Leadership Clarity for a Complex World.

The ExCo Group is a firm of experienced CEOs, board directors, and global business leaders who bring hard-earned wisdom to executive coaching and leadership development.

Meet Our Coaches Meet Our Coaches

DAVE GOEBEL

Former CEO
Applebee’s International, Inc.

Chairman
Jack in the Box, Inc.,
Del Taco

KAREN VANDER LINDE

Former Partner & Global Practice Leader
PwC

DURIYA FAROOQUI

Board Director
Intercontinental Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Intercontinental Hotels Group 

Former President of Supply Chain Innovation
Georgia Pacific

LAUREL RICHIE

Former President
Women’s National Basketball Association

Former CMO
Girl Scouts of the USA

DENICE KRONAU

Former Chief Diversity Officer
Siemens AG

Former CEO and Executive Vice President
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

ANDREW HOUSE

Former CEO
Sony Interactive Entertainment

Director
Nissan Motor Corp.,
Dentsu Group Inc.,
Nordic Entertainment Group

PAUL BLOCK

Former Chairman, CEO and President
Revlon International

Senior Advisor
Dunes Point Capital

VIVIEN YEUNG

Former Chief Strategy Officer
Kohl’s Corporation
lululemon athletica

Board Director
Jack in the Box Inc.

SHELLYE ARCHAMBEAU

Former CEO
MetricStream

Board Director
Verizon

DAVE GOEBEL

Former CEO
Applebee’s International, Inc.

Chairman
Jack in the Box, Inc.,
Del Taco

KAREN VANDER LINDE

Former Partner & Global Practice Leader
PwC

DURIYA FAROOQUI

Board Director
Intercontinental Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Intercontinental Hotels Group 

Former President of Supply Chain Innovation
Georgia Pacific

LAUREL RICHIE

Former President
Women’s National Basketball Association

Former CMO
Girl Scouts of the USA

DENICE KRONAU

Former Chief Diversity Officer
Siemens AG

Former CEO and Executive Vice President
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

ANDREW HOUSE

Former CEO
Sony Interactive Entertainment

Director
Nissan Motor Corp.,
Dentsu Group Inc.,
Nordic Entertainment Group

PAUL BLOCK

Former Chairman, CEO and President
Revlon International

Senior Advisor
Dunes Point Capital

VIVIEN YEUNG

Former Chief Strategy Officer
Kohl’s Corporation
lululemon athletica

Board Director
Jack in the Box Inc.

SHELLYE ARCHAMBEAU

Former CEO
MetricStream

Board Director
Verizon

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We partner to drive better outcomes for…

Our Services

CEOs & Their
Leadership Teams

  • 1:1 Executive Mentoring
  • Senior Executive Assessments
  • Executive Team Performance

Senior Leaders & The Leadership Pipeline

  • Customized 1:1 Coaching
  • Team Performance
  • Leadership Assessments
  • Leadership Programs that Drive Enterprise Transformation

Organizations

  • Cultural Transformation for Impact
  • Succession Planning for the Real World
Our Services
  • NON-PROFIT
  • PUBLIC COMPANIES
  • PRIVATE EQUITY
  • PRIVATE ENTITIES
  • NON-PROFIT
  • PUBLIC COMPANIES
  • PRIVATE EQUITY
  • PRIVATE ENTITIES
  • NON-PROFIT
  • PUBLIC COMPANIES
  • PRIVATE EQUITY
  • PRIVATE ENTITIES

Our unparalleled experience differentiates us in every engagement.

perienced

We have been in your chair.

Our deep bench of executive coaches and mentors bring real-world experience to leadership development, helping executives ask better questions to drive better outcomes.

Our coaches/mentors offer an unparalleled skill set that combines empathy, courage, and experience to help clients generate practical insights for expanding their leadership impact.

425+

Board position held

400+

Private and Public companies where our mentors have held executive roles

C-Suite

We’ve held every role in the C-Suite

Global

Our coaches/mentors have collectively seen every business cycle, executive role, and competitive landscape.

We combine these insights and our ExCo Methodology to meet our clients at a global scale and take them from where they are to where they need to be.

Our executive coaches and mentors around the world mentor exclusively for The ExCo Group.

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OPERATED IN

90+

COUNTRIES

FLUENCY IN

15+

LANGUAGES

Outcome-Driven

Transformative leadership development

Our belief in helping executives ask better questions, in delivering Leadership Return on Strategy®, and in transforming organizations helps leaders understand and align both internally and externally, driving sustainable impact.

