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Don Schiavone
CEO CoachSaaS Operator
SENIOR COACH · SAAS SCALING & LEADERSHIP TEAM BUILDCertified coach

Don Schiavone.

SaaS Expert, Successful Entrepreneur And Operations Leader

25+
Years operating
3
Core specialties
2
Industries served

The operator behind the coach

Don Schiavone brings over 25 years of experience leading high-growth businesses. He brings together an in-depth understanding of technology with a data-driven “test-everything” philosophy: You can’t manage what you can’t measure. Don’s approach to coaching focuses on three pillars of success: people, process, and systems, in that order.

Don obtained a B.S. in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Clarkson University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Selected accomplishments

  • SaaS Expert, Successful Entrepreneur and Operations Leader.
  • Coaches CEOs on SaaS scaling, leadership team build, scaling operations, the levers that move enterprise value.
  • Deep operating perspective across SaaS, Technology.

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Questions CEOs ask about Don

Who is Don Schiavone best suited to coach?

Don Schiavone, SaaS Expert, Successful Entrepreneur and Operations Leader, is especially valuable to CEOs focused on SaaS scaling, leadership team build, and scaling operations.

What is Don Schiavone's operating background?

Don Schiavone brings over 25 years of experience leading high-growth businesses. He brings together an in-depth understanding of technology with a data-driven "test-everything" philosophy: You can't manage what you can't measure. Don's approach to coaching focuses on three pillars of success: people, process, and systems, in that order.

What is Don Schiavone's coaching style?

Direct, operator-driven, and rooted in real P&L experience. Don Schiavone coaches CEOs the way a former operator coaches, focused on the decisions that actually move the business, the metrics that expose the truth, and the leadership behaviors that compound over time.

Where is Don Schiavone based and how do engagements work?

Don Schiavone is based in the United States and works with CEOs across North America and internationally through 1:1 coaching, board observation, and on-site strategic offsites as part of the CEO Coaching International team.

What kind of results do CEOs see working with Don Schiavone?

Companies coached by CEO Coaching International for two or more years have averaged 22.8%/yr revenue growth and 37.5%/yr EBITDA growth, roughly 2-3x U.S. benchmarks. Don Schiavone coaches to the same operating standard: measurable growth, real leverage on the CEO's calendar, and a leadership team that can execute without you.

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