Vladimir Baranov is the founder of Human Interfaces, where he coaches science and tech executives and founders on the leadership and communication skills their technical training never covered.
His path there was not direct. He spent years in financial services before co-founding a wealth management SaaS company that grew over seven years and was acquired by Franklin Templeton, then moved into aerospace as an early team member on a satellite startup.
Even after that success, he found himself wanting more direct, human impact, which led him to become a certified executive coach (UC Berkeley) with MBAs from Columbia and London Business School. His approach blends roughly 80 percent coaching questions with 20 percent mentoring from lived experience, built specifically for engineers and scientists stepping into leadership.
Timestamps:
[00:00:00] What happens when a founder wants to walk away from a co-founder?
[00:00:51] What does a coach for science and tech executives actually do?
[00:02:01] Why did Vladimir choose coaching as his life's mission?
[00:03:21] What do first-time coaching clients actually want to know?
[00:08:14] Why do even Amazon employees need a coach outside the company?
[00:09:28] What's the real difference between coaching, mentoring, and consulting?
[00:14:10] Why do technical people struggle to relate to others?
[00:17:16] How much control do you actually have over your career?
[00:23:04] Is your manager really the reason you're unhappy at work?
[00:26:48] What happens when one question changes a founder's mind?
[00:28:30] How did losing his language for eight years shape Vladimir's path?
[00:31:21] Why did selling his company still leave him feeling empty?
[00:34:59] How do you actually measure the impact of coaching?
[00:40:14] Where can you find Vladimir Baranov?
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