Mark Channon
Founder & CEO @Prime Focus Coaching
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WORK HISTORY
Founder & CEO @Prime Focus Coaching
Performance coaching for Founders, Consultants and Corporate Leaders carrying more complexity than their current way of operating can handle.Clients include leaders at JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, hedge funds, and high-growth startups. They come to me when the pressure of the role has outpaced their ability to think clearly, decide quickly, and lead without burning out.This isn\'t advisory work. It\'s performance coaching; combining cognitive science, executive coaching, and product thinking to upgrade how leaders operate under pressure.The programme:→ Decision Audit: what\'s stuck and why→ Operating System Design: daily architecture that prevents decision backlog→ Cognitive Performance: memory, focus, and attention management for high-stakes environments→ Pressure Regulation: emotional control and energy management under sustained load→ Accountability & Tracking: measurable progress, real consequences80% non-directive coaching. 20% directive when hours of coaching over 15 years.Want a simple way to get started, get the https://primefocus.app
EDUCATION
Arts Educational College
Diploma, Acting
SKILLS
ABOUT MARK CHANNON
Hi, I\'m Mark. I work with Seed to Series A Founders and Corporate Leaders who want to perform at their best under pressure, or who suspect the pressure is already winning. If it\'s the second one, there\'s a name for what you\'re experiencing: shadow burnout. Sifted\'s 2025 survey of 138 founders found that 54% experienced burnout in the past 12 months. Only 6% reported zero mental health issues. Here\'s what it looks like: → The wrong things get your attention → Persistent exhaustion that sleep doesn\'t fix → Still hitting targets but running on fumes to get there → Cognitive function declining, decisions taking longer → Cynicism creeping in, wins that used to energise you now feel hollow → All of it hidden behind continued high performance That\'s the problem. Nobody sees it. Not your investors. Not your co-founder. Sometimes not even you. But you feel it: → 3am wake-ups running through decisions you haven\'t made yet → A shorter fuse than you had six months ago → The high-stakes calls, the restructure, the difficult conversation, the pivot, keep getting pushed → Reaction mode when you need strategy mode → A growing gap between what you know you should do and what you actually do 81% of founders hide this from everyone around them. Over half hide it from their own co-founders. Emotional regulation is the first thing to break under cognitive overload, and once that goes, everything else follows. More discipline won\'t fix it. You need a better operating system for how you think under sustained pressure. That\'s what my coaching programme delivers. The Programme: → Decision Audit: Map what\'s stuck and why → Operating System Design: Daily, weekly, quarterly architecture that prevents decision backlog → Cognitive Performance: Attention and focus systems for high-stakes environments → Pressure Regulation: Emotional control and energy management under sustained load The Model:80% Non-Directive Coaching: Extreme ownership and follow through20% Directive: Uncovers hidden challengesThis isn\'t a conversation that disappears between sessions. The good news: research shows the brain changes behind shadow burnout are reversible, but the smartest move is catching it early. Recovery requires more than rest and willpower. Prevention requires a better system. The result: Faster decisions. Clearer thinking. Sustained performance without the crash. 30 years in cognitive performance | Grand Master of Memory (3rd globally)| Former product leader at Microsoft & BBC | Clients include JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Channel 4
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