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COACH’S CORNER - Collective Wisdom for Business Growth

CEOs and Founders encounter new challenges daily and there is no way to know if you are making the right decisions.

It feels very lonely.

Having a circle of other business owners going through the same challenges can provide valuable perspectives and lead to new ideas for old problems.

Even better is guidance from an expert coach who has “been there” and can give real advice and solutions.

Coach’s Corner offers just that. 

A circle of like-minded CEOs and Founders who are “going through it” and are motivated to help each other with “real talk” about problems and solutions.

Learn from each other, and receive guidance from a certified ScalingUp business coach who will facilitate the conversation.

The benefit of professional coaching + plus the camaraderie and brain-power of other business owners – all aimed at helping you thrive as a leader and grow your company.

The best part? It’s completely free. Register by clicking the link below to access all these invaluable benefits.

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“While I had some wonderful mentors along my 40-year journey, I learned a lot through trial and error. Looking back, having resources to help me get unstuck when I was stuck would have been beneficial.

I did get some help later in my career at the Strategic Coach but it would have helped if I had support sooner. For this reason, I have started Coach’s Corner.”
—Steve Ferman

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Workshops & EVENTS

Our workshops and events are about asking questions and learning.

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Each session is tailored to business owners and CEOs looking to grow their businesses and get back to enjoying life as business owners!

Why does Steve do so many events? Because, like Simon Sinek, we like being the idiot in the room!

Our workshops and events are about asking questions and learning. We break it down so you really get something out of the session.  

Upcoming Events

We’re currently planning our next event. We can’t wait to share it with you!

Past Events

AI for Business
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Workshop
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January 9, 2025, 12PM - 1PM EST

Automate to Elevate

AI Workshop for Business Leaders

Integrating AI into your business operations is no longer an option–it’s a must if you want to stay competitive. Our Automate to Elevate Workshop will teach you how to leverage artificial intelligence to save time, attract and retain high-value customers, and grow your business efficiently.

Learn how to streamline tedious tasks so you can:

  • Reclaim time lost to disconnected, manual processes.
  • Free your team to focus on creative, high-quality strategic work.
  • Achieve goals faster, without adding more resources

Everyone who attends will also receive my Comprehensive Guide for Business Owners: Utilizing ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. This invaluable resource includes:

  • Use cases for ChatCPT, Claude, and Perplexity
  • Free vs. Paid Version Comparisons
  • Tools for Building
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December 5, 2024

Join me for Automate to Elevate workshop

In this AI workshop for business coaches, you will learn how to streamline tedious tasks, so you have more time for the work you love – delivering creative, high-quality, strategic insights to your clients. 

Here’s how we help executive business coaches use AI:

  • Provide real-time insights

Data-driven feedback to clients, elevating the value of every session.

  • Optimize coaching sessions

Personalized recommendations tailored to each client’s unique needs.

  • Predict business challenges

Before they arise, allowing you to coach proactively rather than reactively.

  • Automate routine tasks

Freeing up time for higher-value strategic discussions and client grow

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Date: September 5th, Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST Location: Online

Coach’s Corner Workshop - Cash Flow Story

Are you leaving money on the table?

For most businesses, the answer is a resounding “yes!”

If you find yourself in this category, you won’t want to miss our next free Coach’s Corner workshop: Unlock the Secrets to Maximizing Your Net Profits: The Power of One.

Did you know that a mere 1% change in your business can revolutionize your profits and cash flow?

During this workshop, we will demonstrate the Power of One, revealing how a 1% or 1-day improvement in your business’s seven crucial levers—price, volume, direct costs, overhead, receivables, inventory, and payable—can significantly impact your profit and cash flow.

Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your profit and cash flow strategy. Register now for our FREE workshop and start making impactful changes today!

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December 6, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

The 13-Week Race

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this Workshop has been cancelled. Please contact us if you have any questions.

This session will introduce you to the 13-Week Race. We will show you how to set, monitor, and reach your priorities for the first quarter of 2024. 

