The Operating System for CEOs
A proven playbook built by CEOs with real-world operating experience
The Biggest Challenges CEOs Face - and How CEO-S Solves Them
We know the sleepless nights, the firefighting, and the pressure to perform. Most CEO coaches and consultants haven’t sat in your chair - we have. These are the challenges that come with the role, and CEO-S exists to replace them with clarity, rhythm, and control.
1. Feeling isolated without trusted peers or mentors
You’re the one everyone turns to — but you don’t always have someone you can turn to yourself. We give CEOs a trusted framework, seasoned guides, and a community of leaders who understand the weight you carry.
2. Turning the wheel but the company doesn’t move fast enough
You’re pushing hard, yet momentum stalls because the organization lacks clarity and rhythm. Our CEO Operating System gives you a repeatable cadence that drives execution, acceleration, and lasting performance.
3. Unsure if the team is aligned on the right priorities
Your leaders are talented, but without a unified model, everyone interprets strategy differently. We help you create crystal-clear priorities, shared language, and an executive team that finally rows in the same direction.
4. Pressure to deliver results to the board — or risk replacement
The expectations are immense, and the margin for error is thin. We equip you with enterprise-grade tools, strategic clarity, and the confidence to deliver results that boards trust and respect.
5. No dedicated software system built for you as CEO
Every other executive has tools to run their function — the CEO has none. Our CEO Operating System and AI-enabled tools fill the gap, giving you structure, insight, and real leverage at the top.
Our Central Offerings
CEO-S programs are designed to meet you where you are — giving you the clarity, rhythm, and performance structure every CEO and executive team needs to scale predictably.
Trusted by CEOs and Private Equity Firms
"It has proven to be an effective tool in driving a results-oriented culture, improving cross-functional visibility, and most importantly building trust and transparency across the organization. CEO-S gives us structure, focus, and a cadence that keeps us aligned on what matters most. If you're ready to commit and lead from the top, CEO-S will take you the rest of the way."
"Joel dives right into what is needed to have great management and leadership among your team and to make you and your company stand apart. This is the knowledge we've been needing to build great leaders-straight to the point, from people who have been in the seat."
What Joel and Sherif have assembled in CEO-S is remarkably salient to the modern CEO. What CEO-S offers in terms of unlocking potential within teams, CEO-S has the ability to unlock within the CEO position itself, which is perhaps even more critical.
The system is powerfully simple, and simply powerful. It's a toolkit that can benefit both the newly-minted and veteran leader.
"This course was utterly transformative for me. I left wanting to be better personally and professionally, and most importantly, I was equipped with a step-by-step proven process of how to do that."
"Working with Sherif has been transformative. His ability to challenge my thinking while offering practical solutions has been invaluable for my growth as a leader. I highly recommend his coaching to anyone looking to achieve clarity and make meaningful progress in their professional journey"
"As a nonprofit CEO, I found the Texas CEO Ranch training and CEO-S to be a game changer. The training was systematic and very helpful for CEOs. I strongly encourage any nonprofit CEO to attend the training."
"I have attended dozens of leadership development workshops and conferences and none of them have directly addressed leadership in a practical/ready-for-Monday-morning way like the CEO-S training. Organizations are typically slowed down by the whirlwind of their business, or struggle to discover truly effective processes for developing and managing teams-this three-day intensive not only addressed those dynamics but gave real handles that made it possible to envision success for our team."
"I highly recommend CEO-S to anyone who's a CEO. It really gives you a set of rails to hop on and roll, and the principles are valuable. Joel has distilled the content down in a way that's easily digestible and easy to employ."
"I 100% recommend CEO-S to anyone who is a CEO-or anyone who has to interact with a CEO at a significant level."
"I definitely recommend the CEO Masterclass. It's a very implementable, experience-driven, hands-on course that has obviously been tried andtested. It's not just theoretical, which I was very pleased with."
"What exceeded my expectations about the CEO Masterclass isn't just the leadership topics but also how to implement the concepts practically.I got a lot of things I can take back to make sure we're operating efficiently."
"On a scale of zero to ten, I would rate my experience at the CEO Masterclass as a ten."
This was a very important and impactful experience for myself as a CEO and for my executive team. It has been life-changing and is setting us up for much success.
I recommend these courses to all executive leadership looking to go to the next level!
I have spent 30 years operating, studying, and coaching businesses, and this is the first complete system I have seen for the CEO and executive team.
As a coach for young or first-time CEOs, I now have a tool for them to get the whole picture and a way to step incrementally into this role as they and their companies grow.
CEO-S is a ten out of ten. It exceeded my expectations and gave me practical tools that I can implement immediately into my business.
The Operating System That Gives You Control
For CEOs who’ve scaled beyond the startup stage, and outgrown EOS, CEO-S delivers the kind of operational rigor and valuation growth that private equity operating partners bring - without you giving up ownership or control.
Elevate Your Leadership with Proven CEO Tools
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AI-Enabled Strategic Support
CEO-S equips leaders with AI-powered agents trained on our proprietary operating system for the chief executive. Build, test, and refine your plans or deploy custom tools for your team’s alignment.
Built by CEOs Who Have Walked in Your Shoes
CEO-S was founded by Joel Trammell and Sherif Sakr, two experienced CEOs who have each built and led multiple successful companies.
Your Role Doesn’t Have to Be This Hard
Get clarity, structure, and predictable results with CEO-S.