Company Culture – Advice from Experts

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Company Culture

San Francisco, California

$1000.0/min 4.9 422 $16.67/min

I am one of the most loved and trusted investors to more than 100 entrepreneurs. I can’t allocate a lot of time for Clarity these days but always try to take calls when I can.

Glenn Nishimura

Toronto, Canada Area

$250.0/min 5.0 20 $4.17/min

Trusted people expert for founders and employees of some of the brightest startups and scale-ups across Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia. Some common challenges I can you help you with include: • Co-founder issues: can't find the ideal one? repeated miscommunication? constantly butting heads? You have to be in sync or else it's a waste of time, energy and money. • Building a team: who’s the right fit? what roles do you need and when? how do you attract 'A' players on a budget? If you’re hiring based solely on skills, or because someone’s likeable, that’s not a good sign. • Building a resilient and scalable culture: forget free food and bringing your dog to work (although they’re both cool to have). Your culture runs much deeper than that. It’s your startup’s immune system. • Managing employee performance, happiness and engagement: sure money helps, but you would be surprised how low it really ranks. • Job satisfaction: feel a knot in your stomach on Sunday nights? it could be the day old sushi talking, but it’s more likely that work is the reason. Maybe it’s an ongoing conflict with someone, or feeling like you or your work aren’t appreciated anymore. Or maybe you’ve simply outgrown the place. Whatever the reason, your physical and mental health are probably suffering as a result. It’s not worth it. Bottom line: working at, or on, a startup should be an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. I can help get you there. Let's talk.

Ben Fox

Bordeaux, France

$300.0/min 5.0 11 $5/min

I am a serial entrepreneur who has had multiple 7/8 figure exits. I love to help business owners facing problems with their business partners and scaling global remote teams. I also get a lot of joy with outside-the-box, cheap, scalable marketing strategies. The largest team I grew was 130+ people spread over 20+ countries. The teams were all a mix of developers, engineers, support, and ops.

Adam Dexter

San Francisco, CA

$200.0/min 5.0 6 $3.33/min

VC backed founder, event producer, and business coach. I love talking to people about all things business, design, strategy, and execution. As employee 8 at Summit Series--a startup that hosts leadership and innovation-focused events. For four years, I designed and produced Summit events and built out early facilities at Powder Mountain, following the company's purchase of the Utah ski resort in 2013. When I wasn’t designing and building with 1s and 0s or concrete and steel, I helped the entrepreneurs in the Summit community as an adviser and professional matchmaker. I went on to cofound a tech-enabled physical storage/rentals company in San Francisco that raised over $35MM, where I handled everything from branding, ui/ux, app design, product management to physical operations, infrastructure, and logistics. From the highs of purchasing the largest ski mountain in the United States to the lows of watching a company I started shutter, I’ve lived the ups, downs, and in-betweens that all entrepreneurs know as just another day at the office.

Jeff Gibbard

Greater Philadelphia Area

$300.0/min 5.0 25 $5/min

Founder, The Superhero Institute. World's Most Handsome Strategist, Keynote Speaker. Author: The Lovable Leader. Host of the Shareable Podcast.

Caneel Joyce

Los Angeles Area

$200.0/min 5.0 21 $3.33/min

I help CEOs, founders and other humans learn to lead as whole and integrated people who are equipped to welcome anything with ease, clarity, and authenticity. I'm the creator of Allowed Academy and host of the top-rated growth podcast, Allowed. I coach executives one-on-one and as cofounder partners, and teams. I help teams address conflict, tension, indecision, velocity, clarity, decision-making, delegation, culture drama and toxicity, communication issues, feedback, collaboration, vision setting, OKRs, and all human-related aspects of leadership and management. I also facilitate team offsites, do 360-degree feedback reviews, and guide all kinds of people through a 3-month Zone of Genius discovery process (within Allowed Academy, caneel.com/yes). About me: I am a mom of two, a seasoned leader, a Silicon Valley veteran, a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior (Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley), and a deeply experienced coach, facilitator, and CEO advisor. Personally love: change, technology, science, psychology, design, product strategy, art, mischief, dancing, wine, yoga, dinner parties, backpacking, and keynote speaking. I'm in this for the love of people and my mission is to bring millions of people into the experience of conscious leadership, where they are leading in their whole lives, as their whole selves - bringing their unique forms of genius to the world, from love.

