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CEO
Trusted Advisor 

Trusted counsel for leaders carrying Significant Responsibility, offering Strategic Clarity, outside Perspective, and Wise Discernment through Complexity, uncertainty, and Consequential Decisions.

CONFIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ADVISORY

Not coaching.  Not consulting.  Not therapy. 

This 1:1 Private Strategic Advisory program is designed for founders, leaders, creatives, operators, and high-capacity individuals who need a trusted perspective, strategic clarity, and wise counsel during important seasons of decision-making.  â€‹

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Where a consultant typically solves a defined problem, and a coach primarily focuses on personal transformation, as your advisor, I'll help you navigate complexity with wisdom, discernment, and strategic orientation

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THINK MORE CLEARLY

NAVIGATE WITH WISDOM

Sharpen decision-making
Identify blind spots & leverage

Navigate uncertainty &  

Process pressure & decisions
Evaluate opportunities
Understand & mitigate risks

Align vision, priorites, values &

execution

complexity 

See the situation clearly
Think through complexity
Gain objective perspective

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MOVE FORWARD 

INTENTIONALLY

TOPICS INCLUDE

Make confident decisions
Take strategic action
Lead with clarity
Create meaningful progress
Move with alignment

Business Strategy, Leadership, Decision-making, Founder Pressure, Organizational Growth, Relationships, Partnerships, Vision alignment, Navigating Transition, Opportunities, Asymetrical Risk & Strategic Discernment

YOU'RE PROBABLY READY FOR PRIVATE ADVISORY WHEN...

  • The decisions you are making have become too consequential to keep processing alone. ​

  • You're carrying responsibility that few people around you fully understand.  

  • You're successful - but something about the way you've been operating no longer fits.

  • You don't need more information.  You need perspective.

  • And you want someone outside the noise who can see what you can't see, challenge what needs challenging, and help you move forward with clarity.  

THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO

​are carrying significant responsibility

value wisdom, perspective, and strategic thinking

need someone trusted to process important decisions with

feel mentally overloaded, stuck, or uncertain

want clarity without becoming dependent

are looking for thoughtful counsel, not just motivation

need a space to think clearly with someone outside the situation

THE COMPANY WE KEEP 

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Damon Ficklin

Owner Polen Capital 

"I have been working with James for many years now and can honestly say that I look forward to our calls. James always plays full out and calls it tight. I find it invaluable to have another perspective—not just a passive perspective, but an independent and informed perspective from someone that is fully invested in my life. James is dedicated to helping me move through any challenges, to celebrate and leverage my successes, to live life fully, and to feel it all deeply. Everyone needs a James in their life!"​​ 

​Jian Zuo

CEO Ting Therapeutics

Ting Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that will also test the efficacy of the compounds used to protect against cisplatin- noise- and age-related hearing loss. This will lead to potential treatment of aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss in patients suffering from severe Gram-negative bacterial infections.​​

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Derrick Frederick

Owner Meadowwood Chiropractic 

"I joined Heppner Results CEO Advisor program in order to elevate both my business intelligence and personal relationship skills. Realizing now how intimately connected these are, I have made measured progress towards my goals. Finding the right advisor to assist is crucial to life success. I especially liked the fact that James offers a "discovery" call to see if you are a good fit! You owe it to yourself to make that call!"

THE QUESTION ISN'T Whether you Could Keep Doing This Alone

You probably can. 
 

THE QUESTION IS Whether Continuing To Process Consequential Decisions Alone Is Still The Best Use Of Your Time, Energy & Responsibility.  

I work privately with a small number of founders, executives and leaders where there's genuine alignment and where I believe my perspective can make a meaningful difference.

If you're in that season, let's determine whether there's a fit.

This is not a coaching session. It's a 30-minute conversation to determine whether working together makes sense.If you're in that season, let's determine whether there's a fit.

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