CORPORATE AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Sean’s business career includes serving as managing director for Lintas Maclaren Advertising where he was responsible for the launch of ten national brands in diverse industry sectors. While at the agency,  Sean co-founded the sports marketing division, managing such professional sport properties and client merchandising as: Hockey-Night-in-Canada, Championship Auto Racing Teams (Indy car racing),  Professional Golf Association (PGA). Following that, Sean was the International Director of Advertising and Promotion for an airline, where he was responsible for the airline’s global positioning and advertising programs in 32 cities on five continents. Just prior to beginning his work in the leadership coaching/ development field, Sean was founding partner and President of an event marketing company, where he created and managed international professional sports, and entertainment events including: The Canadian Airlines Invitational at Glen Abbey (professional golf), Le Cirque du Soleil, Montreal Jazz Festival, and British Columbia Tourism and Canadian Airlines global properties/ sponsorships. Most of his management experience at LH Inc. involved creation of joint venture partnerships, sensitive negotiation and relationship development with celebrity athletes, business leaders, corporate partners and executives in the sports and cultural arena.

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate degree in Media and Public Relations, Mount Royal College 1979, Alberta, Canada

• Teaches at Brandeis University, Leadership Presence, Embodying Values, Conscious Leadership

 

COACHING EDUCATION 

• Co-Active Training Institute (CTI): Certified Coach

• The Boston Coaching Company: Paper-Room Process

• Chet Holmes International (CHI)

• The Ariel Group: Dramatic Leadership Development

• Michael Chekhov Institute: Executive Leadership Presence

• Success Dynamics: Executive Leadership Development

• Right Work Inc.: Awareness Training/Executive Leadership Development

• Vipassana Meditation Center: Advanced Awareness Training 

 

RECENT COACHING PROJECTS

• Coached CEO as well as training his leadership team at a Fortune 50 high-tech company. Focus has been on individual and team purpose development, trust creation, relationship building and leadership development.

• Coaching C-Suite executive team of $40B global pharmaceutical company on leadership presence, team performance, and conscious leadership, and organizational purpose creation/execution.

• Coached the founder/CEO of a medical technology company working on vision, and creation of business.

• Coaching the Chief Science Officer of a multi-national pharmaceutical company.

• Coaching President of global shoe company on strategic vision, and Emotional Intelligence skills.

• Coached the CEO of an investment banking company with emotion management and life/work balance challenges.

• Coached vice president of Life Science Company and the leadership team on team building and purpose.

• Coaching the founder/CEO of a small cap civil engineering company on business strategy and leadership development. Business has grown from $10 to $80 million in five years.

• Coaching the founder/CEO of a Management Consulting Organization, working in the education space with Gates Foundation.

Note:
Sean built a leadership coaching practice over the last 25 years, working with notable clients including:

 COACHING CLIENTS

Bayer
Sanofi

Adidas

Astellas

Reebok 
Barnett Southern

Tory Burch
Tyton Partners

Allianz 
Oliver Wyman

Booz Allen Hamilton
Microsoft

 

MEMBERSHIPS

• International Coach Federation (New England)

• Business Breakthrough International/Tony Robbins Company (Senior Coach)

• MBS Connect (Wellness and Leadership Development, Member Executive Services Team)

• ILS Integrated Life Services Organization (Core Team Member)

• Institute of Noetic Science

• The World Future Society

• Dee Hock’s Chaordic Commons

• Master Yoga and Meditation Foundation

 

MISCELLANEOUS

• Coaching to the ethical standards of the International Coach Federation

• Advisory Board Member of Cornell University’s “Take Back Your Time” Movement

• Supervised by a board approved New England psychologist and professional coach

 

COACHING LANGUAGE

English

 

HOW WOULD YOUR CLIENTS DESCRIBE YOU AS A COACH? (3 WORDS)

Present, compassionate, challenging