Helping startups to scale 🦄 ✦ Driving Halo Lab 7 → 8-figures ARR & having fun ✦ Founder with Design in ❤️

I run Design & Tech Agency helping brands become TOP 1%.

✦ $530 M raised + 9-figure exits by client startups 
✦ 500+ projects delivered
✦ 99+ international awards
✦ 4.9 / 5.0 average rating on Clutch from 80+ verified reviews

This is a real impact in numbers.

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Over the past 15 yrs I’ve been shaping digital products and brands for category‑defining companies — from NOKIA and OPERA to high‑growth SaaS and Web3 start‑ups.

My core focus is design leadership at scale: I enter as a strategic partner, craft a vision, and lead multidisciplinary teams all the way from concept to launch.

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I specialize in:

⤷  B2B SaaS Product Design | Guiding startups and enterprise spin‑ups from 0 to 1 — turning complex tech into intuitive, emotionally resonant experiences.

⤷  High‑Performance Digital Presence | Building conversion‑focused brand websites that turn first impressions into lasting growth.

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Artem Borysenko

But bad UX silently kills revenue, retention, user trust.

How does it look in your product:

❌ Focus on action, not on the result for the user.
❌ Complex password requirements.
❌ Two fields for the email address.
❌ Unclear question & option. 
❌ Annoying captcha.

Why does this matter for founders?
Bad UX = friction.
Friction = drop-offs.
Drop-offs = lost revenue.

Investing in clarity, consistency, and simplicity is a growth lever.

✦ Before spending more on ads, check:

→ Can users complete your core flows in seconds without thinking?
→ Are you showing users what happens next at each step?
→ Is every element earning its place, or just adding noise?

At Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner, we’ve seen micro UX cleanups increase demo bookings, reduce support tickets, and boost LTV.
Because great products don’t just work, they feel effortless.

✦

Want a quick UX audit on your product?
Drop your URL below or DM me.
We’ll send you one actionable UX fix that could move your metrics this quarter.

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Founder @ Halo Lab ✦ Design & Tech Agency Helping Brands Become TOP 1%

Bad UX examples

But bad UX silently kills revenue, retention, user trust.

How does it look in your product:

❌ Inconsistent UX writing.
❌Too much content, perceived as overload.
❌Linear progress bars aren’t mobile-friendly.
❌Overloaded layout that pulls attention away.
❌ Key details are hard to spot, and the offerings feel like a maze.

Why does this matter for founders?
Bad UX = friction.
Friction = drop-offs.
Drop-offs = lost revenue.

Investing in clarity, consistency, and simplicity is a growth lever.

✦ Before spending more on ads, check:

→ Can users complete your core flows in seconds without thinking?
→ Are you showing users what happens next at each step?
→ Is every element earning its place, or just adding noise?

At Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner, we’ve seen micro UX cleanups increase demo bookings, reduce support tickets, and boost LTV.
Because great products don’t just work, they feel effortless.

✦

Want a quick UX audit on your product?
Drop your URL below or DM me.
We’ll send you one actionable UX fix that could move your metrics this quarter.

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Most companies still treat a design system as a visual asset.

In reality, it behaves more like infrastructure.

It's a one-time capital investment that reduces operating costs across every product, every release, and every team.

Here’s where the real financial return shows up:

1. Reduction of duplicated efforts across teams.

When teams reinvent or create their own designs for elements like spacing, colors, states, or micro-interactions, they incur the following new costs: a new desig, codebase, QA.

With a standardized token system, there is no longer any need for this cycle to occur. 

2. Component scalability across product portfolios.

A system built for a suite compounds value:
Build once → reuse for every new feature → reuse for every new product.
This is how product orgs cut delivery time by 20–40% without adding headcount.

3. Patterns decrease cognitive load and time spent deciding.

Standardizing onboarding, dashboards, permissions, navigation, or error states will eliminate debate about core design principles among teams. Instead, team members will spend more time identifying the activities that will result in increased KPIs.

4. The cost of change decreases dramatically.

With no design system: A rebrand, accessibility update, or micro-interaction change triggers weeks of redesign and recoding..

With a design system: Update the source → every product updates automatically.

✦

A strong design system improves:

- Time to market.
- Cross-platform trust.
- Developer throughput.
- Conversion and activation.

✦

Build your design system for the next three products you launch. 
You will begin seeing returns on your investment in the early years.

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Therapy of the future: how we helped ensure a better patient experience by updating the design of the myReha digital platform.

myReha, created by nyra health, is a digital neurotherapy platform that helps stroke survivors and patients with neurological conditions continue recovery.

When the nyra health team, led by Mario Zusag, reached out, they had a clear goal: make the platform more consistent, intuitive, and scalable without disrupting what patients already loved.

The challenge?
Functionality was not consistent across devices, resulting in multiple users experiencing friction accessing the platform and seeking simplicity and reassurance.

So, we focused on what truly matters in healthcare design: clarity, confidence, and care.

1. We unified card designs for consistency.
2. Clarified CTAs for premium upgrades.
3. Improved streak and progress screens.
4. Optimized dashboards and navigation for clinicians and patients alike.

The Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner team fine-tuned the system to ensure it could scale fast and support nyra health’s insurance readiness and market expansion while staying deeply patient-centered.

