Todd Emaus partners with founders and startup leaders, helping them navigate the ups and downs of their company-building journey.
He has founded multiple businesses, raised venture capital, led rapidly growing teams, and knows just how challenging and lonely it can be as a leader. These experiences inform his approach to helping his clients grow as authentic leaders, build company culture, and drive executive team performance.
His clients have included founders and leaders at some of the most iconic and ambitious organizations of our generation including Twitter, Slack, Bandcamp, Iterable, Firstbase, Magic Spoon, Snapdocs, Tilt, and others.
He is the author of “Scale Without Losing Your Soul” a book that guides leaders through a step-by-step process to design and embed culture into their company as they scale.
Todd holds an MBA and a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan, although he counts his entrepreneurial journey as his best education. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and two children.
“As a CFO who has worked with technology startups over the last 25 years, I have attended a lot of off-sites, and this was by far the best off-site facilitation I have ever seen. Norian and Todd helped our team connect deeply as people, not just as coworkers, creating a foundation of trust that is already paying dividends as we build our company at a blinding pace. Our leadership team could not be more pleased with both the process and the outcome, and we will definitely be doing more work with Evolution in the future.”
“Before working with Todd, I frequently beat myself up over difficult but uncomfortable or difficult decisions. After I had more acceptance and empathy, for both myself and those affected.”
“Todd helps me define what I want from my work and my life, then helps me stay true to my desires and not veer off course, despite a plethora of opportunities to do so. He is the person who keeps me true to myself & my dreams, which was something I’ve never had before. I am grateful to have him in my corner.”
“Before we started working together, I was quickly moving into a leadership role with very little guidance or coaching to help me along the way. This was challenging for me because i was learning how to lead as I went and by myself. Working with Todd has allowed me to exponentially grow as a leader and ensure that my team has what they need from me to be successful. It has pushed me to think differently and work through tough problems that I have had. Todd has kept me accountable to my growth and leadership goals which in turn means that my team has benefited from this too.”