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episode 132: Founders, and All Leaders, Need a Coach
Patrick Mork, founder and CEO of LEAP, shares his career journey and underscores the pivotal role of coaching in nurturing founder success. Drawing from his extensive leadership and coaching experience, Patrick imparts valuable advice to founders and leaders, addressing the intricacies of entrepreneurship and leadership. Topics covered include professional development, navigating career maneuvers, building a purpose-driven business, and prioritizing company culture. He also offers insights on finding the most suitable coach.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
[2:18] Patrick’s real-life story of maneuvering the challenges of an inevitable career change.
[7:19] Unexpected paths can lead to entrepreneurial success.
[10:10] True fulfillment in business comes from building a purpose-driven business that addresses societal challenges.
[15:57] What's the difference between therapy and coaching?
[19:20] How coaching helps with self-awareness, self-confidence, psychological safety and communication.
[26:03] Whatever the size of the company, company culture should never be an afterthought.
The non-profit organization that Patrick is passionate about: Cousteau
About Patrick Mork
Patrick Mork is the founder and CEO of LEAP. He is a startup CEO coach, motivational speaker and author of Step Back and LEAP. An ex-Google executive and serial tech maven, Patrick previously worked for a renowned company in Silicon Valley as Chief Marketing Officer. During his tenure at Google, he built and led the marketing team that created and launched the Google play brand. He founded LEAP as a way of helping early-stage companies to reinvent themselves by creating cultures that empower their employees to do work that gives them meaning and purpose.
About LEAP
LEAP is a Chile-based cultural transformation company that helps leaders build company cultures of meaning and purpose. Prior to starting LEAP he spent over 20 years in various marketing leadership roles in several high profile technology startups and at Google where he built and led the marketing team that launched the Google Play brand.
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