Huge thanks to the nyra health team for trusting us with such meaningful work.

✦

If you’re building a product that redefines how patients heal, we’d love to help bring your vision to life.

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Case Study

That’s the moment most brands lose people.

In that split second when something just feels off.

You’ve felt it too.
Website that looks polished but somehow doesn’t feel real.
The words are there.
The design is fine.
But it doesn’t connect.

That’s a trust gap.
In those first few seconds, visitors are quietly asking:
→ “Is this for people like me?”
→ “Do they actually understand my problem?”
→ “Can I explore without being sold to?”

If your homepage doesn’t answer those fast, even a great product starts to feel risky.

The fix isn’t louder headlines or flashier visuals.

It’s smaller, more human details:
1. Clear language that sounds like something you’d actually say.
2. Honest proof that real people built this, not a faceless company.
3. Calm, confident design that gives users room to breathe.

Trust doesn’t start with “we’re the best.”
It starts with “we get you.”

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Homepage Psychology

You can hire a designer.

Or you can hire a design brain.

One gives you beautiful screens.
The other gives you a product that thinks.

When you hire a single designer, you get skills.
When you hire a team that works as one brain, you get experience that compounds.

At Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner, our teams don’t work in silos.
The UX researcher sees what frustrates users.
The product designer connects it to business goals.
The UI designer turns it into clarity and trust.
The developer translates it into something fast and functional.

Each person covers a blind spot the others can’t.
And together, they don’t just design, they solve.

That’s the difference between design as a task and design as a system.
Between a pretty interface and a product that scales, converts, and feels effortless to use.

When founders realize this, everything changes:

1. They stop hiring portfolios.
2. They start hiring thinking systems - teams that anticipate problems before they appear, align design with ROI, and build products that last.

If you’re scaling your product, don’t just hire a designer.
Hire a brain that’s trained to think like your users and build like your business depends on it.

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I audit real websites. I show what’s broken.

I explain why it doesn’t work.
And I give fixes you can apply today.

These are to help YOU avoid the same mistakes.
Every carousel = free consulting.
If you take the time to apply the lessons, your site will convert better.
Guaranteed.

In each post, you'll find:
✅ Conversion blockers you might not see.
✅ Layout tweaks that improve clarity.
✅ Real examples of what not to do.
✅ UX advice backed by data and practice.

✦

New audit just dropped.
Go through the carousel.
Steal what works.
Fix what doesn’t.

And if you want your site reviewed next:
Comment “ROAST ME” below.

Let’s build stuff that sells. Not just looks good.

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Website roasting

Helping people move better shouldn’t feel complicated. 

That’s what makes Rytmo such a powerful idea.

When the Rytmo team first shared their vision, it was inspiring.

They were building 

- A way for people recovering from injury or training with a specialist to feel guided, not overwhelmed.

- A way for coaches and physiotherapists to finally track movement in a way that feels intuitive.

- A way for patients to feel progress, not pressure.

Our role at Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner was simple in intention but meaningful in impact:

1. Turn complex motion-tracking technology into a visual language anyone can understand.

2. Design an interface that supports both ends (the patient and the specialist ) without friction.

3. Create a unified UX that reinforces trust, motivation, and confidence with every action.

We redesigned flows so users never feel lost.
We shaped progress screens that celebrate even small wins.
We built a design system flexible enough to scale as Rytmo grows without ever losing its gentle, supportive core.

Huge thanks to the entire Rytmo team for trusting us with something this important.

Your commitment to building a better experience for patients and specialists is real, rare, and deeply needed in the industry.

✦

If you're building something meaningful in healthtech - a product that helps people feel safer, stronger, healthier - we’d love to collaborate.
Let’s create the next story together.

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Most founders think onboarding is just a checklist.

A few tooltips, a welcome email, maybe a product tour.

Big mistake.

First 7 days don't only determine retention, they forecast lifetime value.

The best products don't "teach" features. They create habits.

Here is what distinguishes your high-LTV onboarding from the rest.

1. Show value quickly.
Don't explain — show. 
Get your users to the "aha" moment in minutes, not days. 

2. Guide behavior, not swipes. 
Organize onboarding around your user's journey, not your feature tree. 
Day 1: Solve a problem. 
Day 2: Build context. 
Day 3+: Reinforce success and add proof.

3. Make it personal. 
A marketer ≠ an engineer ≠ a founder. 
Ask one smart question, customize the flow, and you can expect 25-50% higher activation.

4. Build habit loops. 
Cue → Simple action → Instant reward. 
“Don’t lose your progress” is always better than “Complete your profile.”

4. Measure what matters. 
Forget “onboarding completed.” 
Measure: 
• Time to first value.
• % of users hitting core action Day 1.
• Retention at Day 3 and 7.

Onboarding is not your tutorial. 
It’s behavioral design. 
And as soon as you start to treat it that way, your retention will improve, as will your revenue.

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Good interfaces are built for humans with roles, moods, habits.

And most “design rules” don’t cover that part.

Here are the non-obvious principles we now swear by:

1. Design for roles.

An operator, manager, and analyst can see “the same tool” but they are living three different narratives.

2. Tell a story.

Good UI behaves like a scene in a movie: each frame indicates, “Here’s what happens next.”

