Executive Coaching & CEO Mentoring for Senior Leaders—from a Former CEO

Jim Wetrich blends Executive Coaching and CEO Mentoring to help C-suite leaders make high-stakes decisions, align their executive teams, and execute strategy with integrity—so culture strengthens, engagement rises, and results follow.

1,500+ Coaching Hours

45+ Years of Leadership Experience

ICF, PCC Certified

Most CEOs don’t fail from lack of intelligence or effort, they plateau because of unseen constraints. Jim’s role is to identify and remove those constraints so scale becomes inevitable. Even top C-suite leaders can feel pulled between high-stakes decisions, competing priorities, and the pressure to deliver results without losing the culture that sustains performance.

With Jim’s coaching, you’ll:

  • Make clearer executive decisions faster and strengthen influence at scale

  • Create executive team alignment and accountability and deepen the bench to scale faster

  • Develop greater trust

  • Manage personal effectiveness

  • Turn strategy into results with greater focus and improved execution

  • Six months later, with Jim’s commitment and resolve, your organization (and you) will feel different

Meet Jim

Jim Wetrich is an ICF PCC–certified executive coach and CEO mentor who helps CEOs and senior leaders lead with clarity, integrity, and results.

He brings 45+ years of executive leadership experience across three continents and 1,500+ coaching hours, offering the rare blend of coaching skill and real-world operator perspective and will take you on a journey of greater organizational performance and individual growth. During his career, Jim has consulted with more than 100 companies.

In his last executive role, he grew the US business 7X, increased EBITDA over 20X, and created more than $1BN in enterprise value while taking the company from #5 to #1 in the market with annual employee satisfaction scores in excess of 90%.

His work combines Executive Coaching with proven tools and assessments to strengthen self-awareness, values-driven leadership, and decision-making—with CEO Mentoring to provide practical guidance for high-stakes challenges like alignment, strategy execution, and organizational health.

If you want a trusted partner who understands the seat you’re in because he’s sat there too, Jim is that guide.

Clients Include

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What You Can Expect

Working with Jim is a focused, high-trust, challenging and reflective experience designed for senior leaders who seek to become not just a high performer but a legacy leader—fast. You can expect a blend of Executive Coaching and CEO Mentoring that strengthens how you lead and how you execute.

If you’re facing disengagement, low satisfaction, protracted decision processes; if you’re a new CEO or in a new role; if you’re involved in a effort to scale your organization more rapidly; if you’re feeling “off”; if you have outgrown your modus operandi; if you know you are a micromanager, then you can expect to:

  • Clarify your top priorities and reduce competing noise

  • Make high-stakes decisions with greater confidence and speed

  • Strengthen executive alignment and increase accountability

  • Translate vision into action with a strategy your team can execute

  • Lead with integrity—anchored in values, conviction, and self-awareness

  • Build a healthier culture that sustains engagement and performance

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What Jim’s Clients Say About Working With Him

  • Throughout my career, I've had the privilege of being mentored and coached by some outstanding individuals, but one stands out: Big Red (Jim’s nickname).

    As I transitioned into my first CEO role, Big Red's guidance was invaluable. Leadership is not just about making decisions; it's about inspiring those around you to achieve greatness. Big Red embodied this principle in all of our interactions.

    This relationship taught me the power of mentorship in shaping careers and lives. Mentors and coaches like Big Red do more than offer advice; they inspire us to chase our dreams with a vigor we never knew we had. They help carve paths that lead us to exceed our own expectations.

    As I continue on my leadership, mentoring, and coaching journey, the lessons learned from such a towering figure guide my approach not only to business but also to life. I challenge you to seek out mentors and coaches who both challenge and believe in you and strive to help nurture and grow the leadership seed in others.

    Who has been your Big Red?

    - Bryan Stewart, CEO

  • Jim Wetrich has had a profound impact on my growth as a leader and as a person. Through our work together, he has helped me embrace humility, recognizing that growth comes from listening, learning, and valuing the perspective of others. Jim has help me to strengthen my emotional intelligence, enabling me to better understand people, lead with empathy, all while navigating complex challenges with composure. Perhaps most importantly, he has helped me channel my hunger and drive into meaningful results, turning ambition into purposeful action that benefits my team and organization. I’m deeply grateful for Jim’s guidance and the role he continues to play in helping me become a more thoughtful, effective leader.

    - Brandon Castro, Director

How to Get Started

  • Connect with Jim

    Schedule a discovery call so we can understand your leadership context, priorities, and what “success” needs to look like right now.

  • Explore the Right Fit

    We’ll recommend the coaching approach that best matches your needs—executive coaching, CEO mentoring, or a blend—aligned to your scope, timeline, and vision.

  • Lead with Confidence

    Step into a focused coaching experience that brings clarity to high-stakes decisions, strengthens alignment, and drives real results for you and your organization.

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  • Executive Coaching helps senior executives strengthen self-awareness, decision-making, and leadership effectiveness. CEO Mentoring adds practical guidance and perspective from a seasoned C-suite leader—so you can apply insights faster to real-world strategy, people, and execution.

  • Jim works with C-suite leaders, CEOs, presidents, founders, and senior executives who want clearer priorities, stronger executive alignment, and more consistent execution—without sacrificing integrity, culture, or performance.

  • Leaders commonly come to Jim for support with high-stakes decisions, executive team alignment and accountability, strategy execution, culture and engagement, leading through change, stakeholder/board dynamics, and navigating pressure without burnout.

  • Clients typically experience clearer decision-making, stronger executive team alignment, improved communication and accountability, a healthier culture, and measurable progress on strategic priorities.

  • You’ll start with a discovery conversation to clarify goals and success metrics, then establish a cadence (often bi-weekly or monthly). Sessions are confidential, practical, and centered on your real-time priorities—decisions, relationships, and execution.

  • Yes. Jim supports executive teams through executive retreats, leadership workshops, and team-focused coaching to strengthen alignment, trust, and execution.

  • Executive Retreats create dedicated time to align on priorities, clarify strategy, and strengthen team dynamics. Leadership Workshops build targeted skills and shared language that improve how leaders communicate, collaborate, and execute.

  • Investment varies based on the engagement type (coaching, mentoring, retreat, or workshop), duration, and scope. We’ll recommend the best-fit option after a brief discovery conversation.

  • Schedule a discovery call to share your goals and context. From there, we’ll recommend the best fit—Executive Coaching, CEO Mentoring, an Executive Retreat, a Leadership Workshop, or a blend—based on your needs and timeline.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ready for clearer decisions and faster momentum?

  • When you’re carrying the weight of high-stakes decisions, competing priorities, and the pressure to deliver, you need a trusted partner who’s been in the seat.

    Jim Wetrich’s blend of Executive Coaching and CEO Mentoring helps C-suite leaders cut through the noise, lead with integrity, and turn strategy into real execution.

  • CEO Mentoring

  • Executive Coaching

  • Executive Retreats