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COACHING LEAN CERTIFICATION

Master the Systematic Coaching Methodology That Creates Lasting Founder Transformation.

Stop giving advice that gets ignored. Start designing behavior change that sticks.

"One of the best training I have been on in years."
Mark Channon
Productivity Coach, Prime Focus Productivity

Who's It For?

These workshops are designed for educators, mentors, and consultants who want to level up their coaching meta-skills.

  • Educators who want to incorporate Running Lean and the Lean Canvas methodology into their entrepreneurship course.
  • Mentors at corporate incubators and startup accelerators who want to raise the quality of entrepreneurs that enter and leave their programs.
  • Consultants who want to drive greater business results for their clients in their new and/or existing products.

What You'll Learn:

The Complete Coaching Lean Framework

Foundation Meta-Skills (Weeks 1-2):
✓ Advanced questioning techniques that uncover real constraints
✓ Team assessment and founder readiness evaluation
✓ Systematic constraint identification and prioritization
✓ Validation strategy formulation using proven frameworks

Transformation Meta-Skills (Weeks 3-4):
✓ The Judo approach for overcoming resistance without confrontation
✓ Right action/right time methodology for perfect coaching timing
✓ LEAN DIET behavior design for lasting habit formation
✓ Tough love principles and systematic accountability

Hands-On Practicum:
✓ Coach 2 real founders through systematic transformation
✓ Live supervision and feedback from master coaches
✓ Access to founder pool from LEANStack platform

Why Systematic Coaching Works

Traditional Coaching Relies On:
❌ Personal experience ("Here's what worked for me...")
❌ Pattern recognition ("I've seen this before...")  
❌ Gut instincts ("My feeling is you should...")
❌ Generic advice and hoping it sticks

Systematic Coaching Uses:
✅ Repeatable frameworks (Customer Factory, LEAN DIET, Judo Approach)
✅ Evidence-based diagnosis (Data over opinions)
✅ Behavioral science (Habit loops and reward systems)
✅ Meta-skills methodology (Systematic transformation approach)

The Results:

📊 Founders achieve product-market fit 3x faster
📊 85% higher course completion rates
📊 4x higher coaching satisfaction scores
📊 Systematic practices continue 18+ months after coaching

Investment & ROI

Coaching Lean Mastery: USD $2,500

Compare to:

  • MBA programs: $200,000+ (no practical coaching methodology)
  • Generic coaching certifications: $5,000-15,000+ (no startup focus)
  • Business consulting training: $10,000+ (no behavior change methodology)

Your ROI Potential:

  • Corporate training contracts: $5,000-25,000 per engagement
  • University course development: $50,000+ annual potential
  • Private coaching practice: $200-500/hour with systematic methodology
  • Platform revenue opportunities: Ongoing income

Thousands of startups, accelerators, and universities use our playbooks to drive breakthrough innovation.

Practice Trumps Theory

To date, we have put over 100,000+ teams through our playbooks spanning over 20 countries. This is the learning flywheel that helps us continuously evolve our battle-tested playbooks. But that's not what makes us different. What sets us apart is that we are first and foremost practicing entrepreneurs.

The Continuous Innovation Framework was built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and it shows.

Entrepreneurship is like a martial art. You can't simply read or teach it, you have to live it. We practice what we teach and the more we coach, the more we learn and share, the better results everyone gets.

Coaching Lean Mastery Certification

The Complete Systematic Coaching Methodology

Master all 10 Coaching Lean Meta-skills in 4 weeks:

  • Constraint identification and diagnosis
  • Resistance management (Judo approach)
  • Behavior design (LEAN DIET framework)
  • Earned trust building and accountability

Investment: $2,500 | Limited to 8-12 coaches per cohort
Non-profit, academic, and purchase parity discounts are available to qualified participants

Ready to Master Systematic Coaching?


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20-minute conversation to discuss program fit and answer questions

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New cohorts start each month and are limited to 8-12 participants.