Social Entrepreneur Coach
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Coaching, Consulting and Training
for Social Entrepreneurs

with C.J. Hayden


c.j. hayden Do you want to make a difference in the world with your business or nonprofit? Is your venture built around a global mission or social agenda? Working with me as a coach, consultant, or trainer can help your passionate ideas make a bigger impact on the world.

I help my clients make a living by making a difference. I believe that everyone has a path of right livelihood — a way of earning a living that makes the best use of your talents, honors your values, and allows you to be of service to others. My personal mission is to assist you in succeeding at your right livelihood by building an enterprise that makes a positive difference in the world. If you own or lead a business or nonprofit that combines a social agenda with entrepreneurial practices, or you are ready to launch a new social entrepreneurship venture, I may be the right person to help.

Here's what I help my clients do:

  • Get clear about what you want to accomplish
  • Evaluate your concept and develop a sustainable business model
  • Build an effective business plan, marketing plan, or action plan
  • Locate resources, make connections, and build alliances
  • Own your leadership qualities and claim your potential
  • Solve problems and eliminate obstacles
  • Gain perspective, get feedback, and discover new ideas
  • Stay true to your vision, focused on your goals, and on track with your plans
I work with my clients in three different ways. Working one-on-one with you, I serve as a coach, consultant, and advisor. My approach is a blend of personal coaching and mentoring with practical advice and consulting. Working with your team, I serve as an advisor and facilitator, helping your team strategize, plan, and stay on track. Serving as a trainer, I deliver workshops on social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and marketing.

I have the skills and experience to help you and your enterprise with:
  • Business visioning, strategy, and planning
  • Marketing tactics, tools, and skills
  • Financial modeling and analysis
  • Product design and development
  • Managing projects and people
  • Developing yourself as a leader, visionary, and entrepreneur
Since 1992, I have been helping clients like these:
  • A successful author wanted to use her experience in the publishing industry to found an entrepreneurial nonprofit teaching business skills to at-risk girls. I coached her to clarify her vision, define the mission of her enterprise, form her first management team, and build alliances in the community, and make it all fit into her already busy life.
  • An MD who founded a medical research facility to discover new treatments for AIDS/HIV hired me to work with his management team to define appropriate marketing strategies, develop a marketing action plan, and assist the doctor/CEO personally in learning entrepreneurial thinking, better delegation skills, and project management techniques.
  • A training school owner worked with me to begin sharing her innovative ideas about leadership and personal development on a worldwide basis. I advised her on public relations and writing techniques, and coached her to balance her heavy workload with managing her health, nurturing a new relationship, and writing a book, while growing her nonprofit school from a local success into a global enterprise.
  • A husband-wife team of psychotherapists contacted me about their mission to make psychological services available to areas in crisis in the developing world. I mentored them in reorganizing their private practices and finances to make a life of travel and volunteering possible.
My clients are founders and leaders of businesses and nonprofits, and individuals with a global mission or social agenda. They include social entrepreneurs, social business owners, community and nonprofit leaders, activists, and educators. I work with clients in any phase of developing a venture, from the beginning stages of exploring an idea or vision through later periods of expansion and growth.

Here's what some of my clients say about our work together:

Amy Wilson "You have been instrumental in facilitating the development of a successful business plan, and your extensive professional network has brought into this organization a wealth of important connections... In you I have found a mentor, a coach, a business-savvy advisor, a skilled networker, and a wise woman."

Amy Wilson • Director, Ashoka Youth Venture San Francisco

jennifer gunter "Your coaching sessions have moved an idea, a passionate dream of mine... into a working reality... Your expertise, your enthusiasm, and your guidance have all enabled me to plunge into this career and move forward full speed ahead."
Jennifer Esperante Gunter • Youth Leadership Speaker

beth hand "I chose you as my coach because of your demonstrated mastery of your business, your expertise in business marketing, and my sense of your integrity. You delivered on all those... What I experienced and came to value so highly is your ability to hold a space, keeping me in my vision and helping me practice self-compassion."
Beth Hand, MBA • Leadership Coach

judi henderson "It's wonderful to have a champion in your life that supports you in achieving your dreams. It is even better when that champion has the wisdom, expertise and experience to guide you in the steps to take to make your dreams a reality. That is what my experience in working with C.J. has been like."
Judi Henderson-Townsend • Serial Entrepreneur

If what you've read so far sounds like I might be the right person to assist you and your enterprise, please contact me to find out more. I work with my one-on-one clients over the phone, so you can be located anywhere in the world. There's no long-term commitment required to schedule a session. For team coaching, strategic planning sessions, or training, I can travel to your site.

Please note that because I often have a full roster of clients, I do have to be selective about which clients I can work with personally. To find out more about my availability and rates, please tell me a little about your venture when you call or write.

I look forward to hearing from you!

— C.J. Hayden


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