Bruce Eckfeldt

About Bruce Eckfeldt

I help founder-CEOs of $5M-$50M companies build leadership teams that are highly capable and take real accountability. I create business strategies that scale rapidly without the usual drama. And I guide exits that propel founders to new levels of impact — with confidence and a clear plan for what\'s next.I work with founders who have these challenges…You like your leadership team. You just wish they\'d take more accountability and initiative.Your executives are highly capable. They\'re just not acting like owners.You\'re surrounded by great individuals, but it doesn\'t feel like a team.You\'re still the smartest person in the room — and all the decisions fall on you.Your business has been successful. You just don\'t know why — and you\'re afraid it could unravel.You\'re tired of being the only one who loses sleep over this company.You\'re afraid of what skeletons a buyer might find in due diligence.You have an idea of what you\'d like for your business. You don\'t know if it\'s realistic.If you sold your business today, you\'d have no idea what to do with yourself tomorrow.If any of those hit a nerve, check these out…Leadership Team Assessment: Readiness Assessment: Readiness Assessment: takes less than 15 minutes. I\'ll give you a free consultation call to review your results.Why Founders hire me…1) I\'m not a traditional coach. I\'m a founder who built, scaled, and sold my own company — Inc. 500 for five consecutive years, exited in 2013. I\'ve lived the challenges you\'re facing.2) I hold certifications in Scaling Up, Metronomics/3HAG, Predictive Index, and Exit Planning (CEPA). I\'ve written 200+ articles for Inc. Magazine on leadership, strategy, and exits.3) I\'ve worked with dozens of leadership teams and hundreds of founders. I know what works — and what doesn\'t.If you want to hear from people I\'ve worked with, check out my testimonials below.When you’re ready to get started…Book a call with me: me directly: b••••@eckfeldt.comCall, text, or WhatsApp:+19•••••••30P.S. If you\'re thinking about exiting in the next three to five years and want a plan for not just how to exit, but what you\'re going to do next, you need to check out my new book…SPRINGBOARD: A Founder\'s Guide to Selling Your Company With Purpose, Clarity, and a Vision for What\'s NextGet the first few chapters free:

Experience

1. Podcast Host

   Psychedelic Invest - Insights And Analyses On Psychedelics

   Apr 2021 — Present

   The Psychedelic Invest Podcast is a business podcast devoted to exploring the modern world of psychedelics and entheogenic medicine. During each episode, I speak with researchers, advocates, healthcare experts, founders, investors, thought leaders, and policymakers who are finding new and exciting ways for psychedelics to impact our individual mental health and social wellness positively.

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Entrepreneurial Masters Program, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

  2009 — 2011

• Predictive Index

  Certified Ambassador, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

• McGill University

  B of Sci of Arch, School of Architecture, Department of Engineering

  1990 — 1994

• McGill University

  B of Arch, School of Architecture, Department of Engineering

  1994 — 1995

Skills

• Business Development
• Product Development
• Architecture
• Start-Ups
• Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Crm
• Consulting
• Test Driven Development
• Information Architecture
• Lean Startup
• Agile Project Management
• Product Strategies
• Cloud Computing
• Product Management
• Extreme Programming
• Management Consulting
• User Experience
• Business Model Innovation
• IT Management
• Enterprise Software
• Strategic Partnerships
• Interaction Design
• Lean Software Development
• Creative Strategy
• Leadership
• Executive Coaching
• Mobile Applications
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Organizational Development
• Training
• Business Strategy
• Program Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Strategy
• Brainstorm Facilitation
• Project Management