Daniel Marcos
Co-Founder / CEO · Growth Institute
Executive Education · Consulting25 yrs in EO
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Bio, fun facts, conversation starters, and the best ways to connect.
About
Daniel A. Marcos is co-founder and CEO of Growth Institute, an executive education company for CEOs and leadership teams of mid-sized companies. Public profiles describe him as a CEO mentor, keynote speaker, investor, and Scale Up expert.
Who You Should Meet
Your top suggested 1:1s, matched on complementary needs, shared ground, and proximity.
Melissa Simkins
- You can help Melissa with: collaboration on leadership-conditioning content or an EO session
- Both building in coaching consulting
- Both building in education training
Abdul-Malik Muhammad
- You can help Abdul-Malik with: introductions to education and youth-development leaders
- Both building in coaching consulting
- Both building in education training
Erica Jordan Thomas
- You can help Erica with: connections with education or coaching EO members
- Both building in coaching consulting
- Both building in education training
Paul Elmslie
- You can help Paul with: connections with healthtech or medical-education peers
- Both building in education training
- Shared craft: international expansion
Julie Lopez
- Julie can help with what you're looking for: AI-enabled tools for alumni engagement and follow-up
- Both building in coaching consulting
- Shared craft: leadership coaching
On LinkedIn
29.7Kconnections
43.7Kfollowers
PremiumVerifiedCreator18 posts this monthOn LinkedIn since 2004
EntrepreneurshipPartnershipsBusiness IntelligenceProgram ManagementProject PlanningE-LearningStart-upsBusiness Development
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I became a slave to the company I built. For 20 years, I thought I was leading well. I was building companies. I was growing revenue. I was leading teams. From the outside, it looked like entrepreneurship was working. Bu…
A one-year plan can keep you stuck. When companies start planning, the conversation usually goes straight to next year. Revenue targets, hiring needs, sales goals, operations. All important. Then I usually stop the room.…
3 Decisions Every CEO Should Stop Making Decision-making gets harder as the company grows. The problem is not always the decision itself. Many times, the damage comes from how the decision is made. When CEOs stay too inv…
Fun Facts
- LinkedIn public snippets connect him to EO/YPO and Scale Up work
- Public LinkedIn content says Growth Institute supports tens of thousands of members globally
- Bilingual/public Spanish LinkedIn profile exists
Conversation Starters
- Ask what mid-market CEOs most often get wrong when scaling
- Ask about building Growth Institute with Verne Harnish
- Ask how he uses executive education to reduce drama inside leadership teams
EO Leadership
- Product Portfolio Team Member - 2025/2026 - Global Leadership Position
- Learning Functional Leader - 2022/2023 - Global Leadership Position
- Learning Chair - 2020/2021 - Local Leadership Position
- Virtual Learning Subcommittee Member - 2016/2017 - Global Leadership Position
- Forum Chair - 2005/2006 - Local Leadership Position