CEO Mentoring Program for High-Impact Leaders
A CEO mentoring program should do more than offer advice. It should strengthen your leadership, elevate your strategic thinking, and help you make better decisions that shape the future of your company. Building Champions’ CEO Mentoring Program pairs you with an experienced executive mentor who has led at the highest levels—and who understands the weight, pace, and complexity of your role.
This program is designed for CEOs, Presidents, CHROs seeking top-level development for their executives, and leaders preparing to step into larger organizational responsibility.
Why CEOs Choose Building Champions
Mentoring from Proven Senior Executives
Our CEO mentors are not theorists—they are former CEOs, COOs, Presidents, and senior executives who have guided organizations through growth, uncertainty, restructuring, board relationships, leadership transitions, and large-scale change. They’ve walked the path you are on. And they know how to help CEOs lead teams, navigate risk, develop executive presence, and build the confidence and clarity required for sustainable performance.
A Personalized CEO Mentoring Program
Your CEO mentoring journey is built around a structured development plan customized to your goals, leadership style, company context, and the challenges you face. Through assessments, pre-engagement interviews, and ongoing 1:1 sessions, your mentor helps you grow as both a leader and a person—aligning your beliefs, behaviors, habits, and leadership rhythms with the future you want to create.
Confidential Partnership for High-Stakes Leadership
Leading at the top can be isolating. A CEO mentor gives you a confidential thinking partner—someone who brings perspective, challenges your assumptions, expands your thinking, and supports you through board relationships, succession planning, key hires, corporate culture issues, executive communication, and difficult decisions.
What You Will Gain From CEO Mentoring
Sharper Strategic Decision-Making
Your CEO mentor helps you think clearly, evaluate risks, refine your long-term vision, and make decisions that move the company forward. With guidance grounded in experience, you gain the clarity, confidence, and perspective needed to lead in a rapidly changing business environment.Leadership Development That Elevates Your Influence
Through a personalized leadership development plan, you’ll strengthen key executive skills including communication, emotional intelligence, talent development, team alignment, and cross-functional collaboration. You’ll also learn to lead with consistency, empathy, and conviction—qualities your people and your board expect from a CEO.A More Aligned and Accountable Executive Team
A CEO’s leadership sets the tone for the entire business. As your leadership improves, your executive team gains clarity, alignment, unity, and direction. CEOs frequently bring their mentor into strategy conversations, offsites, and team health work to accelerate team performance.Greater Personal and Professional Clarity
This mentoring program helps you identify what matters most—not only in your role, but in your life. You’ll learn to lead at a sustainable pace, strengthen your habits, and make decisions that support long-term performance and personal well-being.
What’s Included in the CEO Mentoring Program
Your CEO Mentoring Program Includes the Following:
A 12-Month Mentoring Engagement
A dedicated CEO mentor matched to your goals
Monthly 2-hour 1:1 mentoring sessions
Additional calls and touch-points as needed
Structured development and performance planning
Up to 4 In-Person CEO Mentoring Days
This is one of the most valuable parts of the program. Your mentor spends full days with you and your team for:
Strategic planning
Team alignment work
Executive team observation
Leadership development
Decision-making exercises
Culture and communication analysis
These days accelerate growth, deepen trust, and give your mentor real insight into your team dynamics.
CEO Roundtables
Access a community of CEOs who share insights, challenges, and best practices in a confidential environment. These roundtables enhance your network, broaden your thinking, and expose you to diverse leadership perspectives.
Leadership Assessments
Including assessments such as DISC, Emotional Intelligence, 7 Perspectives of Effective Leaders, and LCP360 (or an assessment package customized to your goals). These tools provide clarity, reveal blind spots, and accelerate leadership development.
Stakeholder and Board Communication Coaching
Your mentor helps you strengthen your communication with board members, executives, and key stakeholders—improving alignment, influence, and decision-making effectiveness.
Concierge Access to Your CEO Mentor
Get support when it matters most. Text, email, or call your mentor between sessions for urgent decisions, leadership challenges, or high-pressure moments.
A Personalized Leadership Development Plan
Built around your strengths, priorities, career goals, and organizational responsibilities.
Is CEO Mentoring Right for You?
