A Bit of Background
on Danny Chirku
As a Certified Scaling Up Coach, Danny brings something very unique to the table. He has the best of 2 worlds, extensive experience in large enterprises, and a deep passion for leveraging that expertise to help entrepreneurs and business owners in the SMB sector!
He has an impressive 23-year career with Fortune 500 companies such as Accenture, Oracle, Microsoft, and Twitter (now X) where he learned the secrets of implementing strategy and building strong teams that thrive.
It is well known that over 70% of companies fail at successfully implementing their strategy. Danny helps his clients avoid this common trap by guiding them through the right tools and frameworks that fit their culture, business stage, and objectives.
Professional Highlights
One of Danny's strengths is the ability to make an impact and quickly add tangible value to his client's businesses. Due to 7+ years of management consulting under high-pressure situations, he has developed a unique methodology to assess, recommend, and implement solutions that scale.
Since the age of 25, Danny invested well over $100,000 of his hard-earned money to fund his professional development journey. He focused on deeply understanding human psychology, high performance, and leadership development. His clients now enjoy the unique benefit of easily gaining access to all this knowledge.
Danny also offers Leadership Development coaching as part of his services. He is a Certified Consultant through the Proctor Gallagher Institute. He guides entrepreneurs and business leaders struggling to achieve their next big goal through a clear and proven approach to becoming the person they always wanted to be.
Personal Highlights
Danny is a dual citizen (US and Canadian) and speaks 3 languages. English, Arabic, and Chaldean (an ancient language derived from Aramaic). He was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq. At the age of 12, his family left the country in search of a better life. By the age of 16 Danny and his family immigrated to Windsor, Ontario Canada to start a new life. Throughout this journey, Danny developed a unique resilience and early maturity that became part of his unstoppable DNA.
After 17 years of experiencing multiple successful careers across Toronto, Seattle, and the Bay Area Danny and his wife decided to prioritize family above all else by moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan with their 10-year-old son where they spend quality time with loved ones.
Danny enjoys his daily weight-lifting routine to keep his body in great shape and has recently fallen in love with the game of pickleball!