3. Simplicity isn’t minimalism.

It’s knowing what to conceal. A complex system should feel simple, even if it is not.

4. One action per screen.

Every screen should answer one question. The moment users have to pause, you’ve lost the moment.

5. Adapt, don’t copy.

There is no “best practice” for everybody.
A healthtech dashboard and a crypto wallet shouldn’t look/feel the same, and that’s a feature not a flaw.

6. Accessibility is a growth strategy.

It’s how you earn trust and give access to the people your competitors are forgetting.

The best interfaces don’t impress. They disappear.
You’re not noticing them because they are busy making you feel capable.

What was the last interface you loved using is, and why?

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I have looked through hundreds of product interfaces.

And most trust issues come from invisible details that are saying, "We did not care enough."

1. Text locked in images.
It seems nice... until you realize:
Google can't read it.
Screen readers aren't being able to get through it.
It is going to break on mobile.

✅ Fix: Always use proper, responsive HTML text overlaid on visuals. That communicates quality and care.

2. Stock photos with zero context.
If your visuals could go on any website, they shouldn't be on yours. 
People simply don't connect with "perfect smiles" and "handshakes in glass offices."
User's even notice when an image doesn't match what they are viewing.

✅ Fix: Use visuals with your product, actual people or even simple, authentic brand illustrations. Authenticity scales better than aesthetics.

3. Inconsistent spacing.
Uneven padding. A headline that is floating. Tight corners next to wide gaps. Users may never name the issue, but they feel it.
That feeling? Uncertainty. And uncertainty is lethal when it comes to conversion.

✅ Fix: Use a modular grid and consistent spacing system. Regular rhythm = subconscious trust.

What’s the smallest design detail that instantly makes you lose trust in a product?

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Guess which of our projects gained more views?

Drop A, B, C, or D in the comments.

But don’t just guess. Consider:

🔹 What details stand out? 
🔹 Which design feels more refined? 
🔹 What makes one stronger than the other?

This isn’t just a fun test.
It’s how you train your creative judgment.
The more you analyze, the faster you recognize what works.

A, B, С, or D? Drop your guess below! Let’s level up together.

The best design

Most founders struggle to explain their product in 10 sec.

And that’s usually why people forget it.

Founders jump into features, tech, or long backstories.
But the products that stick are the ones described with immediate clarity.

After helping dozens of teams simplify their pitch and homepage messaging, here are 3 frameworks that consistently work:

1️⃣ The “Movie Trailer” Line.
Hit emotion + problem + solution in one shot.

Structure:
“We help [audience] solve [problem] through [unique solution].”

Example:
 “We help remote teams brainstorm faster with an AI whiteboard that auto-organizes ideas.”

This gives people the whole story instantly.

2️⃣ The “Six-Second Test”. If you can answer these in one tight sentence, you’re done:
• Who it’s for.
• What it does.
• Why it’s different.
• What problem it solves.
• What outcome it creates.

Example:
 “For busy parents, our app plans healthy meals automatically — saving hours and reducing food waste.”

3️⃣ The “Anchor to the Familiar.”
When something is new, you need a shortcut.

Structure:
 “It’s like [familiar thing], but for [your context].”

Example:
 “It’s like Airbnb, but for campers.”
It reduces cognitive load and accelerates understanding.

If someone can’t repeat your product back to you after 10 seconds, you don’t have a messaging problem, you have a clarity problem.

What’s your 10-second product explanation?

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What founders actually need from a design partner.

Across many startup projects, one pattern is clear:

Founders don’t need resources.
They need a partner with a product mindset.
That team will give you clarity, speed, and traction.
Let’s look at the difference.

1. Designers make wireframes.
Product thinkers define outcomes.

2. Designers ship features.
Product thinkers shape systems.

3. Designers follow tasks.
Product thinkers challenge assumptions.

4. Designers deliver visuals.
Product thinkers deliver clarity.

5. Designers optimize screens.
Product thinkers optimize revenue.

A design partner shouldn’t just make your product look good.
They should make your business stronger.
Because the right partner doesn’t just design interfaces,
they help you think, operate, and grow like a product company.

✦

If you’re scaling and you need a dedicated team that thinks like your co-founder, not your vendor, let’s talk.

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Last week, I tried to book a demo of a new tool.

Those 20 seconds told me everything.

Product UX failed here.
I scrolled twice. 
Clicked the wrong button. 
Didn’t find clues.
And gave up.

Review your product like a first-time user.

And try to fix UX issues.

1. Watch the heatmaps.
When a user pauses, backtracks, or clicks twice, that’s a red flag.
Confusion shows up in body language before it shows in analytics.

2. Check forms first.
Long fields. Missing confirmations. Mobile layouts that break.
Forms kill more conversions than bad marketing ever will.

3. Scan for “dead weight.”
Buttons nobody clicks. Copy nobody reads. Features nobody touches.
If it doesn’t guide the user forward, it’s friction.

4. Run 10-minute heuristic checks.
Navigation, readability, error states, consistency.

These basics sound boring, but they fix 80% of user frustration.
You don’t need a 3-month research sprint to uncover UX flaws.
You need sharp eyes, real users in mind, and the discipline to ask:
“Where does this experience break trust?”

