Oliver Aust

Oliver Aust is a trusted advisor to CEOs, C-suite executives, founders, high-growth teams, and board leaders navigating the most high-stakes communication moments of their careers—from investor roadshows and board presentations to M&A transactions, public speaking engagements, and organizational transformation. With deep expertise in strategic communication and executive messaging, Oliver helps leaders communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact.

Oliver specializes in working with leaders who need to elevate their communication presence across multiple audiences simultaneously—boards, investors, employees, customers, and the public. He brings a distinctive combination of strategic thinking and communication craft, helping executives sharpen not just how they deliver a message, but what they choose to say, emphasize, and leave unsaid. Whether preparing for a critical investor pitch, leading through organizational change, or building executive presence on the global stage, Oliver helps leaders find their voice and wield it with precision.

After 20+ years coaching Fortune 500 leaders & tech founders, Oliver has seen one truth: exceptional communication isn't a talent you're born with. It's a skill you develop. As such, Oliver created the Speak Like a CEO Academy, which distills everything he has learned from 23,000 + coaching hours into a proven system that turns good leaders into magnetic ones. His approach goes beyond traditional communication coaching. Oliver works at the intersection of strategy and storytelling, helping leaders connect the dots between business strategy, leadership priorities, and communication choices.

What clients say about his work:

• Captivating Internal and External Audiences as a Global Executive: "Working with Oliver fundamentally changed how I approach strategic communication. In preparing for public speaking engagements and high-visibility panels, he helped me sharpen my thinking, tighten my message, and tell stories that captivated the audience. His guidance went beyond delivery to the strategic choices behind what to emphasize, what to leave unsaid, and how to align external visibility with internal leadership priorities. The result was greater credibility, clearer influence, and stronger impact in both public and executive settings." – C-Level Executive, publicly listed, multibillion-dollar global consumer company

• Elevating CEO Communications: "Oliver helped me significantly elevate how I communicate as a CEO in high-stakes situations. His work sharpened my thinking and messaging across public speaking, internal leadership communication, board meetings and investor conversations – particularly when the situation was challenging or the organization was changing. He pushed me to be clearer, more intentional, and more disciplined in how I communicate as a CEO. That shift had a direct impact on how our story was understood by the organization, the board, stakeholders, and investors." – CEO, Venture-Backed Biotech Scale-Up

• Leadership Communications During M&A Transaction: "Oliver worked closely with me and the entire executive leadership team for more than a year as we prepared the company for its next phase. Through sustained, hands-on coaching, he materially elevated the quality of leadership communication across the team — sharpening how we articulated strategy, performance, and long-term potential. This uplift enabled the executive team to present the business with clarity, consistency, and confidence to sophisticated global investors and was an important enabler of a successful private equity transaction for the company and its shareholders." – CEO, Global Market Leader, ~$300M Revenue Company

Oliver has coached leaders across industries including technology, biotechnology, consumer goods, financial services, and manufacturing—helping them communicate effectively in moments that define careers and shape organizational outcomes.