A Coach Who’s Been There
Noah Shanok was the founder and first CEO of Stitcher, the podcast platform (acquired by SiriusXM for $325M) and was on the founding executive team at StubHub, the ticketing company. He also ran the Startup team at AWS and is an investor in 20+ startups. Now he's the Startup CEO Coach.
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Outcomes of My Coaching
- Shift from reactive to intentional leadership.
- Show up grounded, focused, and energized.
- Build the emotional range to make clear decisions under pressure.
- Upgrade habits, health, and mindset for sustained high performance.
- Communicate clearly, directly, and with influence.
- Empower instead of over-functioning; delegate and elevate.
- Surface and resolve conflict early.
- Build trust with execs, board, and investors.
- Lead in a way your team learns from and amplifies.
- Align the company around a clear mission and priorities.
- Build systems so execution scales without you doing it all.
- Create a culture of ownership, urgency, and accountability.
- Hire, develop, and - when needed- replace with confidence.
- Prevent “founder bottleneck” and unlock compounding momentum.
I partner with startup CEOs between Seed and Series C. You have a team of 5+, a product in market and revenue. You either have or are close to having product/market fit. The nature of your work is transitioning from IC to scaling as a leader.
I am pragmatic: we will set specific, tangible goals and I’ll help make sure we’re tracking towards them. I’m direct but also light-hearted and tend to use humor liberally. I don’t follow a prescribed format but rather pull from my own operating experience and several different coaching frameworks (including CLG, Co-Active, Mochary Method). Before we begin, I'll interview 6-8 people who know you best professionally (e.g. direct reports, board members, spouse) and observe 1-2 of your leadership meetings.
During our sessions, we’ll agree on action items for you to accomplish before our next session - and I’ll hold you accountable to complete them. Those action items will mostly be business focused but will also include performance/wellness habits if those have been neglected (sleep hygiene, exercise, what you do/don’t put in your body).
We’ll meet a minimum of twice a month for 60-80 minutes each time and can spend as much additional time as you need. I charge a $5k per month retainer. There is no minimum monthly commitment (you can terminate anytime) but I tend to work with clients for years.
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