Michael Neal

I’ve built my career around making messy, high-stakes goals more structured. Across finance recruiting, startups, technology work on Olympic Games, and building my own company, the through-line has always been the same: figure out what actually matters, understand the real bar, and turn that into a plan people can execute. That’s what I bring to coaching. I’m good at helping people organize their thinking, spot blind spots, pressure-test assumptions, and separate signal from noise. A lot of people come in motivated and capable, but scattered — they’re working hard, just not always on the right things. My job is to help you get clear. Depending on what you’re working on, that might mean sharpening your interview strategy, thinking through a career move, scoping a product or business idea, or figuring out how to use AI more effectively. I’ll meet you where you are, help you focus on what matters, and give you a practical path forward.