John Meedzan is an entrepreneur, coach, and lifelong question-asker. As the founder of iLease Management LLC, and with over three decades of experience leading businesses, mentoring teams, and navigating the ups and downs of startup life, John knows firsthand that answers aren't always what drive progress. It's the right questions that do.He didn't write The Self-Coached Entrepreneur because he had it all figured out. He wrote it because, like so many founders, he hit a point where the spreadsheets were full, the meetings were booked, and the strategy was sound... but something still felt off. He needed a way to reconnect with his ""why,"" rediscover his energy, and build a business that actually felt good to run.​John has launched three start-ups, taught in MBA and MSIT programs, coached agile teams in Fortune 500 companies, and helps purpose-driven founders grow their businesses without burning out in the process. His mission is simple but bold: help entrepreneurs realign, lead with clarity, and move forward on their own terms.
""I love the concept of Story, problem and questions to resolve the problem oneself. I have not seen that anywhere before; it makes the book less authoritative and more collaborative. It also makes it a book one wants to keep, it never goes out of style since the questions are timeless, while the answers update. Guidance on how to read the book is interesting and helpful."" ""A big 'aha' moment came in the chapter explaining celebrating growth as acknowledging what we have accomplished ourselves vs comparing to others - and the need to celebrate to integrate. Asking what I have done/know now that I didn't 6 months ago was a real eye opener! The need to 'celebrate' was a concept I always thought of as American, never really understood - now I do and actually appreciate it!"" ""Overall the chapter pattern is so clear, and the issues and solutions for each chapter are so clearly presented, too. I found the questions open enough to find a range of hidden issues - not only after the fact or when resistance comes up. I find the questions also useful to check on potential inner conflict down the road before making a business decision such as creating new products or services, entering new markets or hiring people or associating with new partners and so on.""