Is coaching for you?

Many of my clients are starting or on the journey to becoming Outcome Leaders or product-led. Some people I work with are new to leadership, while others have many years of experience, but they all have three things in common:

  1. They have a desire to maximize their potential.

  2. Their ambition is related to product development.

  3. They are willing to ask for help and open to exploring ideas.

My clients are typically B2B founders, chief product officers (CPO), VP of Product, or the most senior product manager in the company.

Common topics that come up in coaching sessions include:

Creating a product vision, forming a product strategy, fostering alignment, overcoming low confidence or imposter syndrome, team topology, OKRs, hiring & firing, governance process, scaling, handling conflict, leadership style, negotiation, product culture and storytelling.

Some sessions can be very deep thought provoking while others are high-paced soundboarding or brainstorming. No two sessions are ever the same.

MEET YOUR COACH

Dave Martin,
Leadership Coach


The formal stuff

  • Trained in leadership at Rofey Park Institute and qualified as an executive coach with AEoC.

  • Since 2018 coached over 6,000 hours with leaders from Gitlab, Adobe, Synk, Contentful, MentionMe, Ometria, Evotix, British Telecom, Entertainment Partners, and many more.

  • Regular speaker for VC firms' events, major conferences, and communities, including SaaStock, Frog Capital, MindtheProduct, Productized and many more.

  • Amazon best selling authoer The Product Momentum Gap.

  • Founder of Confidence In a training company for leaders in tech who think differently.

  • “There have been numerous times where I've walked away from my sessions, mystified about how spot on he was in leading me through complex leadership struggles.”

    Kenny Johnston, Product Leader, Github

  • “A great way to improve product leadership attributes with coaching sessions designed to drive real growth for your company.”

    Diane Sequeira, Times Higher Education

  • “Working with Dave has been great - we're able to use real-world examples in practice and get feedback and support as we tackle challenges.”

    Jay Jernigan, Product Leader, Good&Co

  • Dave challenges you to think about things from different angles, and I had a number of lightbulb moments.”

    Eddie Sawyers, Product Leader, Tillo

Getting started

If you are serious about levelling up your leadership and achieving product goals, the first step is to book a chemistry call. In this call, we will explore if and how I can support you. If I cannot help you, I normally can recommend someone who can.

Please complete the form, and one of my team will be in touch to schedule a call. 

In the 30-minute Zoom call, we will explore your challenges, goals and expectations to start shaping an improvement plan. 

There is no commitment; It is not about selling, it is about finding the right match. My aim is to learn if and how I can help you. 

Please note, in most cases the employer pays my fees, please budget for circa £1,200 a month. I do not operate a fixed term, you can cancel any time, my average coaching tenure is 18 months.

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