• experienced and empathetic; and, who can hear them out: providing a safe, judgment-free, and confidential environment.

• able to provide tactical, strategic, and professional guidance to help  entrepreneurs fulfill and optimize their personal/business goals and potential.

• able to provide wise feedback; open, honest, transparent dialogue; also encouraging and affirming clients – while still keeping it real with them.

• able to push clients harder and help them to navigate the obstacles, pitfalls, and snares of being an entrepreneur.

• has experience with acquisitions, mergers, and integrations. 

• is able to coach an entrepreneur through the up-and-down life cycles of elation, isolation, stress and frustrations, and thoughts of defeat.

• is able to provide the client with a safe, judgment-free, confidential zone for discussions that the client may not otherwise share with loved ones, family members, friends, investors, competitors, employees, colleagues, and others.

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• able to coach the client through real-life business decisions, such as choosing between a radical restructuring (layoffs, cut expenses, reduce executive pay, etc.) and a total shutdown (or sale of the business). 

• able to coach the client through major change management initiatives that change the  way the organization operates.

• able to partner with key stakeholders to change the direction and the culture of the organization.

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