Six questions, then a real conversation.
This is a screening, not a signup. A partner reads every application personally and you get an answer either way within one business day. If there is a fit, we schedule a 30-minute private conversation with the coach best matched to your business. If there is not, we tell you that and why.
Who this is for
- Running a company between $5M and $1B+ in revenue
- The CEO, founder or president, meaning you own the number
- Carrying a target you are not certain how to hit
- Willing to be held accountable by someone who has done it
- Pre-revenue or looking for a co-founder
- Looking for a peer group rather than one-to-one coaching
- Sending a deputy to do the coaching for you
- Looking for a consultant to build the plan rather than a coach to hold you to it
If the right answer is a peer advisory group, we will tell you that. See CEO coaching vs. peer advisory groups.
What happens next
A partner reads your application. Not a coordinator, not a form.
You hear from us within one business day, either way.
If there is a fit, a 30-minute private conversation with the coach matched to your business. No pitch deck.
A coach match only if both sides think it is right.
Who reads this
"I am looking for one thing in an application: a CEO who names the number they are afraid of missing, because that is the conversation coaching actually changes."
Questions about applying
What happens to my information if we are not a fit?
It stays with CEO Coaching International and is never sold, rented, or shared with a third party. If there is no fit, the application is closed and you are told why, in writing. Nothing is passed to a sales sequence you did not ask for, and a request to delete the record is honored the day it arrives.
How long does the whole process take from application to first session?
Most CEOs go from application to first coaching session inside two to three weeks. A partner responds within one business day, the 30-minute private conversation is usually scheduled within a week, and coach matching takes a few days after that. Where a board or sponsor needs to weigh in, the timeline stretches to roughly a month.
Do I get to choose my coach?
Yes, in both directions. CEO Coaching International proposes the coach whose operating history matches your business, stage, and the problem you named, and you can request a specific coach when you apply. Nothing starts until you and the coach both agree the match is right, and a mis-matched coach is re-matched at no cost.
What if I am not sure coaching is the right investment right now?
Apply anyway and say so in the notes. The 30-minute conversation carries no obligation and no pitch deck, and its purpose is to establish whether coaching would change your next twelve months. If the honest answer is that the timing is wrong, a partner will say that rather than sell you an engagement you are not ready for.
Do you work with PE-backed CEOs?
Yes, and they make up a substantial share of the client base. Sponsor-backed CEOs apply with a value creation plan, a board, and a hold period already in motion, so the screening looks at where you sit in that cycle. Coaches who have run sponsor-backed companies themselves are prioritized in the match.
Is there a cost to applying or to the first conversation?
No. Applying is free and so is the 30-minute private conversation that follows a fit. Engagement pricing depends on scope and cadence. We share exact pricing in the fit conversation, before you commit to anything. The scope and the number are put in writing before anything begins, and nothing is discussed until both sides agree coaching makes sense.
