Entrepreneur, sailor, and coach helping business leaders build companies that grow, Forum peer groups that thrive, and lives anchored in resilience.
Certified Business Coach
Shelby Hacala
Your Business Coach
Entrepreneur, sailor, and coach helping business leaders build companies that grow, Forum peer groups that thrive, and lives anchored in resilience.
Certified Business Coach
YPO & EO Certified Forum
Facilitator
Coaching That Drives Success
The Three Pillars of
NAV360
Together, these pillars unlock the freedom to grow your business, strengthen your leadership, and live a balanced life.
Coaching That Drives Success
The Three Pillars of
NAV360
Together, these pillars unlock the freedom to grow your business, strengthen your leadership, and live a balanced life.
Coaching That Drives Success
The Three Pillars of NAV360
Business Growth (BOS360)
Align your team, strengthen decisions, and scale with confidence.
Elite Forum
Transform YPO and EO peer groups into life-changing spaces of growth, accountability, and connection.
Personal Health (Health360)
Together, these pillars unlock the freedom to grow your business, strengthen your leadership, and live a balanced life.
Why Great Entrepreneurs Still Struggle
- No clear operating system for the business. Without a simple system to align the leadership team, clarify the vision, and drive disciplined execution, decisions become slow, communication breaks down, and progress stalls.
- No trusted circle of peers. Entrepreneurship can be lonely. Without a confidential group of fellow business leaders who truly understand the journey, it’s difficult to gain perspective, share openly, and grow as a leader.
- No method to sustain personal strength. The pressure of leading a company is immense. Without intentional practices to stay physically, mentally, and spiritually strong, many entrepreneurs eventually burn out.
“Working with Shelby helps us stay focused and we get things done, the results speak for themselves.”
David Cape
President, Groupe Marcelle Cosmetics
About
Shelby Hacala is an entrepreneur, business builder, and leadership guide who has spent more than 25 years working alongside founders and leadership teams.
After building and selling multiple businesses, Shelby dedicated his work to helping entrepreneurs navigate the real challenges of leadership. As a long-time member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and an experienced forum facilitator, he has spent decades inside confidential peer groups where leaders openly share the realities of running companies, leading teams, and carrying the weight of major decisions.
Through this experience, Shelby discovered that most entrepreneurs struggle not because of a lack of intelligence or ambition, but because they are missing three critical elements: a clear system to run the business, a trusted circle of peers, and a disciplined way to stay physically, mentally, and spiritually strong under pressure.
These insights led to the creation of NAV360, a framework designed to help entrepreneurs build strong companies while becoming stronger leaders themselves.
A passionate sailor and ocean adventurer, Shelby often draws on the lessons of sailing to illustrate the entrepreneurial journey. Just like navigating a vessel across open water, building a business requires clarity of direction, a capable crew, disciplined systems, and the resilience to adapt when conditions change.
His mission is simple: to help entrepreneurs build companies that thrive without losing themselves in the process.
The Entrepreneur’s Peak Performance Protocol
The Exact System I Use to Stay Physically, Mentally, and Spiritually Strong at 58
Over decades of building companies, sailing oceans, and coaching leaders, I developed a simple daily protocol that keeps me operating at peak performance.
This is the exact system I follow to maintain strength, focus, and endurance as an entrepreneur.
Inside, you’ll discover:
- The daily physical routine that keeps your energy high and your body strong.
- The mental practices that sharpen clarity and decision-making.
- The spiritual disciplines that keep you grounded under pressure.
This protocol is simple, practical, and designed specifically for busy business leaders.
If you want the energy, clarity, and resilience required to lead at the highest level, this is where to start.
Testimonials
What Others Are Saying About My Work
Building trust is essential, and nothing speaks louder than the results my clients achieve. Here’s what leaders are saying about our partnership.
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“Shelby introduced us to dozens of simple business tools that improved our leadership and management practices, strengthened team health, increased meeting productivity, and helped us create a focused marketing strategy while achieving company goals.”

Bill Schultz
President & CEO, Shultz
“Our business results and employee engagement surveys have vastly improved.”

Alyssa Furtado
CEO, Ratehub
“Our management team has never never been more cohesive and pulling in the same direction.”

Doug Guderian
President, Elevator1
“Working with Shelby has been a tremendously valuable experience…His thoughtful approach and ability to provide clear, objective insights challenged me to think differently and approach situations with a more strategic mindset.”

Fraser Adams
President, Brenlo
Testimonials
What Others Are Saying About My Work
Building trust is essential, and nothing speaks louder than the results my clients achieve. Here’s what leaders are saying about our partnership.
“Shelby introduced us to dozens of simple business tools that improved our leadership and management practices, strengthened team health, increased meeting productivity, and helped us create a focused marketing strategy while achieving company goals.”

Bill Schultz
President & CEO, Shultz
“Our business results and employee engagement surveys have vastly improved.”

Alyssa Furtado
CEO, Ratehub
“Our management team has never never been more cohesive and pulling in the same direction.”

Doug Guderian
President, Elevator1
“Working with Shelby has been a tremendously valuable experience…His thoughtful approach and ability to provide clear, objective insights challenged me to think differently and approach situations with a more strategic mindset.”

Fraser Adams
President, Brenlo