Executive coach & strategic advisor ยท Greater Seattle

An experienced executive coach in your corner for the decisions that matter most.

I work with executives and leadership teams who are carrying more complexity than ever and need a place to think clearly, test their judgment and turn it into action.

30+ yearsof executive leadership
Globalorganizations built, scaled and right-sized
Private & publicsector experience
Jost Wanden
When leaders call me

The job changed. The way you lead hasn't caught up yet.

  • i.You've stepped into a bigger role, and what made you successful in the last one isn't enough for this one.
  • ii.The stakes are higher, the decisions are harder, and nobody around you has an unfiltered view.
  • iii.Your leadership team is capable but not aligned, and execution stalls between the meeting and the work.
  • iv.Urgent work crowds out strategic work, week after week.
  • v.The organization is going through change (growth, a reorganization, a transition) and people are looking to you for clarity.
How I help

Three ways to work together

Each engagement is shaped around what you're actually facing. We start with a conversation and decide together which fits.

For senior leaders & C-suite

Executive Coaching

A one-to-one partnership to sharpen your thinking, strengthen how you lead and turn insight into action. You bring the real problems, and I bring perspective from 30 years of executive leadership.

Executive coaching →
For leadership teams

Strategy & Team Sessions

An outside facilitator for the planning session you keep postponing, the reorganization that needs buy-in, or the team that needs to get aligned. I keep the room focused on decisions and outcomes.

Team sessions →
For business owners

Owner Advisory

For owners who have outgrown running everything themselves. We build the team, systems and strategy that let the business grow without depending on you, and that make it worth more.

Owner advisory →
What clients say

Focused on tangible results

We had delayed it for several years and were looking to do not only a reorganization but also to set a growth path. Jost made it work. In a room of Alpha Dogs and Doggetes Jost not only drove the group forward but was always focused on the tangible results.

Jim M., on a senior management strategy session

His survey findings and superb facilitation skills enabled us to reach important strategic conclusions as he guided us around some significant changes. He is a very valuable contributor to our company and employees.

Susan S., on a sales culture assessment and strategic planning session
How I work

Challenge, with empathy.

Great leadership isn't about having all the answers. It's about creating the conditions for people to do their best work, and that starts with the leader thinking clearly.

I ask the questions others around you won't, share what I've seen work (and fail) across three decades of executive leadership, and hold you accountable to what you said you'd do. You get an experienced leader who has faced these pressures, not a script.

More about my background →

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Let's talk about what you're facing.

A 30-minute conversation with no pitch. You'll leave with a clearer view of the problem, whether or not we work together.