Do you ever find yourself going, going, going … only to find out that you either are running in circles or that the road you are running on is actually a treadmill? And, the more you try to run, the harder and faster you try to run, the more you find yourself stuck in the same spot? What if you could create a new and exciting road to run on instead? What if you didn't have to run at all, but could find more enjoyable and creative ways to arrive at your destination? What if you could find a way to get a bigger return for all the energy and muscle you keep putting in?If the thought of all this gets you excited, and you know that what you are doing now is not getting you different, and better, results, then NOW is the time to do something about it. NOW is the time put your dreams into action, real action!Candy’s approach is designed to help you do exactly that by leveraging your own strengths, or the strengths of your team. She focuses on how to use both self-discipline and personal accountability to create a higher rate of return on the energy you are currently expending.With nearly 20 years in Corporate America, Candy is a master at growing emerging leaders, building exceptional, high-performing teams, maximizing and leveraging ROI, and catapulting individuals to achieve explosive growth. Candy is an executive coach & trainer, business strategist, international speaker and Amazon best-selling author. She works with Executives, Entrepreneurs and Emerging Leaders (the 3 E's) to help them accelerate their life & business to the next level, as well as that of their teams.

Are you looking to enhance the tools in your toolbox or learn to get out of your own way? Maybe, you are looking for ways to further develop strategies to help empower others, or build your teams? Are you ready to make a transition to open up the possibilities for yourself? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then the Certified Coaches Federation (www.certifiedcoachesfederation.com) may be the right place for you. And, if you live in Texas, Oklahoma or Wisconsin, then Candy Barone, CMCP, MBA, is the CCF Trainer to help guide you though this transition and help you elevate your success and focus to the next level. Candy, known as the "Pull-No-Punches Accountability Powerhouse," is a certified master coach, certified Law of Attraction practitioner, professional & corporate trainer, international speaker and published author, She also has successfully put into the practice the tools she will share with you. In just 2 days filled with intensive content, role plays, learnings and self-study, Candy can guide you to becoming certified as a Life and Executive Coach. The Certified Coaches Federation has certified more than 8,000 Life Coaches and Executive Coaches since 2006 and is now recognized as one of the Leading Life Coach Certification and Executive Coach Certification Programs in the world! Voted Best Life Coach Training Course 4 years in a row! CCF is now offering our Life Coach Certification and Executive Coach Certification Programs in 100 cities around the world! The two words used most often when describing our Life Coach Training and Executive Coach Training Courses are brilliance and simplicity! The Certified Coaches Federation offers a succinct course that gets to the heart of the coaching process and has removed any non-essential components in the process of helping our clients achieve their goals!http://www.certifiedcoachesfederation.com

TAB Boards® consist of presidents, CEOs, owners and managing partners. Because no one lays claim to the member’s business, the result is no-holds-barred feedback and a sounding board for best business practices. Boards are facilitated by seasoned business consultants who moderate the meetings, and who coach each member in individual private sessions. Members enjoy many additional benefits designed to focus them in areas to provide the greatest impact on building a successful business and Work-Life Balance

Responsible for developing field change strategy to implement and support new technology platform- Develop stakeholder analysis, change impact analysis to assess readiness and impact of initiative to sales force.- Manage OCM sizing estimates and cost projections for technology platform in alignment with business case.- Create draft of framework for field change strategy with key levers and field engagement process identified.- Conduct outside-in business consulting with multiple key stakeholder groups and alliance partners internally.- Establish adoption spectrum and measurement systems, targets and processes to realize business value.- Completed Prosci Change Management Methodology, Practices & Tools certification.

Leadership role to support projects across multiple divisions within the Agency in the areas of problem definition. strategy / approach, options analysis, measurement & change management. A business development role that focuses on strategic planning, analysis & design.

