Action And Ambition

Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Alexi is the co-founder and CEO of BetterUp, the first leadership development platform to connect coaching to sustainable behavior change. Recognized as a leadership and development innovator, As CEO, Alexi leads BetterUp on its mission to enable all professionals to live with greater clarity, purpose, and passion. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it! What is the most significant value addition people receive from being coached? (1:53) Alexi never had a formal coach, but they did have mentors like a board of directors. Alexi was mentoring high school students and sometimes coaching them after school.  However, Alexi was in a position where he needed help, and he didn’t know where to find it. He did not know at the time about 7-8 years ago. He knew he did not need a therapist because it was not a clinical need.  He tried an executive coach, and he tried a few sessions, but the price was astronomical, and he could