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Banker. Builder.
Advisor.
Investment Banking · Global Consulting · Founder · Operator · Coach
David Rush's career spans the trading floors of Wall Street, the boardrooms of a global consulting firm, and the front lines of building his own companies. He brings that full arc — and more than a decade of executive-level coaching — to every engagement at David Rush Partners.
10+
Years of executive-level coaching and advisory
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Industries — banking, consulting, entrepreneurship
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Companies founded — The Morning Rush & Treehouse.Coach
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Practice areas across advisory and coaching
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The Story
A career earned across
every level of the arena.
"I've been in the room as a banker, a consultant, a founder, and an operator. That experience is what I bring to every person I work with."
David Rush began his career in finance — working across both Investment Banking and the Markets and Trading side of the industry. He developed an early fluency in the culture, communication, and decision-making of elite financial environments that has never left him, and that continues to distinguish his work with banking and finance clients today.
From finance, David moved into a role as an elite consultant and trainer at Templar Advisors, a global consulting firm — where he worked at the intersection of leadership development, organizational performance, and executive communication. This chapter sharpened his ability to operate across industries and organizations at the highest levels, and laid the foundation for the coaching practice he would later build.
Following his consulting career, David took the entrepreneurial path — founding and co-founding his own ventures, including The Morning Rush, a daily live community for executives and entrepreneurs, and Treehouse.Coach, a coaching platform. Building from zero gave him firsthand experience with everything founders face: the decisions, the pivots, the team-building, and the weight of being ultimately accountable for outcomes.
Alongside his entrepreneurial work, David has served in COO and VP of Sales roles within a high-growth staffing and operations business — developing deep operational fluency and a sharp sales communication skillset forged in competitive, results-driven environments.
Throughout all of it, he has continued to consult and advise high-level executives — bringing the full breadth of his career to bear on the challenges of the leaders he works with. He is also the Amazon Best-Selling Author of Remote Power.
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Career Arc
Every chapter informs
what he does now.
Investment Banking & Markets
Wall Street · Trading & IB
Where it started — finance at the highest level
Began his career spanning both the Investment Banking and Markets/Trading sides of the industry. Developed deep fluency in the culture, communication standards, and professional demands of elite financial environments — a foundation that directly shapes his advisory and coaching work with banking clients today.
Investment Banking & Markets
Wall Street · Trading & IB
Where it started — finance at the highest level
Began his career spanning both the Investment Banking and Markets/Trading sides of the industry. Developed deep fluency in the culture, communication standards, and professional demands of elite financial environments — a foundation that directly shapes his advisory and coaching work with banking clients today.
Elite Consultant & Trainer
Templar Advisors · Global Consulting
Building the coaching and advisory craft
Joined Templar Advisors as an elite consultant and trainer — working with organizations at the global level on leadership development, performance, and executive communication. This role formalized his ability to assess organizations, develop leaders, and drive meaningful change across complex professional environments.
Elite Consultant & Trainer
Templar Advisors
Building the coaching and advisory craft
Joined Global Executive Consulting as an elite consultant and trainer — working with organizations at the global level on leadership development, performance, and executive communication. This role formalized his ability to assess organizations, develop leaders, and drive meaningful change across complex professional environments.
COO & VP of Sales
High-growth staffing & operations
Scaling operations and driving revenue
Served as both COO and VP of Sales within a high-growth staffing and operations business — building the systems, teams, and sales processes that allow fast-moving companies to scale without breaking. Firsthand experience closing in competitive environments and managing the operational complexity of rapid growth.
COO & VP of Sales
High-growth staffing & operations
Scaling operations and driving revenue
Served as both COO and VP of Sales within a high-growth staffing and operations business — building the systems, teams, and sales processes that allow fast-moving companies to scale without breaking. Firsthand experience closing in competitive environments and managing the operational complexity of rapid growth.
Executive Advisor & Coach
David Rush Partners · Ongoing
Bringing it all together for the leaders he serves
Throughout his career — and now as the focus of David Rush Partners — he has continued to advise and coach high-level executives across banking, finance, and entrepreneurship. The practice brings together every dimension of his experience: communication, leadership, operations, sales, and the credibility of someone who has done the work himself.
