Private Executive Coaching

For the leaders everyone else leans on.

I work privately with senior leaders during inflection points — when being reasonable, accommodating, or overly collaborative starts to cost them clarity and authority.

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Author, I Hope You Hate This — Penguin Portfolio, 2027  ·  Trusted by founders, operators & C-suite leaders
What this actually is

I hold leaders steady while they change themselves.

Most of the people I work with don’t need advice. They’re already capable. What they need is someone who can hold them steady while the stakes rise — so they can act decisively without negotiating with themselves first.

  • Nervous-system regulation under pressure
  • Internal alignment when external stakes are rising
  • Decisive action without over-explaining
  • Internal authority, restored
Who this is for

A specific kind of leader, at a specific moment.

  • Newly promoted into more authority than feels natural
  • Founders post-liquidity or acquisition, recalibrating who they are now
  • The leader whose “reasonableness” has started to cost them
  • Decision velocity slowing under the weight of everything they carry

If you’re looking for motivation or reassurance, we’re not a fit. This is for leaders ready to restore their own authority.

The work

Two ways in. One conversation decides which.

The Gateway

Solve what’s costing you now.

11 weeks · weekly 1:1

A contained engagement on the one pattern or decision creating the most drag right now. Defined start and end. The way most leaders begin.

The Program

Rebuild how you operate.

9 months · high-touch + in-person

The deep work — authority, boundaries, decision velocity, identity under pressure. Priority access between sessions. Internal authority restored as a default, not a project.

Engagements begin at $13,500 and scale to full-immersion partnerships.

In their words

“Nick was effective precisely because he was willing to be direct. He did not collude with comfort, ego, or narratives that executives often protect under pressure.”

Christopher Morgan · CFO, Renewable Energy

“It’s not an exaggeration to say that working with Nick has changed my life. Be ready — your life will change.”

Dr. Jeffrey Eisen · COO, Multihealth Network

“You make experienced leaders more effective at the moments that matter most. The return compounds.”

Private Client · CEO

I take a small number of private clients at a time.

If the timing is right, apply below. We’ll talk, and find the right depth of work.

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Nick Pollard · I Hope You Hate This, Penguin Portfolio 2027