CIM

Name

CIM

Legal name

CIM

Website

https://cim-co.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIM is a boutique executive coaching and leadership development firm founded in 1978, serving senior leaders at Fortune 500 insurance and financial services organizations and international NGOs through individual coaching, team coaching, and modular training programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Coaching & Leadership Development

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Senior Executive Coaching (EDABANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Conflict Resolution, Negotiation & Stakeholder Management Coaching (EDABANAK)

Keywords

• Executive coaching services
• Leadership development programs
• Team coaching services
• Professional development training
• Behavioral change consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sea Girt

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Coaching Services: Individual and team executive coaching engagements for senior leaders, typically structured as multi-session programs with measurable outcomes including 360-degree stakeholder assessments at 6 and 12 months.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CIM is a boutique executive coaching and leadership development consulting firm that delivers individual executive coaching, team coaching, and a portfolio of structured professional development training programs (such as Leadership Bootcamp, Unlocking Immunity to Change, Traction Versus Distraction, Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout, Feedback That Gets Results, and The Killer Habit) to senior leaders and organizations. Programs are offered as single sessions or multi-session engagements with team coaching components, delivered virtually or face-to-face, and outcomes are measured via 360-degree stakeholder assessments at 6 and 12 months.

Product overview

CIM is an executive coaching and leadership development consulting firm founded in 1978. The company offers a portfolio of services centered on executive coaching for individual leaders, team coaching programs, and professional development training programs. The core offerings include Executive Coaching and Team Coaching as foundational services, complemented by structured training programs including the Leadership Bootcamp (covering eight core skills), Stop Running Out of Time (12 Secrets of High Achievers), Unlocking Immunity to Change, Traction Versus Distraction, Top Seven Brain Drains, Getting Comfortable with Conflict, Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout, Feedback That Gets Results, and The Killer Habit program. Programs are delivered in multiple formats including single sessions, multi-session programs with team coaching, and virtual bootcamps. All offerings are grounded in experiential learning methodologies and behavioral change principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Coaching Individual executive coaching services for senior leaders that help them identify and manage behaviors that work for and against them, increasing their positive impact on personal and team effectiveness. Outcomes are measured through 360-degree stakeholder assessments at 6 and 12 months.
• Team Coaching Team coaching services to build closely-knit teams that communicate candidly and constructively and are skilled at making rapid collective commitments to action and following through on them.
• Leadership Bootcamp: Eight Core Skills Every Leader Needs
• Stop Running Out of Time for What Matters Most: The 12-Secrets of High Achievers
• Unlocking Immunity to Change: What Every Leader Needs to Know About Overcoming the Obstacles to Change
• Traction Versus Distraction: Maintaining Focus in a World Fighting for Our Attention
• Top Seven Brain Drains That are Killing Your Effectiveness and What You Can Do About Them
• Getting Comfortable with Conflict: Five Strategies for Ensuring Productive Conflict at Work
• Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout
• Feedback That Gets Results
• The Killer Habit: Stopping the Behavior That's Sabotaging You
• D-Tree International Leadership Bootcamp
• Professional Development and Training

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• D-tree InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIM partnered with D-tree International to upskill leaders in their global organization with varying levels of managerial experience. CIM designed and delivered a Leadership Bootcamp program with virtual sessions covering six key leadership topics: being a leader people want to follow, managing priorities and time, handling stress, delegation, communication and accountability, and motivating teams. Classes met every two weeks for one hour with experiential learning between sessions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): Nonprofit leadership development provider offering executive coaching, leadership programs, and 360-feedback assessments. Closest direct peer to CIM in methodology, with comparable focus on behavioral change and measurable outcomes.
• BetterUp: Tech-enabled executive and leadership coaching platform serving enterprise clients. Directly comparable to CIM in offering executive coaching to senior leaders, but uses a scaled, AI-augmented digital delivery model rather than boutique human-led engagements.
• RHR International: Boutique executive coaching and leadership consulting firm serving senior leaders at large global enterprises. Closely comparable to CIM in business model, scale, and senior-executive target market.
• Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching: Premier executive coaching brand built around measurable behavioral change with stakeholder-driven methodology. Highly comparable to CIM's 360-degree stakeholder assessment approach at 6 and 12 months.

Broad incumbents

• Development Dimensions International (DDI): Large-scale leadership and talent management provider offering executive coaching, assessment, and development programs to global enterprises. Broader portfolio than CIM but directly competes for enterprise leadership development budgets.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with executive search, leadership development, and coaching practices. Competes with CIM for Fortune 500 leadership development engagements but at much larger scale and with broader service portfolio.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership consulting firm with a leadership advisory practice offering executive coaching. Comparable client base of Fortune 500 leaders, though broader portfolio than CIM.
• Egon Zehnder: Global leadership advisory and executive search firm offering leadership coaching, team effectiveness, and board advisory. Overlaps with CIM in executive coaching and team coaching for senior leadership at large organizations.
• FranklinCovey: Global leadership and organizational effectiveness firm offering training, coaching, and consulting. Comparable to CIM in leadership development content and enterprise sales motion, but at significantly larger scale with proprietary content IP.

Emerging players

• BTS: Global consulting and leadership development firm specializing in business acumen, leadership, and execution programs. Comparable to CIM in serving enterprise leaders with experiential learning, though BTS typically engages at a larger program scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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