Monthly retainer coaching for CEOs and C-suite leaders at $50M to $27B companies. 13,400+ hours of it, from a former PE-backed CEO who closed 57 M&A deals and grew a $320M revenue organization to $703M.
Velocity Now provides one-on-one executive coaching for CEOs and C-suite leaders (CFOs, COOs, CROs, CMOs, and CHROs) at private equity-backed, publicly traded, and family-owned companies. Engagements run as a monthly retainer, a mix of video and in-person sessions, built around what is actually happening in the business rather than a curriculum. The coach is David Turner, founder of Velocity Now LLC in Denver, Colorado: former CEO of a PE-backed technology company, former SVP / Managing Director at DigitalGlobe, 57 M&A transactions, and 13,400+ hours coaching the people who hold the seats he used to hold.
If the problem is technical, David is the wrong call. If the problem is people, alignment, or the CEO's own blind spot, the conversation is worth having.
There is no curriculum. Every session starts with what is on the CEO's desk that week: the board dynamic, the direct report who is not performing, the acquisition that closed and now has to be integrated while the core business hits the quarter. David has carried a P&L through a downturn, sat in the board meeting where the plan got rewritten, and made the hiring call that turned out wrong. The conversation starts on shared language and the pattern recognition from 13,400 hours does the rest.
The structural difference is that David coaches the CEO and the direct reports at the same time. He triangulates what the CEO says, what the team says, and what neither of them says out loud. Misalignment gets seen early, while it is still cheap to fix. When a CEO admits that David saw a gap he had missed, that is usually where it came from.
Underneath the sessions is a library of 80+ proprietary leadership frameworks built from the field, including The Punching Power of Praise, Have Do Be, T3Q, and Care/Cheer/Block, delivered through the Velocity Now frameworks app. They give the CEO something to run between sessions and language to hand to the team. Clients quote them back years later.
You have made a huge difference in my professional and work life. The number of ways I have grown with your coaching are too many to count. Care, But Not Too Much. Relationships and Values Trump Results. All of them stuck. CEO, $4B publicly traded company
Cadence. Bi-weekly or monthly sessions, by video or in person, set to the rhythm of the business rather than a program calendar. Many engagements open with a 360 assessment so the CEO starts with an honest read on how they land with their peers and directs, not just how they think they land.
Between sessions. David is reachable. The question that matters is rarely the one on the agenda; it is the one that shows up the night before the board meeting. Clients text and email him, and he answers.
Length. Most engagements run at least a year. Many run multiple years and grow from the CEO to the full leadership team through executive team coaching: alignment retainers, offsites, 360s, and executive candidate evaluation. David also advises on M&A when a client is buying or being bought.
Pricing. A flat monthly retainer, scoped after the first conversation. No hourly billing, no per-session rate.
David has a rare ability to cut through the noise and identify the core leadership challenges that actually matter. His coaching provided me with a framework to evolve my leadership style and build a more resilient executive team. The ROI on our sessions has been evident in both my personal performance and the renewed alignment of my C-suite. Damon Stafford, CEO, InsurTech · LinkedIn recommendation
His background as a C-level executive is immediately apparent; he doesn't just coach, he understands the unique pressures of being a CEO. Through our work together, I was able to sharpen my strategic focus and navigate complex team and board dynamics with much greater clarity. He also coaches my ELT, which greatly helps their development and the company's organizational health overall. Tatiana Finkelsteyn, CEO, zLinq · LinkedIn recommendation
We had an insane year in nearly every way. But this part was something I wasn't focused on. You saw that and the need where I did not. You coached, we were coached by you, and the outcome was great. President & CEO, privately held company
Every client is referenceable, without exception.
A monthly retainer of one-on-one sessions, bi-weekly or monthly, by video or in person. Each session starts with what is actually on the CEO's desk: a board dynamic, a direct report who is not performing, a decision that keeps getting deferred. David brings 31 years in C-level seats and 13,400+ coaching hours to that conversation, plus a library of 80+ proprietary frameworks clients can use between sessions.
Yes, and most engagements expand that way. David coaches the CEO and the C-suite at the same time, which lets him triangulate what the CEO says, what the team says, and what neither says out loud. Team-level work, offsites, and alignment retainers are described on the executive team coaching page.
Most run at least a year. Many run multiple years and grow from the CEO to the leadership team. There is no fixed program length; the work continues as long as it is producing a return, and it stops when it is not.
Both. Most retainers mix video sessions with in-person time in Denver or at the client's headquarters. David works with CEOs across the United States and travels when the engagement calls for it.
As a flat monthly retainer, scoped after the first conversation based on cadence, who is being coached, and whether the CEO's team is included. There is no hourly billing and no per-session rate.
Email David directly at david@velocitynowllc.com. There is no intake form. Describe your situation in a few lines and he will reply with a time to talk.
One email. No forms, no intake funnel. Describe the situation in a few lines and David will reply with a time to talk.
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