About Phil Hayes-St Clair, CEO Coach

Hi, I'm Phil. You can be doing everything right and still feel like it's quietly costing you more than it should. I coach CEOs because great leadership is the only lever that changes everything else, and because I've learned what it costs to lead without it.

I enlisted in the Australian Army 30 years ago, straight out of school with ambition to be an army aviator. It gave me a sense of belonging I'd never had, taught me how leadership and partnership actually work under pressure, and put me on track to represent Australia in triathlon. I thought I'd retire a professional soldier.

Then an eye condition made me "unserviceable." I had to walk away from the only career I'd ever known and loved, before I'd even started flight training.

What followed were years of trying to work out who I was without the uniform.

That search led somewhere I didn't expect. Over the next two decades I built seven companies in healthcare including an at-home blood testing business called Drop Bio Health, taught entrepreneurship to MBA candidates, and spent thousands of hours in rooms with founders and executives turning hard conversations into multi-million dollar partnerships.

Somewhere in there I burned out badly. I exited Drop Bio Health with nothing left in the tank. It taught me firsthand what happens when a leader carries everything alone.

That's the real story. Not the companies or the deals. The slow, unglamorous pursuit of learning and enjoying leadership without it costing health, family or yourself.

Today I spend my time helping CEOs do the same across biotech, healthcare, aerospace and technology.

Each week I publish three podcast episodes and an essay about the decisions you can make to become a better leader and live the life you want.

If that’s the kind of conversation you’ve been wanting to have with yourself, I’d love to have you with us.

Phil

How my coaching will help you

I work with CEOs and Go-To-Market leaders who are carrying more than they let on, and who want to grow without grinding themselves down. My coaching helps you get clearer on:

• Scale You: Your energy, clarity, and decision confidence, so the business doesn't run on adrenaline

• Leading Others: Building trust, alignment, and a culture people don't want to leave

• Scale Your Business: Profitability, leverage, and the partnerships that compound your growth

• Leading without the isolation: Because you didn't work this hard to feel this alone