Become the leader your career and life needs
Dr. Benjamin Ritter is an executive coach and founder of Live for Yourself Consulting, based in Austin, Texas. He works with CEOs, founders, senior executives, and next-generation family business leaders taking on larger roles, making difficult decisions, or reconsidering where they want their careers to go. He has coached more than 500 leaders from organizations including Amazon, Google, DoorDash, and Mayo Clinic, as well as leaders in privately held family businesses. He holds a doctorate in organizational leadership and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach. He is the author of Becoming Fearless and The Uncrowned CEO, and host of The Executive and Live Fearlessly podcasts.
Here's how to use this place. The articles are the thinking behind the work. The podcasts are the conversations behind the careers. Becoming Fearless is the framework and philosophy. The Uncrowned CEO is for the next generation taking the seat. The newsletter keeps you close to what's being published.
If you want the work applied to your specific situation, that's what coaching is for.
Articles - The Writing
Writing for the next generation stepping into the seat, founders transitioning to CEOs, and for leaders ready to lead themselves. Find the collection here.
Family Business Succession — The Uncrowned CEO
Your turn to lead the family business is here, or close enough that everyone knows it's coming. The title transfers in a day. The authority doesn't. The Uncrowned CEO is for the successor leading a company that remembers them as a child: the founder who won't leave, the parent who is also your boss, the people who watched you grow up, and the work of building the Clarity, Confidence, and Control to lead as yourself.
Ben also delivers The Uncrowned CEO as a keynote for family enterprise centers and advisor conferences.
The Foundation - Becoming Fearless
“Becoming Fearless: 65 Strategies to Journey from Self-Doubt to Self-Mastery,” is a book about creating a life where you have no limits. What if you could go to bed every night without worrying about tomorrow? If you could live without fear, every path would be open to you. This book will empower you to face your fears head-on, to identify and challenge the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that tell you to be afraid of the unknown.
Amazon best-seller · 4.6 stars · 100+ ratings.
The App - Becoming
The self-leadership companion to the book. Not affirmations. Not productivity hacks. A system for becoming the person you want to be, one honest moment at a time. Download Becoming →
Podcasts - Two paths
The Executive Podcast.
You got the seat. Now make it yours. The Executive Podcast brings you inside real conversations with CEOs, founders, and next-gen leaders navigating the pressure, decisions, and responsibility that come with leading at the top. Hosted by Dr. Benjamin Ritter — executive coach and author of Becoming Fearless — this show is for leaders who don’t need more frameworks, but a clearer way to think, decide, and lead when the stakes are real. [Listen →] [iTunes →] [Spotify →]
About - Dr. Benjamin Ritter
"I coach senior leaders carrying weight no one outside the room sees. The work isn't just tactics. It's becoming the leader the seat actually requires."
Dr. Benjamin Ritter is an executive coach to CEOs and founders, next-generation family business leaders, and PE/VC-backed operators. He holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from Pepperdine, an MBA, an MPH, and the ICF PCC credential.
Over 500+ executives coached.
Author of Becoming Fearless, an Amazon best-seller, and The Uncrowned CEO.
Featured in numerous media publications such as, CBS, ABC, NBC, Forbes and Fast Company.
Host of the Live Fearlessly and The Executive podcasts.
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