Scaling your company
shouldn't feel this heavy.

I work with CEOs, business owners, and founders whose businesses have grown faster than their systems — helping them build the structure that makes scaling fun again.

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The Problem

You've built something meaningful…
but growth changed the game.

  • What used to feel simple now feels layered
  • Decisions stack up faster than you can process them
  • Your team needs more from you, but isn't carrying enough yet
  • And somehow… you've become the bottleneck

And underneath it all, there's a quiet pressure most people don't see. You're the one everyone looks to — the one who has to hold it together. There aren't many places you can actually say "this is harder than I thought it would be" without feeling like you're the only one struggling.

This isn't a leadership failure. It's a growth-stage problem.

If nothing changes, growth
makes it worse—not better.

More revenue… but more pressure
More people… but more complexity
More success… but less margin for you

Over time, the business starts to own you.

Not sure if this is where you are? Check your symptoms →

John Fanous
About Me

I've spent years walking with leaders
in exactly this place.

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Certified Predictable Success Practitioner
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Convene Chair — Sacramento & East Bay
Author — The Evening Habit, September 2026

As a coach, facilitator, and pastor, I've spent years walking alongside founders, executives, and leadership teams navigating the moment when a business grows faster than its systems.

I'm also a Licensed Predictable Success Partner — which means I bring a proven framework that pinpoints which of seven growth stages your business is stuck in. Most CEOs are surprised where they actually are.

But more than anything, I help leaders carry what they're carrying. And become the kind of leader their business actually needs next.

The Way Out

Two paths to move from
stuck to scaling.

Personal Leadership Acceleration Program
Who it's for: Founders & CEOs with 10–45 employees

In six months, your team carries real ownership and the business stops depending on you being everywhere.

What's included
  • Friction Audit: the roadmap that guides the entire engagement
  • 13 bi-weekly 1-on-1 coaching sessions over 6 months
  • A clear picture of what to stop, start, and change to scale your business, create margin, and grow profitability
  • Ongoing access between sessions
$1,000 /month · 6 months
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Not ready to commit? Start with the Friction Audit — $500 → Credited toward any of the programs if we continue.
Team Leadership Acceleration Program
Who it's for: Founders & CEOs with 45+ employees

Your leadership team leaves aligned, with a shared diagnosis and a concrete plan they actually own.

What's included
  • Diagnostic Workshop: a full-day session to find exactly what's blocking your team's growth
  • Three additional full-day intensives to put the right structure in place
  • Your team leaves with clear ownership of what to restructure, realign, and change to scale sustainably again
  • Ongoing access between sessions
$20,000 · 4 full-day sessions over ~1 year
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Not ready to commit? Start with the Diagnostic Workshop — $5,000 → Credited toward the full program if you continue.
What You'll Experience

What changes when
the friction is gone.

Your team owns it… and you stop being the last decision in every room
Structures are in place… for continued, sustainable scaling
Growth adds momentum… instead of weight
Revenue multiplies again… instead of plateauing
You lead with margin… and actually enjoy running the business again

The business stops owning you. You start owning it.

Coaching solves the structural problem. But what carries the person leading it?

The Convene Forum

For Christian CEOs who want
a trusted room of peers.

Coaching builds your leadership. Community sustains it.

The Peer Advisory Program is a monthly rhythm of honest conversation, accountability, and peer wisdom — with a curated group of Christian CEOs who understand the weight you carry. It complements any coaching engagement, and stands on its own for leaders who are ready to start with community.

What's included
  • Monthly, full-day Convene peer forum with curated Christian CEOs
  • Monthly 1-on-1 coaching session with John
  • A community built on shared values, not just shared industry

85% of Convene member companies outperform their industry peers.

From $1,250 per month
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Here's the good news:
You don't have to figure this out alone.

Schedule a Conversation Start with the Friction Audit — $500

90 minutes. A clear diagnosis. Credited toward any program if we continue.