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Gary Cohen
Business Coach, Executive Coach, Leadership Coach
If you, your team or organization are experiencing: fast growth and can't keep up; stalled and feel stuck or; skills, ego, or behaviors are not moving you forward like they did, please call.
About Me
Experienced, entrepreneurial-minded executive coach with complementary skills…and a shared passion for elevating others in their leadership journey. Author of Just Ask Leadership (McGraw Hill)
As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc., Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees and reached $32 million in sales at the company’s peak. ACI grew at an average compounded rate of over fifty percent for almost thirteen years. Currently, he is Partner and Co-founder of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. His international client list runs a wide range of organizations—from small entrepreneurial companies to multi-billion-dollar enterprises. His book Just Ask Leadership is being published by McGraw Hill and will be released September of 2009.
Gary received his B.S. from the University of Minnesota, where he triple-majored in International Business, Intercultural Communications, and International Political Science. Prior to attending Harvard Business School (Owner President Manager Program), he attended Covey Leadership Center and Disney Creative Leadership workshops. He has served on numerous boards, including Outward Bound National Advisory Board, All Kinds of Minds, Shalom Home Alliance, Alzheimer Board of Governors, American Teleservices Association, I.C. Systems (one of the nation’s largest collection agencies), and Richfield Bank. He has been a member of TEC (The Executive Committee) and written or been recognized in articles for Wall Street Journal Europe, Wall Street Journal Asia, Financial Daily News, USA Today, Washington Post, Business Week, Wall Street Reporter, Venture Magazine, Paul Pioneer Press, and Profits Journal. Among his many accomplishments, he was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalist (Inc. Magazine) and Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow; in addition, ACI was recognized as one of Venture Magazines fastest growing businesses.
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“Gary is engaging, generous and intelligent. He motivates you through asking the right questions (sometimes the "tough" questions) and is effective at helping you generate ideas, plans and contacts. I have benefited from Gary's expertise, insights and his questions. I highly recommend Gary as a coach.”
Corey Saure
“I've been working with Gary from the get-go. His experience as a business-owner and entrepreneur have been of extraordinary value for the growth of my own business. His wisdom and insights have really helped me to achieve profound changes in every aspect of my life's work.”
Ken Clark CEO of 1-800-Translate
“Gary has been coaching me for the last 4 years with great success! I have to admit, there are days when I think "I just can't do this today!"- but after every meeting, I come away with ideas that inspire me to move forward. Gary has a very unique way of keeping me from Procrastination! (which I think we all find ourselves doing at some point) I would recommend Gary Cohen to anyone who may be thinking of hiring an Executive Coach.”
Alicia Carr - CEO of Kelco Supply
“Gary brings a unique and extremely effective approach to the Executive Coaching and Leadership world. His vast experience as a successful entrepreneur and a leader provides him with a strong background for almost any situation. That coupled with his proven approach of solving difficult situations through his use of questions as led to the development one of the most successful methods of Executive Coaching and Leadership I have come across. Put that together with Gary's unparalleled integrity and great personal style and you have one of the most effective individuals in the business today.”
Former Olymic Coach
“Gary is wise way beyond his years, with an incredible track record of accomplishments. He consistently manages to cut through noise and clutter to the essence of an issue through use of penetrating, thought provoking questions. He has proven to be an invaluable asset to me over many years, including my most recent business venture.”
R.H President Marketing Branding Business
“I have been working with Gary since mid 2006. He has helped me become a better leader, and has helped advance my career from Service Leadership to Sales and Marketing leader and most recently to GM. Not only has Gary prepared me to expand into these roles, but has helped me perform well in each role. I would recommend Gary to anyone looking to improve their leadership capabilities, or looking to advance their career.”
Mike Odom - General Manager
“Gary and his colleagues at CO2 are extraordinary individuals -- from every perspective. They not only talk their values, they live them. They not only SAY they're experienced executives, they have war stories and tons of insights to prove it. With Gary in particular, I've never seen anyone be so honest, yet so respected and admired, by executives who turn to him to get centered, refocused...to stop holding their breath and exhale. He comes alongside, leans in when it's needed, and pulls leaders and their organizations through even the roughest conditions. His mastery of asking questions to get results is unparalleled. It's a pleasure serving clients together; I trust him explicitly.”
C.K. President of Nautilus