Former President of Mood Media; Driving sales & growth in PE, public company, and founder-led businesses. Ken has led, coached, and advised companies across the B2B services, Tech, Media, BPO, Healthcare, and Professional Services industries to unlock new levels of growth and profitability. Ken has served as President, COO, General Manager, or Advisor in the Technology, Media, Telecom, and BPO industries in public and private/PE entities ranging in size from Fortune 50 to <$10M businesses. This diverse range of experience allows him to quickly grasp the core issues of any business and help unlock new levels of growth.
The operator behind the coach
Former President of Mood Media; Private Equity and Public Company Operating Executive
Ken Eissing is a C-level leader and advisor to middle-market, tech-enabled services businesses who excels at taking established firms to new heights. Ken has served as President, COO, General Manager, or Advisor in the Technology, Media, Telecom, and BPO Financial Services industries in public and private entities ranging from Fortune 100 to less than $20M businesses.
Ken has a consistent track record of developing and executing value-creating business strategies and improving financial performance in both privately held and public company environments. He strategically focuses and energizes businesses to enable and drive improvements in financial, operating, and employee engagement metrics. Ken has deep expertise in B2B sales, operations, and partner development on a global scale. He has led businesses that were acquired by private equity (PE) firms and has partnered with PE firms as both a portfolio company operating executive as well as an Advisor to perform due diligence and acquire entities.
Ken holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the State University of New York at Albany. He is a member of the YPO Austin Gold Chapter.
Expertise
Sales & Revenue Growth • Operational Scaling • PE operating discipline • Technology & AI • Turnarounds
Specialties
Sales Acceleration • Improving Operating Discipline • P&L management • Professionalizing Businesses • Global Operations
Selected accomplishments
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Working with Ken
CEOs and founders looking to scale their business through a professionalized sales and go-to-market approach, particularly in B2B services, SaaS and technology, media and advertising, professional services, BPO and healthcare businesses, including those built on recurring or subscription revenue. Ken focuses on sales and revenue growth, operational scaling, operating discipline, technology and AI, and turnarounds.
Former President of Mood Media; Private Equity and Public Company Operating Executive. Ken has led businesses to significant growth in the BPO Financial Services, Credit and Collections, and Digital Media industries, and led a 3,000-person Telesales Division at a Fortune 50 business.
Direct, operator-driven, and rooted in real P&L experience. Ken Eissing 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.
Ken Eissing is based in Austin, TX 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.
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. Ken Eissing coaches to the same operating standard: measurable growth, real leverage on the CEO's calendar, and a leadership team that can execute without you. Ken has coached multiple clients to multi-year recognition on the Inc. 5000 list.
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