Ed Hunter, MBA

Life In Progress Coaching

Work. Life. Balance.

(215) 439-7184
http://www.lifeinprogresscoaching.com/
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Need to Re-Focus? Re-energize?

Career choice, career change, Executive Coaching.  Confidential, qualified, effective coaching that works! 

Complimentary 'sample' Coaching Session.   Call today: 215.439.7184, or email Ed@lifeinprogresscoaching.com

See our web site:  http://www.lifeinprogresscoaching.com

 

Mission Statement

Our mission is to help our clients grow: grow into more financial success, more satisfying careers, and most importantly: grow into an easy, balanced life that is rich in the things that truly matter most to the individual. We don't believe in cookie-cutter approaches.  But we do believe in a common goal:  success as defined by each client.  We believe in encouraging a view of 'success' that reaches beyond immediate gratification.  And we believe that coaching success is forged in results -- determined by the client, and achieved by the client with the wisdom, support and guidance of a qualified, sensitive coach.

Specialties

Career Transitions:

  • Career Change & Career Choice
  • Quarter Life Challenges
  • Mid-Life Choices
  • Pre-and-Post Retirement Transition

Executive and Business Coaching

  • Managing Work/Life Balance
  • Optimizing Personal and Managerial Effectiveness
  • High-Potential Leadership Development
  • Improving Interpersonal Effectiveness
  • Conflict and Stress Management

Niches
  • Personal
    • Challenges in the Work Place
      • Career Transitions
        • Change in Job by Choice
          • Career Planning
          • Entering the workforce
          • Resumes / Interviewing
          • Retiring
          • Training / Development
        • Change in Job by Force
          • Career Planning
          • Downsized/lay off
          • Fired
          • Promotion
          • Relocating/Transfer
          • Resumes / Interviewing
          • Training / Development
      • Job Satisfaction
        • Employee
          • Job Satisfaction
          • Personal Productivity
          • Stress / Time Management
        • Executive
          • Employee issues
          • Leadership
          • Personal Productivity
          • Sales / Quota's
          • Stress / Time Management
        • Management
          • Employee issues
          • Leadership
          • Personal Productivity
          • Sales / Quota's
          • Stress / Time Management
        • Self-Employed
          • Employee issues
          • Leadership
          • Personal Productivity
          • Sales / Quota's
          • Stress / Time Management
    • Personal / Quality of Life
      • Health and Wellness
        • Emotional
          • Depression
            • Self-Care
            • Self-confidence
            • Support
          • Feeling Stuck
            • Lifestyle Design
            • Overcoming Obstacles
            • Setting Goals
          • Integrity
            • Boundaries
            • Personal Foundation
          • Motivation
            • Clarity
            • Encouragement
            • Vision
          • Stress Reduction
            • Personal Foundation
            • Tolerations
        • Mental
          • ADD/ADHD
      • Relationships
        • Family Coaching
          • Parenting
        • Self/Others
          • Boundaries
          • Self-Assessments
  • Business
    • Career Transition
      • Life Balance
      • Money
      • Resume
      • Simplifying
      • Stress
      • What's next
    • Client Service
      • Satisfaction
        • Value added
      • Service
      • Staff skills
    • Executive
      • Operational
        • Working w. Teams
          • Group dynamics
          • Systems
      • Self
        • Communication
        • Leadership Skills
        • Self-Assessment
        • Self-Care
          • Balance
    • Manager
      • Operational
        • Setting objectives
        • Strategic planning
        • Working w. teams
          • Group dynamics
          • Systems
      • Self
        • Communication
        • Goal Setting
        • Leadership skills
        • Self-Assessment
        • Self-Care
          • Balance
    • New Business
      • Business Development
        • Creating Alliances
        • Networking
        • New product
      • Self Assessment
    • Project Mgmt
      • Performance Review
        • Evaluate
      • Teams
        • Develop teams
          • Resolve conflict
        • Support teams
          • Roles and responsibilities
    Self Description

    OK.  I am smart, but not 'intellectual'.  I have an over-developed sense of humor, and I don't believe there is ever a bad time to exercise it.  I've been told I'm wrong about that, but, you know.... we are what we are :)

    In coaching, I listen with my whole person: I tune into what you are saying, but also how you are saying it, as well as hearing what you are NOT saying. 

