Executive, Leadership, Career & Life Solutions

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. First, look at their experience. Are they a former executive? Have they run major organizations? Certifications are helpful but experience and executive level perspective makes a major difference.

Second, look at their testimonials. Are executives, companies, colleges, associations, and individuals endorsing them?

Third, look at their content, are they merely repeating someone else's traditional thinking or, are they recognized thought leaders in their field.

Fourth, are they just focused on individuals, or are they also working with companies, colleges, associations, and training others?

Fifth, you get what you pay for. Be willing to pay for the best but be sure they are the best you can afford.

Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

A. 20% of a job search is tied to resumes and interviewing.
80% of a job search is tied to your own personal development, marketing, relationship development, and sales approach.

50% of a hiring decision cannot be determined from resumes or interviewing. Personality assessment tests are helpful but behavioral assessments are critical to predicting future performance and role fit.

Organizational development is usually tactical when it should start with understanding the business and strategic planning.

Q. What questions should a consumer ask to hire the right service professional?

A. Tell me about your experience in hiring others.
Were you the decision maker, hiring manager, or the gatekeeper?
How many organizations have your managed?
How large were those organizations?
Were they global or local?
How productive were those organizations?
Where have you demonstrated professional success before?

Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

A. Do they want to be given a fish (simple answers with tactical steps and limited results) or learn how to fish (learn the knowledge and skills that can change your life)?

Do they want cost effective solutions they can use at home or do they need personal attention? We offer both at different price points.

Does the organization want help tactically or want a C-Level discussion and approach? We focus on the strategic and utilize qualified tactical partners.

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. As I was rolling out one of my companies, I began to notice that many of my peer senior executives were functionally outstanding but never given the training or understanding of how to develop themselves, market themselves, or sell themselves into jobs or promotions - using the same best practices that companies use everyday..

Next I noticed that companies were often good at what they did but did not have the strategic model, testing, and game plan to maximize teaming, coherence, and performance.

Since I am passionate about helping others, we created the paradigms needed to address both areas. We put these programs under the umbrella of Jobpreneurship(TM) which integrates both individual and organizational success.