01 · Team
Eddy Arriola · CEO advisor and speaker
For CEOs with a big call to make.
When a decision is yours to make, the people around you all have a stake in the answer. Eddy works one-on-one with CEOs on their team, their board and where the business goes next.
02About
From building a bank to advising CEOs.
Apollo Bank began in Miami with Eddy as its founder, and he led it through the financial crisis. When a signed sale fell apart, he and his team rebuilt the company, which grew faster and became a better workplace over the next two years.
Inktel · Co-founded
Apollo Bank · Founded and led
Seacoast · Acquired Apollo
Today Eddy sits on the boards of Seacoast Bank, which acquired Apollo, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. He also chaired the Inter-American Foundation for 13 years, after the U.S. Senate confirmed him to the role.
Conversations with Eddy start with you laying out the whole situation. Then come direct questions and a plain read on what he sees, and he stays involved while you follow through.
Eddy ArriolaFounder, Arriola & Co.
Meet Eddy
Built, led and served
03Work with Eddy
Start one-on-one, or bring Eddy to your team.
Situations many CEOs face:
You
and the people your business depends on
02 · Board and partners
Your board or partners want different things.
03 · Transition
Growth, succession or a sale is changing your role.
04 · Time
Urgent work keeps pushing out what matters most.
FormatsCoaching · Workshops · VIP days
01
One-on-one coaching.
Calls every week or every other week, starting with a conversation to see if it’s a fit.
02
Workshops.
Half-day sessions where leadership teams and CEO groups map the relationships behind one priority each.
03
VIP days.
A full day one-on-one, plus dinner and a second morning, spent on one big decision.
04Speaking
Relational leadership, for leaders who try to do everything themselves.
As their companies grow, many CEOs and senior leaders find that the habits that built the business start to hold it back. Eddy’s talks cover the shift that comes next, getting things done through other people.
01Building trust before you need it
02Having direct conversations about expectations and performance
Explore speaking
For CEOs and senior leaders
05Book
It’s All About Relationships
Mastering the Art of Relational Leadership
Written for CEOs and the leaders who work with them, it names six relationships every CEO has to manage and gives a five-step method for each. Along with building trust, it covers handling conflict and deciding where your time goes.
Also available as an audiobook, read by Eddy.
Explore the book
PenCraft Literary Award winner
Inside the book · Six relationshipsFrom the book, Part I
The BossesThe TeamThe CollaboratorsThe CommunityThe CustomerYourself
06Media
Interviews and writing
07Contact
What would you like to work on
What would you like to work on ![]()
together?
Tell Eddy what’s going on in your business. Introductions from colleagues and advisors are welcome.
Start a conversationFor speaking, include the audience and event date.