Carl Gould
Business Transformation Expert
Increase Revenues and Profits Through Innovative Business Growth Strategies That Elevate Your Company’s Enterprise Value
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We’re the world’s leading business growth experts, we’ve trained 6,000 advisors operating in 35 countries.
We’ve conducted 65,000 consultations with business owners and executives just like you.
We can help you get to the next level.
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With Carl you get:
- A worldwide leading authority on business and entrepreneurship who built three multi-million dollar businesses by age 40.
- Award-winning Coach/Mentor Created the farthest-reaching business mentoring organization in the world, and his methodologies are in practice in 35 countries.
- He has trained, certified, or accredited over 7,000 Business Coaches and Mentors since 2002. Multi-award winner including a Stevie Lifetime Achievement Award
- Chief Growth Advisor at 7 Stage Advisors that has mentored the launch of over five thousand businesses. Some of the companies he’s helped are companies like Allstate, American Idol, USA Olympic Track, IBM, McGraw-Hill, and the US Army
- Author of multiple books on the subject of business strategy, leadership, and sustainable growth. He co-authored Blueprint for Success with Stephen R. Covey and Ken Blanchard; and his best-selling book, The 7 Stages of Small Business Success.
- A business keynote speaker – Delivered more than 1,243+ Keynote Speeches. Carl’s dynamic and energetic presentation style has made him one of the most sought-after speakers internationally. He combines practical and impactful content with real-world experience…no theory here! He engages his audiences and keeps them on the edge of their seat. Gould’s content is original, profound, and battle-tested. Speaker Reel
- 100+ News and Media Appearances – News and Media Reel
- 300+ Podcast Guest Appearances
- Lecturer – He’s a visiting lecturer at MIT, Rutgers Business School, and the Wits Business School in Johannesburg
- He was born in in NJ and have 3 children. In his spare time, he enjoys yachting, hiking, running (2x NYC Marathon!) and spending as much time as possible outdoors.
The 7 Stage of Business Success
The Growth Cycle™ is simply a road map that will illustrate where you are right now relative to where you want to be.
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CARL’S MEDIA APPEARANCES aND MORE…
Carl is a regular guest on podcasts and news shows as well as a Forbes contributor.
Carl has been the recipient of many prestigious awards. Check out Carl’s media appearances below.
AWARDS/HONORS
- Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 – Issued by International Brilliance Awards
- Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 – Education & Training – Issued by BASA Awards
- International Stevie IBA Bronze Award Winner Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 – Issued by IBA International Stevie Award
- Golden Bridge Awards Gold Winner Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 – Issued by Globee Awards
- Stevie Gold Award Winner Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 – Issued by Stevie Award
- CEO AwardCEO Award 2021 – Issued by CEO World Awards Golden Globes
- Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 – Issued by Golden Bridge Globee Awards
- Gold Winner 2021 – Lifetime Achievement Award – Issued by American Business Stevie Awards
- Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Golden Bridge Awards – Issued by SVUS Awards · Oct 2020
- CEO World Awards Gold Winner Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 – Issued by CEO World Awards
- International Stevie IBA Bronze Award Winner Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 – Issued by International Stevie Award
- Stevie Silver Award Winner Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 – Issued by American Stevie Award
- CEO World Awards Gold Winner Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 – Issued by CEO World Awards