Accountants • Attorneys • Architects • Bodyworkers • Chiropractors
Coaches • Computer Professionals • Consultants • Counselors
Designers • Engineers • Financial Planners • Freelancers
Health Practitioners • Insurance Brokers • MLM Distributors
Photographers • Real Estate Agents • Recruiters • Salespeople
Speakers • Therapists • Trainers • Writers

Here's what some of Frank Traditi's clients say: "Frank Traditi was just what I needed! I was just getting started in coaching when I asked Frank to be my coach. What a great decision! Frank helped me zero in on who, what, and how I was going to coach. I was able to develop clear marketing goals and business plans for my coaching program. His networking ideas were terrific. Now I'm prepared to take my programs and run with them!" Don Harris • Speech Improvement Coach "I was a complete marketing novice when I started working with Frank. I thought that I had to know exactly what to do before I took a step. Frank showed me that marketing is an art form and that sending a consistent message was the most important thing. Without Frank at my side, I would still be stuck. Instead, I've made huge strides in a few short months and feel that I've learned more than a marketing major with a four-year degree. Frank is a fabulous coach and mentor! My investment in Frank has paid huge rewards!" Suzanne Worrall Elkind • Leadership Development Coach Here's what some of Joan Friedlander's clients say: "I just want you to know how much your personal coaching has meant to my business life as well as my personal life. When I first started the program, I was just looking for methods to start and run my business. You have saved me more time and money than I ever thought possible." Peggy Huber • Mortgage Broker "With Joan's help, I developed the clarity of purpose and motivation required to make changes that have brought me 'happiness without hesitation.' It would have taken MUCH longer to make the changes without her. Joan is truly a catalyst for personal improvement!" Dr. Greg Cherney • Network Chiropractor Here's what some of Donna Feldman's clients say: "I just wanted to thank you for helping me create a successful business. I had been 'playing' with my marketing for too long, but through our coaching sessions, I learned to see my business in a new light and take the actions that propelled me to success. I appreciate the way you challenge me, support me, and keep me out of my box!" Dana Lynch • Image Consultant "Donna has helped us increase our effectiveness as partners in business and individually. Donna's kind, compassionate, and no-nonsense approach, along with her incredibly insightful perspectives, has kept us focused on growing our business and enhancing our lives. We are very thankful for the growth we've achieved through Donna's coaching!" Dr. Sherri Campbell & Mark Dickson • Insurance Consultants

— Frank Traditi, Joan Friedlander and Donna Feldman    

COACHING FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS, SOCIAL VENTURES & ACTIVISTS
with C.J. Hayden

I help my clients launch and expand ventures dedicated to social change. I work with the leaders of startup or growing social ventures to help them strategize, troubleshoot, and stay true to their vision. My approach is a blend of practical management consulting with personal mentoring and coaching. If you own or lead a business or nonprofit with a social change mission, or have an idea for a venture grounded in the principles of social entrepreneurship, I may be the right coach for you.

What is a social entrepreneur?

Here's what I help my clients do:

• Get clear about what you want to accomplish
• Evaluate your venture concept and develop a sustainable business model
• Develop your leadership qualities, business skills, and management potential
• Solve problems and eliminate obstacles 
• Locate resources, make connections, and build alliances
• Set specific goals and make effective action plans
• Gain perspective, get feedback, and discover new ideas
• Stay true to your vision, focused on your goals, and on track with your plans

I have the skills and experience to help you and your enterprise with:

• Practical visioning, strategy, and planning
• Developing yourself as a leader, manager, and entrepreneur
• Marketing tactics, tools, and skills
• Financial modeling and analysis
• Product design and development
• Managing projects and people

Since 1992, I have been helping clients like these:

• A successful author wanted to use her experience in the publishing industry to found an entrepreneurial nonprofit teaching job skills to at-risk girls. I coached her to clarify her vision, define the mission of her enterprise, form her first management team, build alliances in the community, and make it all fit into her already busy life.
  