Our approach is customized, measurable, impactful, and grounded in the implications of the strategy.

Outcome-Driven

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

High Performing Teams

Right from the way they interviewed things were different. You can tell how well they quickly understood our culture, and they asked questions that really got the whole team thinking. By the time we met as a team, mindsets were different. The work they do at this level is really special.

CEO, Fortune 500 Company

High Performing Teams

ExCo is unique in their approach. We were skeptical of bringing in outside facilitators. Past experiences have been marginal, but they pushed us to where we had new insights that led to some real progress. We left with outcomes we can measure and a much deeper, fundamental understanding of how each team member operates, and how we can best work together. They came highly recommended and didn’t disappoint

CEO, Fortune 50 company

Senior Executive Development

“I have had a few coaches in my day, and I can clearly say she is the best I have ever had. She was insightful and challenged me to think differently. She brought great ideas, templates, and structure to our sessions and helped me develop in the areas I really needed to grow in to be successful. I would not be being promoted to VP without her guidance and incredible experience she shared and guided me with. The match was perfect, and I would recommend her to anyone needing a coach that really has a vested interest in understanding the client and helping them develop. I will be forever grateful for getting time and growing under her leadership.”

Chief of Staff to the CFO, Global Financial Technology Firm

Senior Executive Development

“I’m operating as the CEO of a social networking company at the bleeding edge of what’s going on in the world…. I don’t think I need a lot of mentorship by Silicon Valley minds. This kind of raw, thoughtful, insightful, tested, pragmatic leadership that [The ExCo Group] brings from a completely outside perspective has been really valuable to me.”

CEO, Leading Global Social Networking Company

Assessment

“The way The ExCo Group approached the assessment and their perspective and triangulating what they’ve learned from their experience was a really groundbreaking and eye-opening hour. It really unlocked a lot of things that I’ve been trying to break through for myself. It was one of the most valuable hours I’ve had in my tenure as CEO of the company. It was very valuable, meaningful, and emotional. It unlocked a ton of value.”

CEO, Leading Global Social Networking Company

Succession

“We valued the fact that The ExCo Group knew our business and was thorough in understanding our strategy and what was required for the next leader. The process was comprehensive, yet completely relatable for our board. The entire board commented about the process, their engagement, and the clarity of the reporting which made the decision — which is always a difficult one — a lot easier. I would highly recommend The ExCo Group and would use them again any time for succession work.”

Chairman/CEO of a CEO transitioning out, Large Convenience Retailer

Emerging Leaders Development

“My mentor definitely influenced how I show up, engage, on-board, and communicate with my team. Even before moving into my new role, we spent a lot of time thinking about how to influence key stakeholders, approach conversations, and how to position my interactions with the CEO. That was extremely useful. I changed how I show up and work with the team and the CEO.”

Director of National Field Service, One of the Largest Youth Organizations in the US

High Performing Teams

“A game-changer. Your experience and approach pushed us as a team. We learned more about each other than I thought possible and have been clicking ever since. We keep bringing them back to help us grow even more which the team looks forward to.”

CEO, Private Equity Portfolio Company

Enterprise Transformation

“One of the biggest changes I made to the business is changing how I think about the role. I shifted from, ‘This is my job, and I need to accomplish these tasks,’ to setting up the systems, processes, and culture so others can accomplish the tasks. That was a big change and a very good thing.”

COO, Educational Non-Profit

Senior Executive Development

“My experience working with you made a difference to how I addressed the change. It didn’t change my strategy, necessarily, but it changed how I carried out that strategy. How I worked the change, the sequencing of what I did, when. My mentor was patient and persistent. I kept going for two years because he added real value.”

Global Practice Leader, Professional Services Firm

Succession

“I’ve done lots of these feedback sessions in my career, and this one with The ExCo Group was by far the clearest and most impactful. I learned more in my debrief than I did in 30 years of hearing similar types of debriefs.”

One of multiple succession candidates, $44B Fortune 100 Firm

Emerging Leaders Development

The diverse leader accelerator has been a phenomenal experience, not only my individual experience, but what you were able to do with customization. Your amazing diverse talent really connected with our participants and it makes a whole world of difference. We’re hitting not only leadership development, but also connecting at a whole new level as a company. It’s a tremendous value add to the individuals and we’re so pleased as an organization as well.

Fortune 50 Company Leader and Cohort Participant