Executive Coaching & Strategy

Work on your business
with intention.

Coaching, strategy, and advisory for founders and business leaders who want to chart their own course — and do it deliberately.

"The best business decisions come from clarity — on where you're going, why it matters, and how you'll get there."

— James Heydenrych, Founder, HeyJames

How I work

Three ways to work together

Clear pricing, flexible formats, and a direct line to senior thinking — without the overhead of a large firm.

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Executive Coaching

1:1 Leadership Coaching

For founders and senior leaders who want to lead with more clarity and intention. We work through the real challenges — not just the tactical ones. Weekly, monthly, or quarterly cadence to suit your schedule.

  • ✓ Free 30-min discovery call
  • ✓ 1-hour sessions, flexible cadence
  • ✓ Manufacturing, services, PE, tech
$150 / hour
Most popular
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Strategy Review

Business Strategy Sprint

A structured, time-boxed strategy review over one week. Three 2-hour sessions that take you from a clear diagnosis of where you are, to a concrete direction for where you're going.

  • ✓ Three 2-hour sessions across one week
  • ✓ Full written strategy summary
  • ✓ Fixed price — no surprises
$1,200 all-inclusive
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Freelance Advisory

Embedded Advisor

Senior thinking, on demand. For businesses that need ongoing strategic advisory without the full-time overhead. Starts with a discovery session and a tailored proposal.

  • ✓ Discovery session first
  • ✓ Custom scope and engagement model
  • ✓ Flexible — project or ongoing
Custom pricing
Who this is for

Built for leaders who do things their own way.

I work with founders and business owners across manufacturing, services, private equity, and tech startups — people who aren't following someone else's playbook and want a thinking partner who gets that.

About James
🏭 Manufacturing & Services

Operators building real businesses with real complexity — where decisions have weight.

📈 Private Equity & Growth

Leaders navigating transitions, value creation plans, and the pace that comes with backing.

🚀 Tech Startups

Founders moving fast who need someone to slow down with — and think clearly about what matters.

Beyond consulting

Things I'm building

Alongside consulting work, I'm developing a small suite of software tools and other projects.

⚙ In progress

ADHD Assistant

A personal productivity app designed for the ADHD brain — focus, tasks, and routines that actually work with how you think.

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⚙ In progress

Running Tool Builder

A training plan and analytics tool for runners — smart, flexible, and built around how real training works.

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◎ Coming soon

Book Import & Sales

A curated book I'm importing and selling directly. More details coming soon.

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Ready to work with intention?

Start with a free 30-minute call. No commitment — just a conversation about where you're at and whether we're a fit.

Book a free call