Superpowered CEO
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Master the transition from reactive founder to proactive CEO without burning out.
Superpowered CEO
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Master the transition from reactive founder to proactive CEO without burning out.
Course overview
From Reactive Founder to Superpowered CEO
A 4-week-long pragmatic course designed to help you transition from scrambling founder, barely keeping your head above water, to Superpowered CEO, driving those things that will have the biggest impact on your company.
This course is for you if...
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You're a startup CEO who "never has enough time" to become the proactive leader your company needs.
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You’re a founder or co-founder worried about becoming a bottleneck and slowing down growth.
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You're an entrepreneur looking to build something that makes a difference in the world, without sacrificing what matters most.
Key Outcomes
Experience The Benefits of Deep, Fulfilling Relationships
Lower stress, less sacrifice, and better mental health.
Learn How to Save 8+ Hours/Week
By fundamentally changing how to hire and work with an executive assistant.
Become a Proactive Leader
Identify the projects that produce the biggest results and drive them!
Generate Game-changing Opportunities
That you usually leave up to serendipity—by fully leveraging your network.
Enjoy Consistent Blocks of Deep Work
That give you the spaciousness to do your best work.
Superpowered CEO
A 4-week-long pragmatic course designed to help you transition from a reactive figurehead to a proactive leader focused on high-leverage activities.
What founders & CEOs are saying
93% of the Launch Cohort
Everett Graves
Andrew Filar
Abhinav Kapur
Wes Kendall
Jorge Fuentes
Noah Glass
Steve Huffman
Elias Rubel
Meet Your Instructors
Patrick Ewers (Founder & CEO)
Patrick Ewers is the founder and CEO of Mindmaven, an executive coaching firm that's spent the last decade working with 100's of leaders, including unicorns like Thumbtack, Reddit, and Roblox, as well as heavy hitters such as Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark, and First Round Capital.
The idea for Mindmaven was born during a 10-day silent meditation retreat at a Buddhist monastery in Thailand that Patrick attended while on a 10-month trek through the continents bordering the Pacific (ask him about it!). Patrick's work is centered on helping leaders feel more alive and energized by the work that they do, and empowering them to create feedback loops that promote happiness and fulfillment in their lives.
Connor Drake (Senior Coach)
Connor Drake is a Senior Coach at Mindmaven where he helps leaders master the superpowers of Leverage, Intent, and Fellowship to free up 8+ hours a day, invest that time into things that move the needle most, and better leverage relationships.
He's had the privilege of coaching many leaders, including the Global Chairman of YPO and a top Medtronic executive who manages a division of 5,000 people, in addition to a number of C-level executives, founders, CEOs, and VCs.
Chalyse Elsasser (Senior Coach)
Chalyse is a Senior Coach at Mindmaven where she focuses on helping leaders get more breakthrough opportunities out of their network. She does this by initially helping leaders become more productive and leveraged with their time.
Chalyse has been with Mindmaven for 10+ years and has worked with many impressive leaders at companies like Silicon Legal Strategy, Davis Polk, Partners for Growth, and the former Senior Marketing Parter of Sequoia Capital. Clients consistently tell us that they find Chalyse to be extremely thoughtful and pragmatic when finding solutions to unique challenges.
Course Syllabus
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The Key to Working Smarter Not Harder: Relationships
- Discover how relationships are the key not only to the ultimate success of any startup but also to a more rewarding experience along the journey.
- Learn and implement the most powerful—and easiest—relationship building habit you'll ever come across that guarantees a positive and fulfilling experience every day.
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INTENT: Becoming a Proactive Leader
- Discover the best practices of creating, protecting, and getting the most out of proactive Whitespace Time, allowing you to become a proactive leader rather than a reactive figurehead.
- Learn and implement the system of Now-and-Next Productivity, the most powerful concept you’ll ever come across in getting intentful with your time to increase
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LEVERAGE: Rethinking an EA as Your Most Critical Resource for Unlimited Scale
- Learn the secret to freeing up 8-10 hours/week by fundamentally rethinking how to work with an executive assistant.
- Inspire people to join your cause and follow you through hell and back by delivering meaningful experiences at scale.
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BONUS Session: How to interview for and hire your first Rockstar EA
- Most early stage founders think about hiring an EA after they've spent months with their throughput clogged to the breaking point! By hiring an EA, you can save yourself massive amounts of time and avoid being bogged down by tasks you shouldn't be doing anymore. This bonus session will show you where to start.
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FELLOWSHIP: Drive Serendipity by Unlocking the Potential in Your Network
- Don’t leave your most game-changing opportunities up to serendipity. Drive breakthrough opportunities by staying top-of-mind with the most important people in your network.
- Employ easy-to-implement habits that will increase your Mindshare: how often people think of you when they encounter the opportunities you want to hear about.
Learning Is Better With Community
Active Learning, not Passive Watching
Increase your retention and complete proactive work during engaging live discussions, group breakout sessions, intensive study halls, and guided brainstorms.
Learn with a Cohort of Peers
Achieve true mastery through practice alongside peers, and build community with other founders navigating their startup through similar challenges.
Accountability and Feedback
Unlike your ideas in the shower that disappear before you can execute on them, in this course you’ll enjoy the satisfaction of aligned learning and completion. Finish the course with measurable progress guided by group and instructor accountability.