Chris Knight Email & Phone Number

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Empowerment and leadership coaching for people committed to making a difference. My belief is that we are each made to positively contribute to this world. We begin to lose our magic and decrease our impact when we think we have to fit some mold in order to be successful.I offer:🌟 One on one coaching with remarkable people (and I believe anyone can be remarkable when they allow themselves to be fully who they are).🌟 Group coaching that builds community and gives people the foundational tools to be their most powerful selves.My clients work in a range of industries including: ✔️ Tech ✔️ Nonprofit ✔️ Entrepreneurship ✔️ Media ✔️ Real Estate ✔️ Consulting Some clients are seeking a job change that aligns more closely with their values and life purpose. Others are looking to bring more power and impact to their current work. Some are bringing something brand new into the world. What they have in common is a belief that what they do in this world matters and a desire to rely less on external validation and instead increase their empowerment and grounded confidence. I help my clients to get clear on what they really want based on their values and what's important to them and then access the power and courage to make it happen.Trained through the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) since 2015.Learn more by visiting my website: www.chrisknightcoaching.com

TLC was founded in 2018 by renowned Harvard Business School Professor Frances Frei, best-selling author Anne Morriss, and technology executive Cara Shortsleeve based on their belief that inclusion and diversity are paramount to business success. We partner with forward-thinking companies to accelerate top and diverse talent via exceptional virtual programming.The TLC Leaders Program combines an interactive leadership curriculum delivered by hand-picked Harvard Business School faculty with a diverse peer executive community and transformative personal coaching. Leaders emerge from the program as more self-aware executives who lead stronger teams and have broader strategic command of their organizations. The impact is real: 96% of participants report increased confidence for both current and future roles.2020 BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER - Stevie Awards for Women In Business, Company of the Year (Women-Owned and -Led), Business Services

I partner with people to build the mental muscles they need to accomplish their goals. Through awareness, highly accessible exercises, and strategies to interrupt and re-direct sabotaging thoughts my clients are able to increase their performance and their enjoyment.I facilitate small groups through the 7 week Positive Intelligence foundational experience with discounted rates available for most people. DM or email chris@chrisknightcoaching.com for more details.

San Francisco Bay Area

Facilitate effective program execution in 5 western US markets by maintaining bi-weekly check-ins with site Program Directors, supporting the hiring and training of staff, driving strategy, and other supports as needed.Conduct Quality Delivery Index (QDI) via observations, interviews, and data review to assess programmatic bright spots and areas for improvement. Compile findings and create action plans for local site to implement.Curate program standards and operating procedures. (Ex. Surveyed all sites and assessed stakeholder needs to create an org-wide policy to define the process by which students earn an internship. As a result, increased equity of student experience and consistency of corporate partner experience across varied geographic regions.)Liaise with members of the National Program Team as well as other internal teams (Corporate Engagement, Finance, IT, etc.) to inform site-wide improvements and facilitate rollout and successful adoption.Relocated as internal consultant to Dallas/Fort Worth site for 8 months to address performance gaps in student recruitment and retention. Performed current state analysis and created plan of action, coached local site leadership, managed performance improvement efforts and staff transitions, stepped in as interim Admissions director, and leveraged and managed additional internal and external resources.

San Francisco Bay Area

Serve on the National Influence Team.Working to codify and package two main elements of Year Up's program (Talent Pipelines and Employer Engagement) in order to export our expertise to other young adult serving entities and exponentially increase the number of Opportunity Youth served nationwide.

San Francisco Bay Area

Accountable for all programmatic elements of the San Francisco office, Summer Search’s oldest site - serving 375 students annually, overseeing recruitment, admissions, events, program delivery, and team training.Increased staff diversity, as hiring manager, to more closely reflect the demographics of our student population.Led a team of 13 staff comprised of Program Associates, Senior Program Associates, and Program Managers. Co-developed, with Executive Director, and implemented a strategic staff reorganization to increase productivity, professional development opportunities, and management bench strength.

Boston

Oversaw all aspects of the admissions process including outreach, recruitment, advertising, interviews, student assessment, and the acceptance of a cohort of 160 students every March and September. Annually connected with over 1,000 young adults in the Boston area, interviewed and assessed over 500 applicants, and accepted and dually enrolled over 300 students in Year Up and our college partner, Cambridge College.Served as a member of our Year Up Boston Leadership Team responsible for encouraging collaboration across functional teams and promoting a healthy work organizational culture.Managed and coached four admissions staff members. Helped them to meet their organizational responsibilities, their professional development goals, and fostered an environment of high support and high performance.Mentored 6 students annually and facilitated interactive activities for a group of 50 students and staff around topics like leadership, identity, and communication as a member of a 10-person Learning Community team. Promoted to Director in 2010 after two years as Manager of Outreach and Admissions.

Served my country through a year of volunteer service at Year Up Boston.Built new relationships from the ground up with local high schools, GED programs, and community organizations while maintaining and strengthening existing partnerships as part of our outreach and student recruitment efforts.

Certified Professional Coach

iPEC is an ICF (International Coach Federation) certified coach training program that operates in cities across the US, UK, and Canada.

Ba, Sociology, Gender & Women'S Studies

Activities and Societies: Common Good Grant Committee Member (06-07), Community Immersion Pre-Orientation Summer Fellow (05), Alternative.