“Rob is my secret weapon.”

—Michele Sadow, Business Operations and Chief of Staff, Intel Corporation

Skills for thriving in a transforming business environment

I partner with both emerging and seasoned leaders to help them realize their full potential and drive meaningful impact—for themselves, their teams, and their organizations. Through strategic insight and a results-driven approach, I help turn strategy into action.

My clients are often navigating change, challenge, or transition brought on by shifting markets, emerging technologies, economic uncertainty, evolving customer expectations, or internal dynamics.

I offer a holistic, external perspective, grounded in a clear strategic framework and practical tools that enhance leadership capabilities, support better decision-making, enable change, and cultivate environments where teams and businesses thrive.

Based in Portland, Oregon, my practice is focused on supporting the local community of leaders and businesses as they grow, adapt, and lead with purpose.

It’s time to thrive. Let’s get started.

Set the pace

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Challenge the status quo

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Be values driven

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Develop winning strategies

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Lead with purpose

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Drive continuous improvement

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Grow and develop talent

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Create resilience

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Build trust

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Rally people

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Foster innovation

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Build a growth mindset

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Take strategy to action

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Increase emotional intelligence

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Communicate with clarity

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Set the pace · Challenge the status quo · Be values driven · Develop winning strategies · Lead with purpose · Drive continuous improvement · Grow and develop talent · Create resilience · Build trust · Rally people · Foster innovation · Build a growth mindset · Take strategy to action · Increase emotional intelligence · Communicate with clarity ·

I’m all in as your executive coach.

My services are 100% focused on excellence in individualized and customized executive coaching, business coaching, and advising for leaders. I have an extensive network of contacts that I can access if you are looking for other services or skills.

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Who are you and what are you grappling with?

I work with executives and business owners from small to mid-sized companies across a wide range of industries.

My role is to help them to get unstuck and expand their perspective, strengthen their leadership capabilities, make more confident decisions, and create actionable strategies that lead to breakthrough success. Together, we focus on:

  • Tackling their biggest challenges or stretch goals

  • Refining strategic plans to ensure clarity and practical implementation

  • Driving better decisions through defined frameworks and accountable ownership

  • Defining clear objectives, priorities, and key performance indicators

  • Building high-performing teams or turning around underperforming businesses

  • Achieving results through others by optimizing employee engagement and performance

  • Driving innovation and continuous improvement

  • Fostering trust, credibility, collaboration, and a growth-oriented mindset

  • Navigating ambiguity, conflict, change, transitions, and challenging periods

Together, we’ll turn these challenges into opportunities for growth, resilience, and success.

How can I help you? 

My work tends to focus in coaching leaders and businesses in these key areas:

(Click on a focus area for more detail.)

  • Defining strategy and then creating strategic plans can be challenging. I’ve found many people struggle to distill the core “why” and “what.” I’ll help you sharpen your strategic thinking, ask the right questions, clarify your vision and objectives, navigate complex problems, set meaningful goals and priorities, and ultimately craft a strategy that you and your team can confidently put into action.

  • Strengthening decision-making through clearly understood processes and accountability improves efficiency, consistency, and transparency. I’ll help you define steps to reduce ambiguity, while assigning ownership to ensure responsibility and follow-through. This approach supports better coordination, timely action, and continuous improvement.

  • Clear objectives and well-structured KPIs (key performance indicators) form the basic foundation for group alignment, accountability, and continuous improvement. I’ll work with you to define meaningful goals and establish precise and measurable KPIs that act as a roadmap—keeping teams focused, aligned, and continuously moving forward.

  • Truly sustainable business success starts first with the right people and the right culture. I support leaders in turning around underperforming teams by helping to: align and energize teams, increase employee buy-in and engagement, foster a strong and healthy team culture, clarify roles and responsibilities, minimize conflict, and drive meaningful, long-term results.

  • Establishing trust and strong relationships—with your direct reports, broader team, peers, and senior leadership—is essential for driving optimal business results. I’ll help you create a strategic plan to cultivate a growth mindset, foster innovation, strengthen communication, inspire teams, and build a proven track record of success that opens new opportunities.

  • In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, change is not just constant—it’s accelerating. I’ll support you in building the skills needed to confidently navigate ambiguity, manage conflict, lead through change, overcome entrenched organizational silos and history, and create clarity amidst complexity. Together, we’ll turn disruption into opportunity.

  • It all begins with a clear understanding of your strengths and potential blind spots. I’ll support you in developing greater self-awareness, enhancing your emotional intelligence, navigating complex and ambiguous situations, sharpening your political acumen, and building the confidence to apply these skills effectively in the workplace.

