Private executive coaching and advisory for founders, executives, and senior leaders navigating complexity, pressure, and transition.
This work is designed for individuals who are responsible for people, capital, or outcomes - and who understand the real leadership requires focus, discipline, and clarity, not noise or motivation.
This is not group coaching.
This is not a program.
Thsi is a private, intentional advisory relationship.
This work is for leaders who:
Are carrying significant responsibility and decision-making weight
Feel the strain of complexity, expansion, or transition
Have outgrown old roles, identities, or operating models
Want clarity, not tactics or scripts
Value discretion, honesty, and depth over hype
Are ready to simplify, refine, and lead with intention
This work is not for those seeking shortcuts, surface-level coaching, or constant access. It is built for individuals willing to do the internal and strategic work required for meaningful, lasting progress.
Most executive don't lack intelligence, ambition, or information.
They lack space.
Space to think clearly.
Space to make decisions without noise.
Space to reconcile who they are with what they're building.
As responsibility grows, so does pressure. And without clarity, even capable leaders begin to feel fragmented - pulled in too many directions, responsible for too many things, and disconnected rom what actually matters.
This work exists to create that clarity.
My approach is grounded in focus, discipline, and stewardship.
I dont help leaders add more to their lives.
I help them remove what no longer belongs.
Our work centers on:
Focus over distraction
Depth over breadth
Discipline over motivation
Alignment over expansion
Long-term stewardship over short-term optics
This is not about becoming louder, faster, or more visible.
It is about becoming clearer, steadier, and more decisive.
Every engagement is different, but common areas of focus include:
Strategic clarity and high-stakes decision-making
Simplifying complexity and competing priorities
Leadership identity during seasons of transition
Focus, energy, and boundary management
Responsibility, stewardship, and long-term thinking
Internal alignment between values, direction, and action
This work often extends beyond business into the personal disciplines required to lead well - including responsibility, restraint, and intentional living.
All engagements are private and one-on-one.
I work with a limited number of clients at any given time to ensure depth, discretion, and quality of conversation.
Typical engagements include:
Monthly or quarterly advisory relationships
Structured but flexible conversations
No group calls, communities, or memberships
No public pricing - engagements are by application and fit.
This is not a service you purchase.
It is a relationship built on trust and clarity.

David Adam Kurz is a strategist, consultant, and executive advisor with more than twenty years of experience building and operating business across multiple industries.
His background includes founder and operator roles, executive leadership, and navigating high-pressure environments where decisions carry real consequences. He also brings ten years of service in the United States Marine Corps, where discipline, accountability, and responsibility were not optional - they were required.
David's work today reflects a deliberate narrowing of focus: choosing depth over distraction, mastery over excess, and clarity over complexity.
He is also the host of Forged Into Man, a podcast and platform exploring discipline, responsibility, faith, and the internal work required to become a grounded and capable leader.

This work is not for everyone - and it's not meant to be.
If you're looking for motivation, tactics, or surface-level avice, this will not be a fit.
If you're seeking clarity, focus, and honest conversation - and are willing to do the work required - you're in the right place.
If this page resonates, it's likely you already understand why.
To explore a private executive coaching or advisory relationship, request a confidential conversation below.
The work is informed by over two decades of leadership, operational experience, and disciplined service.