Dr. Mario Simon is a transformational leader and executive coach with a global track record of helping CEOs unlock breakthrough growth and lasting cultural impact. With over two decades at the helm of some of the world's most influential consulting, marketing, and wellness organizations, Mario has built a reputation for reimagining businesses, energizing leadership teams, and guiding organizations through complex transitions.
The operator behind the coach
2X CEO, Consumer Expert, Former BCG Partner, Culture Builder, Transformation and Growth Leader
Dr. Mario Simon is a transformational leader and executive coach with a global track record of helping CEOs unlock breakthrough growth and lasting cultural impact. With over two decades at the helm of some of the world’s most influential consulting , marketing , and wellness organizations, Mario has built a reputation for reimagining businesses, energizing leadership teams, and guiding organizations through complex transitions.
A certified master life coach with more than 4,500 hours of experience , Mario specializes in coaching CEOs, founders, and C-suite leaders to lead with clarity, purpose, and performance. He brings a rare blend of analytical rigor, entrepreneurial energy, and deep empathy to his coaching practice. Drawing from his global executive experience and academic foundation, he helps leaders clarify their purpose, navigate high-stakes decisions, and build cultures that thrive. Whether supporting a high-growth founder, a seasoned CEO in transition, or an executive team in transformation, Mario ‘s coaching is grounded in integrity, insight, and impact. Based in New York, he works with clients across North America and Europe.
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Mario Simon, Former CEO in Global Consulting, Marketing, and Wellness Organizations, is especially valuable to CEOs focused on transformation, marketing and growth, and global operations.
2X CEO, Consumer Expert, Former BCG Partner, Culture Builder, Transformation and Growth Leader
Direct, operator-driven, and rooted in real P&L experience. Mario Simon 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.
Mario Simon is based in New York, NY 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. Mario Simon 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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