Connecting CEOs With Business Growth

How Do CEOs Outperform When The World Shifts, Time Is Scarce, And Staying Ahead Feels Impossible?

Boom Helps The Progressive CEO Drive Business Growth By Connecting You With Next-Level Services, Technologies And The Right People.

Boom Enhances The CEO’s Life

This is a new approach. Think of Boom as a plugin that enhances the life and performance of CEOs. It’s like The Matrix (in that movie)—but a positive one. One that The Progressive CEO desires to belong to. They and their peers come here for next-level tools. For speed, depth, clarity, energy, and wisdom. Take the orange pill and unlock the next level for you and your business.

Get our CEO Study

In partnership with HubSpot, we researched the top challenges faced by CEOs when it comes to driving business growth. In the CEO Study, you find:

  • the top challenges according to 160 CEOs
  • Inputs from 8 CEOs about what works for them
  • Insights from 3 next-level experts

Defining The Progressive CEO

  • GROWTH Grows personally and drives business growth
  • PROGRESS Views business as a progress engine
  • VISION Builds a great, enduring company
  • MAGNET Turns the organisation into a people magnet
  • HEALTH Cultivates wellness for humans including themselves and the planet
Are we a match? Talk to Dave

Learn more about Dave

Read our manifesto

Boom Sparks

Next-Level Services we connect CEOs with


Published in partnership with HubSpot, our groundbreaking CEO Study (download) marked Boom’s first deep dive into the personal challenges CEOs face when driving business growth. This original research has become an ongoing initiative, shaping the creation of services for progressive CEOs.

Check out Boom’s services

What CEOs say about Boom

“Dave’s energy, inner drive and love for connecting the right people inspires CEOs to make strong decisions and lead their team towards business growth.”

— Sylvia Stocker, CEO & founder of ARABESQUE LLC, Robotics & AI. Zurich, Switzerland

“With Boom’s help, I’m able to better analyse the team’s dynamics and how it affects our performance. My business has used several Boom services and they help CEOs to move forward faster.”

— Ronny Zingre, CEO/owner-manager of MBV (world leader in Microbial Air Sampling) and owner of Femron. 60 employees in total. Investor and Board Member of Plair. Client and investor of Boom.

“I’m happy about our transformation over the years and a lot of it came through making good use of Boom’s services. Boom weaves the wisdom of great business leaders into their own philosophy and I love that.”

— André Heller, CEO/founder of hellermeier, 7 employees. Lucerne, Switzerland

“Dave helped me to build the foundation from the ground up. At the end of the phase with him as our Head Of Growth, we were 240+ supporters strong and capable of fulfilling our mission.”

— Thomas Bergen, Founder of HOPE NOW foundation (and CEO of getAbstract, 170 employees). Lucerne, Switzerland

“Dave and I have kept meeting at my businesses’ conferences and we did media work around the launch of the 2nd edition of my book “Content Inc.” I love his special brand of all-in support when he believes in a project.”

— Joe Pulizzi, Founder of The Tilt, Godfather Of Content Marketing. Cleveland, USA

“At a crucial time, I discussed my challenges with Boom’s experts. I made my decision, got support from Boom, and was able to find the perfect match for a role that is vital to our business success.”

— Charlie Mack, CEO of Cranstoun, 450 employees. HQ in Surrey, United Kingdom

How we work with you

When you reach out to Boom, here’s what to expect:

  1. Discovery: You meet with our founder Dave Hertig. Are we a match?
  2. Deep dive: How can Boom enhance your life and help you drive business growth more easily?
  3. BoomMethod: Let’s use proven frameworks to prioritize tasks
  4. Quick wins: Time to get moving!
  5. Continuity: Let’s take the next step together
Discuss a potential collaboration with Dave

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Dave Hertig’s mission is to contribute to global progress by empowering The Progressive CEOs—a type of CEO defined by Boom which is his ultimate instrument for driving impact. A natural connector, Dave specializes in aligning the unique challenges of CEOs with effective solutions.

Before founding Boom, Dave honed his expertise as a business and finance writer for Switzerland’s two largest media houses, Ringier and Tamedia (TX Group). He served as editor-in-chief for corporate magazines, including Audi Switzerland’s publication, and worked as a freelance marketer for leading organizations such as UBS, Raiffeisen Switzerland, and responsAbility—a global asset manager focusing on emerging markets.

Dave’s diverse skill set and multifaceted career have culminated in the creation of Boom, where he is dedicated to enhancing the lives and work of The Progressive CEO. Connect with Dave Hertig on Linkedin.

Boom connects progressive CEOs with next-level services, technologies and the right people. This includes CEO peers who share your visions, mindsets and core beliefs.

It’s a dynamic world. For our current services, head to the Services page.

Every founder’s story deeply shapes the essence of their business, especially when it stems from genuine passion rather than a pure profit motive. Dave Hertig, Boom’s founder, has been described as a “quick connect” in a scientific assessment—highlighting his natural ability to link people and solutions effectively. His passion lies in helping progressive CEOs catalyze progress within their companies and society at large.

To fulfill this mission, Dave established Boom: an organization dedicated to supporting CEOs who strive for progress and forward motion. By connecting progressive CEOs with growth-focused opportunities, Boom serves as a driving force in advancing the world through business.

Boom is dedicated to making a real impact in the world while building an exceptional business. By working with The Progressive CEO, as defined by us, we gain the leverage to amplify that impact. These CEOs are catalysts for change within their companies and society, aligning perfectly with Boom’s mission to drive progress through business.

We assess alignment with our clients by discussion vision, mindset, and core values. This ensures we collaborate exclusively with CEOs who share our commitment to growth, innovation, and meaningful progress.

If you’re a Progressive CEO and we mutually determine that we’re a great match, you’ll gain access to a world where Boom provides carefully curated solutions for your unique challenges in driving business growth.

One of our greatest strengths is recognizing that no single organization or team, including Boom, can be the world-class specialist in everything. Instead, we continuously seek out, evaluate, and select the best solutions for each specific challenge you face.

This is something new. Think of it as a plugin that upgrades the life and performance of CEOs. It’s like The Matrix—but a positive one. Progressive CEOs and their peers come here for tools, clarity, energy, and wisdom.

Take the orange pill and unlock the next level for you and your business.

At Boom, we believe that creating value and earning profits are inseparable forces behind any successful business. It’s not about choosing one over the other—they go hand in hand.

We are convinced that focusing on the creation of meaningful progress is the path to thriving. Our goal is to achieve extraordinary success across all measures of progress and profitability for ourselves and our clients.

At its core, the Boom manifesto states that “The Progressive CEO brings progress to the world” and is, therefore, a pillar of society whose life and work we aim to enhance. It outlines the company’s commitment to empowering The Progressive CEO by connecting them with next-level services, technologies, and the right people—including CEO peers who share their visions, mindsets, and core values.

The manifesto highlights the importance of CEOs surrounding themselves with positive influences, setting ambitious goals, and continuously developing personally to drive progress for their organizations and society. Here is the link to Boom’s manifesto.

Talk to our Founder Dave Hertig