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Transform Leadership.
Elevate Performance.

We help organizations build leaders capable of carrying the business forward — through executive coaching, leadership development, and enterprise-level advisory.
For enterprises, mid-market companies, and growth-stage organizations who believe leadership is a strategic advantage — not a soft skill.

Our 
Philosophy

Leadership Development Built for Real Operating Environments

We don’t believe in theoretical leadership.

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Our coaches are operators, founders, former executives, and human-development professionals — leaders who have carried real responsibility and know firsthand what leadership under pressure requires.

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We begin with rigorous diagnosis — combining quantitative assessment with contextual insight — and design development strategies that integrate directly into how leaders think, decide, and operate.

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Our work is:

  • Business-aligned

  • Context-driven

  • Behavior-changing

  • Enterprise-oriented

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Leadership is the Constraint Most Organizations Underestimate

When growth accelerates…
When strategy shifts…
When complexity compounds…

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Leadership breaks before the business does.

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Most organizations invest heavily in systems, technology, and process — but under-invest in preparing leaders for what the business is becoming. The result is misalignment, slowed execution, and leadership exhaustion at the top.

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At Next Level Executive Group, we work at the point where leadership readiness and organizational performance intersect.

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We don’t deliver coaching in isolation.
We build leadership capacity as an enterprise capability.

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Our Approach:
Data-Driven & Process-Oriented

And our goal is never “coaching for coaching’s sake.”
It’s readiness, resilience, and performance.

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We Follow a Four-Phase Framework:

  1. Discover — uncover current state & future aspirations through data and dialogue.

  2. Plan — design a customized leadership growth roadmap aligned with enterprise goals.

  3. Elevate — elevate behaviors, mindset, and execution through coaching and support.

  4. Sustain — embed and sustain new leadership practices to fuel lasting organizational growth.

Kate Slavit, SVP People, Coursedog

"Next Level is aptly named, taking our Executive Team Off-Site to elevations beyond our expectations. The greatest differentiation from other facilitators is their thoughtful, comprehensive preparations-- from 1-1 candid conversations to attending a variety of meetings to observe the team "in the wild," and the authentic investment Steve and Karen have in making us successful individually and as One Team.  They truly feel like an extension of our team after two focused, impactful and FUN days! 

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