Christie Kerner

Phoenix, AZ

$300.0/min 5.0 4 $5/min

Built + sold my own biz, now help others do the same. Ran the Center for Entrepreneurship at the nation's largest public university. Executive leader, growth advisor and efficiency specialist with a knack for building culture.

Douglas Stevenson

San Francisco, Bay Area

$600.0/min 5.0 4 $10/min

Doug served as the CEO and co-founder of Vibrant, leading the company’s expansion from start-up to over 300 employees Worldwide. Vibrant headquartered in NY grew to over $100M in revenues as a global online business with over 6,500 premium publishers, 250 million unique users per month. Located in London, New York (HQ), Boston, Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Paris, Hamburg, Munich and Dusseldorf. Prior to founding Vibrant, Doug worked at AOL Europe as Head of E-commerce and has twenty five years of publishing, media and Internet experience with AOL, CompuServe, Netscape, Haymarket Publishing and BBC Magazines/Redwood Publishing. Doug has a B.S.c. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Edinburgh University. Honors: Winner - Entrepreneur of the Year (E&Y), Runner-up - Entrepreneur of the Year (E&Y), Appeared on Inc. 100 and 500 fastest growing companies over three consecutive years. Highest Rated Media Brand in Customer Service among digital ad networks by Advertiser Perceptions, Inc. Hire Power Award, Crain’s New York Business Best Place to Work, Advertising Age's Best Places to Work, AlwaysON Media Top 100 ( 3 consecutive years), Deloitte & Touche fastest growing 50 companies

Eric Termuende

Vancouver

$175.0/min 5.0 1 $2.92/min

A bestselling author, speaker, and entrepreneur, Eric is co-founder of NoW Innovations and has been featured in Forbes, Inc., Thrive Global, the Huffington Post and many others. In 2015, Eric was recognized as a Top 100 Emerging Innovators under 35 globally by American Express. Eric sat as Community Integration Chair for Global Shapers Calgary, a community that functions under the World Economic Forum. He is a former Canadian G20 YEA Delegate, representing Canada in Sydney in 2014. Eric is currently signed by the National Speakers Bureau and travels the world talking about the future of work and multiple generations in the workplace. In 2016, Eric spoke at TEDxBCIT in Vancouver giving his presentation entitled ‘Bigger than Work’. Eric has worked and spoken with clients across the world. His new bestselling book, Rethink Work is now available on Amazon and in bookstores across Canada. Recent accomplishments: -Author of bestselling book, Rethink Work -Featured in Forbes, HuffPost, Thrive global, Inc. -American Express and Ashoka Top 100 Emerging Social Innovators under 35 Globally -TEDxBCIT speaker 'Bigger than Work' -Delegate for the Canadian G20 YEA Summit in Sydney, Australia -Global Shaper - World Economic Forum -Calgary’s youngest Game Changer by BRANDED magazine 2014 -Youngest delegate at the Ditchey Conference in Oxford - 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta and the future of global democracy -Guest lectured at Cambridge University, as well as in Canada -Contributor to national print media including the Globe and Mail and WEF Agenda -Represented Canada at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in Las Angeles -GLOBE sustainability conference panelist -Vice President at the University of Calgary SU -Class Ambassador for UCalgary (2014)

Benjamin Collins

Orlando, Florida Area

$400.0/min 5.0 11 $6.67/min

I'm Ben. I am a creator. I consult others on strategy, CX, web development, and analytics. I also coach leaders who want to be better creators. I am deeply curious. I'm passionate about connecting questions with answers. I have had enough success to be confident and enough failure to be useful.

Steve Chaparro

Long Beach, CA

$200.0/min 5.0 1 $3.33/min

Steve is a keynote speaker, executive communications coach, and a culture design strategist.