    I also speak freely when I have something to share.  I value effective communication, and I can communiciate powerfully. 


    		 Interest

    Of course, I am 'into' coaching.  I like reading about it, and socializing with other coaches.  I'm such a coaching 'geek'!  My *other* interests include a passion for music (The Sea and Cake, Yo Yo Ma, Pat Metheny and John Coltrane are on my play list today...).  I am an advocate for Autism Awareness (just ask me!).  In my rare spare time, I like to play guitar... jazz guitar... go to the beach... work out on the elliptical trainer... and watch baseball.  I'm a Philly fan, all the way :)


    Qualities & Strengths

    I believe I draw on all of my personal gifts in coaching: intelligence, humor, perspective and empathy. My clients have also told me that some of my most unique coaching strengths come from my 'other' work and life experience.   I find I draw on these experiences frequently in my coaching, and they seem to serve me, and my clients, exceptionally well.  

    • Executive Experience.  I am a practicing executive and manager, currently the Vice President of Career Services at The Art Institute of Philadelphia.  My 20 years of experience also includes the publishing industry (Harcourt Brace, Holt Rinehart & Winston, Judson Press), internet technology (MapQuest) and healthcare information (RiskCare).
    • Parenting.  I am the father of two, an adult daughter and a college-age son.
    • Raising a child with special needs.  My son, Patrick, has Aspergers Syndrome, a form of high-functioning Autism.  I have learned so much from him, and from the experience.  It has profoundly impacted me, postiively, as a parent and as a coach.
    • Marriage.  Married for 26 years.  I draw on the experiences of my marriage, as well as the wisdom of my wife and soul-mate, Maureen.

    Background

    Ed Hunter, MBA, is the founder of Life In Progress Coaching. Trained by COACH U's Advanced Coaching Program, he is an experienced career, Executive, and work/life coach. He specializes in working with successful individuals who are seeking:

    • More success in their business/career
    • A new, more fulfilling career
    • Healthy, rewarding balance between work, home and "self"

     

    Ed brings over twenty years of professional experience to his coaching. He has worked for the last ten years as an independent career and executive coach, and as Vice President, Career Services with The Art Institute of Philadelphia. Previously, he worked for MapQuest, and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in a variety of marketing and management positions.

    Occupation

    1999 to Present: 

    Vice President of Career Services:  The Art Institute of Philadelphia

    1997-1999

    Director of Marketing,  RiskCare Publishing, a division of Pennsylvania Medical Soceity Liability Insurance Company,  Harrisburg, PA

    1993-1997

    Marketing Manager, MapQuest, Lanacaster, PA

    1989 - 1993

    Director of Marketing, Judson Press, Valley Forge, PA

    1979-1989

    Director of Marketing, Harcourt Brace College Publishing, New York, NY

    Various previous positions: Director of Sales Training, Acquiring Editor, Sales Manager, Sales Representative

     

    Corporate

      CoachU Trained (Advanced Coaching Program)
      Member ICF (International Coaching Federation)
      Member ACP (Association of Career Professionals)
      Board Member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the ACP (Association of Career Professionals)
      Member NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
      Member PACA (Philadelphia Area Coaches Alliances)
      Qualified Myers-Brigs Type Indicator© (MBTI) Administrator
      Qualified Strong Interest Inventory© Administrator
     

    Education

    Coach U Graduate: Advanced Coaching Program, 2008

    Coach U Graduate: Core Essentials Program, 2005

    QualifyU, Qualified for Myers-Briggs and Strong Interest Inventory administration, 2002

    Degrees

    B.A. English Literature, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA  1979

    Executive MBA, Management, St. Josephi's University, Philadelphia, PA 1993

     

    Locations

    Coaching by phone, internationally. 

    Face-to-face coaching in my offices in Philadelphia and Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Languages

    English.

    Fee Range

    $350 - $1200

    Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
    United States


    Office Phone: (215) 439-7184