Mike Viola

Mike Viola is a trusted Executive Coach, former operator, and integral strategic partner for Mountaintop Consulting. Mike partners with CEOs, founders, and C-suite leaders to accelerate performance and scale leadership systems that create measurable enterprise value. He brings more than twenty years of operating experience, and his coaching anchors to board-aligned goals and a short set of KPIs that make progress visible.

Before founding EmpowerUP Coaching, Mike held senior roles across several high-growth healthcare and services businesses. Most recently, as Regional President at naviHealth, he directed a $1.2 billion healthcare-spend market through exit to UnitedHealthcare, launched partnerships across eight states, and delivered sustained EBITDA growth through disciplined execution and leadership development.

Mike’s coaching combines the rigor of an operator with the objectivity of a strategic partner. Clients use him to improve decision velocity, strengthen delegation and succession, and turn strategy into disciplined execution. Engagements often focus on first-time CEOs, post-financing leadership teams, and executives leading large-scale change.

Mike holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BA in Economics from Princeton University. He is certified by the International Coaching Federation, Hogan Assessments, and Leadership Circle. Mike also serves as an advisor to and investor in early-stage healthcare companies, including Palvella Therapeutics, Legion Health, and Arsana Health.

Mike’s Top 5 Strengths: Relator, Empathy, Harmony, Arranger, Developer