Business coaching for owners and CEOs ready to break through growth barriers and build a stronger, more valuable business, with particular experience in small business, nonprofits, operations and logistics.
You have put time, energy, and care into your business. But deciding how to move it forward can be difficult when you’re also responsible for keeping the day-to-day work on track.
Customer needs, staffing questions, marketing decisions, and operational problems can compete for your attention. Communication becomes harder to maintain. Processes that once worked begin to create friction. And even when you know something needs to change, the next step may not be clear.
helps small-business owners find a practical way forward through clearer communication and stronger connections.
With 25 years in marketing and business development, plus experience in operations and customer service, Dane brings an understanding of both reaching customers and serving them well. His coaching helps owners clarify priorities, examine processes, and build more cohesive teams through straightforward conversations and manageable action.


What worked at one stage of growth is no longer enough to support the next.

Decisions and responsibilities still flow back to you instead of through your leadership team.

Revenue, profitability, or capacity has stalled, and working harder is no longer the answer.

Growth is exposing gaps in process, accountability, and execution that make scaling harder than it should be.

Your business needs stronger leaders who can take greater ownership, accountability, and responsibility.

Whether it’s a sale, succession, transition, or more freedom, the business needs to thrive beyond you.
Proven frameworks provide the structure. Your goals determine the path.
works with business owners, executives, and leaders through established Focal Point coaching programs or a more customized approach based on the challenges, opportunities, and outcomes that matter most to you.
Not Sure Which Approach Is Right for You?
That is exactly what the discovery call is for.
Talk with about where you are today, what you want to accomplish, and what is standing in the way. Together, you can determine the coaching approach that will create the greatest value for you and your business.

A practical framework for building a stronger, more scalable business.
uses Focal Point’s Clarify, Grow, and Lead framework to help business owners sharpen strategy, uncover what is limiting growth, strengthen leadership, and create greater accountability across the organization.
The focus is turning priorities into action so the business can perform better, grow with greater intention, and become less dependent on the owner.

Become a stronger leader for what comes next.
Business growth often requires personal growth from the person leading it. Performance Coaching focuses on the individual, helping leaders gain clarity, strengthen mindset and effectiveness, establish meaningful goals, and turn those goals into consistent action.
It is designed for executives and business leaders who want to perform at a higher level, navigate change with greater confidence, and become more intentional about how they lead and live.

Simple concepts that create powerful shifts in thinking and action.
Your coach draws on proven business and leadership principles to make complex challenges easier to see, understand, and act on. Through memorable stories, visuals, and practical frameworks, Power Principles can create the “aha” moments that strengthen accountability, improve decision-making, navigate change, and turn insight into action.

Because every business and every leader is different.
Sometimes the best approach does not fit neatly into one program. can create a coaching engagement around your specific priorities, whether that means scaling operations, developing your leadership team, preparing the business for transition, breaking through a growth plateau, or addressing a combination of business and leadership challenges.
Small-business owners often seek support with:
Uncertainty about which next step will move the business forward
Difficulty finding effective ways to reach customers
Customer service or communication that feels inconsistent
Staffing concerns that affect teamwork and productivity
Processes that create unnecessary effort or confusion
Keeping staff informed, aligned, and focused on their work
Dane helps owners make sense of these challenges, understand what their business needs, and break the work ahead into clear, practical steps.
Dane’s coaching focuses on helping you build:
A clearer direction based on your business’s needs
More intentional ways to reach and connect with customers
Clearer communication inside and outside the business
A more cohesive and productive team
Simpler, more efficient systems and processes
Greater confidence about what to do next
The goal is a business that works better for the people connected to it, with clearer expectations, stronger relationships, and less confusion about how to move forward.
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