Scaling Founders Forum

with Dr. Moshe Ovadia

Apply to join a hand-picked group of ambitious founders who, like you, have found product-market fit and are scaling their ventures (at least Series A/B). Over six months, we'll meet biweekly to up-leveling your game as a leader through facilitated peer support, targeted coaching, and dynamic learning to catalyze your evolution from a capable early-stage founder to a remarkable, intentional leader.

Develop the invaluable interpersonal and team-building skills that are vital for a scaling venture. Feel the support and belonging from an extraordinary, curated group of peers. Leverage group pattern recognition + proven best practices to surmount your biggest leadership and business challenges. And safely lean into the personal growth you know is being asked of your growing organization.

Features

  • Limited to 8 curated founders

  • Biweekly 90-minute sessions via Zoom over 6 months

  • 4 x 1:1 coaching sessions at months 0, 2, 4, and 6

  • Interactive sessions custom-designed for practical peer support that works side-by-side with business building

  • Practical, experiential interpersonal and EQ skill building, building off of proven models at Stanford GSB

  • In-person leadership retreat in the NY-area to solidify leadership and interpersonal skills

Investment

  • $1250 per month, 6-month commitment

  • Additional $3750 for in-person retreat (including food)

Program Benefits

  • Find community, connection, and resilience with an extraordinary group of peers

  • Accelerate your personal and professional growth in a confidential, intimate, and intentional container

  • Enhance self-awareness, shed limiting beliefs, embody a bigger leadership mindset

  • Develop interpersonal skills (e.g., conflict, feedback), EQ, and team-building competence — incorporating the best of Stanford GSB’s iconic class Interpersonal Dynamics

  • Receive 1:1 coaching support to maximize benefits

About the Facilitator: Dr. Moshe Ovadia

Moshe is a seasoned executive coach, guide to high-potential founders, and expert in conscious leadership development. 

As a Senior Management Associate at Bridgewater, Moshe deliberately developed top talent and revitalized Learning & Development, coaching the firm’s highest potential leaders.  Prior to that, he excelled as a management consultant at Monitor Deloitte, leading high-stakes projects for CXOs and heads of state across four continents.

Moshe’s entrepreneurial journey began holding leadership roles (including CEO) of his family’s business, as well as building two web3 startups, RChain and Coordinape, as part of the founding teams.   

Moshe seamlessly integrates cutting-edge research, experiential education, and world wisdom traditions. Moshe holds an MBA and PhD in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University, as well as a BA from Harvard University. Moshe’s doctoral work examines how to build cultures of greater trust, psychological safety, and social cohesion. Since 2012, Moshe has facilitated the flagship course Interpersonal Dynamics (a 10-week emotional intelligence bootcamp) at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

Moshe is also a lifelong pilgrim, drawing wisdom from sacred sites in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, as well as the inner mysteries of human consciousness.  He considers old-growth forests his greatest teachers.