In this executive episode, David Roche, Founder/Director of Grey Area Coaching Ltd, shares how he helps founders, boards, and CEOs achieve success in succession.

You will discover:

- Why the CEO role is so different from any other position

- How the founder's journey to CEO is different from any other CEO

- How to not only select the right success, but help ensure their success


David Roche is a professional executive coach and mentor at Grey Area Coaching and works with first-time CEOs across many sectors. Passionately empowering the first-time CEO in his new book Become a Successful First-Time CEO, David has distilled decades of hands-on business leadership and coaching expertise into an accessible and strategic guide for those looking to thrive in the C-Suite. David is the Chair of the London Book Fair and the writing agency New Writing North. David was previously CEO of Borders & Books, Product Director of Waterstones and HMV, and Group Sales and Marketing Director of HarperCollins Publishing.


Want to learn more about David Roche's work at Grey Area Coaching Ltd? Check out his website at https://greyareacoaching.co.uk/ and get a copy of his book Becoming a First-Time CEO on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Become-Successful-First-Time-CEO-relationships/dp/1781338329

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