Professional Personal Coach Ed Israel

My name is Ed Israel.  My coaching style as a professional personal coach comes from many years of growing a small family business in a very tough industry into a much larger corporation, and then downsizing it and eventually closing it after 9/11.  At my company, for over 27 years, I moved from learning how to service electronic equipment to negotiating international agreements with major corporations.  And coaching dozens of employees on their lives, careers, and relationships.
 

As I look back on what gave me the most pleasure in the business, it was helping and watching the wonderful people grow in their value to the company and themselves. Along the way, I helped team members through drinking problems and relationship problems at home and at work, and helped them transition from one role in the company to another.  I even helped them make decisions that eventually compelled them to take jobs at other companies.  To this day, I remain friends with many of them.
 

I learned that one should never try too hard to keep someone who wants to leave.  I learned it is always better to tell the truth (actually, I learned that when I was a young boy, so maybe this was just confirmed again and again).  I had a way of making people feel comfortable about coming in to see me with issues they had with their co-workers and managers.
 

Growth Through Challenges

I acquired other companies, sold off divisions, was personally guaranteed on bank loans, and took risks with new products and services.  My biggest mistake was taking my eye off of the ball.  I let someone else run my company and did not realize until too late that it was going in the wrong direction.
 

The only person I did not help was me.  Towards the end of my company’s life, I fought depression, suffered through a deteriorating relationship with my wife, stopped exercising (I am a rock climber, avid outdoorsman, usually put in many hours a week in the gym) and lost so many hours of sleep; it took a long time to catch up.
 

If there was one word that comes to mind that truly deceived me for many years, the word was “trapped”.  I felt trapped in my job and that spilled over to my entire life.
 

What Success Has Meant in My Life

I will now leave the sad story behind.  Today, I am happy. I can look in the mirror and not kid myself about that.  That is success:  to be able to look at yourself in the mirror and say “I am happy” and not flinch or look away or sense you’re kidding yourself.  I have experienced several new careers, I am still happily married to my college sweetheart, and I have helped others through their own difficult times.  To quote one business owner I visited with, “The conversation you had with me turned me completely around.  My family life is better and my business is back on track.”
 

Trapped . . . the hell with "trapped".  It was a specter, a shadow, something that hung over me and yet did not really exist.  You are never trapped.  The problem is when you do not see an answer, you think you are trapped.  Strength comes from reaching out for help.  This is really true.  Figure it out on your own…good luck.  A fresh perspective comes from reaching out.  I did and it turned my life around.
 

My skills come from experiencing more then a lifetime worth of stress, joy, and success. I really enjoy helping others (after my company shut down, before I became a coach, I really missed doing so).  I believe I have a lot to offer those that need to and should reach out for anything from good advice to a new beginning.
 

Ask for a free consultation with me and let's explore opportunities.  My skill sets include approaches to leadership, sales, technology, business and home life, exercise, and having a view that you can make what you want out of your life.
 

Professional Background

Ed began his career in 1979 in the family business, CTR, Inc., an IT services and software development company, and became President in 1981 and CEO in 1994. During his tenure at the helm of CTR, Ed grew the company from $1,000,000 to a run rate of $40,000,000 in revenues and moved it from a traditional office products company to a full-fledged west coast provider of technology products and services. During his tenure, the company became a systems and web application integrator, custom software developer, and software manufacturer.  CTR also became a key reseller for many major manufacturers and established a strong reputation for customer service.  In 2002, Ed was invited to help start AuctionPay, Inc., by bringing in software development staff, picking a hardware platform to deliver the solution, and selecting the appropriate sales tools to support national growth.  He next became V.P. of Sales & Business Development for Trek Technologies, LLC, where he was responsible for building markets around a new multi-purpose tool called TrekPod and establishing distributor and direct retailer relationships.  Ed finished his education in Business Management from Portland State University and received special Harvard business school executive training at the IBM campus in White Plains, New York.

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Life and Personal Coaches

Relationship Coaches

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Spiritual Health Coaches

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Internet Business Coaches    

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Leadership Coaches              

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