Mason Blake

San Francisco Bay Area

$400.0/min 5.0 7 $6.67/min

Entrepreneur, software engineer, architect, leader, @AngelPad alum. Served in many roles throughout my career including Lead Engineer, Product Manager, Consultant, CTO, and CEO. Co-founded UpCounsel and raised over $25M in funding

Bob Cooper

Greater Philadelphia Area

$400.0/min 5.0 3 $6.67/min

Founder of a professional service business that netted a 7,000% return for investors when acquired by Fortune 500 firm; turnaround expert; 10+ angel and VC fundings; CEO coach and exit advisor

Pedro Oliveira

Lisbon

$200.0/min 5.0 13 $3.33/min

I've co-founded Landing.Jobs. Love software development, agile programming, team building, tech recruitment, company culture & values and, of course, business development :) I can help you with: - How to setup a tech team in Portugal - Advice about tech market in Europe - General career advice (especially if you work in the tech field)

Dan Shapiro

Greater Seattle Area

$1000.0/min 4.7 6 $16.67/min

CEO of Sparkbuy (acquired by Google), Ontela (merged with Photobucket), and Robot Turtles (now in Target stores nationwide). Author of O'Reilly's forthcoming book "Faking It: the Startup CEO Handbook".

Marcus Nelson

Huntington Beach, CA

$400.0/min 5.0 36 $6.67/min

Cofounded 3 kids, Addvocate, UserVoice, TaskPick, Superstarch. Former Director of Social Media @ Salesforce.com Enterprise software, product marketing, positioning & messaging, designer, and mentor. Advisor for VidIQ, TwitSpark, SalesLoft, Teens in Tech Labs, Jisst, Sponge, Flowtown

Darryl Wright

Halifax, NS

$150.0/min 5.0 3 $2.5/min

Technical Director, Game Developer, Entrepreneur. Over 20 years in software and video game development. Assassins Creed, EA Sports FIFA, MLB Superstars, Sons of Anarchy. Desktop, console, and mobile.

Jordan Michaels

San Francisco, CA

$100.0/min 5.0 1 $1.67/min

Digital health entrepreneur and startup guy. Founder, CEO of Ringadoc (Acquired '14), Director of BD/Ops @ LA Incubator ('11), Public Relations @ LA Dodgers ('09). Passionate about learning, growth, and supporting entrepreneurs reach their goals.

Steve Coltman

Paris

$300.0/min 4.5 20 $5/min

Data Driven Culture, Automation Culture & Cyber Security Culture +20 Years High Tech experience in permanent change culture. Grew businesses / departments from $50K to $5M. Trainer in : Data Driven Culture, Data Storytelling, Analytics Translation. Hyper Automation Culture, Cyber Security Culture...

Danielle Morrill

San Francisco, California

$120.0/min 5.0 4 $2/min

Entrepreneur. CEO and Cofounder of Mattermark, angel investor and software developer. Early Twilio employee, Y Combinator alumni (Summer 2012). Passionate about time travel.

Anthony David Adams

New York, New York

$2000.0/min 5.0 9 $33.33/min

High-performance coach / spiritual advisor to billionaire founders, Netflix leading actors, world-famous photographers, brain surgeons, and professional athletes. Psychedelics, mindset, trauma, mysticism, creativity, nuerodivergence.

Tristan White

Melbourne Area, Australia

$60.0/min 5.0 1 $1/min

I'm Founder & CEO of The Physio Co, an Australian healthcare business that exists to help seniors stay mobile, safe & happy. For seven consecutive years, The Physio Co has been listed as one of Australia's 5o Best Places to Work. I'm also a husband, a dad, a blogger, a keynote speaker & an Ironman triathlete.

Dane Atkinson

Greater New York City Area

$200.0/min 5.0 5 $3.33/min

Founder CEO of SumAll, CEO of Squarespace with a dozen other companies in a long past with over 100M raised. STRONGLY believe in mentors and would never have made it myself without them.

