BIO: ARI JASON

I help leaders build culture, engagement, and productivity
organizations actually need.

Two decades leading and scaling global teams. Thousands of hours of coaching with one singular focus: helping people grow, lead better, and perform better.

About Ari

TRUSTED BY PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK AT

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My Why

Culture, engagement and productivity
don't fix themselves.

Most organizations invest heavily in strategy and systems, but the real cost on productivity is human: leaders who are unclear, teams that are disengaged, and culture that is not intentional or unified. That's exactly where I work.

01

Culture

When culture is left to chance, disengagement sets in quietly. The cost is visible in turnover, team friction, and the talent you can't retain

02

Leadership

Leaders who lack influence or self-awareness, often feel challenged to motivate teams forward. Strategy struggles to survive weak leadership .

03

Productivity

High performers hit ceilings not because they lack effort, but because the systems, clarity, and leadership around them struggle to keep up.

About Ari Jason

Before I became a coach,
I was leading global teams.

I'm a British-born executive and leadership coach with over 20 years of hands-on leadership across the US, UK, and Middle East.

Through intentional alignment between employee engagement, strategy and productivity, I helped scale a NY based manufacturing and consumer goods business from $5M to $150M over 14 years as their COO, successfully driving a $2.3M to 1 revenue per employee ratio. I hired and developed global teams, built the operational infrastructure, established early hybrid working programs in 2010, with held P&L responsibility.

At Colt Telecom, I sat on a global restructuring task force that delivered 15% cost reduction across a 13-country, $2 billion business. Earlier in my career I led large-scale transformation programs for Bloomberg LP, CitiGroup Europe, Ford Motors Europe, and Vivendi Universal, averaging 50% reductions in technology infrastructure spend.

"Leadership is the space where brilliance feels safe and empowered to emerge."

I also founded a digital mental fitness startup addressing the $150 billion annual cost of workforce disengagement, whilst chairing a national NGO from dormant to thriving in 18 months through board restructuring, new income streams, and nationwide programs.

Today, I coach enterprise leaders and their teams using frameworks grounded in behavioral science, neuroscience, and what I've learned from two decades of building at scale. The work is rigorous, practical, and designed for measurable ROI.

CREDENTIALS

— Harvard Business School — Disruptive strategy

—‍ ‍University of London — BSc, Business & Technology

— J’lem Coaching Institute — advanced training

—‍ ‍Lumina Leader expert practitioner

— IMAGO L1 trained facilitator

Served

— Fortune 500 and multinational enterprises

— Private Equity portfolio companies

—‍ ‍Family-owned businesses

— Non-profits and NGOs

Operational Leadership

$5M to $150M in 14 Years

As COO, led the full operational and organizational build of a consumer goods company from early stage to nine figures. CAGR 29.9%, revenue:employee ratio of $2.3M:1, P&L ownership across technology, supply chain, demand planning, and people.

Enterprise Transformation

50% Cost Reduction at Bloomberg, Citi, Ford

Spearheaded large-scale infrastructure transformation programs for Bloomberg LP, CitiGroup Europe, Ford Motors Europe, and Vivendi Universal, with an average 50% reduction in technology infrastructure spend.As COO, led the full operational and organizational build of a consumer goods company from early stage to nine figures. CAGR 29.9%, revenue:employee ratio of $2.3M:1, P&L ownership across technology, supply chain, demand planning, and people.

Global Restructuring

$2Bn Business, 15% Cost Reduction

Member of the global restructuring and transformation task force at Colt Telecom, delivering measurable savings across a 13-country, $2 billion enterprise operation.

Organizational Development

NGO from Dormant to Thriving in 18 Months

As Chair of a national nonprofit, rebuilt the board, diversified income streams, and launched educational and social programs in five languages nationwide.

What they’re saying

  • Leslie Housel, Welch Tiles, MI, USA

    We are so grateful for the many tangible and intangible gifts that Ari has given us over this past year. His practical experience, knowledge, insight and wisdom, combined with his understanding of human nature helped create a more vibrant and healthy culture.

  • - Noah G, New York

    Ari's empathetic approach and practical techniques helped us understand each other’s needs and tools to resolve long-standing issues. We now approach our relationship with intention and positive energy that didn't exist before!

  • Lindsey B

    Working with Mind Shift has been a game-changer for us. Their empathic coaching style helped us built a foundation of trust and respect.

  • Simon E, UK

    Before working with Ari, I was constantly overwhelmed, burning out, and missing important moments with my family. Ari’s coaching helped me prioritize what truly matters and helped me create systems that allow me to be more productive and energized, at work while being fully present at home.

  • Eli, Israel

    The way you frame things, still amazes me each time. You have such an incredible ability to take a complex problem, and distill it with such simplicity that can be processed with a few simple steps. Each time you do this, I am jolted with a huge ‘ah-ha’ moment. Wow.