For newly promoted VPs — 0 to 12 months into a senior role.
Close the gap between how good you are and how senior you're perceived to be.
The Promise
In 6 months, you will close the gap between how good you are and how senior you're perceived to be. So that when the MD conversation happens, it is a confirmation — not a surprise.
The shift from Director to VP is not a scope change. It is an identity change. Your decisions now carry enterprise consequence. The room is reading you differently. And the operating model that earned your promotion — built for the level you just left — is no longer sufficient for the seat you now hold.
Most strong leaders do not fail after a promotion. They stall. Not from lack of capability, but because the gap between their technical excellence and their perceived seniority compounds quietly — in the rooms that matter most, with the stakeholders who decide what happens next.
In regulated financial environments, this gap does not stay invisible for long.
A VP-to-MD promotion in financial services represents $150K–$300K+ in additional annual compensation. The cost of stalling by even one promotion cycle dwarfs this investment many times over.
You stop operating from anxiety about how you're being read. You start operating from the authority you already have. That shift — from performance to presence — changes everything downstream.
Your stakeholders begin to experience you as MD-ready before the conversation happens. Your judgment becomes visible. Your reputation builds in the direction of the next seat — by design, not by chance.
Every engagement begins with a single session. What comes next depends on what you need and whether we're the right fit for each other.
$1,000 · 60 min
A private session for newly-promoted VPs ready to close the gap between the seat they earned and the one they're building toward. One focused conversation. Real clarity on what needs to shift — and what to do about it by Monday.
Selective intake — not every application moves forward.
Private · 3 months
The natural continuation after The First 60. Three months of structured, private advisory support — working on the gap between the seat you just earned and the one you're building toward.
Full offer details available to qualified candidates.
View full offerPrivate · 6 months
The complete advisory engagement. Embedded, high-touch support over 6 months — working inside live decisions, real pressure, and the actual texture of the role. Maximum 4 clients at any one time.
Full offer details available to qualified candidates.
View full offer17 years inside Goldman Sachs — in roles where decisions carried regulatory consequence, reputational risk, and enterprise-level impact. Senior VP performing at MD level before choosing to go solo.
75+ leaders directly supported through promotions, executive transitions, and high-stakes decision environments inside one of the world's most demanding financial institutions.
Personally trained and coached by Daniel Priestley (Key Person of Influence), Vishen Lakhiani (Mindvalley), and Ajit Nawalkha (Evercoach / Mindvalley). Executive MBA.
The combination of inside-the-room operational experience and world-class leadership development training is the differentiation. Most advisors have one. Very few have both.
The One Thing I Teach
Judgment under power.
The identity shift from doer to executive.
Perception sets early in financial services — and it compounds. Leaders who recalibrate in year one build the kind of reputation that makes the MD conversation inevitable. Those who wait are spending the next three years correcting what could have been shaped in six months.
The next step is a direct, candid conversation — not a sales call. Reach out below and I will respond personally.
The seat is yours. Now own it.