Life Coaching/Expert Profile

Expertise

Josef Klus at JSK Coaching Associates answers questions on life-work balance, personal and creative development, leadership development, team and integrity building, cultural adaptation (for expats), scriptural wisdom, and interpersonal communication.

Experience in the area

• Business Consulting Since 1981 • Certified Prof. Co-Active Coach (CPCC) • 5 Years in Lay Counseling and Personal Follow-Up • Former Advertising Agency Owner • Business & Non-Profit Clients In US & Overseas • International Workshop Leader • Trains Executive Coaches Worldwide • Over 90 Professionals Coached (Finance, Marketing, Entertainment & Management) • Certified Train-The-Trainer (ASTD) • Certified Instructional Systems Design • Expert Presenter in Creative Thinking, Metaphor for Business • Integrated Coaching-Training Packages (Pres., VPs, & Key Staff) • Coordinated 30-Week Self-Development Program in New, Foreign Market. • Coached and Trained Managers and Staff in Leadership, Communication & Team Building. • Designed / Instructed 7 Custom Curricula in Creative Solutions • Chief Catalyst, JSK Coaching Associates (Los Angeles)

Organizations

Professional Coaches & Mentors Association (PCMA, former member) American Society for Training & Development (ASTD-LA) National Human Resource Association (NHRA) American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (AFTRA) Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

Publications

Writer: “Sweet Tears,” (Poet’s Paper, Winter 1998-99) “The Visitor,” short fiction on AIDS (Contacts, France, 1995, in French) “Love It or Leave It: Porn on Campus” and “Pride and Prejudice,” (Illini Publishing Co., 1978)

Education/Credentials

• B.S., Communications, U. of Illinois • Certified Train-The-Trainer (ASTD) • Certified Instructional Systems Design • Youth With A Mission Discipleship Training School • Diplôme Français & Certificats de Langues, Alliance Française; Mairie de Paris • Columbia College, School of Art Institute of Chicago, Loop Colleges

Awards and Honors

Filmmaker: “Afterthoughts,” winner, Chicago International Film Festival (1975) “Blocks,” winner Chicago Public HS Film Festival (1974)

Past/Present Clients

Flux Business Communications, LLC, CA (Marketing) President, Founder, Vice-Presidents, and Departmental Staff “About 6-8 months ago I was going through a series of very great challenges in my personal and business life—all good things, but just incredibly overwhelming. I heard about coaching and found (JSK), and took advantage of that … My life has transformed as our sessions have continued.” --Jamie Schwartzman, President, Flux Business Communications "Like a journalist, you are there to extract the most truthful information possible. With this info, you can find applicable and associative references that make sense." --Nate Koach, Vice President, Flux Business Communications CARE International, US (Non-profit) French-speaking Program Leaders: Burundi, Congo, France, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Rwanda “Ses conseils m'ont été très utiles pour améliorer mes qualités de Manager et de Leader, comment gérer efficacement mon temps et répondre dans les délais. Josef a suscité en moi une conscientisation sur mes faiblesses en management, ce qui a eue une répercussion positive.” --Abdoul-Karim Coulibaly, Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, CARE Mali --O.Y., Departmental Marketing Executive, Air France --E.C., Human Resources Generalist, CitiBank --G.B., President, Boda Consulting, LLC --Janice Gjertsen-Caillet, CEO, Coaching Circles --William W., Owner, Channel One Digital --Linda Buggy, Vice President, Garthwaite Partners International --Suzel Gaborit-Stiffel, Membre Titulaire de la Société Française de Coaching, Paris --Halina Jaroszewska, Head of Development, MW Executive Coaching --A.Parker, President, Parker Associates, Practice Advisor to Attorneys --Dan Burg, Director, Worldwide Sales Enablement, BEA Systems Inc. --Gary Sauve, President, Financial Planning Centers Network --R.S., Author and Workshop Leader, In the Moment --Doug G., President, Senior Home Buddies