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 How to find UX problems

“$5K for a full app” should set off alarm bells.

I’ve seen founders get burned by quotes that sound too good to be true.

And here’s the reality: they usually are.

A credible app budget runs anywhere from $50K–$250K+, depending on scope and complexity. 

At $5K, what you’re really buying is a prototype, a landing MVP, or a template, not a production-grade product.

The hidden costs show up later:

✦ No discovery → scope creep and endless change requests.
✦ No QA → your users become the testers.
✦ No maintenance plan → apps break as OS versions and APIs update.
✦ No IP clarity → some “cheap shops” keep the repo keys, locking you in.
✦ No security → exposing you to compliance fines or breaches (the average costs $4.9M globally).

So what does a serious proposal include?

1. Discovery: user flows, integrations, edge cases.
2. Delivery plan: milestones, QA, release strategy.
3. Security & compliance baked in.
4. Ongoing ops & maintenance plan.

🚩 If a vendor quotes $5K for the whole thing, don’t think “deal.” 
Think “demo.”
The real bill will come later, in rewrites, downtime, or lost trust.

The smarter play: if budget is tight, scope a small, clear MVP with defined limits and a real path to production. 

That way, your “cheap” start doesn’t become an expensive rewrite.

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The plan is clear, the prototype is exciting.

But there’s a quiet signal that something is wrong.

Because the MVP shape is wrong.
Too frequently, MVPs wind up created as demos.
They’re polished enough to show, broad enough to dazzle users, and thin enough that they can’t generate persistent, repeatable value.

Here’s the shift that will actually move the meter: An MVP is not the smallest version of your product. It is the smallest engine of recurring value.

That distinction forces you to ask:

1. What is the one capability users must succeed at?
2. What must be there so the system works without us holding it together manually?
3. What closes the feedback loop, not just opens it?

When you design an MVP from that perspective, you start developing outcomes:

✔ Clarity on measurable value.
✔ One solution for users with or without you.
✔ One core workflow that gains repetitive usage.
✔ Just enough automation to avoid operational drag.
✔ One feedback loop where you learn every time - how to scale.

This is how products gain traction early.
Build the smallest version of your value engine.
That’s the MVP you actually need.

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The MVP You Actually Need

“How much does a website cost?”

Everyone loves the safe answer: “It depends.”

But that doesn’t help when you’re budgeting, forecasting, or explaining ROI to your board.

So here’s a straightforward breakdown.

1️⃣ Landing Page.
$1,000–$5,000
A single, conversion-driven page. Perfect for launches or campaigns.
Simple structure but every word, interaction, and visual must earn its place.

2️⃣ Small Business Website.
$5,000–$15,000
Usually 4–6 pages: Home, Services, About, Contact, and maybe a Blog.
You get custom branding, clean UI, and a structure that builds trust fast.

3️⃣ eCommerce Website.
$25,000–$100,000
Product listings, filters, navigation logic, checkout systems, mobile optimization.
At this tier, UX becomes critical because every friction point = abandoned carts.

4️⃣ SaaS Marketing Website.
$75,000–$300,000
Your website becomes part of the product experience.
It must tell your story, guide users to demos, handle content, and match your product’s design language.

5️⃣ Enterprise Website.
$20,000–$100,000+
Think of it as a digital ecosystem:
Dozens of templates, multilingual support, role-based navigation, integrations, governance rules.

The real question isn’t the price.
A website is your 24/7 sales team.
If it doesn’t convert, educate, or build trust, the real cost is the revenue you’re not capturing.

So instead of asking: “How much does a website cost?”
Ask: “How much is a weak website costing me every month?”

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The hardest thing about building an AI product is getting people to trust what it does.

You can create a great model all you want, but as soon as users feel the slightest bit of uncertainty, they are going to ponder, hesitate, and leave.

When founders build trust into the product experience, three things happen fast.

1. Users stop second-guessing and start exploring. First session activation goes up because they understand the what and whys.

2. Every click of trust compounds itself into usage, retention, and upsell. Without trust, the best AI feature will remain unused.

3. You do not have to wait for product market fit to learn how users actually feel. Trust patterns can save you weeks of guessing, and reduce the launch chaos.

4. Transparent UX with design-based trust cuts confusion before it even reaches support. No more "I am left wondering why it said that?" tickets or bad reviews for hallucinations.

Most AI products are built for power. 
The real winners are built for confidence.

✦

At Halo Lab — Your Digital Partner, we help founders design AI products users trust enough to actually use and pay for.
If that’s the stage you’re at, let’s chat.

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Design Patterns For AI Interfaces

Every product fosters feelings.

Slack develops curiosity (you check threads). 
LinkedIn develops affirmation (you observe reactions). 
Airbnb develops trust (you reside within somebody else's space). 
Uber develops control (you follow the car, the route, the pricing).

The emotional loop your product supports, becomes the habit that makes users return - or leave.

And here is where many teams miss.
Your design doesn't just support feelings. It influences them.

✦

For every engagement, a micro-feeling is triggered - frustration, relief, pride, fear. 
These micro-feelings accumulate into a memory. 
Then memory drives retention.

Behavioral design studies confirmed that:

✦ Positive feelings (clarity, control, competence) are proven to increase engagement by 30-40%.

