Michael Cooper

High Performance Orgs

Coaching executives and leadership teams to drive growth and innovation. Leading team workshops and training courses to develop the proper mindset, specialized skillset and robust toolset required for sustainable growth. 

Coaching executives and growth-stage leaders in our 1:1 High Performance Executive Coaching program to develop the mindset, skillset and toolset to drive growth and innovation. 

Coaching startup teams in our Smoother Scaling Team Coaching to have the hard conversations that most teams avoid to build high-performing teams. 

Developing and leading Quarterly Growth Alignment Sessions to ensure client teams stay laser-focused and rowing in the same direction to drive growth.

Developing and leading Culture Design workshops to help teams work in a cohesive and productive manner, driven by their mission, shaped by their values, with the required rituals, norms, meetings and decisions to exceed their goals.

Hosting and leading The High Performance Leadership Accelerator which equips leaders with the 12 skills required to drive growth in constantly changing environments: psychological safety, emotional acumen, burnout monitoring and prevention, trust building and repair, alignment, problem definition, communicating with different brain types, feedforward, performance conversations, development plans, humility and shared leadership.

Coaching executives and leaders on their Speech, Presentation and Pitch Skills to ensure they craft the proper messages and engage, educate and inspire their most important audiences, including their employees, investors, industry peers and the media. 

Developing and delivering thought leadership in keynote speeches around the globe. 

Developing and sharing thought leadership on podcasts, blogs and publications.

Founder & Head Executive Coach

Alchemist Accelerator

Startup Mentor

Innovators + Influencers

I help Innovators and Influencers run their businesses, manage their teams, harness their untapped potential and identify their self-limiting beliefs to break bad leadership habits. I help smart, successful people surpass their plateaus and transform their organizations through regenerative business strategies that keep their teams focused, energized, productive and profitable.

Executive Business Coach, Facilitator & Trainer

LovingLeaders, LLC and BrillianceQuest

Right-brain entrepreneurs and executives hire me to help them stand out in the left-brain world of business by actualizing their hidden potential, monetizing their gifts, finishing what they start, hiring competent staff (vs. hiring for potential) and giving themselves permission to get the help and support they need. 

I also help people discover their unique brilliance in a 12-week intensive coaching program called BrillianceQuest, which includes Life Purpose, Neuro-Compatibility, LifeTrajectory Action Plan and Internal Alignment.

Executive Coach

LEVER/edge

Train and equip aspiring leaders / high potential employees (your leadership pipeline) with the skills, tools and resources to make a difference in organizations, using the 10 Proficiencies of Modern Leadership.

Co-Founder, Trainer, Leadership Mentor

Messy Monkey Arts

Combined humor, play and interpersonal dynamics during team building exercises to discover the underlying traits, characteristics and leadership skills people employ when working together. Facilitated creativity and team building to impact business results.

Group Facilitator

Paragon Strategies

Managing partner of training and meeting facilitation company. Responsible for developing and delivering sales and management training services within companies.

Principal

CoachVille

Taught coach training curriculum in several different classes.

Coaching Instructor

International Association of Coaches

Founded the organization with Thomas Leonard. Set up the Board of Governors and infrastructure, coordinated the development of the certification process and continue to serve on the board as advisor and Past President.

Founding President

BetterMe.org

Helped business owners discover and overcome their personal blocks and issues that interfered with business results. Aligned business expectations with personal expectations. Developed business strategy to increase revenue, attract clients, improve products and services and manage people more effectively.

Executive Business Coach

Equipping growth-stage leaders to achieve their revenue goals.

After a Series A or B fundraising round, you must #scale fast.

But that’s exactly when most startup founders and executives struggle. 

Here’s the problem: most founders and executives don’t have the skills to scale their organizations. 

These skills are not just “nice-to-haves" -- they are non-negotiable.

You make excuses or claim you don’t have time for it and you end up pushing everyone harder, stressing every person on the team and creating a toxic environment. 

Morale tanks and you start to lose good people. 

You’re in trouble with only a few months of runway left and you start to freak out, losing confidence that you’ll be able to get off the ground. 

Your investors get nervous and question if you can pull it off. 

Your confidence spirals, which bleeds into your leadership style. 

It happens more often than you think. You shouldn’t let it happen to you. Trust me, I’ve been there. And I learned how to get out.

