Business Growth Coach · AI Enablement Consultant

I guide CEOs in scaling their companies Faster, Easier, and with more Joy into the AI Economy.

Founders, Owners, CEOs and their leadership teams of 20–1,000-person companies work with me to install a rock-solid Business Operating System and a practical, human-centric AI Adoption and Transformation. These are the two pillars that break real growth plateaus.

75+Teams coached
13Years at GetBusinessMomentum
Entrepreneur, exited & scaled
SaaS exec, incl. CPO
$34MGrown one company towards
The Approach

What got you here won't get you there.

Cheers, Marshall Goldsmith! Every plateau I've helped a leadership team break through comes down to strengthening two pillars, together, not separately.

Pillar 01

A rock-solid Business Operating System

Scaling Up™, 90os, formerly EOS® and Pinnacle®:implemented or upgraded so your team gets 100% aligned on vision, disciplined on execution, and healthy as a leadership unit. No more firefighting.

Pillar 02

Human-centric AI enablement

AI embedded into the fabric of how your company actually works (workflows, roles, processes, meetings, etc.) not bolted on as a side project. Strategy and execution that boosts productivity, clarity, and enterprise value.

"We can't read the label from inside the jar." That's why Founders, Owners, and CEOs bring me in to turn overwhelming complexity into a clear, accountable, high-performance operating rhythm the entire company can run on.

— Sergiu Simmel, Founder, GetBusinessMomentum
Why CEOs Trust Me

Built, scaled, turned around, & exited before I coached anyone else through it.

Thirteen-plus years of coaching, and a career before that of actually running the companies I now guide leaders through.

Entrepreneur: built, scaled, turned around, & exited
SaaS executive, including fractional CPO for 7 firms
$34MRevenue reached by one company I founded
15 mo.To turn a struggling business around
75+Leadership teams coached across 12+ years
#36First EOS® Implementer in New England (~worldwide #36)
My Journey

From Communist Romania to neural networks to the AI economy.

A career that moved from building technology to building the people and systems around it. This is exactly why the AI addition in 2023 felt like the natural next chapter.

1982 – 1984

M.S., Computer & Information Sciences — University of Minnesota

Defected from Communist Romania, landed in a graduate program studying software engineering and,in a very different era, artificial intelligence, including a graduate course in Neural Networks.

1986 – 2001

Software architect to Chief Technology Officer

Wang Laboratories, Samsung Software America, Penobscot Development, New River Investors Communications, MediaMap, eCapitalEdge, Analine Technologies — architecting systems, raising capital, and leading engineering teams through two acquisitions.

2004 – 2013

Principal, Clepsydra Systems & CEO, Our Learning Company

Ran a business execution consultancy serving 50+ clients while founding and scaling an e-learning company to 168+ products and 2,300+ customers worldwide.

2013

Founded GetBusinessMomentum & became a Certified EOS® Implementer

The pivot from building technology to guiding the leadership teams who run on it. Went on to earn 10+ certifications across EOS®, Pinnacle®, Scaling Up™, Red Teaming, Predictive Index™, Kolbe™ and more.

2023 – Present

AI Enablement becomes the second stream

Three weeks into experimenting with early ChatGPT, concluded "this thing is going to eat my bacon." I immediately started guiding clients through AI adoption and transformation alongside their BOS. Now a Certified AI Skill Development Coach, WSI Certified AI Consultant, and AI Transformation Method™ Black Belt Facilitator.

Credentials

Certifications & affiliations

Professionally Trained EOS® Implementer (2013–2021)
Scaling Up™ Leadership Team Coach
Pinnacle® Strategic Business Guide
Ninety.io Senior Subject Matter Expert & BOS contributor
Certified AI Skill Development Coach (ASDC)
WSI Certified AI Consultant
AI Transformation Method™ Black Belt Facilitator
Predictive Index™ Certified Partner
Kolbe Certified Consultant
Red Team Coaching Gold (Level 4) Certification
Public Speaker, HEROIC Public Speaking
Forbes Business Council Member & Contributor
Speaking & Media

On stage and on air.

Vistage Speaker (2025–present) — trusted educational resource to Vistage CEO and KEY groups on "Gain an Unfair Advantage with AI by Igniting Your People," strategic planning upgrades, and turning financial insights into profitable action.
Host, Operationally Speaking (VoiceAmerica, 2017–2019) — weekly interview-format radio show on the art and science of operating entrepreneurial businesses, syndicated via iTunes and Stitcher.
Forbes Business Council contributor (2026–present) — byline articles appearing on Forbes.com.
Content Partner, SmartCEO (2015–2017) — articles and webinars on business execution.

"Sergiu did a wonderful job engaging my group. He was practical, obviously experienced, and able to help us move in the right direction."

Dan Guglielmo, Vistage Chair

Ready to run your company with far less chaos and far more clarity?

If you're ready to elevate your people, strategy, execution, and valuation — into the AI economy — let's talk.

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