✦ Unresolved frustration (human error, waiting, loss of context) is the leading cause of churn within SaaS and consumer apps.

So when your UX creates anxiety (loading uncertainty, unclear steps, overwhelming dashboards) - the user has accomplished their task, but subconsciously will avoid returning.

Ways to audit emotional design in your product.

1. Avatar: the emotion you want your users to feel. (Do you want them caring, empowered, energized, etc.?) 

2. Map the emotion to each interaction. For every step: "What is this moment teaching?" 

3. Test the users' reactions, not just the usability. Record facial expressions or tone, or even keywords in a survey, after each interaction. 

4. Design feedback loop(s)- use motion, microcopy, timing, etc. to bake in positive emotions in the experience.

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Andrea Petrone

The CEO Whisperer | Top 1% Executive Coach & Speaker in the UK | CEO at 35 | Founder of WCL21 | Host of The World Class Leaders Show | Follow for Mindset & Leadership Mastery

I’m known as The CEO Whisperer — a confidant and partner to CEOs navigating their highest-stakes moments of leadership.

For more than 20 years, I’ve worked with Fortune 500s, mid-caps, and high-growth firms across seven countries. My clients have included CEOs and Top leaders at Shell, Unilever, Goldman Sachs, Takeda, EssilorLuxottica, BT, ENI, Snam, and others. 

One truth has become clear: the biggest leverage point in any organization is the transformation of its CEO. Because:

- Leading at the top is uniquely challenging

- Boards have agendas

- Investors demand results

- Teams expect certainty

And yet, few CEOs have a space to think openly, challenge assumptions, or prepare for decisions that will define their legacy.

My work focuses on helping CEOs and senior executives:

- Sharpen their judgment when the stakes are in the millions

- Strengthen their influence with boards, investors, and teams

- Redefine their leadership identity, presence, and long-term legacy

This isn’t about adding more advice or frameworks. It’s about creating the rare space for leaders to think differently, perform at their peak, and grow into the leaders their organizations — and industries — need.

Alongside this work, I’m a Top 1% Executive Coach & Speaker, Founder of WCL21, Author and Host of the World-Class Leaders Show, a top 5% podcast globally, where I interview global CEOs and brilliant minds on what it truly takes to lead at the highest level.

I also write regularly on leadership, performance, and transformation — sharing ultra-practical insights to help leaders stay ahead in an ever-changing business world.

If you’re a CEO interested in exploring these themes directly, I share insights and conversations privately with leaders in my network. Connect with me.

Performance and Executive Coach to CEOs and their Leadership Teams, Facilitator, Speaker

I help visionary and ambitious CEOs to become world-class leaders, build extraordinary companies and achieve breakthrough performance.

Since 2019: 👇 

- I've been coaching and advising 250+ leaders across the globe.

- I've seen them:

 - transform themselves and become powerful leaders
 - shift their mindsets and behaviors to achieve breakthrough results
 - create a bold future for themselves and their company
 - lead and empower their executive teams to raise the capability of their organization
 - lead successfully massive change and strategic initiatives

Your future isn’t a mystery.

It’s already visible in your daily habits.

If you want to know who you’ll be in 5 years, don’t look at your goals. Look at this:

1. The books you read
↳ Choose books that really stretch you
↳ Highlight ruthlessly and turn ideas into action
↳ A great book changes behaviours

2. The foods you eat
↳ Your brain runs on what’s on your plate
↳ Eat 2–3 default “high-energy” meals per week
↳ Comfort food is just anxiety with better branding

3. The habits you build
↳ Tiny habits beat giant plans, you never start
↳ Attach new habits to old ones
↳ What you repeat in private = what you become in public

4. The friends you meet
↳ Your standards = the people you spend time with
↳ Ditch people who love gossip
↳ Spend time with people who talk about ideas

5. The workouts you do
↳ Training is for the 60-year-old you
↳ Treat workouts as investor meetings
↳ Strong body → calmer mind → better decisions

6. The money you invest
↳ Pay yourself first, then live on what’s left
↳ Buy assets & skills, not things to impress strangers
↳ Every $1 you invest buys you future freedom or regret

7. The sacrifices you make
↳ Saying “yes” to everything is the path to disaster
↳ Trade one hour of scrolling for one hour of building
↳ Short-term comfort is just an expensive addiction

Your future self is watching how you live this week.
 
Which one of these will you change today?

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The CEO Whisperer | Wiley Author (New Book → Q4 2026) | Helping CEOs & Leaders Turn their Identity, Message and Presence into Real Impact | Top 1% Executive Coach & Speaker | Founder of WCL21 & World Class Leaders Show

Your biggest competition isn’t out there.
It’s the one living in your head.
Every day, we battle against our own perceptions:

↳ The voice telling you, “You’re not good enough”
↳ The habits that keep you distracted instead of focused
↳ The fear that whispers, “What if I fail?”

