Laura Castaing | Coach for Entrepreneurs | MBA + Operations Leader
💛 Experience
I partner with entrepreneurs to build what they want in business and life - combining my startup and SMB operations experience with deep empathy, tactical support, and advice when welcome and in my wheelhouse.
🎓 Education & Certification
BSE in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University
MBA from Kellogg at Northwestern University
💲 Pricing
Entrepreneur Coaching. Retainers start at $3000/month for weekly, $1700 for bi-weekly sessions. We typically start with 6 months and will revisit as needed. This includes:
50-minute sessions - extra time offered when available and needed
Support between sessions by phone or email
Detailed recap notes and realistic next steps
Curated tools, resources and connections relevant to what you’re dealing with
Initial exercise to clarify long term goals and ground coaching
Review of existing assessments/reviews and recommendations for new tools as needed
Review of any company materials if helpful
A confidential, unbiased space to clear your head and stay accountable
🗣 Languages: English
🕐 Timezone: US Eastern Time
💛 Experience
I partner with entrepreneurs to build what they want in business and life - combining my startup and SMB operations experience with deep empathy, tactical support, and advice when welcome and in my wheelhouse.
🎓 Education & Certification
BSE in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University
MBA from Kellogg at Northwestern University
💲 Pricing
Entrepreneur Coaching. Retainers start at $3000/month for weekly, $1700 for bi-weekly sessions. We typically start with 6 months and will revisit as needed. This includes:
50-minute sessions - extra time offered when available and needed
Support between sessions by phone or email
Detailed recap notes and realistic next steps
Curated tools, resources and connections relevant to what you’re dealing with
Initial exercise to clarify long term goals and ground coaching
Review of existing assessments/reviews and recommendations for new tools as needed
Review of any company materials if helpful
A confidential, unbiased space to clear your head and stay accountable
🗣 Languages: English
🕐 Timezone: US Eastern Time
💛 Experience
I partner with entrepreneurs to build what they want in business and life - combining my startup and SMB operations experience with deep empathy, tactical support, and advice when welcome and in my wheelhouse.
🎓 Education & Certification
BSE in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University
MBA from Kellogg at Northwestern University
💲 Pricing
Entrepreneur Coaching. Retainers start at $3000/month for weekly, $1700 for bi-weekly sessions. We typically start with 6 months and will revisit as needed. This includes:
50-minute sessions - extra time offered when available and needed
Support between sessions by phone or email
Detailed recap notes and realistic next steps
Curated tools, resources and connections relevant to what you’re dealing with
Initial exercise to clarify long term goals and ground coaching
Review of existing assessments/reviews and recommendations for new tools as needed
Review of any company materials if helpful
A confidential, unbiased space to clear your head and stay accountable
🗣 Languages: English
🕐 Timezone: US Eastern Time
Hello! I'm a coach and thought partner for entrepreneurs to help them build what they want in business and life.
You might be a...
Growth Stage CEO
SMB Owner
Series A/B Start-up Founder
Entrepreneur within a large organization
Senior Executive in an entrepreneurial company
Some of the challenges we could tackle together:
You feel bogged down and want to clear your head
You need to level up your leadership skills for better prioritization, communication, and time management
You're navigating complicated team or board relations and need help managing executive relationships
You’re leading through a complex transition period and want an unbiased thought partner to help make decisions
You struggle to lead and manage your mind, health, and family and want practical tips to make it easier
You're facing a transition point in your career, personal or family life and need help keeping work on track
You want to move on to a new idea but need help carving a path to get there
In all cases, you want to make progress while intentionally factoring in what matters most to you in work and life
I’ve spent 20+ years in operations, working directly for and with founders of small and mid-sized businesses and managing over 500 people. I have an engineering degree from Duke, an MBA from Kellogg, and have been coaching full-time since 2017.
My approach combines deep empathy, an action-oriented mindset, tactical support, and a 360 view of your business, personal and family goals. I started coaching out of a drive to work for myself, build fun things, and live the life I want day to day. I can help you do the same.
"She has a unique ability to empathize with me and with our employees given her experience in our collective shoes and can also provide highly practical guidance and direction which many coaches cannot. I cannot recommend her highly enough - others would be lucky to work with her."
-- Anna Harman, Co-Founder and CEO at Studs; formerly Bridgewater, JetBlack
"She’s helped me become a more effective leader, a more confident decision maker, a stronger collaborator and happier and more fulfilled person in and outside of work."
-- Emery, VP at First Round Capital, New York, NY