Private practice
Executive health coaching. One to one. Deliberately small.
You carry the company, the team and the numbers. Who carries you? Dai works privately with a small number of founders and executives as an executive health coach, in person in Vancouver and online for leaders in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa and across Canada. This is for people carrying real weight, who want direct support, honest accountability and room to think out loud without an audience. The approach is selective optimism: clear-eyed about what is hard, serious about what can change.
The practice
A serious working relationship.
The agenda is yours. Leadership, health, relationships and performance are not separate lives when they belong to the same person. Dai treats them as one problem, because they are.
Private coaching retainer: $2,500 CAD per month, 3-month minimum.
Who it is for
Founders and executives ready to do the work, not delegate it.
How it works
One-to-one, private and built around the actual person.
Capacity
Kept small on purpose. Every place starts with an application.
What clients say
His expertise in transforming both physical and mental wellbeing has led to tangible improvements in my overall happiness and effectiveness in such a short time, I am almost dumbfounded.
I worked with Dai for over 18 months on systems, programs, and planning and it has put me in a position to bid on major jobs and win due to our preparedness.
I'm stronger, more energetic, and more engaged in every aspect of my life.
Private coaching retainer
$2,500 CAD per month.
3-month minimum, billed monthly, then month to month until cancelled.
Recommended first step
Talk with Dai first
A free 20-minute call to check fit on both sides. Every retainer starts here.
How it starts
After the call
If it is a fit on both sides, Dai sends you a private payment link to start your retainer. Terms are agreed in conversation first, so there are no surprises.
Application
Start with fit, not a sales call.
If the work sounds right, send a short note about what is happening and why now. No pitch deck required. Every place starts here.
New coaching engagements begin January 2027. Applications are open now, and fit conversations happen through the autumn.
Rather talk first?
Guides
From the blog: resilience and executive health
October 11, 2026
The 2% Solution Explained: 30 Minutes a Day, Backed by Evidence
The 2% Solution is 30 minutes a day, about 2% of 24 hours: 15 minutes moving, 5 minutes still, 10 minutes reading. Here is what the research supports, where it stops, and how to start this week.
October 11, 2026
Entrepreneur Mental Health in Canada: What the Numbers Say
One in three Canadian small business owners went to a professional for a mental health concern last year. Here is what the Canadian surveys show, with their caveats, and what to do about it.
October 11, 2026
How Much Strength Training Per Week? The Minimum Dose Over 40
The best evidence links 30 to 60 minutes of strength work a week with the lowest risk of early death. Three 15-minute sessions get you there. Here is the programme, the tests and the 12-week plan.
October 11, 2026
Grip Strength Test for Men Over 40: Norms, Risk, 12-Week Plan
In studies of more than 640,000 adults, every 5 kg of lost grip came with roughly 16 to 20% higher risk of death. Here is how to test yours, what the Canadian norms say for ages 40 to 79, and a 12-week plan to move the number.
October 11, 2026
Is 6 Hours of Sleep Enough? The Six-Hour Trap for Executives
Six hours a night feels fine. In the lab, two weeks of it impaired thinking about as much as up to two nights without sleep, and people did not notice. Here is the evidence, the business cost and a seven-night audit.
October 11, 2026
Long Working Hours and Productivity: The 50-Hour Wall for CEOs
Past roughly 50 hours a week, extra hours buy very little extra output and the health risk climbs. Here is the evidence, its limits, and a 50-hour budget a founder can actually run.
October 11, 2026
After Your Executive Health Assessment: A 90-Day Action Plan
An executive health assessment gives you a sharp snapshot and then hands the hard part back to you. Here is a 90-day plan to turn the report into changed numbers.
October 11, 2026
Fitness vs Smoking Mortality: What the 122,007-Person Study Shows
A Cleveland Clinic study of 122,007 adults found low fitness carried a death risk on par with smoking or diabetes. Here is what that really means, and how to raise your number in 12 weeks.
October 11, 2026
Executive Health Over 40: 5 Numbers That Predict Performance
Five numbers predict how long an executive over 40 keeps performing. Here is the research behind each one, a simple test you can run this week, and the small daily habit that moves it.
October 5, 2026
Digital overload: why always on is not a leadership strategy
A practical digital reset for leaders whose attention, sleep and decision-making are being crowded out by an always-on workday.
October 2, 2026
Executive health coaching in Vancouver: how it works
How executive health coaching with Dai works in Vancouver: in person or online, who it suits and what the first conversation looks like.
October 2, 2026
Resilience for leaders: build capacity before the hard quarter
Resilience is not something leaders find in a crisis. It is built in the weeks before. Here is where to start.
October 2, 2026
Resilience speaker in Vancouver: what a good resilience keynote covers
What to expect from a resilience keynote, how to tell a useful one from a motivational one, and how to book one in Vancouver.
October 2, 2026
Executive health coaching or executive coaching? The difference
Executive coaching works on the role. Executive health coaching works on the person carrying it. Here is how to choose.
October 2, 2026
Booking a burnout keynote speaker in Vancouver
Why Vancouver companies are booking burnout and resilience keynotes, what a good one covers, and what to expect from Dai's version.
September 26, 2026
Burnout in Vancouver founders: what the high cost of building here does to you
Vancouver founders carry high costs, long hours and a culture that looks healthy from the outside. Here is what actually helps.
September 23, 2026
Why corporate teams book a resilience speaker, and what they should expect
Resilience is not toughness. It is the small daily habits that keep people steady when work gets heavy.
September 22, 2026
Executive health coaching: what it is and who it is for
Executive coaching usually ignores the body running the business. Executive health coaching starts there.
September 21, 2026
Founder burnout: the signs you are ignoring
Burnout rarely arrives as a crash. It shows up as small trades you stop noticing.
September 20, 2026
In-person or online executive coaching: which works better?
Both work. The right one depends on how you are wired and where you are.
Questions
Common questions
Who is private coaching with Dai for?+
Founders and executives carrying real responsibility who want direct support with health, leadership, relationships and performance.
Why is it application only?+
Dai keeps the practice deliberately small so each client gets proper attention. The application checks fit on both sides.
Is coaching in person or online?+
Both. Dai is in Vancouver and works with clients in person or online.
How is this different from a fitness programme?+
A programme gives you workouts. This is a working relationship that treats health, leadership and life as the same person's problem.
What does coaching cost?+
The private coaching retainer is $2,500 CAD per month, billed monthly, with a 3-month minimum and then month to month until cancelled. Start with a free 20-minute call so you both know it is a fit.
How much time does coaching take?+
It fits around your schedule. The practice is kept small so each client gets real attention rather than a slot in a queue.
Is this therapy or medical advice?+
No. This is coaching for health, leadership and performance. It is not a substitute for medical care or mental health treatment.
Is everything confidential?+
Yes. Coaching conversations stay private. The practice is small and quiet on purpose.
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