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September 28, 2023, 2 PM

B2B Mastery: Unveiling Powerful Marketing Strategies

Gain insights into the art of hiring the right talents, the magic of networking, and the impact of championing community engagement and forging strong partnerships. Uncover personalized approaches that resonate with your business and embark on a transformative B2B marketing adventure. Don’t miss this chance to redefine your path to success!

I am excited to join this excellent panel which includes:

  • Tyler Fox, Architect & Junior Partner with JM2 Architecture
  • Brian Califano, Co-Founder & Managing Partner with Accelerating CFO LLC
  • Katherine E Lewis, Partner with Meister Seelig & Fein PLLC
  • Jeffrey Tebele, CEO of RCS Professional Services

For more information or to register for this free webinar, please

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hold your team accountable
September 20, 2023, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Who, What & When?

As a business leader, you need to hold your team accountable. However, every member of the team must know who is responsible for what and when should each task be completed. Until this happens, your organization’s progress will be stymied. This workshop will explain a process for accountability that’s measurable.

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June 7, 2023, 1:00- 2:00 p.m.

What is Your Vision?

To create your company’s Vision, you first need to define your Culture, including Core Values, Purpose, and Brand Promise. This workshop will allow you to plan your vision which is essential to reaching the next level.

To see this workshop, please click here.

Our workshops are being held virtually. There is no charge to attend but registration is required. Please click on the “Get Tickets” button to register.

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April 19, 2023, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Where Are We Going and What is Holding Us Back?

In this workshop, we will uncover what drives your company forward by avoiding what is stopping progress and holding you back from scaling.  We will also discuss how to avoid icebergs that cannot be seen.

To see this workshop, please click here.

Our workshops are being held virtually. There is no charge to attend but registration is required. Please click on the “Get Tickets” button to register.

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Talent Assessment
February 24, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Finding the RIGHT Talent

This Session will discuss the importance of hiring the right A players as well as how to coach up B players and coach out C players.

To view this workshop, please click here.

Our workshops are being held virtually. There is no charge to attend but registration is required. Please click on the “Get Tickets” button to register.

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Stop the revolving door of new hires.
September 14, 2022, 1 - 2 p.m.

Hiring Today: Finding the right talent for YOUR business.

Stop the revolving door of new hires.

Hiring is difficult - even in “normal” times.

There are checklists and tips to navigate hiring in 2022.

But every business is different.

How can you make sure you’re hiring the right people for YOUR company?

How can you be certain you are hiring A-players, ones that will positively impact the trajectory of YOUR business?

In this one-hour workshop, we will go over the job scorecard - breaking down what your company needs to make the right hires today - and going forward.

This workshop was recorded. Please email me if you would like to receive a copy of the video.

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Serial Entrepreneurship
September 2022

Serial Entrepreneurship: The Next Evolution

I was interviewed by Cheryl Mucha for the Pathways to Profitability Podcast: Personal Tales of Business Success, where local business owners share personal stories of their trials and tribulations that got them to where they are today. 

Entrepreneurship is never stagnant. In this episode, I discuss the next evolution in my world of serial entrepreneurship - becoming a business coach. 

Listen HERE.

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COMPANY CULTURE
August 30, 2022, 1 p.m.

Company Culture Examples That Will Get You Inspired and Help You Stay Ahead of The Competition

Wondering how to create an awesome culture where your employees love what they do? Please join us to learn how to strengthen culture & trust in your business to win new business. Hosted by RCS Professional, we present you with a panel of four business leaders: Jeffrey Tebele, Doug Diamond, Steve Ferman, & Christine Pietrowicz-Joanis.

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Prohibit the pivot
June 24, 2022, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Prohibit the Pivot

PIVOT PROOF YOUR BUSINESS

What happened to your business when the pandemic struck? - Pivot!

Then you navigated job market issues caused by the Great Resignation - Pivot!

You’re now dealing with continued supply chain issues and inflation - Pivot!

When was the last time you really thought about where your business is going?

