Alisa Cohn

I was named the #1 Startup Coach in the world at the Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Leading Coaches Awards in London. I was also named one of the Top 30 Global Gurus for Startups. Based in NYC, I coach startup CEOs, co-founders, other startup executives and board members all over the world. I also coach senior and emerging leaders from Fortune 500 companies. My clients include Venmo, Foursquare, InVision, Etsy, The Wirecutter (sold to The New York Times), Pfizer, Novartis, Dell, Hitachi, IBM, Calvin Klein, Tory Burch, The New York Times. I also speak at Cornell, Harvard, The Naval War College and am the executive coach for the Runway Program at Cornell Tech. I write for Inc and Forbes and Harvard Business Review. I have been featured in BBC, Bloomberg, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other regional publications. My specialties include executive presence, power, influence & charisma, corporate politics, personal mastery, strategic decision-making, developing a strong personal brand, and building social capital. Additionally, I design workshops and give talks for executives, remote teams, managers and employees on similar topics. Prior to becoming an executive coach, I was Vice President at two high-tech companies, CFO of a start-up company, and a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and The Monitor Group. I was selected as one of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches Project #MG100. I am also an angel investor and Broadway investor. My specialties include: Startup coaching - founders, co-founders, CEOs, executive teams and their investors Building influence New leader onboarding Developing a strong personal brand Navigating corporate politics Building your social capital Increasing your resilience - building mental toughness Feedback and coaching