Build Confident, High-Impact Leaders

Leaders ADAPT helps founders and CEOs scale from 7 to 8 figures through the CEO Mastermind, the AI Leadership Mastermind, and 1:1 strategic advisory led by former Canon CEO Andreas Pettersson.

Executive Coaching & AI Strategy for Founders Scaling to 8 Figures

Leaders ADAPT fixes the leadership architecture underneath the growth. You learn to make decisions faster, delegate with confidence, and remove yourself from being the constant bottleneck.

The five steps of the ADAPT framework

• Awareness. See your potential in the rough stone. Becoming hyper aware of the value you bring to your business as a leader is the critical first step.
• Direction. Find your inner diamond. Direct your energy to where you add the most value and delegate the rest.
• Action. Take swift action with the initial cut. Leveling up your business requires a focus on leveling up your team and stepping out of day-to-day operations.
• Purpose. Shape and refine your purpose. Your purpose becomes clear as your journey unfolds, the way a diamond gains clarity with each precision cut.
• Transformation. Become the leader you were always meant to be. Full transformation, personal and professional, is the final facet.

Who Leaders ADAPT works with

• Thriving leaders. CEOs and founders reaching seven to eight figure scale without burnout.
• Growing leaders. VPs and senior directors taking on bigger scope and visibility.
• Aspiring leaders. People building the confidence to lead.

Programs

• CEO Mastermind. A vetted peer advisory group in a small confidential cohort.
• 1:1 Strategic Coaching. Confidential coaching to clarify strategy and build a scalable operating cadence.
• AI Leadership Mastermind. Five to seven CEOs, one four hour session a month for six months, decisions with dates and the five AI documents a board expects.
• 5-Minute Leader. Four short protocols for Delegation, 1:1s, Accountability and Rhythm, so work stops boomeranging back to you.

Which one is for you

Three ways to work with Leaders ADAPT on AI. The Executive AI Program builds the systems in your company, the AI Leadership Mastermind builds the strategy your board signs, the Fractional AI Executive engagement means Andreas runs the AI function for you. Not sure which? Book the fit call on this page and bring your board's question.

• Executive AI Program for CEOs and owners who want to run their own AI systems: nine systems live in eight weeks, one two hour session a week.
• AI Leadership Mastermind for CEOs whose board is asking for an AI strategy: decisions with dates and the five board documents, one four hour session a month for six months with five to seven CEOs.
• Fractional AI Executive for $10M and up companies that want someone to own the AI function: Andreas inside the leadership team for six months.

Common questions

What is the ADAPT framework?

ADAPT is the leadership framework Leaders ADAPT uses with founders and executives, and it has five steps: Awareness, Direction, Action, Purpose, and Transformation. It is built to fix the one thing holding a leader back, their leadership architecture.

Who is Leaders ADAPT for?

Leaders ADAPT works with thriving leaders, meaning CEOs and founders reaching seven to eight figure scale without burnout; growing leaders, meaning VPs and senior directors taking on bigger scope and visibility; and aspiring leaders building confidence.

What does Leaders ADAPT do?

Executive coaching, CEO masterminds, and AI leadership advisory for founders scaling from seven to eight figures, from Orange County, California. Leaders learn to make decisions faster, delegate with confidence, and remove themselves from being the constant bottleneck.

Who is Andreas Pettersson?

Andreas Pettersson is the founder of Leaders ADAPT, an executive coach and keynote speaker based in Orange County, California. He is Swedish, he was Canon's youngest CEO, and he led Arcules to 150 employees and a hyperscale AI platform. He built and sold an AI company before ChatGPT existed, and he wrote the book Power Without Permission.

By Leaders ADAPT, the leadership and AI advisory practice led by Andreas Pettersson, Canon's youngest CEO.