I coach CEOs to scale their companies without sacrificing their health and relationships.

You didn’t work this hard to feel this alone

Phil Hayes-St Clair
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You didn’t work this hard to feel this alone

I help CEOs scale their companies without sacrificing their health and relationships.

Phil Hayes-St Clair

TRUSTED BY LEADERS AT

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As a CEO, you feel the weight of leading when everything's on the line. The loneliness. The impossible trade-offs. The pressure to stay composed when it all depends on you.

Most leaders carry it quietly, because there's no one to carry it with.

Hi, I’m Phil

Over 20 years I've built 7 companies, spoken at TEDx on women's health, worked alongside military special forces, and CEOs and senior leaders in high-growth private and listed companies.

I've sat in the seat. I coach from lived experience, so the guidance is battle-tested, not theoretical.

Because your business can't grow faster than you do.

CEO Coaching

You built a valuable career through grit, instinct and vision. Now the stakes are higher, complexity is rising, and what got you here won't get you where you want to go. Coaching with this approach gives you the clarity and leverage to lead what comes next.

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01: Scale You

Energy, clarity and decision clarity

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02: Leader Others

Team trust, alignment, culture

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03: Scale Business

Profitability, leverage, partnerships, resilience

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We'll work out whether coaching is right for where you're headed. This is a real conversation about the seat you're in.

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You didn’t work this hard to feel this alone

Let’s change that.

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