Stop Relying on Your Hustle.
Start Building a Business That Scales Beyond You.
Be the Founder Your Team Needs Now.
You’ve Built Something Real. Now Stop Being the Bottleneck.
Gene Hammett is a co-founder of Core Elevation, Inc. We help founders with 30+ employees and $5M+ in revenue move beyond the chaos of founder-dependent leadership. If you’re working harder than your team, making most of the decisions, and feeling the pressure to solve every problem, that’s founder dependency. And it’s costing you growth (and severely impacts the value of your business too), peace of mind, and the ability to scale.
We provide the tools, frameworks, and deep coaching needed for founders to transform how they lead. It’s not about quick tactics. It’s about shifting how you think about your role as a leader, how you show up, and how you empower your team to lead without you.
The result: A team-driven business that grows predictably, scales without the founder hustle, and becomes genuinely valuable.
PHASE 1: THE CEO FOUNDATION
Our 3-Month Transformational Program (this is where we start every time)
The foundational work that turns a founder into a real CEO. You’ll work one-on-one with us, plus have the option to bring your right-hand person (COO, director of operations) into key sessions and your strategy day. This isn’t just about strategy. It’s an inside-out transformation that shifts your mindset, presence, and leadership effectiveness. It is also about how the CEO creates alignment with highly effective tough conversations (our book: How to Have Tough Conversations).
By the end, you’ll have the clarity, systems, and leadership presence to lead your team confidently without being the bottleneck.
Starts at $20,000
PHASE 2: TEAM-DRIVEN
12-Month Program for Your Entire Leadership Team
Once you’ve done the foundational work (Phase 1), it is time to scale that transformation across your entire organization. Bring your top managers, directors, and executives through the same inside-out process so everyone is aligned, leading with intention, and creating a culture of sustainable leadership at every level.
The promise: A business where growth doesn’t stop when the founder steps back.
Starts at $135,000 for a full 12 months of Coaching and Leadership Development
WHY THIS WORKS
ave worked with hundreds of founders navigating the 30+ employee inflection point. At this stage, most founders are stuck. They can’t lead the same way they did in launching their company as they do in the scaling phase. They’ve created something valuable, but they’re the single point of failure. They can’t delegate effectively. Their team looks to them for every decision. Growth stalls because the founder’s time and energy are the limiting factor.
The CEO Foundation changes that. Through deep coaching, proven frameworks, and accountability, founders learn to:
- Shift from transactional leadership to intentional, strategic leadership
- Build a team culture where people want to lead
- Create systems and clarity so the business runs without constant founder involvement
- Align your right-hand person and leadership team around a shared vision
- Step back from the daily grind and focus on what only the founder can do
This inside-out transformation is different from generic executive coaching. It’s specific to founders. It’s specific to the pressure and chaos you’re feeling right now.
OPTIONAL CONTINUATION PATH
AFTER THE CEO FOUNDATION: ONE-ON-ONE COACHING
If you’re not ready to bring your entire team through Team-Driven yet, or if you need continued support to reinforce your transformation, We offer ongoing one-on-one coaching. This is custom work, let’s talk about what makes sense for your situation.
Investment in One-on-One Coaching Starts at $3,000 per month