With these factors in mind, it’s no wonder that 55% of Series A companies don’t raise a Series B round and 90% of startups fail. 

Here’s a hard truth: you had a great idea that secured your funding, but you don’t have the leadership skills to deliver quickly and consistently. Don’t worry - most founders don’t have those skills because technological innovation is an entirely different skillset from human-centric leadership.

It doesn’t have to be so difficult – with the right coaching and training, you can: 

1. Stay focused on what matters most: commercial traction by creating value for your customers. 
2. Clarify your values and hire, fire, incentivize, recognize and reward based on those. 
3. Create value for your customers and stay laser-focused on market changes to consistently generate more revenue. 
4. Improve teaming fundamentals daily, improving morale and productivity. 
5. Streamline your meetings and gain back the time you need to execute on your goals. 
6. Develop consistent standards and a common language  across your team. 
7. Use science-backed tools to identify important metrics and solve problems fast. 
8. Train your leaders and managers to build psychological safety, trust and alignment. 
9. Give frequent feedforward through performance conversations and co-create inspiring development plans. 
10. Send the right signals to potential investors to secure your next round of funding. 

Shoot me a message if you need to learn how to scale quickly and finally escape the pressure cooker. Human-focused growth coaching can deliver tangible results for your customers and investors without burning out your team.

National Health Insurance Authority

•	Engage with product delivery leaders to understand priorities, providing analytical support for initiative delivery.
•	Decompose business requirements into features and user stories, including acceptance criteria, ensuring alignment with team priorities.
•	Assist in creating and managing the team backlog, adding detail to user stories, and answering queries.
•	Provide expert analysis on system behaviour and data operations, identifying and resolving system, data, or requirement issues.
•	Act as the voice of the customer, advocating for accurate and quality product information provision to clients.

Business Analyst

MeriSKILL

The opportunity to gain invaluable hands-on experience in various facets of data analysis and interpretation. This includes tasks such as data collection, analysis, visualization and drawing meaningful insights.This internship is intended to be a dynamic learning experience that allows you to make a meaningful contribution to our community while also enhancing your personal and professional growth.

Data Analyst

EntryLevel

Data Analysis from defining the problem statement, collecting the data, cleaning the data, analyzing the data, creating visualizations and sharing my findings. Report writing and Portfolio writing.

Excelerate

- Creating a project plan that will be used by the sponsor's team to execute a global event.
- Develop valuable skills such as team creation, team documentation and crisis management
- Create and maintain the high level of deliverables required and adhere to the deadlines for those deliverables.
- Aim at presenting your suggestions and innovative ideas to improve various functions and attend all official meetings and weekly meetings with the project heads
- Work and collaborate with a global team
- Ensure availability on the internship platform for effective communication
Other duties assigned by the project head

Project Manager

National Health Insurance Authority 

•	Managed client operations, maintaining relationships and enhancing service efficiency by 15% through procedural improvements.
•	Conducted regular performance reviews and spearheaded initiatives for process optimization.
•	Key contributor to the rollout of a nationwide health insurance program, coordinating with diverse stakeholders.

Client Operations Manager

•	Led the customer experience team, significantly improving service delivery and boosting customer satisfaction scores by 30%.
•	Developed customer feedback mechanisms instrumental in shaping new service offerings.
•	Spearheaded the development of a customer service approach, reducing response times by 40%.

Customer Experience Manager

Alpha-Beta Consulting Limited

Officer, Information Systems

I am a seasoned Business Analyst, Project Manager, and Product Manager with over 12 years of experience translating complex business needs into actionable insights. 

I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive efficiencies and deliver impactful results. Known for my creative problem-solving and active listening skills, I work closely with stakeholders to understand their challenges and craft innovative solutions that enhance business outcomes. 

I am passionate about driving process improvements and fostering a culture of respect, inclusivity, and authenticity. Continuous learning and delivering value are at the core of everything I do.

Core Expertise:
- Business Analysis & Intelligence (Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, Excel)
- Product Management
- Health Insurance & Digital Health Transformation
- Customer Experience & Stakeholder Engagement
- Process Optimization & Data-Driven Decision Making
- Agile & Scrum Methodologies (SFC, CAPM Certified)

Let’s connect and explore ways to enhance your business outcomes through data-driven insights!

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Michael Cooper

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