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Luxury Startup Coaching for Visionary Founders
Transform your startup into an industry leader with strategic guidance built on Fortune 500 experience, tailored to the demands of high-growth ventures.
Are You Ready to Launch Your Startup?
Take our free founder readiness scorecard to assess your startup's current trajectory and receive personalized insights.
Take the Startup ScorecardFree Startup Resources
Nick Rustad, MBA, CSM, CSPO
With 25+ years in Fortune‑level leadership and multiple C-suite roles, Nick has guided over 2,500 executives and delivered $100M+ in enterprise value. His Executive MBA from Carlson School, Scrum certifications, and strategic acumen make him a proven architect of high-growth success.
Are You Ready to Launch Your Startup?
Take our free founder readiness scorecard to assess your startup's current trajectory and receive personalized insights.
Take the Startup ScorecardWhy Startups Fail
Lack of Strategic Vision
Founders often focus on tactics without building long-term business models that attract serious capital.
Weak Market Positioning
Many startups fail to establish a differentiated brand narrative or defendable niche early on.
Operational Chaos
Without scalable systems, startups collapse under growth. We provide the executive frameworks to prevent that.
Executive Coaching Programs
Startup Strategy Sprint
- 3 Private 90-minute sessions
- Business model clarity
- Investor-ready storytelling
Founder to CEO Mastery
- 6-week transformational coaching
- Leadership brand development
- Funding, team, and traction systems
Scale & Dominate Elite
- 12-week engagement
- Executive operations and growth playbook
- Includes team alignment and VC pitch prep
Free Startup Resources
Nick Rustad, MBA, CSM, CSPO
Nick combines 25 years of corporate leadership with practical insight to help founders transform businesses and careers. He's led multimillion-dollar initiatives at Perficient, Concurrency, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and guided over 2,500 professionals—from emerging leaders to C-suite executives.
Nick earned an Executive MBA from the Carlson School of Management in 2017 and holds certifications in Scrum (CSM, CSPO), Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, and Microsoft Azure fundamentals.
His clients include General Mills, Boston Scientific, Kohler, Accenture, and Turo—testament to his Fortune 500-level expertise and the elite quality of his advisory service.