# Horizon vs. Strategic Coach: which is right for you? · Horizon

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Comparison · Entrepreneur coaching

# Horizon vs. Strategic Coach

The short answer

Strategic Coach helps entrepreneurs think bigger and free up their time, in a group setting. Horizon works 1:1 on your company’s value: what it is worth today, what holds it back, and the plan to grow it and sell well if you choose.

## Side by side

Strategic CoachHorizon

Main goalEntrepreneur mindset, focus and freedomA more valuable company and every option open

FormatGroup workshops1:1 Partner every two weeks

Business valueNot the focusMeasured across 160+ value markers

Help sellingNot includedExit Partnership with an M&A lead from day one

Your numberNot includedA Value Baseline in one day of your time

Strategic Coach: A coaching program for entrepreneurs, founded by Dan Sullivan, delivered through regular group workshops focused on mindset, time and growth.

## Which is right for you?

Choose Strategic Coach if

You want peer workshops and frameworks to grow as an entrepreneur.

Choose Horizon if

You want hands-on help growing what your specific company is worth.

Can you use both?

Yes. Strategic Coach sharpens how you think. We turn it into a value plan for your business.

## Common questions

### Is Horizon a coaching program?

No. We work 1:1 as an operating partner on your company’s value, growth and exit options, not as a group coaching program.

### Can I do both?

Yes. Many owners pair entrepreneur coaching with a partner focused on the value of the business itself.

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## Start with what it’s worth.

Whatever else you use, the Value Baseline tells you where your business stands today and the moves that raise it.

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