You’ve pivoted so many times, are you spinning in circles, back on your original path, or taking a new one? 

What’s coming next? Rising interest rates? A recession? 

Do you have a plan in place that can withstand economic uncertainty?

In this workshop, we will uncover the trends impacting your business and industry, discuss your company’s strengths and core competencies, and weaknesses - then take that information and formulate an actionable plan that will be the basis for fu

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June 2022

Results Leader

Success doesn’t happen alone.

With few exceptions, every multi-million dollar company was built on the backbone of an effective team.

If your team needs micro-managing, or they’re in constant conflict, your business is doomed.

Listen as I speak with Jonathan Rivera about how I coach entrepreneurs like you to reach their dreams.

In this episode, you’ll discover how to coach your team members to success, so you can change the world with your business.

Show highlights include:

  • Why praying for the needy lets you get more results in your life (even if you’re not religious) (3:28)
  • Why letting employees struggle through their problems lets you become a more effective leader (5:14)
  • The ABL rule that lets you get to the bottom of any problem in your organization (6:30)
  • A funny-so
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June 2022

The Coaches Coach with Cornerstone Paradigm Consulting, LLC

How did I transition from a CIO to a Coach for CEO’s, their executive team, and the company itself?

Watch my interview with Amber Russo of Cornerstone Paradigm Consulting.

Check it out here.

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April 2022

Idea Climbing Podcast With Mark Carter

While many people and publications will tell you mentoring is important, not many clearly define it or tell you how to get started.

As a mentee, you need to be prepared for brutally honest and transparent conversations with mentors. Sugarcoating the realities of life won’t benefit anyone. That approach might hurt the mentee’s feelings at the time. But when a self-aware person looks back at the blunt advice, they appreciate the honesty.

What do you need to do before reaching out to potential mentors?

First, think about what your end goal is. Start there and break it down into smaller bites. Work your way backward until you’re asking yourself, “What can I start doing today?” which leads to “What do I need to know that a mentor might be able to help with?”

Many people are afraid to ask for help - they don’t think

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business coach
Thursday, March 31 @ 1 P.M., 1 p.m. ET

Finding the Right Business Coach for YOU!

Did you know that most business coaches have coaches?

That’s because we know the value of the transformation a great coach can provide! But, what should you look for to find the perfect coach for you?

In order for you to succeed long-term, your business coach should be someone you are comfortable with, but who challenges and inspires you and, most importantly, will keep you accountable.

As two professional coaches, Lori and Steve will walk you through the coaching world and help you define exactly what you should be looking for in a coach.

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March 8, 2022, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Personal Plan Workshop

Join us for the quarterly One Page Personal Plan Workshop to set your high-level goals first, then work down to what you want to accomplish in the next 90 days. 

We will work together to designate what habits or activities you would like to start this quarter and others that you want to stop. If you attended a previous session, bring your original plan so you can see what you’ve accomplished and reset your goals.

At the end of the session, you will have a personal strategic plan that you can execute in order to meet your own vision for the impact you want to have and the legacy you would like to leave.

This workshop was recorded. Please email me if you would like to receive a copy of the video.

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March 2022

Innovate Strategies with Bill Haase

Innovative Strategies with Bill HAASE is a show designed to help people with their business and personal Financial Literacy, but not the way you have known. This is not your grandpa’s financial literacy, as Bill uses his 30-plus years in the financial industry to stretch your financial box from a 30,000-foot view of things. Bill and his guests have helped hundreds of clients achieve and surpass their financial goals.

Steve Ferman appears in this episode to discuss the benefits of hiring a business coach and what people can expect when they hire Steve as their business coach.

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October 21, 2021, 3:21 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.

Scaling Up+ Virtual Summit

The way we work is changing. How are you keeping your teams on track and productive?

Join top Scaling Up partners from around the globe for another Scaling Up+ Summit on October 21, 2021.

These leading CEOs and authors will share actionable insights to ensure continued prosperity within your firms by helping you outthink your competition.

The event is free but registration is required. 

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