Despite today’s rapidly fluctuating market conditions, certified business coaches and consultants are a reliable resource for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and struggling managers. You will receive expert guidance, professionally developed strategies, and insightful reports using data-driven assessments to drive growth, development, and expansion in your business. Along the way, you can expect to transform your personal as well as professional lives.
With 15 years in upper management in the restaurant industry, as well as 10 years overlapping experience in the non-profit sector; Geoff Zak has stewarded the growth of: workforce development initiatives, large-scale human services delivery to vulnerable populations, and businesses needing targeted leadership and development.
Geoff has a diverse background in the performing arts, business, and the non-profit sector. He gravitates to the unique challenges of growing small businesses and places particular emphasis on the value of fostering supportive and accountable relationships between owners and the managers they need to know they can trust.
Despite a versatile range of experience, he is particularly fond of working with small-to-medium bars, restaurants and breweries seeking to scale their operations. His clients have found that his professional background, as well as business coaching techniques give them confidence to overcome their obstacles, especially with regard to change management, staff alignment, and developing front-line leadership.
Work With a Local Coach/Consultant
Choosing a local business coach is strategic: they are knowledgeable and experienced in researching local industry trends, job opportunities, events, and shifts in consumer demand. Similar to what you may find in sports, a coach knows how to boost your performance, align you with your purpose, create actionable plans for your goals, and how you accountable when you need to produce results. A good coach will offer you the perspective you need to start working on your business rather than remaining entrenched in your business.
Learn the Fundamentals of Business
FocalPoint clients have access to essential knowledge in business growth and development, and can expect to gain expertise in the following:
- How to create a foundation, identify your vision, and strategically plan for the future. We will review or build your business plan, assess your financial status, and create a roadmap that will form the basis for your journey forward.
- Improve business productivity by streamlining the management of your business operations, enhance time management, and place emphasis on prioritization.
- Develop effective marketing that is authentic and compelling, and further define your brand and unique selling proposition.
- Learn solution selling, negotiation, and how to effectively create more sales using communication strategies developed by FocalPoint founder, author, and business thought leader, Brian Tracy.
- Develop effective leadership, strategic thinking, and delegation to surmount your challenges and carry out a compelling action plan.
My Business Coaching Services
I will assess your personal and professional goals and support your growth by revealing possibilities for achieving success. Ultimately, you choose your path to personal and professional transformation using the insights you’ve gained from my assessments and mentorship.
FocalPoint Business Coaching of Greater Pittsburgh offers:
- 1:1 coaching
- Strategic Planning
- Group Coaching
- Targeted Professional Training and Workshops
- Behavior Assessments to aid in recruitment, team building, and retention.
My Business Consulting Services
In tandem with FocalPoint, Geoff offers targeted consulting, special projects implementation, and industry-specific staff training through his other endeavor, Ordinary Hero Solutions. In this venture, he emphasizes: staff recruitment and retention strategies, streamlining B2C operations, change management, cost reduction, and customer success strategies.
