Jeff S.

During his 20-year corporate career, Jeff held leadership roles in sales, marketing, product, operations, and technology—gaining a well-rounded, strategic perspective on business performance. He has led through complex change—shifting markets, mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations—so he understands first-hand the challenges leaders face today. Driven by a passion to help others succeed, Jeff transitioned to full-time leadership coaching over a decade ago. Since then, he has helped hundreds of leaders navigate uncertainty, accelerate performance, and lead with confidence. Whether it’s developing executive presence, strengthening communication, building high-performing teams, or leading through change, Jeff is ready to help.

Education & Certifications

B.S., Advertising, Michigan State University
Associate Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation (ICF)
Certified Professional Leadership Coach, Academy of Creative Coaching
Sports Performance/Speed/Agility Coach, IYCA, NSPA

Professional Experience

Learn about Jeff S. professional history.

Leadership Coach: Amazon, American Express, Ford, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Pfizer, United Healthcare
President, Healthcare Solutions, Budco Financial
VP Marketing and Product Development, Dialog Direct
VP Operations and Client Services, Dialog Direct
VP Operations & Fulfillment, Direct Marketing, Budco

Functional Experience

All of our coaches are experienced in supporting a variety of business functions. This coach has personal experience in the following professional fields.

Information Technology Marketing Operations Product Management Strategy/Planning

Industry Experience

While you may want to have some similarities with your coach you don’t want too much overlap. A coach’s job is to offer you fresh and new perspectives that you may not be exposed to in your current industry or function. Here are the industries the coach most commonly supports.

Biotech Healthcare Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals Technology

Coaching Expertise

Coaches have wide skill sets and we can’t list them all. Here are a few areas this coach specializes in helping support.

Career Planning Change Management Executive Presence Role Transition Strategic Thinking

Primary Professionals Coached

Employees at Tech Companies Engineers Building Their Management Experience Experienced Managers in Leadership Positions New Managers at High Growth Startups VPs at Established Companies

Testimonials and Coaching Highlights

My coach has been great at providing a different perspective on the issues that I run into on a regular basis. What makes his advice so valuable is that it comes from a combination of work experience and coaching experience. Unlike advice I get from co-workers and leaders within my organization, his is agnostic and has allowed me to approach challenges in ways I wouldn’t have if it weren’t for our conversations.

I realized that I often have the answers within me, I just need to talk things through out loud and have a sounding board to help me reach a resolution.

Jeff was very good at asking questions that helped me get to the answers I needed to get to.