Takashi Kusui

San Francisco Bay Area

$150.0/min 5.0 1 $2.5/min

Award-winning Creative Director & former Design Director of Lyft. As Founder of Iyashi, I coach executives and entrepreneurs on building brands people love. With over 13 years of experience, I am passionate about building effective brand to product experience as the core of his design ethos. Iyashi (Ee-ya-she) https://iyashisf.com is a design and brand studio from San Francisco. We craft corporate culture, core values, design systems and content for our clients to build brands people love.

Zaharo Tsekouras

Austin, TX

$120.0/min 5.0 1 $2/min

CoS @ Spruce (Series B). Expertise in executive team efficiency, organizational health, and taking ideas from 0-1. Formerly Principal @ New Age Ventures. Passionate about consciousness, spirituality, and personal growth.

Josh Winkles

Atlanta, GA

$120.0/min 5.0 0 $2/min

I've worked in people operations in healthcare, web agencies and tech startups for years. From scaling to HR to day-to-day operations, I have kept the trains running on time for years. I've saved companies tens of thousands a year with simple changes that I can teach to anyone.

Taylor Welsh

Bend, Oregon

$120.0/min 5.0 1 $2/min

Founder / CEO / Entrepreneur / Mentor. Startup builder and zero-to-one doer with a knack for driving growth, strategic vision and scalable systems.

Jeff Lerner

St George, UT

$1000.0/min N/A 29 $16.67/min

2019-: Founder, Chief Visionary @ ENTRE - a new kind of education platform offering personal & professional transformation for the new economy. Education, live experiences, tools, coaching, and community for over 200,000 students = the fastest growing edu platform in the world. 2013-2018: CEO/Founder @ Xurli - multi-8 figure digital agency served over 30,000 local SMBs in US/Canada. Founded 2013, multi-7 figure exit 2018. 2008-2012: 8 figure affiliate marketer specializing in funnels, direct response copywriting, video marketing, & branding. Ranked #281 earning work-from-home solopreneur in the world (businessforhome.org). -2008: Professional jazz musician, 12 time failed entrepreneur & proud of it.

Mariah Motivates

Los Angeles, CA

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Founder & Chief Empowerment Officer at Mariah Motivates. Life and business coach, community advocate, and transformational speaker. Pro bodybuilder and master trainer with a strong focus on nonprofit collaboration and shareholder engagement. Networking specialist and creative strategist dedicated to empowering individuals and mentoring startups for success.

David Hauser

Las Vegas

$1000.0/min N/A 0 $16.67/min

Founder of Grasshopper. Founder of Chargify. Founder of PopSurvey. Angel Investor.

Victoria Vendramini Benites

São Paulo, SP

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Brazilian Innovator. Working in Innovation Governance & Business Strategy. Already worked with big companies: BASF, Volkswagen, Itaú. Passionate about transformation. Check about my experience: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriavendramini/

Andrew Sider

Toronto / San Francisco

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Founder with 4 exits & $70M+ raised from Sequoia, Lightspeed, Floodgate, MDV, SVB, 500 startups. Ex-CEO @ VarageSale (acquired: VerticalScope) and Co-founder @ BandPage (acquired: YouTube). Sold my first company @ 16 years old. Active angel investor (Union Capital) + startup advisor. Expert in all things marketplaces, B2C / B2-SMB, growth marketing, VC fundraising, scaling your team+culture from 10 to 75 employees and board management. Success isn't a straight line - My hardest day was laying off 30 people in one day. I LOVE to help startup founders + mgmt teams. Want tactical advice from the trenches + unfilitered real talk? Hit me up. My mantras - Never stop learning & aspire to be the dumbest person in every room.

Kathleen Drake

Seoul, South Korea

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Organisational development specialist. Former Head of Ops at a UK top 50 fastest-growing startup. Created and led Product & Customer Success departments. Team scaler, culture enhancer, and leadership developer. Mentor and advisor. Systems thinker and global adventurer based in Korea. Passionate about empowering startups to achieve sustainable growth.

Adriano Bello

São Paulo

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Founder of Adriano Bello Consulting and senior executive specialized in high technology industries. Career built on leadership roles at multinational companies and startups in Latin America. Expertise in both direct and channel sales operations, partnerships development, product marketing, and project management. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. Intermediate level in German.

