Manoj Chugani
Founder / Operator / Advisor; Certified Scaling Up Coach; EO Accelerator Chair · Qualifying Company (Yes)
★ FY26/27 Board — Finance ChairBusiness Coaching · Executive Coaching · Scaling UpForum: SparkBeyond Local2 yrs in EO
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Bio, fun facts, conversation starters, and the best ways to connect.
About
Manoj Chugani is a founder, operator, advisor, and Certified Scaling Up Coach who helps founder-led companies become more investable, scalable, and transferable. Public Scaling Up and LinkedIn sources describe him as an ICF PCC coach with EO leadership roles, 200+ founder-led companies coached one-on-one, and 1,000+ companies impacted through workshops and leadership events.
Who You Should Meet
Your top suggested 1:1s, matched on complementary needs, shared ground, and proximity.
Julie Lopez
- You can help Julie with: collaborators on founder wellness programming
- Julie can help with what you're looking for: connections to capital partners for coached founders
- Both building in coaching consulting
Richard Mulholland
- Richard can help with what you're looking for: connections to capital partners for coached founders
- Both building in coaching consulting
- Shared craft: leadership coaching
Gregory McDonough
- Gregory can help with what you're looking for: connections to capital partners for coached founders
- Both building in coaching consulting
- Shared craft: m & a exits
Melissa Simkins
- You can help Melissa with: collaboration on leadership-conditioning content or an EO session
- Both building in coaching consulting
- Shared craft: leadership coaching
Robert Clinkenbeard
- You can help Robert with: exploring how AI can support coaching accountability and follow-up
- Both building in coaching consulting
- Shared craft: leadership coaching
On LinkedIn
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6.8Kfollowers
PremiumVerifiedCreator8 posts this monthOn LinkedIn since 2013
Scaling upBusiness ValuationEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyMarketing StrategyBusiness DevelopmentStrategySmall Business
The businesses that win with AI will not be the ones using the most AI Most companies are approaching AI as a tool-purchasing exercise. A chatbot. A productivity assistant. A few prompts. A pilot in marketing. A new dash…
A vision is not a place to go to. It is a place to come from. Most leadership teams treat vision as a distant destination: “We are here.” “We want to get there.” “So what is the plan?” The problem is that, from where the…
The Most Dangerous Form of Strategy Is a Long List of Good Ideas Most leadership teams do not suffer from a lack of ideas. They suffer from an inability to choose. Growth opportunities. New markets. New products. Acquisi…
A well-deserved recognition for a team that has been building at a different level. Congratulations to Abdullah Jayed, Syed Abdullah Galib, Monaem, Priti, Selim, Sumona, Shovho, Nabil, Tanzim, Rifat, Bidyut, Ruhul, Fahim…
Fun Facts
- His public positioning blends founder/operator experience with coaching, capital-readiness, succession, and exit preparation. EO US East Bridge publicly lists Manoj Chugani in a Finance board role.
Conversation Starters
- Ask how he defines an investable, scalable, transferable business. Ask what patterns he sees after coaching 200+ founder-led companies. Ask how his EO Accelerator and EO US East Bridge finance leadership shape the way he thinks about entrepreneur education and accountability.
EO Leadership
- EO US East Bridge Finance
- EO Accelerator leadership noted publicly