Executive Advisor & Coach
David Rush Partners · Ongoing
Bringing it all together for the leaders he serves
Throughout his career — and now as the focus of David Rush Partners — he has continued to advise and coach high-level executives across banking, finance, and entrepreneurship. The practice brings together every dimension of his experience: communication, leadership, operations, sales, and the credibility of someone who has done the work himself.
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Practice Area
Four ways we work with leaders.
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Talent & Leadership Training
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Building the leadership capability of your people is one of the highest-leverage investments an organization can make. Drawing on his consulting background at Templar Advisors, David designs and delivers training that develops leaders at every level of the organization.
▪ Leadership development for emerging and senior leaders
▪ Team communication and performance training
▪ Scalable programs for growing organizations
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Talent & Leadership Training
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Building the leadership capability of your people is one of the highest-leverage investments an organization can make. Drawing on his consulting background at Global Executive Consulting, David designs and delivers training that develops leaders at every level of the organization.
▪ Leadership development for emerging and senior leaders
▪ Team communication and performance training
▪ Scalable programs for growing organizations
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Executive Coaching
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One-on-one advisory for senior leaders navigating complexity, transitions, and the unique pressures of operating at the top. Direct, substantive coaching built around your specific situation — informed by a career spanning banking, consulting, entrepreneurship, and operations.
▪ Strategic clarity and decision-making support
▪ Communication and executive presence development
▪ Leadership effectiveness and influence
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Executive Coaching
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One-on-one advisory for senior leaders navigating complexity, transitions, and the unique pressures of operating at the top. Direct, substantive coaching built around your specific situation — informed by a career spanning banking, consulting, entrepreneurship, and operations.
▪ Strategic clarity and decision-making support
▪ Communication and executive presence development
▪ Leadership effectiveness and influence
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Investor Presentation Coaching
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The gap between a compelling story and a funded company is almost always communication. David works with founders and executives to sharpen narrative, delivery, and the credibility that serious capital requires — drawing on real experience on both sides of the table.
▪ Narrative development and pitch structuring
▪ Delivery, presence, and Q&A preparation
▪ Coaching for high-stakes investor meetings
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Investor Presentation Coaching
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The gap between a compelling story and a funded company is almost always communication. David works with founders and executives to sharpen narrative, delivery, and the credibility that serious capital requires — drawing on real experience on both sides of the table.
▪ Narrative development and pitch structuring
▪ Delivery, presence, and Q&A preparation
▪ Coaching for high-stakes investor meetings
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Business Optimization & Scaling
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Drawing on direct COO and founder experience, David helps leaders build the operational infrastructure — people, systems, and structure — that allows growth to compound rather than create chaos. Practical, operator-level guidance from someone who has built and scaled themselves.
▪ Operational assessment and prioritization
▪ Team structure and hiring strategy
▪ Systems and process for scalable growth
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Business Optimization & Scaling
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Drawing on direct COO and founder experience, David helps leaders build the operational infrastructure — people, systems, and structure — that allows growth to compound rather than create chaos. Practical, operator-level guidance from someone who has built and scaled themselves.
▪ Operational assessment and prioritization
▪ Team structure and hiring strategy
▪ Systems and process for scalable growth
Background
Investment Banking & Trading
Global Executive Consulting
Founder — The Morning Rush
Co-Founder — Treehouse.Coach
C-Suite Executive Experience
Amazon Best-Selling Author
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The Philosophy
Real experience.
Direct advice.
No shortcuts.
David doesn't advise from a textbook — he advises from a career spent navigating the same challenges his clients face. Every engagement is direct, substantive, and built around the specific person and situation in front of him.
"I started in banking and built from there. Every chapter gave me a different lens — and all of them show up in how I work with clients today."
On Experience
"The people who transform their communication don't just perform better in specific moments — they reshape how they're perceived, how they lead, and the outcomes they achieve."
On COMMUNICATION
"I've founded companies, run operations, and driven sales at the VP level. When a founder or operator comes to me, I'm not guessing — I've been there."
On ADVISORY
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