Galen Bingham · The Leadership Strategist®
Executive judgment under pressure.
Galen Bingham is an executive coach and leadership advisor for senior leaders facing a bigger role, a stalled decision, or competing interests. He helps you examine the assumptions, weigh the tradeoffs, and choose your next move.
Start a Conversation →Work directly with Galen.
In 2025, Inc. Magazine featured Galen among its Top Executive Coaches to Watch, and Real Leaders recognized him as the number-one executive coach in the U.S. Midwest.
Trusted Coach and Leadership Development Partner
to the leadership development programs at ZRG Bravanti, AT&T, Cisco, the Executive Leadership Council, and the National Black MBA Association.
Experience behind the advice
30 years inside major corporations before advising their leaders.
Meet Galen →- 30 Years
- Operating Experience
- 1,000+
- Leaders Coached & Advised
- 64
- Companies
- 45
- Industries
How Kiln Global Helps
Executive Advisory
Work through a difficult decision, prepare for a bigger role, or address the politics affecting your next move.
Explore Executive Advisory →Speaking
Keynotes and workshops that help leaders question assumptions, weigh competing interests, and choose what to do next.
Explore Speaking →Cisco · Selected Work
~$1B
in enterprise revenue across the Americas
The Billion-Dollar Decision
A Cisco SVP’s leadership scope grew from roughly 300 people to nearly 5,000. He faced a go-to-market decision involving new technology and changing workflows.
The outcome
The resulting go-to-market strategy contributed to approximately $1 billion in enterprise revenue across the Americas.
Executive advisory case
Advancing into enterprise leadership
A senior executive who worked with Galen later earned a promotion into an enterprise-level leadership role. His mentor reached out after observing his growth.
Read the case →Enterprise engagement
Developing leaders over time
Through ZRG Bravanti, Galen led a multi-year Director leadership development program for Zebra Technologies.
See the enterprise work →A practical leadership framework
VANTA™
Vector | Authenticity | Networking | Tactical Navigation | Ascension
Define your direction. Lead by your standards. Build the relationships you need. Understand how decisions get made. Prepare for greater responsibility.
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