our Values
Trust
Wisdom
Purpose
Servanthood
Our Vision
With more ferocious
competition,
brilliant leadership
is essential.
What we do
Create stronger Leaders. Accelerate speed-to-market
Increase innovation. Improve employee engagement.
What we do
Coach. Enable. Inspire. Encourage.
What we Do
Make companies
faster
and more
a g i l e.
What we do
Help discover
the Leader within.
Our Perspective
What we Beliieve
Understanding
each individual's unique talents
helps us lead best.
What we believe
Nobody
is smarter than
Everybody.
What we believe
Making
company culture explicit
makes sense.
WHO WE ARE
Fuel for Leaders founder Dave Smith is an experienced Leadership Coach and organizational strategist. He helps Founders, C-level and emerging leaders to better leverage their strengths while managing teams with more confidence and conviction.
Over his career, Dave served as a senior executive for large corporations and tech start-ups. He has been part of fast growing businesses and companies on the brink. VCs and private equity firms have brought Dave in to build, buy, save or sell firms. Dave held COO, President, CRO and other leadership roles for companies in 3D Printing, ad technology, software development, financial services, travel and sports marketing. He received his MBA from Harvard University.
Dave's leadership insights and organizational expertise come from multiple angles and contexts, both outside-in and inside-out. His work seeks to bridge corporate objectives with the passion that connects employees and customers.
Who We Are
Jeannie Smith is a passionate and experienced community leader.
With her Masters in Education from Fordham University and over a decade of teaching experience, Jeannie has been a strong advocate for progressive curriculum approaches in the elementary schools, STEM programs at the higher grades and advanced teaching methods at all levels. Jeannie served nine years on the Westport, CT Board of Education and was the Vice-Chair.
Jeannie is the Teaching Director for the Community Bible Study where presents weekly to the over 200 members. She is well versed in Scripture and Biblical foundations having served on staff at the CRU Ministry for five years while living in New York City.
What others say
“Dave helped me rethink my role and how to be a most effective CEO. ”
“Dave’s input was thoughtful and impacted the quality of my leadership.”
“I emerge from our sessions with a better sense of my self. ”
“I feel safe to be myself with David, to let go of any pretense and to share honestly what’s going on with me. ”
