Named after Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley, we aim to solve one of the most critical challenges facing high-growth businesses: building leadership capacity that scales. As companies transition from startup to scale-up, the leadership capabilities that made them successful in early stages become insufficient. We've observed that only the most versatile leaders can adapt their approach across different growth phases, yet most founders and executives lack the coaching and support to make this transition. Sand Hill Associates bridges this gap through an integrated model combining executive coaching, strategic advisory, and executive search - ensuring your leadership team evolves with your business rather than becoming the constraint that stalls growth.

We help high-growth businesses across three interconnected dimensions.

First, we develop your existing leadership through one-on-one coaching focused on the specific challenges of scaling: building delegation capability, making high-stakes decisions with incomplete information, managing organisational transformation, and maintaining cultural integrity while growing rapidly.

Second, we identify and recruit world-class executives who combine proven scaling experience with alignment to your company values - preventing the costly hiring mistakes that derail growth.

Third, we provide strategic advisory on organisational design, succession planning, and leadership capacity building, ensuring you have the right team structure to support your next phase of growth.

Our approach means new executives we place receive immediate coaching support to accelerate their integration, while your existing leaders develop the capabilities to work effectively across expanding teams and geographies.

The result is measurable: organisations using this model report return on investment through improved decision-making, reduced leadership turnover, and dramatically accelerated business performance.