Executive Coaching
Private CxO coaching.
For CxOs who need an independent and confidential sounding board on AI strategy & implementation.
Request a private conversationWhen AI Coaching can help you
You want to be informed accurately on AI decisions prior to a board decision.
You need to understand the technical implications of certain AI decisions and need an independent opinion.
Some concerns about AI are too sensitive, political, or early-stage to work through publicly inside the organization.
You want to have private access to another C-level executive to discuss topics at the intersection of AI, business strategy and investment strategy.
What AI Coaching will help you with
Stronger executive judgment on live AI decisions.
A confidential forum for independent challenge and sharper decision framing.
More confidence when engaging technical teams, vendors, or board stakeholders.
How our Private AI CxO Coaching engagement works
Step 1
Align
In the first meeting, we get to know each other on a personal level and align on the type of support you mostly need when it comes to AI.
Step 2
Monthly private 1:1
We discuss what's top of mind each month, act as a sounding board and provide the support we agreed to in the first place.
Step 3
Decision or action
We end each 1:1 with a clear view of what should happen next, the key scenarios and how we can best support you.
Step 4
Repeat
The monthly 1:1 are ongoing, providing enough time and space for business decisions and actions to unfold.
Why CxOs can rely on us for private 1:1 AI Coaching
Seasoned Executive coaching
Get support from someone who has been in the trenches
Bao Nguyen has held C-level roles in various industries/countries, opened markets, owned P&L responsibilities, raised funding, closed companies and exited businesses.
Investor-grade lens
Benefit from both an investor and technologist perspective
We work with investment funds and operators and will offer a balanced view from both side of the cap table.
AI insights and future-thinking
Understand what's ahead to anticipate better
We stay on top of global AI trends and their diffusion in businesses and will help you grasp the 2nd and 3rd order consequences of today's decisions on AI.
Who will be your AI Executive Coach?
Transformation leader
Led complex digital transformations in enterprise banking, education, SaaS, AI and investment management.
Operator
15+ years of experience building companies, launching products, driving growth, from 0 to exit.
Investor
Experience evaluating business opportunities, working with capital allocators and enterprise value creation.
AI engineer
First-hand understanding of AI systems, harnesses, orchestration and governance.
Bao Nguyen (AI Value Creation Principal)
Bao brings a blend of business acumen, strategy and AI engineering capabilities, allowing him to help Clients bridge the gap between AI and actual value creation.
In the last 15 years, he has held C-level roles and led digital transformations across enterprise banking, education, SaaS, carbon financing and investment.
He has advised on AI strategy and implemented real-world AI solutions for an investment fund, leading the client from solution shaping to actual delivery to production. He also brought to market an AI and data platform in carbon financing. Both solutions included complex multi-step agent orchestration, RAG and AI governance planes.
In terms of commercial success, he enabled one of the first billion dollar exit in Vietnam (Commercial Real Estate) and exited 2 of his own companies (tech-enabled education and SaaS).
He holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science (Paris, 2008), where he worked on neural networks - the foundations enabling most of current GenAI technologies.
Still on the fence?
This engagement is a good fit when…
- • You are a CxO leader facing a live AI decision that needs confidential advisory.
- • You want decision-focused support, not generalized leadership coaching.
- • You need clearer judgment on AI strategy, AI implementation, AI vendor selection, AI governance, or board narrative around AI.
This engagement is not the right fit when...
- • You are looking for a generic leadership development and coaching.
- • You want prompt training or a technical education on AI.
- • You want a substitute for organization-wide implementation work.
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