David Bates's Linkedin Analytics

"You've changed my life...challenged me to reach my highest potential, and equipped me with tools I need." - Kristi Overton Johnston, Founder & Executive Director What change would help you become an even better founder or executive leader? Almost all founders want things to go faster than they're going at the moment. First time founders grapple with imposter syndrome in the build and early scale stages. Second time founders know what their first company cost them - and how most of that cost never made it on the P&L. Stressed family relationships, friendships, quality of life... Does any of this sound familiar? • "fun" with finances • investor pitches • board management • sub-optimal options • a brave face while (sometimes?) scrambling and wishing for somebody else who "gets it"? A colleague once said: "you're like a co-founder who doesn't take half the equity." Feeling stuck is terrible. Feeling alone and stuck is almost unbearable. There's a legit reason we say it's lonely at the top. But it doesn't have to be. What would it be like to have someone walking the journey with you and helping achieve the story of good (not just lucky)? A discovery call is a great way to get taste of what it could be like. DM me "discovery" and we'll find a mutually convenient time.