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Brian Kinahan

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President at Automatic Leader
📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Brian Kinahan is the President of Automatic Leader, leveraging over 40 years of business experience to help executives harness AI for a competitive advantage. An MBA from UCLA Anderson, he has a long track record as a CEO coach, helping leaders achieve significant top-line growth. People who work with him often describe him as knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and an expert coach.

Brian resides with his family in the Los Angeles area. His professional passion for helping business leaders is so profound that he considers it his primary interest, dedicating himself to guiding CEOs to succeed beyond their own expectations.

Unique fact: It has been said that business is Brians “golf, ” and he would rather help CEOs succeed than do just about anything else.

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Experience
48 Years
Current Role
President
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
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AI for Executives
As President of Automatic Leader, his current focus is on creating AI roadmaps and skill-building workshops to help executives drive measurable business impact.
CEO Coaching
He has spent over two decades as a CEO coach and Vistage Chair, helping leaders scale their companies and improve their personal effectiveness.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
President
Automatic Leader
3-2003
CEO Coach and Trainer
CEO Mastery
4-2016 - 7-2025
Vistage CEO Group Chair
Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
7-2009 - 8-2020
Co-Founder and Host
NC CEO Forum
2000 - 2003
Managing Partner
Catalysta Partners (Now Hatteras Ventures)
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Education
1976 - 1978
MBA
UCLA Anderson School of Management
1971 - 1975
Bachelors
Vassar College
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