Most CEO coaches have never been a CEO.

"I enjoyed working with Walter from two aspects. One was nuts and bolts, bouncing ideas about our overall strategy and direction, and talking through the dynamics with individual stakeholders. Being able to talk through those really helped me dress rehearse how those conversations might go.

Working with Walter gave me the confidence to take my ideas and put them into reality, which is exactly what the executive team was looking for me to do. In a very nice way, he calls BS on your excuses. That little pushback, just asking 'why is that?' made me realize it was me blocking myself.

I'd never had a coach before and I was skeptical going in. If you're skeptical, it's worth getting over that and giving it a shot."

"We were really early stage. I had just left my role at Google after eight years to dive into this full time, and we were trying to figure out how to scale an idea into a real business.

A lot of advisors had big picture ideas, but Walter got into the weeds and gave us practical, specific advice about customer interviews, scaling the product, and B2B sales, advice we were actually able to implement. It was integral in starting the sales motion that has now scaled into the significant company we've grown into today.

And Walter cares about you as a person, not just the business. That contributed to us being stable enough to be confident and grow the company."

"The company had been steady state on a referral-only basis for quite a while, and the big driving force was figuring out how to take it to the next level.

What I really need is a sounding board, someone who has been around the block, with the business chops my peers and friends don't have. Walter gives me the unvarnished, sometimes slightly uncomfortable truth. And that's what I need.

I had to change my mindset about growth and embrace it. Now we've gone from a mom and pop local company to rapid growth with a client like Waymo, and we're rebuilding into a truly national provider. Walter has certainly been a component of our success. Highly recommended."

"We met Walter at a very early stage, when we were still figuring out how to move from an academic research environment into a business and investor-facing setting.

Walter helped us improve our pitch deck, sharpen how we articulated our ideas, and communicate the value of our technology to a business audience. He pushed us to move beyond claims like 'better' or 'faster' and show measurable comparisons against the state of the art. As a result, we strengthened our pitch, won a campus-scale competition, and brought funding to the team.

What stands out most about Walter is that he saves you time by being direct. That combination of honesty, clarity, and strategic questioning is very valuable, especially for early-stage founders."

"We started working together during a leadership transition, stepping up into a new role. Walter helped me navigate the professionalization and personnel changes and come out confidently with a plan.

He's not afraid to share his opinion and he doesn't sugarcoat it. The most valuable thing I get is candid feedback, even when it's not what I wanted to hear.

He's helped me get an outside perspective, make better decisions, and stop mulling over them. My advice: give Walter the messy, complicated parts of the business — that's where he shines."