A Dual-Edged Approach to Help You Take on the World and Win
High Performance CEO helps company founders and leaders fight through the chaos that comes along with growth, and build exciting, sustainable businesses. Our approach uniquely combines a focus on CEOs and their people along with an equally strong eye on measurable business results. We help our clients strengthen their organizations and achieve greater, faster results with a systematic approach to managing critical “people” issues, aligning the organization around primary goals and creating a culture of accountability.
Who we work with
Clients often come to us when they are undergoing major change or upheaval brought on by mergers or acquisitions, rapid growth, changes in the marketplace, new business opportunities, new product launches, and/or changes in leadership. We also work with enlightened CEOs who want to prepare for rapid growth before the chaos happens.
We’ve been helping businesses of all sizes become more successful for two and a half decades. Some of them are giants such as Microsoft, Lucent Technologies, and Cisco. Others are a definitely smaller. Some grow big and get acquired. Some go public. Many stay private and keep on growing.
One thing they all have in common: they have our total commitment.
Who We Are
The High Performance CEO team provides our clients the benefits of a unique combination of powerful behavioral science and business management experience. We understand first hand the challenges you’re facing – finding and keeping customers; developing new products and services; attracting and managing employees; providing great leadership and inspiring others, to name a few.
Our company exists to help other business owners – like you perhaps – take on these challenges and win big!
Our management team
Susan Tatum, Founder
Susan is a 25+ year veteran of the business world and an advisor to CEOs worldwide. She has worked with over a hundred business owners and leaders to help them grow great businesses. She has faced the challenges of business ownership herself, survived and thrived. At High Performance CEO, Susan works one-on-one with select clients and side-by-side with people expert, Peter Engler, providing strategic input, expert guidance, and accountability.
Peter Engler, Partner
Peter has been helping to build executive management teams since 1997, when he transitioned from a career in advertising. With an emphasis on recruiting and personality profiling, Peter has played a pivotal role in the development of some of the country’s great technology firms. He also has eight years of senior coaching expertise. Peter works along side business expert, Susan Tatum, providing insight on the human aspects of business building.
Wendy Zenchyshyn, VP Client Development
Wendy has over two decades of experience in sales, marketing, client development and international business expansion. She is an expert in channel development, channel sales, business development, partner recruitment, partner management, program development and sales operations. At High Performance CEO, Wendy works with business owners and leaders to determine whether our solutions are a good fit.
Our Guarantee
At High Performance CEO, we hold ourselves to the same standards you undoubtedly hold yourself and your people. Results! If we aren’t confident we can help you achieve a minimum 300% ROI on your investment with us, we won’t even ask for your time or money.
Are you ready?
If you’re serious about building a great and growing business, let’s talk. Just fill out the form below and we’ll be in touch with you right away.