Responsible for discount authority above GPO contracts, deal velocity, financial strategies, and risk management.- Developed ROI Model for customer to demonstrate financial value around throughout, bed turns and hospital reimbursements.- Selected as part of the Leadership team focused on Segmentation / Distribution for 2008.- Trained 4 classes of new sales reps on Commercial Ops processes, procedures, sales margin analysis, deal strategies & anti-kickback laws.- Participated with LEAN workout team in evaluating & developing process improvements for quoting & booking orders in Q306. - Assisted team in driving deal strategy for several large wins through financial analysis (e.g., sales margin, trade-ins, overall effective discount, GPO contracts and SAA's

Responsible for managing & leading Experiences (Education) team, department budget & strategic partnerships.- Constructed & managed foundational $1.5M budget for Education, Theaters & Studio departments.- Managed staff of thirteen employees consisting of both full-time & part-time educators / coordinators.- Developed marketing strategies for summer camp brochures, educational programs & lab activities.- Designed and implemented new business procedures, innovative programming, training & development.- Directed & coordinated development from concept to delivery of educational products & curriculum.- Built public & private networks / partnerships to advance Discovery World’s design initiatives.- Established outside contracts with professionals & consultants to enhance product content & delivery.

Responsible for discount authority above GPO contracts, deal velocity, financial strategies, and risk management.- Delivered 125% growth on orders and 121% growth on sales for the second half of 2005 fiscal year.- Executed additional discounting and increased deal velocity while maintaining sales margin targets.- Reduced channel management time through development of discount delegation program.- Resolved issues that caused deal analysis delays, presented adverse financial strategies, or lost revenue.- Received 2005 Management Award for Excellence; 2006 Pinnacle Award for Outstanding Sales Support.- Managed deals, strategies and proposals for patient monitoring, non-invasive cardiology equipment.- Structured marketing promotions & strategies for patient monitoring and non-invasive cardiology products.

Responsible for providing sales support and marketing resources for six corporate client markets.· Developed market growth strategies, competitive analysis, sales support tools, marketing resources and programs.· Facilitated promotional & marketing support for six industrial markets.· Managed effective product and services marketing; conducted extensive voice-of-the-customer assessments.

Responsible for facilitating DMAIC methodology with cross-functional project teams to deliver business objectives.- Created financial toolset for predictive mechanical services; developed and implemented training strategy.· Developed best practices and templates for other black belts; created innovative financial communication tools.· Deployed project tools & processes to Asia-Pacific & Japan teams; delivered first global Six Sigma sales project.· Received 2005 Johnson Controls Chairman’s Award for Excellence and 3rd Quarter Merit Award.· Received Eastern Canadian Regional BOMA Pinnacle Award for Innovation; Qualified for Nationals.· Secured total business impact from projects exceeding $1 Million in total EBIT for the Controls business.

Responsible for building, managing, and expanding long-term customer relationships through account management.· Facilitated Violence Prevention Program and Junior Engineers; develop support offerings for economic buyers. · Developed School-to-Work program with local high school to increase diversity within the workforce· Received Area Teaming Award for successful teamwork, unwavering dedication and exemplary service.

Responsible for developing marketing strategies & outreach for lab and building prototypes for Consortium members; administered part-builds for prototypes manufactured from the stereolithography (SLA) machine.

Responsible for coordination & presentation of professional education programming for applied research department.· Developed technology, science, & engineering educational outreach for area secondary students & teachers.· Executed educational curriculum development for NASA Get-Away Special payload shuttle experiment.· Developed marketing strategies and materials for premier rapid prototyping seminar.

Responsible for generating & executing working drawings, integrated system databases & graphics software; compiled, calculated, & facilitated energy/water consumption & conservation data into comparative analysis.

Responsible for conducting extensive literature searches; incorporated data into comparative analysis; investigated alternative measures to reduce volatile organic compounds discharged into atmosphere from printers.

Responsible for compiling comprehensive boiler performance results & ASME tests to insure troubleshooting; conducting literature searches and product research; managing project teams and process improvements.