Landon Kirk, Certified Pinnacle Business Guide

Landon Kirk

Gilbert, AZ

⸺ Inspirational Words ⸺

The only thing standing between you and your goals is what you’re willing to do to achieve them

With decades of experience in the trenches, Landon knows firsthand the challenges of being a daily owner-operator. In 2006, as a driven entrepreneur, Landon co-founded Embark Behavioral Health where he helped transform a startup into a nationally recognized powerhouse. Over nearly two decades, he played a pivotal role in scaling the company from scratch to 1,600+ employees across 38 locations nationwide—the only senior executive involved in every phase of its expansion for the first 18+ years, from de novos to acquisitions. His deep expertise in growth strategy, leadership development, and operational excellence comes from real-world experience, not theory.

With nearly 25 years in executive leadership—including roles as CPO, COO, and CEO—Landon understands the realities of entrepreneurship: anxiety-led sleepless nights, navigating team conflict, offboarding and replacing legacy executives, tying growth strategy to individual performance, and leading complex multi-site operations.

Now, as a Business Guide, he’s energized by helping other entrepreneurs and leaders achieve their own next level of success. Landon specializes in helping business owners and executives:

Scale and streamline operations for long-term, sustainable success
Develop and strengthen high-performing leadership teams
Design and implement powerful people systems that drive culture and performance
Optimize business operations for effectiveness and efficiency
Achieve sustainable growth and profitable exits

Landon isn’t just an advocate for structured business growth—he’s lived it. Having worked with a Business Guide for over seven years, he experienced firsthand how a trusted coach can drive culture, accountability, scalability, and profitability. During that time, his company operations and employee count grew 4X, proving that intentional strategy leads to real results.

His leadership style blends compassion, realism, humor, alignment, and a bias for action. As a Business Guide, Landon helps companies build high-performing teams without losing sight of what matters most – people! He thrives on helping leaders navigate complexity, scale businesses, and create cultures where both individuals and organizations can excel.

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