotional regulation—dealing with strong feelings at work effectively

Cadence, format, and rate

I meet with most clients every two weeks. For coaching to work, it needs to be regular—especially while the relationship is getting off the ground.

Sessions are 50 minutes, by video call (or phone, if you prefer). The minimum commitment is three months, which gives us enough time to get to know each other and see real progress without trying to cram all the value into a session or two. Most of my clients are on half-year or full-year plans.

My 2026 coaching rate is $2,150 per hour.

Helping teams build with AI

One-on-one coaching is one way I work. The other is hands-on: I partner with R&D organizations—product, design, and engineering teams—to help them rethink how they build, natively with AI.

The teams I work with aren’t trying to bolt AI onto the way they already build—they’re rethinking what building even is once the old constraints come off. That’s the shift I care about: smaller teams shipping what used to take large ones, loops measured in hours instead of sprints, and the hard calls about what you stop doing entirely.

It’s disorienting while you’re in it, and getting a team through that transition intact—past the demos, into how they actually work—is exactly the kind of hard, knotty problem I love.

Let’s see if we’re a fit

I take on only a few clients and engagements at a time. Whether you’re looking for a coach or want help getting your R&D team building with AI, if you’ve read this far and it sounds like a fit, drop me a line and we’ll set up a free, no-pressure chat to get to know each other.