Who is Geoff Zak?
Geoff has had a diverse background in the performing arts, business, and the non-profit sector. He gravitates to the unique challenges of growing small to medium 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.
With 15 years in upper management in the restaurant industry, as well as 10 years overlapping experience in the non-profit sector; Geoff has stewarded the growth of: workforce development initiatives, large-scale human services delivery to vulnerable populations, and businesses needing targeted leadership and development. More recently, he served as general manager of an innovative Pittsburgh restaurant incubator and food hall concept that gained national attention and helped to launch the new restaurant concepts of aspiring local chef/entrepreneurs.
Why did Geoff make a career change?
Three years ago, Geoff entered what he calls the “bearded Al Gore” period of his career. He needed to take a hiatus to recharge and rethink his career direction. Although he didn’t win the Nobel Prize for reenergizing the environmental movement, he did dedicate his focus to being present with his family and exploring the next phase of his career, which he counts as a win. A fortuitous connection to the franchise broker FranCoach led to Geoff’s introduction to FocalPoint, and the realization that FocalPoint offered an ownership opportunity that perfectly matched Geoff’s diverse toolkit and need to make a positive impact in his community.
Why will Geoff make a great business coach?
Geoff believes that we are all ordinary heroes. We are regular people who aspire or are called upon to do extraordinary things. As an advisor and coach he is committed to partnering with his clients to embrace their business’ challenges and recognize that the process of moving forward is a hero’s journey to be celebrated.
In his own words, here’s what Geoff said about why he chose to join FocalPoint.
“With FocalPoint, I feel like I’ve found the tribe I’ve been searching for my entire career. The authentic collegiality of FocalPoint’s worldwide network of coaches has destroyed the barriers of everything I’ve come to expect from the corporate culture. The coaching methodology along with the robust curriculum developed in part by Brian Tracy sealed the deal.”
Geoff is a graduate of The University of Wisconsin-Madison and a former professional sports mascot. If anyone is looking for someone who knows how to operate a giant slingshot filled with tee shirts, Geoff is your guy.
The Benefits of Choosing FocalPoint Business and Executive Coaching
As a FocalPoint Coach, only three activities need to occur to have a successful coaching business; Marketing, Selling, Coaching; and FocalPoint helps coaches be successful at all three.
Marketing: Done-For-You marketing programs that use online and offline marketing strategies to deliver qualified prospects to our coaches’ calendars.
Selling: A proven step-by-step selling system takes all the anxiety out of the sales process and allows our coaches to have relationship-building conversations with prospects who open up about their goals and aspirations.
Coaching: First-class coaching curriculum developed by world-renowned business leader Brian Tracy. This coaching material gave business owners and executives clarity, direction, and results.
If you’re working with a person who loves business and working with other business owners and business executives to achieve goals, then mention FocalPoint, and let’s chat.