Scaling Up · Certified coaching
The Scaling Up framework gives you the operating system. A certified coach makes sure it gets installed — in your real business, in real time.
Most companies have accelerated growth. Very few have the system.
You’ve probably felt it. Revenue is growing but the business feels harder to manage than it should. Your team is busy but not always moving in the same direction. Decisions that should be made without you keep landing on your desk.
It’s not a motivation problem. It’s not a people problem. It’s a structural problem — and it shows up the same way in almost every growth-stage company:
No shared operating language
Your team executes on their version of the plan, not a single aligned one.
Strategy lives in your head
There’s no one-page picture that your whole leadership team can execute from.
Cash is reactive
You find out you’re behind at the end of the quarter, not before it starts.
Execution depends on you
The rhythm breaks down the moment you’re not pushing it.
The companies that break through this aren’t smarter or better resourced. They run on a proven operating system, and they have a coach who makes sure it actually gets installed.
Introducing: The Scaling Up Accelerator
The operating system your business has been missing.
A live, cohort-based program for
- CEOs, founders
- Leadership teams
ready to stop running their business on instinct.
Built around Verne Harnish’s Scaling Up methodology, it gives you and your team the tools, coaching and clarity to make the four decisions that determine everything: People, Strategy, Execution and Cash.
Every tool is applied to your real company in real time — not filed away as a plan to implement later.
4
Decisions covered
8
Live coaching sessions
3
Seats per enrollment
170
On-demand modules
Inside the program, you will:
Master the 4 Decisions framework and find exactly where your business leaks time, money and momentum
Build a One-Page Strategic Plan that aligns your entire team around one direction
Define your BHAG and the Winning Moves that drive your next phase of growth
Create execution habits that make consistent progress the norm, not the exception
Calculate and improve your Cash Conversion Cycle so growth stops draining your reserves
Build the people systems that let you stop being the answer to every question
Apply every tool directly to your business, with a coach supporting you at every step
What you’ll build
01
Your BHAG, brand promise and core values
The foundation every strategic decision gets made against.
02
13-week, annual and 3-year strategic plans
A single page your whole team can execute from.
03
Cash optimization strategy
Applied to your actual numbers, not a template.
04
A leadership team operating rhythm
Meetings, KPIs and accountability that run without you.
Included bonus session
The methodology has helped over 120,000 entrepreneurs across 20 countries scale their companies. In the Accelerator you get direct access to the person who wrote it, alongside your certified coach.
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Choose your format
Two paths. Same destination. Different format and pace.
The question is not whether this framework works. It does — the evidence is in thousands of companies across 20 countries. The question is which format fits where you are right now.
Cohort
For CEOs who want structure, accountability, and a cohort of peers.
Next cohort starts October 1st
A 9-week intensive online training program designed to help your team adapt to uncertain business conditions. Eight live sessions moderated by a certified Scaling Up Coach, where implementation challenges are worked through with the group.
Program highlights
Live cohort coaching: 8 weekly group sessions with a certified coach
Structured pace: a fixed weekly rhythm through each of the 4 Decisions
Implementation tools: Scaling Up Toolkit and frameworks, ready to apply
Hybrid learning: practical training, coaching and peer learning combined
One-on-one
For CEOs who need the same results with a dedicated coach and a flexible schedule.
Start date flexible — aligned to your availability
A three-month intensive that combines online training with personalized coaching. Designed to align your leadership team for scalable hyper-growth with a step-by-step approach built around your business.
Program highlights
Live private coaching: 8 personalized sessions with a certified coach
Tailored approach: adapted to your business challenges and pace
Implementation tools: Scaling Up Toolkit and frameworks, ready to apply
Hybrid learning: combines practical training and personalized coaching in a flexible, structured format built around your pace
What’s included in each path
Cohort
9 weeks
Group cohort
Certified coach
Next cohort starts October 1st
For founders ready to implement the full framework with structure, live coaching and peer accountability, applying it to their real business every week.
1 intro call + 8 live group sessions
Weekly 90-min Zoom with a certified Scaling Up Coach
Full 4 Decisions curriculum
People, Strategy, Execution and Cash — covered in sequence
Bonus calls on People and Cash
Deep dives where implementation gets stuck most
1 bonus session with Verne Harnish
Direct access to the author of Scaling Up
GI+ membership included
100+ learning suites, CEO Path, monthly coaching calls. Support continues after the program.
One-on-one
3 months
One-on-one
Dedicated coach
Start date flexible
For founders who want the same results built entirely around their business, their team and their schedule, with a dedicated coach doing the heavy lifting alongside them.
Onboarding call + 8 live private sessions with a coach
Custom program overview built around your business and 8 private 60-minute sessions total with your dedicated coach
3 Strategy sessions
BHAG, Brand Promise, X-Factor
2 People sessions
Function Accountability Chart and Org Chart
1 Cash session
Cash Conversion Cycle and Power of One
2 Execution sessions
3 Disciplines, KPIs, rhythms
1 bonus session with Verne Harnish
Direct access to the author of Scaling Up
GI+ membership included
100+ learning suites, CEO Path, monthly coaching calls. Support continues after the program, with optional 1:1 follow-ups.
Ready to take the next step? Book your Strategy Call.
Book a free 30-minute Strategy Call. One of our Business Strategists will review where your company stands, understand your specific situation, and recommend the right path — or tell you honestly if something else fits better.
Alumni results
What Our Students Are Saying
“While implementing the tools and working on the strategy side it really gave me the sense of being back in control and that we not only will survive but also come back stronger.”
Sandra Ballij
Founder & Owner, Ctalents
“This course sparked my contemplation of market expansion, strategic planning, and product innovation – a true wellspring of inspiration for fresh thinking.”
Vikram Bhat
Managing Director, Kiara Jewellery Private Limited
“We began implementing Scaling Up in 2006 and hit our stride by 2008. By 2012, we achieved 30x growth, a remarkable 3,000% increase in six years.”
John Ratliff
CEO, Appletree Answer
“It gave us great alignment across the organization as a whole. It actually empowers people throughout the organization to make judgment calls about things that come up every day.”
Glenice Riley
CEO, The Cosmetic Company