Boon EXEC

Precision in high-stakes leadership.

A thinking partner for the decisions only you can make.

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How EXEC is built

Confidential by design

Session content never leaves the coach relationship.

Six-month engagements

Structured cadence with clear midpoint and close milestones.

Seasoned executive coaches

Deep experience coaching senior leaders, with backgrounds across business, HR, and dedicated coaching practices.

ICF-accredited network

Vetted for executive-level context, not just certification.

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Boon Exec
When the stakes are highest.

Your senior leaders are making second-order decisions with no thinking partner.

A 6-month structured engagement: Discovery, Intensive Sparring, Application, Sustain. Bi-weekly 1:1 sessions with operator coaches (former CEOs, CFOs, COOs, SVPs). Discovery includes a 360 context review. Sponsor receives progress summaries at midpoint and close. Session content stays confidential.

Who it's for
C-suite, SVP, VP, and senior director leaders. Defined by the weight of the decision, not the title.
When it fits
“The transition from operator to organizational leader.”
Replaces
$25K to $50K per-exec traditional coaching retainersAd-hoc board mentor relationships
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What you'll see
Discovery
360 context review completed. Coach matched on role, not just credential. Rematch within 48 hours if chemistry is off.
Intensive
Bi-weekly sparring on the decisions actually in front of the exec: org design, board dynamics, successor development, personal capacity.
Close
85% of participating execs report increased decision confidence. Sponsor receives focus-area progress, never session content.
Aggregated. Anonymized. No session content leaves the coach relationship.

01 · THE EXECUTIVE REALITY

At the top, decisions get harder but feedback gets softer.

Every quarter at senior level changes what your leaders need. Boon EXEC is built for what actually happens in the chair, not the textbook version.

01

The feedback loop narrows

Peers hesitate. Reports filter. Boards stay high-level. Honest signal gets rarer the higher you sit.

02

The stakes compound

Every call ripples across teams, culture, and the business. The margin for error thins as the impact widens.

03

The playbooks run out

More ambiguity. More tradeoffs. Fewer right answers. The problems get more novel as the career gets longer.

04

The room empties

Fewer peers who truly understand the context. The job starts to feel less like a team sport and more like a solo one.

02 · FIT

Is EXEC the right fit?

Three signals that suggest your senior team would get real value from a structured coaching engagement.

01

Senior leaders at an inflection

A new role, a scaling team, a first board seat. Decisions that have no obvious precedent and nowhere structured to think them through.

02

Coaching already runs ad-hoc

Executive coaching exists but feels disconnected. Individual coaches, inconsistent standards, no compounding signal across the leadership team.

03

High-stakes calibration moments

Board dynamics. Succession. Team reshapes. Situations where the wrong conversation in the wrong room creates real fallout.

03 · THE DIFFERENCE

How this is different from what your execs have tried.

Traditional executive coaching is reactive, expensive, and often unclear on ROI. Boon EXEC is designed differently.

Timing

Traditional

Reactive, called in when there's already a problem

Boon EXEC

Proactive, ongoing strategic partnership

Focus

Traditional

Remediation and "fixing" perceived gaps

Boon EXEC

Sharpening strengths and strategic thinking

Structure

Traditional

Ad-hoc, inconsistent cadence

Boon EXEC

Structured 6-month engagement with clear milestones

Coach Match

Traditional

Generic senior coach assignment

Boon EXEC

Role-specific coach with relevant domain expertise

Confidentiality

Traditional

Often unclear what's shared with organization

Boon EXEC

Crystal clear boundaries. Sessions private, progress shared.

Cost

Traditional

$25K-50K per executive per year

Boon EXEC

Scalable pricing, cohort-based efficiency

04 · THE ENGAGEMENT

Built to sharpen thinking. Not fix problems.

A structured six-month engagement with clear milestones. Real decisions, real calibration, in real time.

How does Boon EXEC work?

01

WEEK 1

Discovery

Deep context gathering. Strategic priority mapping. A shared read on what matters before the first session.

  • Confidential intake and 360 context review
  • Strategic challenge identification
  • Success metrics definition

02

MONTHS 1 TO 4

Intensive sparring

Bi-weekly strategic sessions with your dedicated coach. Real decisions get worked through in the room, not in the abstract.

  • Live decision-making and scenario planning
  • Leadership blind-spot surfacing
  • Real-time strategic thinking practice

03

MONTHS 4 TO 6

Application

Apply insights to actual challenges. Test new patterns, debrief the outcomes, refine what works.

  • Test new strategies in live situations
  • Debrief outcomes with coach
  • Iterate and strengthen new patterns

04

MONTH 6 AND BEYOND

Sustain

Ongoing access when the next inflection shows up. Optional peer exec cohort for continued calibration.

  • Monthly check-ins for continuity
  • On-demand sparring for key moments
  • Optional peer executive cohort

05 · YOUR COACH MATCH

Coaches who have been in the room before.

Every Boon EXEC coach brings deep experience supporting senior leaders. Backgrounds span business leadership, HR, and dedicated executive coaching practices.

