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Companies
Founders, in their own words.
Quotes, video conversations, and longer case studies from the founders I've worked with — at ETW and before.
01 · Video
Founders on camera.
Short conversations — 3 to 6 minutes — about what changed and what didn't.
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02 · Quotes
In their words.
Mike P Lewis is by far and away the person you want in your corner during this fight. Best executive coach I have worked with by a long shot, and is highly recommended to any serious founder looking to take it to the next level.
Benjamin Lazarov
Founder & CEO · AnyCreek + Origin
LinkedIn
Great perspective, super insights and high energy. I've worked with him directly — just did a hike yesterday :-)
Steve Chen
Founder & CEO · Boldin
LinkedIn
Mike P Lewis has been an amazing resource for us. Always asking the right questions, helping us strategize the right chess moves, and — probably most importantly — just a good human to do hard things with.
Kyle Pontier
Product & Strategy Leader
LinkedIn
Mike P Lewis has been awesome for Ajith and me. It feels like he's part of our team. TL;DR — work with Mike, it's your gift to yourself :)
Avinash Joshi
Co-Founder & CTO · Cactus
LinkedIn
Highly recommend Mike P Lewis as an executive coach.
Henry Abenaim
Founder & CEO · FUNDINGO
LinkedIn
Highly recommend Mike P Lewis. Tremendous resource and person for founders to work with.
JP Gooderham
CEO · Storyboard
LinkedIn
Mike P Lewis has been amazing for Avinash Joshi and me.
Ajith Govind Satheesh
Co-Founder & CEO · Cactus
LinkedIn
03 · Case studies
What changed.
Longer-form stories from inside the engagement. Identifying details adjusted where requested.
Founder name
Problem
Founder stuck running every important conversation. Org couldn't scale around him.
Shift
Built a leadership operating cadence; named the founder's rescuing pattern; redesigned the leadership team.
Result
2× revenue over the engagement. Founder back to working on the few things only he can do.
Co-founders
Problem
Two-founder team stalling on a pivot neither wanted to call.
Shift
Surfaced the unspoken disagreement. Forced a real decision. Designed the new GTM together.
Result
Clear pivot, strongest quarter post-pivot, partnership still intact.
CEO name
Problem
CEO under board pressure, leadership team drifting, personal capacity dropping.
Shift
Strategic clarity exercise with the board. Replaced two execs. Rebuilt the CEO's operating rhythm.
Result
Beat plan two quarters in a row. CEO sleeping again.
First-time founder
Problem
First-time founder unable to commit to a single wedge.
Shift
Killed three of four product directions. Wrote the narrative. Practiced the raise.
Result
Seed closed in six weeks. Conviction returned.
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