From Vision to Value.

Unlock growth with clear strategy, team alignment, and systems built to scale.

We partner with CEOs and their teams to create actionable growth strategies, build high-performing organizations, and unlock exponential revenue potential.

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How We Help You Scale

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    Executive Coaching

    Personalized coaching for emerging leaders ready to grow their strategic impact, lead teams effectively, and operate confidently at the executive level.

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    Strategic Workshops

    Expertly facilitated sessions that help leadership teams align on vision, set priorities, and build clear, actionable plans.

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    Strategic Advisory

    Objective, high-impact guidance to help leadership teams assess performance, clarify growth strategy, and focus on what matters most.

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  • "Having a fresh, outside perspective was incredibly helpful in solidifying our plan for the year ahead."

    Managing Partner for Top 80 US Agency

  • "...a great job supporting our team with the content plan as we worked to bring over 100 international agency leaders together."

    Global Managing Director, PROI Worldwide

  • "I've been doing executive coaching with Mike focused around growth strategy planning and our go to market efforts. Great advice. Great accountability."

    CEO, Recruiting Firm

Our Proven Path
to Growth

  • We start by asking the right questions—digging into your business, team dynamics, and growth challenges to understand where you are and what’s holding you back.

  • Through focused workshops and strategic advisory, we help your leadership team align on priorities, identify high-impact opportunities, and chart a practical path forward.

  • We equip your team, not by doing the work, but by guiding leaders to execute with clarity, confidence, and the right strategic guardrails in place.

  • Through executive coaching and ongoing advisory, we help leaders stay focused, build leadership muscle, and keep progress on track as the company scales.

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Built on Experience. Driven by Results.

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Mike Santoro

Managing Director

Mike Santoro is the Managing Director of Bell Pioneer, where he helps entrepreneurs, agency leaders, and growth-minded marketing professionals accelerate their business and personal success.

Before founding Bell Pioneer, Mike spent 16 years leading Walker Sands, one of the fastest-growing B2B marketing agencies in the U.S. As President and then CEO, the agency was recognized ten times on the Inc. 5000 and twice on Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 list.

Mike was named PRSA Chicago’s PR Professional of the Year and was a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in the Midwest.

At Bell Pioneer, Mike brings his experience scaling a private equity-backed agency to help others build high-performing teams, navigate growth inflection points, and chart a clear path to long-term success.

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