I've sat in your seat.
I'm Chad Arnold. I was the CEO of one of the largest venture- and PE-backed online grocery companies in the US, where I raised tens of millions in capital, led multiple acquisitions, and was recognized for building a culture-driven business.
Before that and since, I've coached senior executives and sat in the seat next to CEOs to sell companies, grow companies, and transform companies.
I've served as an Executive Director in the nonprofit sector and as an active mentor at Techstars Boulder, Techstars Sustainability with The Nature Conservancy, and Techstars Workforce Development.
I'm also a Certified Integral Coach through New Ventures West.
We're just people. Full of potential.
Running a company is lonely. Showing up ready to make the tough decisions and remain whole and human can be challenging and isolating. It was for me. And that experience can cycle from work, to home, to everywhere else in your life. But it doesn't have to.
I trained as a Certified Integral Coach through New Ventures West to close that gap in myself and to help others avoid it. I chose integral coaching for its specific commitment: coach the person, not just the problem. The aim isn't to hand you an answer or to change who you are — it's to build your capacity and capability, so that a wider range of action becomes available to you.
Where else the work shows up.
From board member, to CEO, to everything else in the stack. I've sat in the seat or designed and rebuilt the function. From tech, to products, to real estate, to supply chains, to services, to SaaS, and now to AI.
I've been an active mentor at Techstars Boulder, Techstars Sustainability with The Nature Conservancy, and Techstars Workforce Development. I've also served as an Executive Director in the nonprofit sector. Different chair, same fundamentals: people, decisions, the work of running something real.
I'm trying to address a gap.
I built a team of great leaders as a CEO. They were in the fire with me at every step and I still felt isolated. I was caught between external and internal forces. I was working through my own strengths and limitations. I needed a partner that had the experience to help build the business I was running and one that could support my personal and professional development. And I found that that's almost impossible from the inside.
That's the problem I solve.
Let's go.