2015 Coach Mentor 
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
I had realized that I didn’t have it within me to be as good of a player as many of them did but I had the skills to help as mentor, coach, friend, sparing partner and patient capital provider. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 27, 2015
If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. For one-on-one coaching from the startup founder, I call this approach five-minute mentoring.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
Helped merge company with Seedling – on track to do $20 million combined revenue in 2015 – will now become Chairman). Wonderful human being who is civically engaged, mother of 3, mentorer of younger founders, hard worker and arguer extraordinaire (so says her current Twitter bio). She is a coach and mentor to team members.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 3, 2015
Entrepreneurs not only have to pick the right team members, but have to continually communicate the vision, tasks required, and provide mentoring and feedback to each member. Coaching and mentoring are key to the leadership role. Marty Zwilling First published on IvyExec.com on 10/02/2015.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 23, 2015
As a mentor to entrepreneurs, I often get asked what you can do to build the right culture. Mentoring and training programs need to be put in place early. Successful leaders are good coaches and mentors, as well as being on the lookout for personal learning opportunities. Sponsor internal events to build team synergy.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
by Erica Peitler, a well-known leadership performance coach. Here are the key principles she espouses, extended to leadership teams, based on my own background and mentoring new entrepreneurs: Learn to trust yourself and your team. This is an important step in self-coaching, and in coaching others on the team.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 10, 2015
Be a coach, rather than a dictator. It’s important to learn from peers, advisors and mentors that the required mindset must be combined with specific actions, including the ones outlined above, before value can be harvested. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 9/30/2015.
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