Joel Chippindale

CTO-coach | foundercircle coach

Joel works with startup and scaleup CTOs to support them to successfully grow in their role as their team and company evolves. He supports CTOs to accelerate their development and become the leaders that they want to be.

Prior to becoming a CTO Coach Joel was the CTO and COO at FutureLearn, and the CTO at Unmade and at Econsultancy and so has experience of leading engineering and being part of the C-Suite at startups and scaleups in a range of industries.

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Joel has a practical action-orientated approach to coaching, challenging his clients to take on new perspectives and build confidence in their leadership.

"Joel's coaching was crucial to my personal development when I had to 4X the team and handle plenty of new challenges. He also helped me develop techniques for dealing with future challenges"

“Joel's skilful blend of coaching and mentorship allowed me to develop my own leadership style while providing valuable tips on becoming a successful CTO. I recommend working with Joel, if you're looking to sharpen your CTO skills.”