executive coach

3 ways founders can turn feedback into action

For all of its challenges, managing feedback is a crucial part of building a successful business. The good news is that it isn’t a skill — it’s a muscle.

Sounding Board founder is working to unlock executive coaching for all leaders

Welcome Back to Found, the TechCrunch podcast where we get the stories behind the startups. Christine Tao knows good leaders have good executive coaches. She founded Sounding Board to make it easier f

Cowboy Ventures’ Ted Wang: CEO coaching is ‘about having a second set of eyes’

'I think you want insight from people who understand how human beings listen and learn and grow.'

How founders can avoid blind spots and make better decisions with EchoVC’s Eghosa Omoigui

Eghosa Omoigui explained what it means to have an All-22 tape and the steps founders should take to develop a skillset that will allow them to see and understand the playbook from all sides.

The lightning-fast Series A (that was 3 years in the making)

It took Christine Tao, founder of Sounding Board, just over three years to recognize the value of executive coaching and get her company to a Series A. Here's how she did it.

Cultivating adaptability is a pandemic coping skill

It’s clear that the people who can let go of their past plans and embrace the new environment ahead will thrive.

‘Breaking Into Startups’: Torch CEO and Well Clinic founder Cameron Yarbrough on mental health & coaching

There has long been a stigma associated with therapy and mental health coaching, a stigma that is even more pronounced in the business world, despite considerable evidence of the efficacy of services.