What 11:11 Partners does

11:11 Partners is a privately held professional services firm headquartered at 1880 Oak Avenue Suite 301 in Evanston, Illinois, that delivers executive coaching, leadership team development, executive search, and career transition services. The firm was founded by Samir Wagle after 25 years of operating leadership across The Protein Bar & Kitchen (as CEO), Boudin Bakeries, Chipotle Mexican Grill, McDonald's, and Deloitte, and positions its practice around helping purpose-driven companies build connected leadership teams. Its primary customer segments are founders and CEOs scaling purpose-driven businesses, with explicit focus on Certified B Corporations and Conscious Capitalism community members; secondary segments include multi-generational family companies and Series A–D companies in food and climate.

The firm operates without any proprietary technology platform; its differentiated methodology integrates Kolbe conative assessments, behavioral science frameworks, and the operational experience of its certified coach network (including credentialed practitioners such as a Ph.D. in organizational behavior). Service delivery follows a four-phase engagement model (Exploration, Assessment, Implementation, Recommendations) executed through direct, consultative sales engagements rather than digital channels. The GTM motion is sales-led and relationship-based, with content marketing (an active founder-authored blog and newsletter) and community affiliations (Conscious Capitalism, B Corps, SOCAP, Stagen Academy) functioning as the principal top-of-funnel demand generation channels.

Revenue is generated exclusively through professional services fees with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers or fee structures. The firm does not disclose revenue, has no disclosed funding events, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. The named team of approximately six people supports a client roster of disclosed startup and mid-market customers across food/agtech, climate, IT, media, and food/beverage verticals, including Terviva, GlacierGrid, Envision IT, Atmosphere, Joylab, and Willbanks.

Name

11:11 Partners

Legal name

11:11 Partners

Website

https://11-11partners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

11:11 Partners is a privately held Evanston, IL-based executive coaching, leadership development, and executive search firm serving founders, CEOs, and purpose-driven companies, including B Corps and Conscious Capitalism members, through consultative, relationship-based engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Coaching and Leadership Development Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Leadership & C-Suite Development (EDABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Executive Outplacement (C-Suite & Senior Leaders) (BPACAOAC)

Keywords

• Executive coaching services
• Leadership development
• Executive search
• Career transition services
• Senior leader placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Executive Coaching Services: The firm provides executive coaching to founders, CEOs, and senior executives, matching each leader with a coach suited to their specific growth needs. Coaching is personalized and tailored to individual leadership challenges.
2. Leadership Team Development: Services include developing leadership teams, identifying leaders' areas of genius, and creating growth paths. The firm helps chart future organizational needs and optimize leadership structure.
3. Executive Search and Talent Acquisition: The firm conducts executive searches to find leaders who align with organizational purpose and culture, leveraging psychological assessments and behavioral analysis.
4. Career Transition Services: Offboarding and career transition support for organizations navigating change with integrity, helping departing employees find their next chapter with clarity and confidence.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

11:11 Partners provides executive coaching, leadership team development, executive search, and career transition/outplacement services for executives and senior leaders at purpose-driven companies. The firm combines behavioral science assessments with a curated, senior-partner delivery model to help founders, executive teams, and boards grow as their companies scale. Engagements are tailored and typically structured around diagnostic assessments, one-on-one coaching, team alignment work, and senior-hire placement.

Product overview

11:11 Partners offers a unified suite of human capital management services centered on executive coaching, leadership team development, and career transitions. The core offerings include Executive Coaching (personalized matching of executives with certified coaches), Leadership Team Development (charting organizational needs and growth paths), Career Transition Services (supporting organizational change with integrity), and the PRO Senior Leader Placement Program. All services are delivered through a partnership mindset combining behavioral science with real-world business experience, designed for purpose-driven companies, founders, and CEOs scaling their organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Coaching One-on-one coaching engagements for CEOs, founders, and senior executives, using the Kolbe assessment and the firm's methodology to support leadership growth, decision-making, and personal development. Designed for individual senior leaders at purpose-driven companies.
• Leadership Team Development Structured engagements with executive teams to improve alignment, communication, and effectiveness, often using Kolbe-based diagnostic work and facilitated team sessions. Intended for executive teams at purpose-driven companies.
• Executive Search Senior-level executive search engagements to identify, evaluate, and place C-suite and other senior leaders for purpose-driven companies. Targets recruiting needs driven by scaling, succession, or transformation.
• PRO Senior Leader Placement Program Structured senior leader placement program designed to match senior executives with roles at purpose-driven and family-owned companies. Positioned as a formalized offering within the firm's executive search work.
• Career Transition Services Outplacement and career transition support for senior executives leaving leadership roles, including coaching, planning, and placement support. Serves both individuals and companies managing senior exits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies using systematic psychological evaluation in executive hiring avoid the $1.5 million average cost of failed executive hires
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conscious CapitalismcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner11:11 Partners actively engages with the Conscious Capitalism community. Founder Samir Wagle connected with clients through this community and references it as a referral source. The firm serves companies that are members of Conscious Capitalism and similar organizations focused on purpose-driven business.
• Certified B CorporationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner11:11 Partners specifically targets Certified B Corporations as clients. The firm helps B Corps build leadership teams aligned with their mission-driven purposes.
• Public MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner/community affiliation with Public Media organizations, which share similar purpose-driven values.
• Stagen AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a community affiliation with Stagen Academy, a leadership development organization.
• SOCAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a community affiliation with SOCAP, a community of social capital professionals.
• Conscious Leadership GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner11:11 Partners holds certifications through the Conscious Leadership Group. Founder Samir Wagle is a certified coach through this organization.
• KolbecoreTechnology or Integration11:11 Partners uses Kolbe assessments as part of their methodology. Founder Samir Wagle is a Kolbe certified consultant. The firm integrates Kolbe's conative assessment tools into their executive coaching and talent acquisition processes.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• BetterUp: Technology-enabled coaching and mental fitness platform. Overlaps with 11:11 Partners' executive coaching offering but delivers at scale via a marketplace model with lower per-engagement price points.
• CoachHub: Global digital coaching platform serving enterprise clients. Competes with 11:11 Partners on executive and leadership coaching but uses a tech-enabled, distributed coach model rather than bespoke senior-coach matching.

Direct peers

• Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH): Career transition, talent development, and leadership consulting firm. Comparable to 11:11 Partners on outplacement/career transition services and adjacent leadership development offerings.
• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): Global career transition and outplacement provider. Directly competes with 11:11 Partners' Career Transition Services line for corporate offboarding engagements.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Executive search and leadership consulting firm with practices overlapping 11:11 Partners' executive placement, leadership development, and culture shaping offerings, primarily serving enterprise and PE-backed clients.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Executive search and leadership advisory firm competing with 11:11 Partners in CEO succession, executive placement, and leadership assessment engagements.
• Marshall Goldsmith Partners: Executive coaching firm built around founder Marshall Goldsmith, comparable to 11:11 Partners' founder-centric, premium executive coaching positioning and behavioral-change methodology.
• Spencer Stuart: Premier executive search and leadership advisory firm. Closely comparable to 11:11 Partners on executive placement and CEO advisory services, but operates at much greater scale with global reach.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with deep CEO advisory and board practice. Closely aligned with 11:11 Partners on senior-level leadership consulting, with comparable founder-led firm heritage.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with deep executive search, leadership development, and talent assessment practices. Directly competes with 11:11 Partners in executive placement and leadership coaching, but serves a far broader enterprise client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/11-11partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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