Hear It From the Best: Career Coaches

Entrepreneurial leaders do not have a mindset that adapts to failure. Things go wrong, of course, but entrepreneurs don´t call them "failures" they call them "glitches, mistakes, bungles, setbacks" – but not failing.

When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision he ever had to make, he answered that he didn´t know what a hard decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with the idea that there´s a strong likelihood that he/she will be wrong. This doesn´t dissuade them – to the contrary they just do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they arise.

Here's a few entrepreneurs:

Founded by actors Jodie Bentley and Kevin Urban, The Savvy Actor mission is to empower actors to think like small business owners by creating and implementing an effective business plan, branding their unique product, and developing marketing strategies that get them noticed. Kevin and Jodie have almost 20 years of combined experience in the acting business; Kevin has a degree in PR/Marketing Communications and prior to The Savvy Actor, Jodie built and ran her own NYC based Marketing and Sales company from the ground up.

In addition to one-on-one career coaching, Savvy leads seminars and workshops for universities and professional acting schools including New York University, Baldwin Wallace, UC Irvine, The York Theatre, The Network, The PIT, and Weist Barron. Clients have booked Broadway shows, national commercials, film and television work, and signed with agents.

Jodie Bentley & Kevin Urban www.thesaavyactor.com

For over 20 years, our firm has thrived by combining unique job search approaches, with in-depth, personal career management advice and expertise. We pride ourselves on picking up where others leave off. Importantly, with our service, we take full advantage of our network of contacts and blend that with the most effective and cutting edge technologies - taking much of the frustration out of the search and dramatically reducing the time it takes to achieve your career objectives.

We specialize in working privately with professionals, managers and executives in search of the optimum career situation. If you are familiar with traditional career management and or outplacement, the first thing you should know is that our service is designed to act as a Proactive Agent, one who not only tells you what you need to hear, but one who rolls up our shirtsleeves and gets to work. Active participation in your job search is one of the defining characteristics that makes Notus Career Management stand alone in its service.

Rhett Kasparian www.getnotus.com

"It is the little things" that make a big difference. My practice helps people implement what they had learned, but have, perhaps, forgotten.

Emphasis placed on: Three things to pay close attention to for great communication.

1. Help other people feel important/significant

2. Ask questions.

3. Listen to the answers.

Company helps people discover their three major talents. Then works with individuals to create opportunities where they can use their talents. A path to their idea career is developed and individual is coached to keep reaching toward her goal.

Kathy Condon www.kathycondon.info

My name is Marianne Emma Jeff and I am a career coach specializing in working with professional, creative women in their 30´s and 40´s. I work with them to present themselves as a professional business, expand their network and opportunities and break through the blocks that are holding them back from attaining the professional success they so desire. I work with clients one on one, in groups and also am among a very small, selective group of online coaches, via Coaching Interactive.

I am originally from Nottingham England and have lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years. After spending 20 years as a professional actress I discovered my "bliss" in coaching. I have been coaching professionally for 4 years, trained at CoachInc and am proud to be a member of The International Coaching Federation. I enjoy working with my clients to expand their possibilities and empower them to break through to success. My first book "Discovering Your Intentional & Exceptional Life" is getting ready for a second print and my next book "The Zen of Red Wine" will be out early 2010. As a 40th birthday present to myself last month I performed my one person show "The Zen of Red Wine" to a sold out audience in Los Angeles. Creativity is a necessary part of my life and I understand and relate to the challenges of today´s creative women.

Marianne Emma Jeff www.motivatemyself.com