Kshitij Gupta

Delhi

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Experienced Manager with over 10 years in leadership roles, specializing in project management, team development, and strategic planning. Proven track record in enhancing operational efficiency and driving revenue growth. Skilled in cross-functional team coordination, budgeting, and performance analysis. Strong communicator with the ability to foster positive relationships and build motivated, high-performing teams. Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and certifications in Project Management and Six Sigma.

Terrance Doloughty

$250.0/min N/A 0 $4.17/min

Our mission is to help small business owners and nonprofit professionals develop as leaders while they grow their businesses and organizations. At B.O.S.S. Consulting, we believe leadership is the most valuable commodity available. However, for far too long, community and business leaders have faced the rigorous challenges of leadership alone. That’s where we come in.Whether you’ve moved up in your organization, started your own small business, or unexpectedly found yourself in a position of leadership, B.O.S.S. Consulting is here for you. B.O.S.S. Consulting was created for leaders by leaders. We’ve put together a group of experts who will help you create the systems you need to ensure your success and the success of your organization.

Nauman Shakib

Bangalore, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, IND

$60.0/min N/A 0 $1/min

Global People Leader | Scaled startup's from 0-1x and 1-10x Growth | Talent Scout | People & Culture Champion | Mentor I am passionate about driving growth for startups by leading and optimizing the HR function. With a strategic focus on talent acquisition, employee engagement, culture building and organizational development. I build scalable HR systems that align with business goals, foster a positive culture, and support sustainable growth. Over the years I have led change management programs and helped business leaders create an engaged and productive workforce. With strong experience in HR processes and practices, I was involved in end-to-end employee lifecycle management. I have developed & executed key HR automation projects, Leadership Connect tools, and a program to identify high potential. Through proactive retentions, innovative problem-solving approach, strong people connect and authentic leadership I have helped my business leaders and the People teams bring in their best at work

Shahbaz Naseer

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Former Accounting Manager/Finance & HR Manager for Companies based in UK, Australia, and USA. Experienced in multiple industries including; Consultancy, Information Technology IT, Non Profit, Construction, and Banking. Always looking to help small and mid-size companies grow.

Volodymyr Bilokur

Malaga, Spain

$300.0/min N/A 0 $5/min

Engineering Leader & Mentor & Coach. I help engineers navigate the leadership transition, avoid common pitfalls, and grow into effective managers. Formerly at Delivery Hero, Wayfair, and HelloFresh.

Ema Ostarcevic

Salt Lake City, UT

$120.0/min N/A 0 $2/min

Ema Ostarcevic is a dynamic entrepreneur and business leader with a proven track record of driving organizational success through strategic workforce planning and executive search expertise. The founder and CEO of SEARCH Group Partners, a leading recruiting and executive search firm in Salt Lake City, whose clients include Google, Tesla, and Goldman Sachs. Ema has spent over a decade transforming how companies attract, retain, and optimize talent to fuel growth and achieve critical milestones. Throughout her impactful career, Ema has assisted over 50,000 women in discovering new job opportunities. Ema’s early career at Robert Half Inc. (NYSE: RHI) as a Managing Director in the Executive and Retained Search division in the Manhattan office gave her unparalleled access to Fortune 500 boardrooms–she was embedded as a strategic partner for C-suite talent acquisition. This provided her with unique insights into the connection between leadership and organizational performance. A Croatian immigrant whose family settled in Utah during the Croatian War of Independence, Ema brings a global perspective and empathy to her work and community service. She serves on the board of the Intermountain Health Foundation and Board Chair for the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. In these roles, she uses her business acumen to achieve the mission of improving lives through healthcare access and education.

Işık Deliorman

Turkey & Montenegro

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Full-fledged Sr. Executive professional 23+ years at ICT multinationals. Experience in variety of domains, eg. Service/Sales Operations, Human Resources, Marketing, Quality, Strategy, Customer Experience, M&A PMO/Integration...at local, Regional levels. Actively exposed to EMEA level Projects. Last 10+ Founder & CEO of Novida Global, making objectives of Businesses come true as to developing and managing business, leadership, innovation, transformation, and growth.

