Dr. Elie Daher · The Reimaginist
I work alongside CEOs as a thinking partner while they reimagine their companies and themselves. Forty years across 12 countries, 200+ C-suite conversations, and an operating seat I still hold, so the thinking comes from the work, not the lecture stand.
Reimagine. Redefine. Reinvent.

Why this exists
The company has to become something it is not yet. So does the person leading it. And almost everyone offering to help is selling something.
I have watched good executives disappear because no one knew their name beyond their title, and good companies optimise their way into irrelevance. Leaders who can reimagine themselves do not become victims of the future. My work is to think alongside them while they do it, and to put that thinking into books, conversations and tools any leader can use without hiring me.
Three questions every CEO is asking
Adaptive7™
How do I change a company that is still working?
Explore the company →
5C-Brand™
How do I become known for what I think, not only what I run?
Explore yourself →
Future-Ready Mind™
What does AI change about my job as CEO?
Explore what comes next →
Why a CEO takes the call
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EVP & CMO of United Safety since 2011, leading the Eastern Hemisphere business. Twenty-seven years at Schlumberger before that, from field engineer to CEO of NExT. The advice comes from a leader still accountable for a P&L this quarter.
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A regional safety provider repositioned into a global industrial safety brand. Futurekids Lebanon, founded in 1995 in a country rebuilding after war, reaching 30 schools and 30,000 children.
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Adaptive7™ for reimagining the company. 5C-Brand™ for reimagining the person. Behind them, two Amazon bestsellers: Reimagining Leadership, with a foreword by Professor Peter Hawkins, and Reimagining You, with a foreword by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith.
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IMD Certified Board Director, Certified Advisory Board Chair, President of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches™, member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.
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No consulting retainer, no hours to fill. That is rare, and it is the reason a CEO can take the call.
From the foreword to Reimagining You
What makes this book truly special is Elie himself. He’s lived this journey. From redefining his own career to becoming a global thought leader, Elie shares lessons not just from theory but from the trenches. He knows what it takes to step into uncertainty, challenge the status quo, and build a brand that transcends industries and borders.
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith · Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach · author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
The thinking, in two books

Empowering growth and performance through purposeful change and constructive culture. Foreword by Professor Peter Hawkins.
About the book
How to become known for what you think, not only for what you run. The thinking behind 5C-Brand™. Foreword by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith.
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