Leadership
The 3 questions I ask every new C-suite client
You can't lead well if you can't answer these first. A framework I've refined over 12 years.
Mar 12·6 min
Mara James
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Lead like
yourself — on purpose.
I coach founders, C-suite operators, and senior leaders through the seasons that ask the most of them. Quiet work. Real results.
Trusted by leaders at Stripe, Airbnb, Figma, and 40+ growth-stage companies
Featured in
Harvard Business Review
Ways to work together
Coaching, on your terms.
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The Six-Month Container
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Deep 1:1 coaching for founders and C-suite operators navigating a defining chapter — a fundraise, a scale-up, a hard transition.
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Executive Sprints
6 sessions
Focused, bounded engagements for a specific leadership question. Ideal for new-in-seat leaders and pre-liquidity founders.
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Team Offsites
Custom
Facilitated 2-day offsites for founding teams and leadership groups working through misalignment or a new chapter.
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"Mara didn't hand me answers. She helped me trust the ones I already had — and then hold the room while I said them out loud."
Kelly Osei
Founder & CEO, Northwind Health · Series B, $42M
About Mara
15 years inside the rooms. 8 years helping people lead them.
Before coaching, I spent 15 years as a product and operating leader — most recently as VP of Product at a $2B growth-stage company. I know the specific loneliness of the seat.
Today, I work with a small number of leaders each year through the seasons that ask the most of them. My clients tend to be thoughtful, high-context, and quietly ambitious.
8yr
Coaching practice
120+
Executives coached
40+
Growth-stage cos
94%
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