DANIELA JINES

$100.0/min N/A 0 $1.67/min

Transforming Organizations with Culture, Neuroscience & Happiness With 20 years of experience in organizational culture and happiness, I specialize in helping companies create thriving, high-performing workplaces where people feel valued, engaged, and inspired. I believe that a strong culture isn’t just about perks—it’s a strategic advantage that drives productivity, innovation, and long-term success. As the creator of the HAND Model for Organizational Happiness, I integrate neuroscience, strategic planning, and art-driven well-being strategies to reshape workplace dynamics. My approach is backed by research and tailored to enhance leadership, strengthen team connections, and foster a culture of purpose and growth. I work with organizations to: ✅ Diagnose & transform workplace culture using data-driven insights ✅ Apply neuroscience to boost motivation, creativity, and resilience ✅ Develop strategic plans that align happiness with business goals ✅ Design innovative environments that inspire collaboration and well-being

Dr. Jeremy Earle

Fort Lauderdale, FL

$400.0/min N/A 0 $6.67/min

CEO of Public snd Private Sector Companies Marketing, and business development adviser Saved failing companies, generated millions of new revenues. Proven out of the box thinker and advisor

Caroline-Lucie Ulbrich

Hannover

$150.0/min N/A 0 $2.5/min

Transformation strategist & fixer of impossible projects @ global organizations. Master of organizational growth and startup and accelerator alum (Founder Gym, Founder Institute). I regularly facilitate workshops on failure culture for fast-scaling startups.

Joe Kitson

Fortville, IN

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

I am passionate about helping venture capitalists (VC), private equity (PE) firms, and other investors in businesses accelerate growth through scalable talent solutions. I have spent well over 20 years learning and practicing human resources. Throughout my career, I always felt the most attracted to opportunities where I could work directly with founders, entrepreneurs, and investors to take their businesses from start-ups to Small and Midsize Enterprises (SMEs) and beyond through innovative people systems. Spending the bulk of my career rubbing elbows with entrepreneurs and risk-takers inspired me to start my own venture, Kitson Human Capital Solutions. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to bring my expertise to a much broader audience. I move fast to drive results, don’t play politics, and bring a transformative approach to human resources functions.

Siham Elfakir

Paris

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Leadership Coach |Talent & DEI Consultant Delivering Solutions that Fuel Employee Collaboration, Psychological Safety & Engagement

Navid Scheybani

Berlin

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

International and multifaceted Leader with proven track record of achievements with increasing scope. Experienced building and managing teams from scratch and scaling new products or services. Led opportunity analysis and deal assessment of complex and strategic Telco & OEM partnerships with multi-billion-dollar companies. Poised communicator with executive CXO engagement in 20+ countries. Currently working as the Chief Growth Officer of Smile Identity, which is enabling all Africans to prove their Identity online and have access to a digital lifestyle online. Managing the Marketing, Analytics and Commercial functions (~20 people). Previously at Facebook APAC in Singapore building Data Science teams and managing top talent from Tokyo to India and all in between. Built ‘Insights Consultancy’ in APAC supporting Growth Partnerships responsible for 20% of FB’s user growth. Proved business value of product solutions to partners; supported scale to 80+ partners (100M+ people connected).

Vince Mahtani

Jupiter, Florida

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

Leadership Development Consultant, Men's Coach/Pastor. Founder and CEO of Dude Coaching.

Jeanette Bicknell

Toronto

$200.0/min N/A 0 $3.33/min

I coach leaders who have had harassment complaints or accusations made against them. Understand the investigation process, rebuild trust, repair relationships

Kirsten E. Ross, SPHR, MLIR

Greater Detroit Area

$200.0/min N/A 35 $3.33/min

Founder Focus Forward Coaching & Recruiting. I am a Leadership Coach, Human Resource Professional and Author of "From People Problems to Productivity". The strategies I use have helped hundreds achieve success in their work and personal lives. The ultimate goal is to generate fueled, fired up and focused leaders and teams! I will help you remove the barriers to great leadership and create a culture that connects with your customers.