FOUNDER OF BLAZING PINE COACHING & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES. INVESTOR. ADVISOR.

Hi, I’m David.

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I work with senior and emerging leaders across multiple industries as a thought partner, coach, investor, and advisor. I coach on a one-on-one and group basis and I advise complex businesses through early and mid-stage growth. 

I am fascinated by that creative turbulence that comes out of certain situations: your relationship with your job, your relationship with yourself, your relationship with the future. 

My work is almost always about working through those situations and finding ways to get not just what you thought you wanted, but a lot more on top. 

As for Blazing Pine, it’s not a company, it’s a project. A project that exists to serve the need we all have to feel fulfilled, purposeful, driven, and healthy, in body, mind, and spirit.

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THIS ISN’T EVERYTHING I DO, BUT IT’S A LOT OF WHAT I DO.

Mostly, it’s about meeting your need, because coaching isn’t one-size-fits-all, and what matters to you is personal.

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    2026-03-23
    SEVEN (MORE) HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

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  • What OCD and addiction teach us about free will

    2025-02-21
    AND WHY IT MATTERS FOR YOU TOO

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  • Why your company is not your community

    2026-03-08
    AND WHY IT MATTERS

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  • Even if only one person reads this, I'll still feel great.

    2026-03-02
    ON USEFULNESS: AND WHY I THINK IT’S REALLY ALL YOU NEED IN THIS LIFE.

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Testimonials

  • "I could not have done it without you"

    "You have always guided me and shared the bare truths with me about myself, my personality, the blind spots of it, in a way which were  absolutely true, sometimes hard-hitting, but in a way which is not invoking any kind of resentment in me or putting me down. For the first time in my life I have felt that I have a guide who would listen to me without judging me for all the issues that I have. This has been a very hard year from my own psychological strength, navigating some of the very complicated spaces. And I could not have done that without support from you. So thank you so much."

    - senior executive, major international tech firm, UK

  • "A place where someone really listened"

    "You provided a place where I was allowed to be me. A place where I was allowed to change my mind. A place where my vulnerabilities were not used against me. A place where I was allowed to not have it all figured out. A place where I could learn more about myself. A place where someone really listened and cared. A safe place to verbally process. A place where I could be unfiltered, imperfect, and accepted for it."

    - startup founder, US

  • "It has been awesome"

    "I think you were very important to taking me out of a very dark place where I was not finding any type of joy. So that was so helpful. I really appreciate that. I also think it was very helpful to understand who I am, part of defining what I could potentially be doing going forward or at least, how to understand that. So it has been great. I. And I'm grateful. So thank you for your time, conversations, advice. It has been awesome and I can't wait to keep going."

    - senior director, financial services, US

  • "Now I know what I have to do"

    “I can advocate for everyone else, but when it comes to myself, I really struggle. I don’t like shouting about myself, even though I know I’m good at my job. And I’ve been holding this story that if I have to fight for a promotion, it somehow means I don’t deserve it. But since working with you I can see that waiting this way hasn’t helped me. It’s uncomfortable, but I know I have to start saying what I want. And now I know how to do that. Now I know what I have to do.”

    - senior director, sales, Canada

  • "I'm finally beating my people-pleasing!"

    “I'm finally pushing back on my very natural urge to people please. Like, this has been the first week ever where I've done that so consistently. These sessions have been a total game-changer. I get so much out of it. When you do all the linking up of the talking that I've done and it just like forms a structure. It's so great."

    - senior operational leader, retail, UK

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