• An MD who founded a medical research facility to discover new treatments for AIDS/HIV hired me to consult with his management team about appropriate marketing strategies, advise them on developing a marketing action plan, and mentor the doctor/CEO himself on entrepreneurial thinking, better delegation skills, and project management techniques.
  
• The owner of a training school worked with me to begin sharing her innovative ideas about leadership and personal development on a worldwide basis. I advised her on public relations and writing techniques, and coached her on balancing her heavy workload with managing her health, nurturing a new relationship, and writing a book, while growing her school from a local success into a global enterprise.
  
• A husband-wife team of psychotherapists hired me to help implement their mission to make psychological services available to areas in crisis in the developing world. I mentored them in reorganizing their private practices and finances to make a life of travel and volunteering possible.
  
• The new director of a social enterprise asked me to assist with creating a sustainable business model for the venture, and a realistic action plan for her ambitious goals. I consulted with her to develop a detailed business plan, advised her about fundraising, and mentored her to build her management and communication skills.
  

My clients include for-profit or nonprofit social enterprises, solopreneurs engaged in social change, directors of nonprofits, and activist CEO's. I typically work with clients who are launching a new venture or expanding an existing enterprise into new territory.

Here's what some of my clients say about our work together: "You have been instrumental in facilitating the development of a successful business plan, and your extensive professional network has brought into this organization a wealth of important connections... In you I have found a mentor, a coach, a business-savvy advisor, a skilled networker, and a wise woman." Amy Wilson • Director, Ashoka Youth Venture San Francisco "Your coaching sessions have moved an idea, a passionate dream of mine... into a working reality... Your expertise, your enthusiasm, and your guidance have all enabled me to plunge into this career and move forward full speed ahead." Jennifer Esperante Gunter • Youth Leadership Speaker "I chose you as my coach because of your demonstrated mastery of your business, your expertise in business marketing, and my sense of your integrity. You delivered on all those... What I experienced and came to value so highly is your ability to hold a space, keeping me in my vision and helping me practice self-compassion." Beth Hand, MBA • Leadership Development Coach "It's wonderful to have a champion in your life that supports you in achieving your dreams. It is even better when that champion has the wisdom, expertise and experience to guide you in the steps to take to make your dreams a reality. That is what my experience in working with C.J. has been like." Judi Henderson-Townsend • Serial Entrepreneur

If what you've read so far sounds like I might be the right coach for you and your venture, please contact me to find out more. Much of my work takes place by phone and email, so you can work with me from anywhere in the world. There's no long-term commitment required to schedule a session. For team coaching, workshops, or strategic planning sessions, I can travel to your location.

Please note that because I often have a full roster of clients, I do have to be selective about which clients I can work with personally. I no longer work with clients who do not fit the profile described above, nor do I offer weekly coaching sessions. To find out more about my availability and rates, please tell me a little about your venture when you call or write.

I look forward to hearing from you!

— C.J. Hayden    

* What is a social entrepreneur? If your venture has a mission to create social change, and that mission holds a higher priority for you than maximizing personal profits, you may be a social entrepreneur. Social entrepreneurship may take many forms: starting or leading a mission-driven business, founding or directing an innovative nonprofit, implementing a community initiative, serving as an activist, working to educate others through writing, teaching, speaking, or artistic works — or even launching a movement. Social entrepreneurs are innovators; their aim is to break patterns and introduce new approaches to solve social problems.

Related to social entrepreneurship are two other terms: social enterprise and social ventures. Social enterprise is the use of business methods to achieve a social mission. For example, a nonprofit organization that funds its programs by selling products or services. Or a for-profit business that directs a significant percentage of its profits to a social cause. Social venture is a broader term that applies to any organization, business, or initiative launched for the purpose of addressing social problems or creating social change.

My clients include all three of these: social entrepreneurs, leaders of social enterprises, and people launching or expanding social ventures. For more about these topics, visit www.socialentrepreneurcoach.com.

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