Are we a good match?

Finding the right client-coach fit is essential to creating a meaningful and effective executive or business coaching experience—one that drives real results and lasting growth. As a prospective client, reviewing my core values can help you assess our fit and gain a clear understanding of what you can expect from me—and, in turn, what I will expect from you:

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    Trust

    Building a strong, transparent foundation is key to a productive and enduring coaching relationship.

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    Authenticity

    I provide honest, constructive feedback to surface what’s working—and what’s not. We’ll put everything on the table to fuel progress.

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    Growth mindset

    I bring a spirit of optimism and possibility, helping you tap into your potential and unlock meaningful and productive outcomes.

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    People-first / Empathy

    Together, we’ll cultivate the ability to understand diverse perspectives and bring others along on the journey.

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    Challenge-oriented

    I set a high bar, pushing for bold goals and breakthrough performance.

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    Long-lasting relationships

    My engagements typically last 6 to 12 months, with some leaders continuing to work with me to maintain momentum and long-term success via extended advisory support .

What do I bring to the table?

I bring over 30 years of global business, leadership, and senior management experience across a variety of technology, industry, and service sectors spanning $10Ms to $100Ms in revenue and teams of up to 125 employees. In every role, I successfully built new businesses or turned around under-performing P&Ls, product lines, and teams. My expertise includes strategy development, product management, product marketing, business development, user experience, and customer experience.

Throughout my career, I’ve led small to mid-sized business units within larger corporate environments. This experience gives me a strong understanding of what it takes to effectively plan, operate, and grow a business—at any scale small to large—from setting strategic goals and managing limited resources to scaling operations and navigating internal dynamics.

My best work has involved solving a business’s most complex and challenging problems by creating clear visions, strategies and objectives; crafting actionable playbooks and roadmaps; aligning senior stakeholders; uniting teams; fostering a results-driven culture; and bringing order out of chaos.

I was consistently recognized as a top-performing, role model manager and leader, frequently scoring in the top 10% by both my direct reports and my department employees. I also earned a strong cross-organizational reputation as a sought-after coach, advisor, and mentor.

I’m now combining my business acumen with years of experience as an internal coach and turnaround agent to help you unlock your leadership potential to achieve lasting breakthroughs.  My goal is to support you in maximizing your impact and long-term success.

If this resonates with you, let’s connect. Together, we can explore the possibilities and create a plan to accelerate your growth and results.

  • “Rob is an exceptional leader and coach. He starts with vision or North Star first and guides others to do the same. While most people tend to jump into execution mode of “who,” “how,” and “when,” Rob focuses on starting with defining the “why” and “what” of the topic to be addressed. He has an intuitive understanding of organizational personalities and processes, and he is purposeful and thoughtful, which is evident in his effective leadership style and approach to coaching.”

    Thor Sewell, AI Compute Product Management Director, Celestica

  • “Rob's a great strategist and coach. He excels at assessing a business situation and asks thought-provoking questions to guide the development of solid strategies and solutions. Rob provides time-tested frameworks and structures to guide leaders that are growing their businesses and teams on strategy and ensures they have the means for implementation. Rob’s personal coaching has measurably enhanced my job performance and my career growth.”

    Anthony Yung, Product Manager, Tenstorrent

  • “In a prior role, I was tasked with the challenging job of building a centralized business development team to bring clarity and alignment across multiple siloed organizations, all working with dozens of shared external partners. Rob championed this effort, providing invaluable guidance in aligning both senior and internal stakeholders around a common vision and strategy. His leadership not only fostered trust and support within the organization, but also helped navigate and remove political red tape, enabling smoother collaboration. As a result, our external partners were more engaged and eager to do business with us.” 

    Tony Kau, Senior Director, Portfolio Product Management, TE Connectivity

  • “Rob’s a seasoned executive who’s experienced and skilled in helping senior leaders navigate complex, high-stakes transitions. He brings a steady, strategic perspective—helping leaders identify what matters most, make confident decisions, and stay focused on long-term value amidst short-term demands. As you're weighing next steps, balancing competing priorities, or simply need a sharp outside lens, Rob’s the kind of partner who brings both clarity and calm.”

    Nancy Alexander, Principal, FutureStreet

  • “Rob is an exceptional coach, with a natural talent for guiding professionals through strategic planning and execution. His ability to foster growth and build collaborative, cross-functional teams position him as an invaluable asset to drive change within an organization. Leaders seeking to enhance their skills and drive personal development will find Rob’s expertise and supportive approach to be transformative.” 

    Cam Harty, Director, Intel Corporation