Meet The Leadership Strategist®
The hardest decisions rarely arrive when conditions are clear.
Three decades operating inside complex organizations taught Galen Bingham something leadership theory often misses. He has spent the years since studying what happens to judgment when pressure arrives.
The Operator
Coca-Cola North America, Kraft Foods, and Imperial Sugar Company, followed by ownership of a brick-and-mortar franchise. Fortune 500 leadership experience, and first-hand accountability for outcomes under pressure.
The Advisor
More than 1,000 senior executives and chief executives advised, across 64 companies, 45 industries, and seven countries.
The Researcher
Author and host. Research involving 108 Black executives on power, advancement, and the unwritten rules, plus more than 300 recorded conversations with leaders about consequential moments.
The Record
- 30+
- Years operating experience
- 1,000+
- Executives advised
- 64
- Companies
- 45
- Industries
- 7
- Countries
- 108
- Black executives in founding research
Enterprise Leadership Development Partner
Trusted coach and leadership development partner to the leadership development programs at AT&T, Cisco, The Executive Leadership Council, and the National Black MBA Association.
Independent Recognition
- Inc. Magazine Top Executive Coach recognition
- Real Leaders Magazine — number-one executive coach in the Midwest
Galen is the authority. Kiln Global is the institution.
Kiln Global is the enterprise through which the advisory work, leadership development, research, programs, and collaborators scale.