But you can win. 
This is how:

✅ Ego
↳ It’s the barrier to self-awareness and growth
↳ Ask for feedback. Not to defend yourself, but to listen
↳ Have the humility to admit what you don’t know

✅ Fears
↳ Fear isn’t the enemy. It’s a signal
↳ It points you to what matters
↳ Face one fear, take one step, courage will grow

✅ Insecurities
↳ We all have doubts. But insecurities thrive in silence
↳ Speak them out, reframe them
↳ And take consistent actions to build your confidence

✅ Distractions
↳ In the noisy world, your attention is your best currency
↳ Protect it. Schedule deep work, eliminate distractions
↳ Focus on what truly matters. This is what winners do

✅ Toxic Behaviors
↳ We all have habits that hold us back
↳ Identify one today. Replace it with a positive action
↳ Small shifts lead to significant transformations

✅ Negative Thoughts
↳ Your mindset shapes your reality
↳ Challenge your inner critic
↳ Replace “I can’t” with “What if I could?” 

✅ Knowledge You Neglect
↳ In a fast-moving world, staying still is falling behind
↳ Read, learn, grow
↳ Real wisdom is often in the books you haven’t read yet

Remember...

The toughest battles aren’t fought in boardrooms or on the field. They’re fought within.

But those are the battles that transform you.

Which of these battles are you fighting today? 

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Most presentations look like lectures. 
While the best presentations feel like stories. 
And stories aren’t just entertaining:

They’re how humans connect, trust, and remember.

Here’s how to make your next presentation unforgettable:

1️⃣ Introduce the Villain
↠ Start with the problem you’re solving
↠ Be specific—what pain points does your audience face? 
↠ When they feel the problem, they’ll lean in

2️⃣ Position Your Solution as the Hero
↠ Show how your solution saves the day
↠ Make it aspirational, not just functional
↠ Think: “This could change everything for you.”

3️⃣ Add Personal Touches
↠ Share your “aha” moment: how did you solve this?
↠ Vulnerability creates trust
↠ Your story becomes theirs

4️⃣ Use the Power of Three
↠ People love patterns
↠ Give them three parts:
↠ The challenge, the breakthrough, the transformation

5️⃣ Create a Visual Journey
↠ Your slides should feel like a movie, not a spreadsheet
↠ Bold visuals + concise words = memorable
↠ The simpler, the better

6️⃣ End With a Mic Drop
↠ Leave them with ONE unforgettable message
↠ Tie it back to their pain—and what they can do next
↠ A powerful ending moves people to act

7️⃣ Rehearse Until It Feels Natural
↠ Practice your story—not your slides
↠ Your authenticity is your superpower
↠ The more natural you feel, the more they’ll believe you

Great presentations don’t just share information.

They spark emotion. Build trust. Inspire action.

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I've coached many leadership teams. 

Here's what I found:

High-performing teams don’t fail loudly.
They decline quietly.

You don’t notice it until:

→ People disengage
→ Momentum fades
→ Great talent walks away

And by then, the damage is already done.

In my experience working with teams, I can tell you the real threats aren’t always visible.

They show up in silence, inertia, and slow erosion of trust.

Here are 7 silent killers that quietly destroy even your best teams:

1. Unspoken tension
↝ A meeting where no one says what they’re thinking?
↝ That’s not “professionalism.” That’s fear
↝ If people can’t speak freely, you’re breeding resentment

2. Invisible overload
↝ High performers won’t always complain
↝ They’ll just quietly burn out
↝ Intervene, otherwise you'll lose them without warning

3. Subtle disrespect
↝ It’s not always loud or obvious
↝ It’s being talked over. Left out. Undermined
↝ These small signals slowly push people out

4. Passive leadership
↝ When leaders avoid hard conversations..
↝ The team reads it as: “Nothing will change”
↝ Inaction in the face of issues kills trust and engagement

5. Unequal standards
↝ If one person gets away with poor behavior..
↝ Everyone notices
↝ And they start caring a little less

6. No space for real feedback
↝ If feedback always flows top-down..
↝ You’re not hearing the truth
↝ No truth → No improvement: Only performance theater

7. Lack of shared purpose
↝ Even the best teams drift if they don’t know..
↝ What they’re building together
↝ No mission → People lose fire, even if they still show up

Great teams don’t die overnight.

They die when leaders stop paying attention.

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7 Silent Killers of High Performing Teams

Don’t stay where you feel small.
You deserve an environment that lifts you.
Not one that drains you.

If you:
Wake up dreading Mondays…
Feel your ideas get dismissed over and over…
Are constantly questioning your worth…

It's time to move on.

Here’s what to do:

1. Choose leaders who see your potential
→ Look for leaders who notice how you think
→ They give you stretch opportunities to grow
→ They celebrate your wins, even the small ones

2. Find people who challenge you with care
→ They push your thinking without tearing you down
→ They ask tough questions with respect
→ You feel supported, not diminished

3. Seek roles where you learn fast and contribute deeply
→ If you’ve stopped learning, you’ve stopped growing
→ Choose work that forces you to think differently
→ Make sure your impact is visible and valued

4. Protect your energy and health
→ A toxic environment destroys your confidence
→ No paycheck can fix the harm it does
→ Walk away before it drains your joy

5. Back yourself enough to start over if you need to
→ You are not your title or your employer
→ Your skills and grit go with you
→ Leaving opens the door to something better

Your time is your most valuable asset.

Spend it where you expand.

You owe yourself that.

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Some of the most powerful leaders speak the least.
But when they do, the whole room stops to listen.
That's how they do it:

Most leadership advice rewards being bold, loud, and assertive.

