Executive Coach in Lake Forest, Illinois

I'm Dave O'Connor, an ICF-credentialed executive coach and a former President of a PE-owned company. My office is in Market Square in the City of Lake Forest. I work with senior leaders from across the North Shore and Chicago, in person or by video, and with clients nationwide by video.

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Brick entrance to Dave O'Connor's executive coaching office at Market Square in Lake Forest, with courtyard tables and flowers — The entrance from the courtyard at Market Square.

Coaching in person at Market Square

Some decisions are easier to think through away from the office. Clients come to Suite C to step out of the day, sit across the table, and work on the one hard decision they keep putting off. Sessions focus on reflection and choice. The action and the information-gathering happen between sessions, back in your real work.

Who comes to the office

Most in-person clients drive in from nearby: Lake Bluff, Highland Park, Deerfield, Northbrook, Glenview, Glencoe, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Wilmette, Northfield, Evanston, Skokie, and Chicago. They're executives, owners, and senior leaders carrying decisions that don't have an obvious right answer.

In person or by video

Many clients don't live anywhere near Lake Forest, and that works fine. Video sessions run the same way as in-person ones. Plenty of clients mix the two: in person when they can, video when the calendar won't allow it.

How to start

Start with a 30-minute intro call. It's a fit check: we talk about what you're working on and whether I'm the right coach for it. If we're a fit, coaching runs in quarterly cycles of six 60-minute sessions.

Finding the office

The office is at 253 Market Sq, Suite C, Lake Forest, IL 60045.

Parking: Park in Market Square if you can find a spot. If not, use the municipal lot across the street from Le Colonial.

Getting to the stairwell: Walk into the Left Bank Alley. My stairwell is the first one on the left, directly across from the side door of the Left Bank restaurant. If you're coming into the alley from Starbucks, it's the last stairwell on the right before the alley opens onto Bank Lane. Look for the sign with my name at the foot of the stairs.

Brick-paved Left Bank Alley in Lake Forest leading toward Bank Lane — The Left Bank Alley.

Sign reading Dave O'Connor, Executive Coach hanging at the foot of the stairs to the office — The sign at the foot of the stairs.

At the top: My office is at the top of the stairwell, on the right. If I'm finishing up with someone when you arrive, you're welcome to wait in the atrium at the top of the stairs.

Landing at the top of the stairs outside Dave O'Connor's office door — The landing at the top of the stairs.

Restrooms: Inside the building. Walk to the end of the atrium and turn right. The men's room is the first door on the right, and the women's room is a little further down the hall.

A note on the stairs: The office is up a flight of stairs. If stairs aren't workable for you, tell me. I'm more than happy to arrange another location or meet by video.