You have grown your business successfully.

Now growth feels harder than it should.

I help CEOs of companies with 30 to 300 people break through their growth ceiling.

The problem I solve

Is your business growth frustrating you?

You have grown successfully before. But now it feels harder:

You are spending too much time fighting fires instead of leading strategically.
Your team’s accountability is declining – commitments made, results not delivered.
Growth has stalled and you are not sure why.

Here is the reality:

Your company has outgrown its management approach. Every time you triple in size – from 10 to 30 people, 30 to 90, or 100 to 300 – you need to upgrade how you lead. When you don’t, painful growth roadblocks appear – and growth slows down.

The challenge?
The signals that it is time to change are not obvious.

And when they do appear, it is easy to wonder: am I the problem? You are not. Your company has simply outgrown the management approach that got you here. That is not a failure – it is a sign that you have succeeded.

The results I generate

What clients say

"The value of my company grew from $5M to $30M in 3 years. I could not have done this without Xavier."

"We had been stuck at the same turnover and team size for a while. Over two years working with Xavier, we went from that to 68% revenue growth and 133% EBITDA growth, and doubled our team. We are now much clearer on who we are and what we do best - which has made a real difference in how we approach business development. Xavier helped by holding a mirror in front of us, forcing the conversations we were avoiding around hiring, delegation, processes, and strategy - and making sure we followed through."

"If you are looking to have a lasting impact on your organization - and transform yourself professionally in the process - someone like Xavier becomes invaluable. His work strengthened our accountability systems and helped me see blind spots and grow as a leader. We have seen almost universal improvement across our key metrics - revenue growth, employee retention, productivity - and that has translated into bottom-line financial improvement."

"Over two years working with Xavier, we lifted revenue by more than 40% and profits by over 50% - and successfully exited the business to a large international group. Xavier helped us get our priorities right, step up as leaders, and build a culture of accountability throughout the organization."

What I do

I help you upgrade your management
and leadership approach

Growth Breakthrough Program

Business coaching for growth-minded companies with 30 to 300 employees.

Accelerate your growth by upgrading your management and leadership approach.

Leadership team workshops coupled with one-on-one CEO coaching.
Together, we define your actionable growth strategy, build a culture of accountability, and develop the leadership skills your next level of growth requires – so you can grow faster and with less pain.

Leadership Acceleration Program

Individual leadership coaching for CEOs and senior leaders

Become the leader your business needs to grow.
Together, we explore your inner game – understanding your blind spots, the assumptions you make and the fears that trigger them, and the behavioral patterns limiting your impact – then translate those insights into new leadership habits that stick, so you can lead with more confidence, make better decisions, and build stronger teams.

What makes me different

How I work

1.

I tell you the unvarnished truth.

No sugarcoating, no excuses.

2.

I hold you and your team accountable.

Follow-through is where growth happens.

3.

I push you beyond your comfort zone.

That is where real breakthroughs live.

4.

I ask the hard questions.

The ones that force real thinking and reframe your reality – helping you challenge assumptions you did not know you were making.

5.

I bring a proven framework.

With battle-tested tools and methodologies.

6.

I do not bring ready-made answers.

I surface the conversations you have been avoiding and help you find better answers yourself.

7.

I have been in your shoes.

I know the sleepless nights, the loneliness, the pressure, and the quiet frustration of working too hard for too little result. You will find in me a partner who brings both empathy and a deep respect for what you do.

8.

I build psychological safety.

I am a confidant as much as a coach – someone you can think out loud and explore ideas and assumptions with, without judgment.

9.

I am results-driven.

I help you translate insights into sustainable behavior changes. I measure my success through your bottom line.

About Xavier Lederer

Xavier Lederer is a certified business and executive coach who works with CEOs of founder-led and family-owned companies with 30 to 300 employees across the US and Europe. Before coaching, he was a strategy consultant at Bain & Company and later President of a leading New York high-end handcrafted chocolate company, where he led a turnaround to double-digit growth. He founded Ambrose Growth in 2020.

Our book

Do you sometimes feel stuck - working too many hours for too little result? You’re not alone. This short, practical guide is written for CEOs who spend too much time putting out fires and not enough time growing their business.

Fresh insights

Resources

Free resources for growth-minded CEOs.

Founder-CEO, what is your expiration date?

October 21, 2026

Most successful founders who take outside funding are eventually replaced – and many never see it coming. What are the signs others see, and what can you do about it?

Case Study: From frustrating stagnation to 68% growth in two years.

June 15, 2026

Vincent and Benoit had built a great business over 15 years. But they had hit a growth ceiling – and could not break through it. Until we started working together. Here is what changed.

Is your team playing it too safe? One thing to fix it.

June 10, 2026

How do you create a space where people are less afraid of taking risks, so they learn faster and innovate more effectively?

The answer starts with how you frame failure.

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Common questions

What is CEO coaching?

CEO coaching is a structured, ongoing engagement between a coach and a CEO – focused on developing leadership effectiveness, improving decision-making, and accelerating business growth. It helps the CEO develop the clarity, habits, and self-awareness to lead more effectively. I work with CEOs of companies with 30 to 300 employees across the US and Europe.

What is executive team coaching?

Executive team coaching works with the full leadership team – not just the CEO – to improve how the team functions collectively. This includes building strategic alignment, creating accountability systems, and developing the trust and candor that leads to better decisions – so the company can achieve stronger results. My Growth Breakthrough Program is a 12-month executive team coaching engagement.

What is accountability coaching?

Accountability coaching helps leaders and their teams move from making commitments to actually keeping them. It involves building the systems, habits, and leadership behaviors that turn intentions into results. Lack of accountability is the single most common growth obstacle I see in founder-led and family-owned companies.

How is business coaching different from consulting?

A consultant tells you what to do – and when they leave, the answers leave with them. A coach helps you become the leader who knows what to do, and builds the team that can execute it. The clarity, the habits, and the results stay – because they were built by you and your team, not handed to you. My job is not to be the smartest person in the room. It is to help you become that person. The results belong to you. So does the capability.

How long does it take to see results?

Most clients begin to see meaningful changes in team alignment and accountability within the first 90 days. Financial results – revenue growth, improved margins, stronger team performance – typically become visible within the first 12 months. Kees Zorge grew his company’s value from $5M to $30M over three years. Vincent Mioc achieved 68% revenue growth and 133% EBITDA growth in two years.

Contact us!

Ready to find out what is holding your growth back?

I would love to learn about your growth challenges. Our conversation will help you clarify your main growth roadblocks – and give both of us a chance to see whether we are a good fit and whether I can help you get where you want to go.