But volume doesn’t equal value.

You don’t need to speak more to lead better.

You need to own your space, quietly but powerfully.

Here’s how:

1. Signal strength with your body language
↳ Stillness > fidgeting.
↳ Eye contact > scanning the room
↳ Presence is how you hold the room

2. Speak last but focus on moving the room
↳ Listen deeply
↳ Anchor your words in clarity and impact
↳ You'll earn attention without demanding it

3. Turn questions into influence
↳ Ask sharp, thoughtful questions
↳ They will shift direction
↳ More than statements ever could

4. Build deep 1:1 relationships
↳ Quiet leaders win trust behind the scenes
↳ Influence happens in private...
↳ Long before it shows in public

5. Master the pause
↳ Silence makes people listen
↳ Don’t rush to fill the space. Own it

6. Be the calm in the chaos
↳ When others react, you respond
↳ Your emotional control = your team’s emotional anchor

7. Deliver results, then speak from credibility
↳ Quiet leaders build influence on proof
↳ Let your results speak louder
↳ Than your voice ever will

Remember...

You don’t need to perform to lead.

You just need to show up, stay grounded, and speak with purpose.

That’s how the quietest person becomes the most trusted voice in the room.

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How to Lead When You're Not the Loudest

People engage when they get connected with you. Here’s how to stop broadcasting and start connecting:

1. Start with why it matters 
→ Don’t begin with facts. 
→ Start with purpose. 
→ Show people what’s at stake.

2. Use stories, not slides 
→ People remember feelings more than facts. 
→ Stories spark attention.

3. Ask more than you tell 
→ Make your message interactive. 
→ Ask for reactions, ideas, responses.

4. Short sentences, real words 
→ Cut the jargon. 
→ Speak like you would to a friend.
→ Clear and human.

5. Move your energy 
→ If you’re flat, so is the room. 
→ Energy is contagious.
→ Use yours well.

6. Use names, not just roles 
→ Call people in directly. 
→ Engagement rises when people feel seen.

7. Create space to pause 
→ Don’t fill every second. 
→ Let silence do some of the talking.

8. React to the room 
→ Engagement is a two-way street. 
→ Adjust your style based on what you see.

9. End with a call, not a close 
→ Don’t just wrap. 
→ Say, “What will you do next?”
→ To turn listening into action.

Because you don’t need a mic to move people. 

You need real connection.

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How to Communicate in a Way That Drives Engagement

Hitting the goal means nothing if you lose your values on the way. If you want to lead with integrity, it looks like this:

1. Winning the wrong way is still losing
↠ Don’t hit targets by lowering your standards
↠ If the only way to “win” compromises your values..
↠ It’s not a win

2. Reframe failure
↠ Be upfront when results slip, don’t hide the truth
↠ Show your people why the principled path matters..
↠ More than the shortcut

3. Your team watches you when the pressure rises
↠ Stress reveals your real values
↠ People trust leaders who stay steady..
↠ And consistent when it’s tough

4. Your values are worth more than any KPI
↠ Numbers reset next quarter; trust doesn’t
↠ Protect your credibility..
↠ Even if it costs a short-term result

5. Define your non-negotiables before the crisis
↠ Clarity avoids confusion when decisions get messy
↠ Make it clear what you’ll never compromise: 
↠ Safety, respect, transparency, fairness

6. Choose the path you’ll be proud of in five years
↠ Fast wins fade. Integrity compounds
↠ Your reputation is built one hard decision at a time
↠ Do what you say. Always

People don’t remember the targets you hit.

They remember the leader you were.

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You never lose your best people overnight. 
First, they feel unseen.
Then, they feel overworked.

Here’s the kicker: 

94% of employees say they’d stay longer if they saw opportunities to grow.

High performers don’t quit because of money or titles. 

They quit when:

↳ Their growth stalls
↳ Their hard work feels invisible
↳ Their energy runs dry as no one’s paying attention

Here are 7 signs your star employee is about to quit
(and what to do about it before it’s too late):

1️⃣ They Get Overwhelmed
↠ Top performers get more work because they’re trusted
↠ Ask: “What’s overwhelming you right now?”
↠ Rebalance their tasks to lighten the load

2️⃣ They’re Always ‘On’
↠ Working late. Skipping breaks. Always online
↠ Model balance and show they don’t need to burn out

3️⃣ They Don’t See Their Impact
↠ Top talent can lose sight of the bigger picture
↠ Remind them: “Here’s how your work makes a difference.”

4️⃣ They’re Not Getting Recognized
↠ Big wins matter, but so do small victories
↠ A quick “Great job on that” can boost morale

5️⃣ They Feel Stuck
↠ Without growth, they’ll look elsewhere
↠ Offer stretch projects or leadership roles to inspire them

6️⃣ They’re Not Being Heard
↠ High performers want ownership, not just tasks
↠ Ask for their input and let them lead key projects

7️⃣ They’re Running Low on Energy
↠ Ask: “How’s your energy this week?”
↠ It’s a simple way to uncover burnout early

In summary:

Don’t wait for the resignation letter.

It’s often too late by then. 

Act now to show your best people they matter.