Cheryl Mills

Cheryl Mills

Former Head of Technology Product Management

ICF-Accredited Coach, MBA in Finance

BNY Mellon
Broadridge
  • Technology leadership through organizational change
  • Scaling product teams in regulated industries
  • Executive presence in board-facing roles

Holistic & clarity-focused

Carrie Atkin

Carrie Atkin

Former VP of Merchandise Planning

ICF-Certified Coach, Harvard BA

Sephora
Ann Taylor
Gap
  • Retail leadership through rapid growth and restructuring
  • Building and leading cross-functional merchandising teams
  • Navigating executive transitions

Supportive & developmental

Yoshi Hashimoto

Yoshi Hashimoto

Former VP at Elsevier & Goldman Sachs

ICF-Accredited Coach, MBA

Elsevier
Goldman Sachs
  • Leading through M&A and organizational transformation
  • Finance-to-general-management transitions
  • Cross-cultural executive leadership

Authentic & empowering

Kimberli Cumming

Kimberli Cumming

Former Executive Coach at Michigan Medicine

MSW & MBA - University of Michigan

Michigan Medicine
Michigan Ross
  • Healthcare system leadership and stakeholder management
  • Leading culture change in large institutions
  • Executive coaching through career pivots

Champion & advocate

06 · CONFIDENTIALITY BUILT IN

Visibility without surveillance.

Your coaching conversations stay in the room. Your sponsor sees engagement quality and development themes, never session content.

What your sponsor sees

Aggregate signal. Shared at midpoint and close.

  • Engagement frequency and consistency
  • Competency development areas being addressed
  • Progress toward stated goals
  • Cohort-level themes (anonymized)
  • ROI and program effectiveness

What stays in the room

Session-level content. Never shared, ever.

  • Specific coaching session content
  • Individual challenges discussed
  • Personal performance concerns
  • Relationship dynamics with colleagues
  • Career considerations or next moves

Privacy commitment

“Session-level content never leaves the coach relationship. Ever. If it did, the relationship wouldn't work.”

07 · THE OUTCOMES

What changes after six months.

Four shifts that show up across engagements. Executives describe them in their own words at the midpoint review and the close, and we track them against the benefits most leadership coaching engagements aim for.

01

Leading through ambiguity

Navigate the high-stakes call with confidence, even when the right answer is not in the playbook.

  • Decision confidence
  • Faster strategic clarity

02

Expanding leadership range

Flex between directive and collaborative styles based on what the moment needs, not which one feels natural.

  • Stronger team trust
  • Better 360 signal

03

Sharpening strategic thinking

See patterns earlier. Connect dots faster. Anticipate the second-order effect before the first one lands.

  • Longer-horizon planning
  • Less reactive firefighting

04

Building resilience

Hold clarity under pressure. Stay composed across the hard quarters without quietly burning out.

  • Sustained performance
  • Healthier work rhythm

How we measure what changes · Drawn from sponsor close-out reviews.

08 · ELSEWHERE IN THE SYSTEM

EXEC is one pillar of five.

Most organizations run Exec alongside Grow for managers and Scale for the broader team. The vocabulary compounds instead of resetting at every level.

See the full system

Boon SCALE

Coaching, democratized.

Boon GROW

Managers, made.

Boon TOGETHER

Alignment as a practice.

Boon ADAPT

AI change management.

Modern Pricing

Designed to fit real budgets.

Transparent pricing that works for people leaders and finance teams.

Engagement-Based Pricing

Custom pricing based on scope, duration, and seniority. No rigid packages.

Confidential Billing

Discreet invoicing and administration. Your engagement details stay private.

Flexible Terms

Engage for as long as it provides value. Scale up during transitions, dial back when you have momentum.

Confidential. Flexible. Results-driven.

Engagements begin within 1-2 weeks

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09 · FROM THE ROOM

What executives tell us when the engagement closes.

“
It gave me confidence where I was unsure on some decisions that I made or was about to make. I've learned to address issues with the person, rather than listen to hearsay from other employees.

VP · Software Technology

After a six-month EXEC engagement

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“
Stop doing everyone's job. Don't work your way out of it, manage your way out of it. You set the standard.

Executive · Mechanical Services

After a six-month EXEC engagement

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“
I have been able to work through a challenging issue with an employee that is not thrilled to be at work.

Senior Director · Government

After a six-month EXEC engagement

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FAQs

Independent coaches are uncoordinated. Boon EXEC is part of a leadership system. Your coaching connects to how the rest of your organization is developing. Plus, our matching process is structured around operating style and industry context, not just referrals.
Never. Absolute discretion is foundational to EXEC. Your sponsor receives progress summaries at midpoint and close showing focus areas and engagement quality without any session content or personal details.
C-suite, SVP, VP, and senior director-level leaders. The common thread is not title but the weight of the decisions being made and the need for a confidential space to calibrate.
Every EXEC coach is a seasoned executive coach with deep experience supporting senior leaders. Backgrounds span business leadership, HR, and dedicated coaching practices. They are vetted for executive-level context, not just certification. If the match is not right, we rematch within 48 hours.
Yes. EXEC integrates with SCALE, GROW, and TOGETHER. Many organizations run EXEC for the senior team while using GROW for managers and SCALE for the broader workforce, creating coherent development at every level.

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