Daniel Harkavy

CEO & Founder of Building Champions

Daniel Harkavy has been coaching business leaders to peak levels of performance, efficacy, and fulfillment for more than 30 years. In 1996, he harnessed his passion for coaching leaders and teams to found Building Champions, where he serves as CEO and CEO Mentor. Daniel and his team of coaches have worked with thousands of clients and organizations to improve the way they lead and live. 

Daniel is a sought-after author and speaker, most recently authoring The 7 Perspectives of Effective Leaders released in October 2020. His book Living Forward, a national best seller, was published in March 2016. And Daniel also authored Becoming A Coaching Leader: The Proven Strategy for Building Your Own Team of Champions in 2007.  

As an executive coach and trusted confidant, Daniel works with high profile leaders to improve their leadership, decision making, influence, and overall effectiveness. Daniel's emphatic belief is that self-leadership precedes team leadership, and his goal is to help his clients optimize how they lead themselves first, then focusing on how to best work with their executive teams and all key constituents in their organizations.  

Also, in 2020, Daniel founded nonprofit SetPath, a life planning and mentorship program that gives young adults guidance and tools needed to live purposeful lives—at no cost to them. Birthed out of his passion to see young adults find a path forward in the defining decade of their 20’s, Daniel saw the opportunity to help them find purpose and direction in the same way he has seen thousands of executives find purpose through their coaching at Building Champions.   

Daniel lives just outside of Portland, Oregon, where he and his wife, Sheri, love spending time with their kids and grandkids. Daniel actively serves his community as a member of nonprofit boards and a mentor to those seeking his guidance. His other passions include surfing and any activity that gets him outdoors with his family and friends. 

Areas of Expertise

  • Self-Leadership 

  • Executive Team Health, Alignment, and Performance 

  • Strategy 

  • Building a Coaching Culture 

  • Conflict Resolution 

  • Succession Planning 

  • Beliefs, Decision-making, and Influence