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If you want to win high-stakes conversations
Stop rehearsing lines like a script.
Start showing up like you belong there:

Most high-stakes conversations are lost before the first sentence.

Not because people are stupid.
Because they walk in small.

They focus on “getting the words right”…
and forget the thing that decides the room:

Presence.

The raise negotiation.
The investor pitch.
The tense talk with someone you love.

Same rule:
If you don’t own the room, the room owns you.

I wrote this with my friend Nausheen I. Chen, a brilliant communicator and creator.

We pulled together the 5 moves we see separate people who enter powerful from those who leave defeated:

1) Don’t sugarcoat. Say the hard thing early.
Clarity creates safety.
Softening the truth creates confusion.
State the issue, then the fix.

2) Lead with “I”, not “you”.
“You always…” triggers defense.
“I noticed…” opens a door.
This keeps you on the problem, not on blame.

3) Be the best listener in the room.
Listening isn’t polite. It’s a power move.
When people feel heard
They stop fighting to be right.

4) Acknowledge their perspective before yours.
You don’t have to agree.
You just have to show you get it.
That lowers the temperature fast.

5) Don’t make things up.
Never guess under pressure.
A clean “I don’t know” beats a messy guess.
Trust dies when people sense you’re performing.

These aren’t “communication tips.”

They’re how you walk into tension and stay the adult in the room.

Words matter.
But presence makes words land.

If you want to win high-stakes conversations, stop rehearsing lines like a script.
Start showing up like you belong there.

Bet the room feels it in 30 seconds.

How many of these 5 do you already practice? (0–5)

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How to win high stakes conversations

Most people think becoming CEO is the finish line.
But that’s not true.
Getting the title is the easy part:

What comes after is where the real challenge begins.

Your first 90 days will either:

✅ Position yourself as a respected and decisive leader
❌ Or brand you as someone in over their head

One bad decision can shake stakeholder confidence.

One misstep can ruin your credibility.

And “winging it” is the fastest way to fail.

After 20+ years advising CEOs and senior leaders worldwide…

I’ve created a simple, proven playbook:

➡️ 10 strategies new CEOs use to establish authority from DAY ONE

These are the exact steps that helped 250+ leaders:

↳ Command respect instantly
↳ Make bold, confident decisions
↳ Build high-performance teams
↳ Navigate complex politics with ease

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70% of transformations still fail (of course they do).

After this conversation, I finally understand why.

I just interviewed Alex Adamopoulos — founder of Emergn, Forbes contributor, and one of the sharpest minds on product-led transformation and AI.

What he shared is gold for any CEO trying to move their company forward.

Here are the 5 practical shifts every leader must make now:

1️⃣ Start small. Scale what works.
Big programs create fatigue.
Small wins create belief.
Do this:
Pick ONE product or process → 
8 week experiment → show value → let others pull it.

2️⃣ Stop measuring “project completion.” 
Start measuring “customer impact.”
Finishing work isn’t progress.
Changing behaviour is.
Do this: 
Ask one question before approving anything:
“How will this change the customer?”

3️⃣ Build capability before technology.
Most teams don’t fail due to tools.
They fail due to weak problem framing.
Do this: 
Train people in product thinking:
– problem definition
– customer validation
– rapid testing

4️⃣ Use AI to enhance thinking, not replace it.
AI can make you smarter or dumber.
It depends on how you use it.
Do this:
AI drafts. Humans decide.
Never outsource the final 20%.

5️⃣ Protect the human advantage.
Your real IP lives in people’s heads.
Not in your systems.
Do this: 
Run short “knowledge anchor” sessions 
where teams capture what only they know.

The bottom line:

Transformation isn’t a project.

It’s a continuous capability.

And CEOs who invest in people win faster.

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Most leaders talk to prove they know.
Great leaders ask questions that make others think.
Here's how:

If you want to change minds, shift direction, or unlock ideas don't make a statement.

Ask a better question.

A well-timed question can:

→ Challenge old thinking
→ Create clarity in chaos
→ Unlock the truth others avoid

The right question is more powerful than the right answer. Here is what to do:

1. Start with curiosity, not judgment
↦ Don’t use questions to trap or test
↦ Ask to understand—genuinely
↦ Curiosity disarms. Judgment shuts people down

2. Ask questions that slow people down
↦ The best questions create reflection, not reaction
↦ Try: “What are we assuming here?”
↦ Try“What would we do if we weren’t afraid?”

3. Use silence to let it land
↦ Ask your question—then stop talking
↦ Resist the urge to fill the silence
↦ Let it hang. That’s when the truth shows up

4. Don’t ask to be clever. Ask to be clear
↦ You’re not here to impress
↦ You’re here to unlock better thinking
↦ Simple, direct questions go deeper than fancy ones

5. Ask questions that reveal ownership
↦ Instead of: “Why did this fail?”
↦ Try: “What would you do differently next time?”
↦ The first places blame. The second creates learning

6. Flip the lens
↦ Great leaders help people see differently
↦ Try: “If you were in their shoes, how would this feel?”
↦ Try “If this goes well, what does success look like?”

7. End with a forward pull
↦ Don’t stop at reflection—create movement
↦ Ask: “What’s the smallest step we can take today?”
↦ Ask: “What would extraordinary look like here?”

Save this before your next leadership meeting.

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