Drew Saur | Executive Career Coaching for Senior Tech Leaders

Executive Development System for Senior Tech Leaders

The next level is not a bigger job.
It’s a different job.

Strong operators don’t get passed over because they’re under-skilled. They get passed over because no one teaches the rules of executive advancement. After 200+ coaching engagements, I’ve built the playbook.

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90%+
Client success rate
200+
Director / VP+ roles landed
28%
Avg comp increase in 4.5 months

Tech leaders from 70+ companies including

Google  ·  Microsoft  ·  AWS  ·  IBM  ·  Cisco  ·  Adobe  ·  Shopify  ·  Accenture  ·  SAP  ·  PwC  ·  Chase  ·  Red Hat  ·  Intel  ·  Capital One  ·  UnitedHealth  +  more

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The complete offering — choose your path.

From free self-study to unlimited private coaching. Every path is built on the same playbook.

Free · No credit card

The Rules Change — free intro course

What shifts at the executive level, why it matters, and where you stand. The right starting point if you’re new here.

Includes An×Drew AI — Drew’s playbook, available 24/7.

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Self-directed courses

Individual courses · $475 each

Four courses. Pick one or all.

Each course targets a specific gap in the executive transition. Buy only what you need — or bundle all four.

Skill 1: Be Seen as an ExecutiveSkill 2: Operate Like an ExecutivePath 1: Land a Director / VP+ RolePath 2: Get Promoted to Director/VP+

🔥 Founding Member: +1 hr bonus coaching with Drew · First 50 buyers per course

Best value

Full system · All 4 courses

Executive Development System

All 4 courses + 4 hours private coaching with Drew. The complete executive transition in one decision. Includes An×Drew AI — Drew’s playbook, available 24/7.

$1,475

One-time · Lifetime community access

🔥 Founding Member: +1 hr bonus coaching · First 50 buyers

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Private coaching with Drew

Foundation

$3,500

A structured 1-year program with Drew. Everything you need to make the executive transition with hands-on support every step of the way.

  • 1-year program access
  • Executive resume & LinkedIn package
  • Quarterly career strategy sessions
  • 1-on-1 coaching with Drew
  • Full Executive Development System access
  • Access to exclusive tech leader network
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Mastery

$8,500

Unlimited 1-on-1 coaching with Drew — no time limit. Full team support. We work together until you land the role you want.

  • Unlimited 1-on-1 coaching with Drew
  • Premium resume & LinkedIn package
  • Dedicated job search & networking support
  • First 90 Days post-hire executive coaching
  • Lifetime community access
  • Lifetime annual career strategy sessions
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Not sure where to start? The discovery call is free — 30 minutes, no pitch.

The shift

What got you here won’t get you there.

You’ve advanced because you deliver. But at Director and VP level, the scorecard changes — and most leaders only find out after they’ve been passed over.

The job that got you here

  • Own tasks. Execute well.
  • Be reliable. Communicate status.
  • Deliver through personal drive.
  • Solve the visible problem.
  • Wait to be recognized.

The different job

  • Create clarity. Shape decisions.
  • Build alignment across the org.
  • Make your judgment visible.
  • Operate through systems and narrative.
  • Be trusted at broader scope.
The AI acceleration: As AI compresses execution work, organizations are raising expectations earlier. Managers are being expected to operate like directors. Directors like VPs. Leaders who wait for the title before developing executive judgment often feel behind the role before they arrive.

About Drew

Drew Saur

Drew Saur

Former Technology COO · 750-person organization · Founder, Drew Saur Coaching (2020)

After 10 years of steady promotions, I was a Senior Director — ready for my first executive role. And then, for the first time in my career, I didn’t get the promotion.

No one could tell me why. So I had to figure it out myself. I studied the executives above me and saw the differences — in what they did, how they approached decisions, what they communicated. Then it clicked: there is a whole different set of rules at the executive level. To succeed, I needed to transform myself.

As soon as I made that transformation, I got the promotion — and kept advancing to become a Technology COO managing a 750-person organization. Over the next decade I sat on hiring committees and promotion boards, studying why some people advanced and others didn’t.

In 2020, I founded Drew Saur Coaching to share that playbook. The Executive Development System is what I wish someone had handed me when I was a Senior Director asking questions no one could answer.

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Client results

Leaders who made the transition.

“It’s not a bigger version of the job you’ve had, it’s a different job. Once you learn from Drew what that actually means, your mindset shifts: you think differently. Drew’s framework allows you to learn at your own pace and offers myriad tools, templates, guidance, and ‘cheat codes’ that you can immediately put into action. And Drew himself is insightful, strategic, and always encouraging, pushing you just hard enough to grow in the right direction.”
Kingsley Turner — Chief Product Officer
“Drew is the driving force behind a major step in my career, and a 50% increase in my compensation. I am able to articulate my value in a way that lands with execs.”
Christopher Cordeiro — Customer Engineering Manager, Google
“In less than a year of working with Drew, I got promoted to the VP of Data Platforms, extending my responsibilities way beyond my expectations.”
Cyrill Bavier — Vice President, Data Platforms, Medidata Solutions
“Drew’s advice was exactly what I needed and as a result, I landed the role I had wanted for quite some time in only 4 months.”
Santhi Velayudhan — Director, Technology
“In 3 months I landed my new role as a Senior Director in Infrastructure. If you are looking to make that next step up, Drew can help you big time.”
Brent Malenius — Sr. Director, Head of Infrastructure, HireVue
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Let’s just talk.

Most of my clients come in through a discovery call. We talk about where you are, what’s getting in the way, and whether the system or private coaching is the right fit. If it’s not a fit, I’ll tell you that too.

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30 minutes. No pitch. A real conversation about your career.