MIAMI, May 22, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- CEO Coaching International, the
leading executive coaching firm for growth-focused CEOs
and entrepreneurs globally, proudly announces the addition of
Greg Coticchia as its
newest Partner and Coach.
Coticchia boasts an extensive leadership career as a six-time
CEO (at both public and private companies), two-time COO,
award-winning entrepreneur, professor, and author with over 30
years' experience in tech products and services.
As the CEO and a Board Member of Sopheon, Coticchia led
the publicly held global company through its transformation,
steering it from its consulting-centric origins to becoming a SaaS
cloud-native powerhouse. He served as CEO until the company's
successful exit to private equity firm Resurgens Technology.
Coticchia also created and launched Carnegie Mellon University's Master's Program in
Product Management (MSPM), the world's first product management
degree, serving as its founding executive director.
In addition, Coticchia's career achievements include:
- Participated in 14 start-ups (founding four)
and serving as an executive in various-sized organizations, from
$0M to over $1B in revenue.
- Raised over $73M in
venture capital over the course of his career.
- Actively participated in over 17 mergers and
acquisitions.
- Was involved in or responsible for the launch of over
100 products and solutions, as well as several companies.
- Served on many boards, both at for-profit and nonprofit
organizations.
"Greg comes to us with decades of unique experience in founding,
leading, driving extraordinary growth, and scaling companies from
startups to billion-dollar industry giants," said Mark Moses, CEO and Founding Partner of CEO
Coaching International. "I am thrilled to welcome Greg to our team
and look forward to seeing him apply his expansive knowledge and
experience towards coaching other CEOs and helping them achieve BIG
goals."
"Driving innovation and new product commercialization is a
powerful skill every company must master. Every CEO faces these
issues in growing and differentiating their business," Coticchia
said. "With decades of success as a six-time CEO, executive mentor,
and board member, I have helped businesses grow through product
innovation and also been involved in reaping the benefits of these
investments with multiple successful exits. I can help Make BIG
Happen through this unique lens to drive business value."
A graduate of the University of
Pittsburgh in Industrial Engineering (where he also received
his MBA), Coticchia teaches several courses including B2B marketing
at the University of Pittsburgh Katz
School of Business. He holds certificates in Entrepreneurial
Management from Carnegie Mellon
University and Professional Coaching from Duquesne University.
Coticchia was named as a finalist three times for the Ernst
& Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and for the Tech 50 CEO
of the Year. He was also named a 2006 and 2023 Distinguished
Graduate of the University of
Pittsburgh, from the Katz School of Business and Swanson
School of Engineering respectively. His book, "Start Your
Startup Right," is available on Amazon.
To schedule a complimentary introduction call with Greg Coticchia or another one of the CEO
Coaching International coaches, visit:
https://ceocoachinginternational.com/coach/greg-coticchia/.
About CEO Coaching International
CEO Coaching International works with CEOs and their leadership
teams to achieve extraordinary results quarter after quarter, year
after year. Known globally for its success in coaching
growth-focused entrepreneurs to meaningful exits, CEO Coaching
International has coached more than 3,000 CEOs and entrepreneurs in
more than 60 countries and 45 industries. The coaches at CEO
Coaching International are former CEOs, presidents, or executives
who have made BIG happen. The firm's coaches have led double-digit
sales and profit growth in businesses ranging in size from startups
to over $10 billion, and many are
founders that have led their companies through successful eight,
nine, and ten-figure exits. Companies working with CEO
Coaching International for two years or more have experienced an
average revenue CAGR of 31% (2.6X the U.S. average) and an average
EBITDA CAGR of 52.3% (more than 5X the U.S. average). For more
information, please
visit: https://ceocoachinginternational.com/.
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