Founder Coaching
Confidential coaching for founders, co-founders, and owner-operators navigating scale, delegation, board dynamics, succession planning, burnout, capital events, and the transition from hands-on operator to leader of leaders.
EVP Leadership helps Bay Area founders, executives, and leadership teams build the capacity to perform under pressure, make clearer decisions, and scale with discipline. Through confidential coaching, leadership conditioning, and custom development programs, leaders gain practical systems for communication, delegation, resilience, and execution in fast-moving growth environments.
Structured coaching, leadership conditioning, and team development for executives navigating pressure, growth, and complexity.
Confidential coaching for founders, co-founders, and owner-operators navigating scale, delegation, board dynamics, succession planning, burnout, capital events, and the transition from hands-on operator to leader of leaders.
A proprietary 90-day leadership conditioning program that strengthens identity, decision-making, execution discipline, emotional capacity, and resilience so leaders perform consistently when pressure rises.
High-frequency, confidential support for executives facing acute business crises, leadership transitions, operational rupture, reputational events, financial distress, or sudden-growth strain requiring clear decisions fast.
Practical coaching and operating-system design to help leaders delegate authority, establish accountability rhythms, create scorecards, improve 1:1 cadence, and break founder-bottleneck patterns.
Facilitated executive team offsites, alignment workshops, retreats, conflict-resolution sessions, and board governance engagements designed to build trust, communication, psychological safety, and measurable team outcomes.
Custom leadership development cohorts and intact-team training covering self-leadership, communication, influence, strategic thinking, accountability, delegation, change leadership, presence, and operating-rhythm design.
EVP Leadership develops leaders through structured conditioning, not generic advice. For Bay Area executives working amid rapid scaling, investor expectations, and competitive talent markets, the work builds practical capacity: clearer decisions, stronger communication, disciplined execution, better delegation, and resilience that lasts beyond the engagement. Every program is shaped around the leader, team, business stage, and pressure points.
EVP Leadership helps executives build repeatable leadership capacity under real pressure.
The 90-day PressurePoint System conditions leaders through identity, diagnostic, and execution frameworks.
Since 2009, EVP Leadership has advised thousands of entrepreneurs and executive teams.
Coaching addresses fast scaling, investor expectations, and leadership complexity common in Bay Area companies.
Leaders leave with practical systems they can continue using across changing Bay Area markets.
Experienced coaches and facilitators supporting high-pressure leaders.
Founder
Gennifer Baker is a C-level executive consultant and Founder of EVP Leadership, bringing more than 30 years of experience in business strategy and leadership development. Since 2009, she has advised thousands of entrepreneurs and executive teams, helping them increase profitability, strengthen operations, and build systems designed for lasting growth. Gennifer specializes in strategic planning and leadership capacity, with a strong emphasis on aligning day-to-day operations to long-term business goals. Her disciplined, results-driven approach empowers small business owners and executives to navigate complexity, make confident decisions, and scale with intention. Known for treating every engagement as a true strategic partnership, Gennifer is committed to creating meaningful, sustainable change rather than short-term fixes.
Leadership Facilitator
Teri Evans is a Leadership Facilitator at EVP Leadership, bringing a uniquely diverse background spanning healthcare, education, athletics, and organizational leadership. Her career began in music therapy, where she designed therapeutic workshops and piloted a music therapy program in pediatric oncology and cardiac units at Mayo Clinic's Children's Hospital. This foundational work cultivated a leadership philosophy rooted in listening, psychological safety, and experiential growth. Teri has since expanded her expertise to youth development, nonprofit governance, and executive leadership, consistently helping teams strengthen communication and build trust. As founder of Care By Air, LLC, she also demonstrates her entrepreneurial spirit. At EVP Leadership, Teri helps clients develop presence, clarity, and purpose-driven performance.
Executive coaching and leadership development help leaders improve decision-making, communication, delegation, resilience, and team performance. At EVP Leadership, the work goes beyond advice and accountability. Leaders are conditioned through structured frameworks, real-world application, and practical systems that help them perform consistently under pressure and continue improving after the engagement ends.
Talk confidentially with EVP Leadership about your current pressure points.
Advising entrepreneurs and executive teams since 2009.
Proprietary framework for leadership under pressure.
Over 35 years supporting executive leaders.
Share your current leadership challenge, growth stage, and goals. EVP Leadership will help identify the right coaching, facilitation, or leadership development format for your situation.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (833) 991-0991. You can also send us a quick email at info@evpleadership.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (833) 991-0991. You can also send us a quick email at info@evpleadership.com.