This program is designed for:
CEOs navigating complex organizational challenges
Presidents overseeing enterprise-wide performance
Founder-CEOs scaling culture, systems, and teams
Executives preparing for a future CEO role
CHROs and CPOs developing senior leadership talent
Leaders handling rapid growth, transition, or succession
If you want a partnership—not just a consultant—CEO mentoring is the path.
Value You Can Expect
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Enhance Strategic Decision-Making
Make better decisions with a mentor who’s been where you are.
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Accelerate Personal and Professional Growth
Develop as both a leader and a human being.
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Expand Your Executive Network
Engage in roundtables, discussions, and peer learning with other CEOs.
Our CEO Mentors have successfully walked the path you’re on.
For nearly 30 years, we’ve been journeying with CEOs from some of the most respected organizations.
Meet Our CEO Mentors
Our mentors embody a wealth of real-world experience, having served as Presidents, COOs, and CEOs of high-performing organizations. Their journeys mirror yours, marked by navigating significant challenges, capitalizing on opportunities, and driving organizational growth alongside cultivating vibrant cultures. Beyond their impressive backgrounds, each mentor brings a deep-seated passion for leadership and a commitment to giving back. They are dedicated to sharing their vast knowledge and expertise, driven by a personal mission to empower and uplift fellow CEOs. This combination of experience, passion, and mentoring acumen ensures they offer unparalleled support to our clients.
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Tom Brewer
Former President for
Ford Operations Thailand -
Gerrit Cormany
Former President for
Castle & Cooke - Hawaii -
Raymond Gleason
Principal Advisor to International
Single Family Office -
Daniel Harkavy
CEO/Founder for
Building Champions -
Gavin Kerr
Former President and CEO
for Inglis Foundation -
Jeff Pinneo
Former CEO for Horizon Air
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Jim Wetrich
Former President of the Americas, Mölnlycke Health Care; part of Investor AB
Why CEO Mentoring Matters More Than Ever
Today’s CEOs face unprecedented complexity:
talent shortages
cultural challenges
stakeholder expectations
global economic uncertainty
technological acceleration
organizational change
A CEO mentoring program gives leaders the perspective, tools, habits, and confidence needed to lead with clarity, courage, and consistency.
Get Started with a CEO Mentor
Schedule a Discovery Call
We begin by learning about your leadership, team, and company.Get Matched With a CEO Mentor
We pair you with a mentor aligned with your goals and needs.Start Your CEO Mentoring Program
You begin a proven, structured, year-long journey of leadership development, strategic insight, and personal transformation.
CEO Mentoring - Frequently Asked Questions
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A CEO mentoring program is a personalized, one-on-one leadership development experience where an experienced executive mentor provides strategic guidance, confidential support, and practical tools to help CEOs make better decisions, strengthen their leadership, and accelerate organizational performance.
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CEO mentoring is ideal for sitting CEOs, Presidents, founder-CEOs, and high-potential executives preparing for senior leadership roles. CHROs and CPOs also use CEO mentoring as part of their succession, retention, and executive development strategies.
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Your CEO mentor helps you improve strategic decision-making, expand your leadership skills, navigate complex organizational challenges, and strengthen communication with your board, executives, and key stakeholders. They bring real-world executive experience—not theory—to help you lead with clarity and confidence.
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The program includes a 12-month mentoring partnership, monthly 1:1 sessions, concierge access for high-priority decisions, a full leadership assessment package (DISC, EQ, 7 Perspectives, LCP360), and up to four in-person mentoring days depending on your investment level. CEOs are also invited to participate in a CEO Roundtable for peer learning and expanded perspective.
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Based on your level of investment, you can schedule up to four on-site mentoring days each year. These days are designed for strategic planning, leadership team observation, culture diagnostics, communication coaching, and executive team development. They are one of the most impactful components of the program.
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CEO Roundtables are optional gatherings where you can connect with other CEOs in a confidential environment. They provide fresh insights, strategic perspective, and peer learning—enhancing what you’re already working on with your mentor.
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All CEO Mentoring clients have the option to go through a leadership assessment package that includes DISC, an EQ assessment, 7 Perspectives of Effective Leaders, and LCP360. These tools increase self-awareness, identify blind spots, and shape your personalized development plan.
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Start by scheduling a discovery call. We’ll learn about your leadership context, goals, and the challenges you’re navigating. Then we’ll match you with an experienced CEO mentor whose background best aligns with your needs and industry context.