{"id":17831,"date":"2023-03-01T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=17831"},"modified":"2023-03-01T10:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T10:16:47","slug":"introducing-our-incoming-focalpoint-coach-penny-schlyer-of-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/introducing-our-incoming-focalpoint-coach-penny-schlyer-of-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing our incoming FocalPoint Coach&#8230; Penny Schlyer of Indiana!"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><em>\u201cI chose FocalPoint because of the culture and values the company embodies and because of the strong community of coaches that lift each other up.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is Penny Schlyer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Penny is an expert in marketing, leadership, and team management.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining FocalPoint, Penny had several leadership roles in marketing at companies spanning the Fortune 50, to small and mid-sized businesses including IBM, HERE Technologies, and Genesys. Penny is known for her pioneering spirit, establishing high performing global teams that deliver go-to-market strategies that fuel sales and marketing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did Penny make a career change?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Penny made a career change because she found that the best part of her career was developing strong and well-respected teams who were fully invested in success of the company and its partners. She was seeing the same pattern across companies where team leadership is a gap, and was consistently filling that gap with her ability to bring people together to reach a common goal. Penny wants to take that energy and make it the focus of her career, and what better way than through her own business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why will Penny make a great business coach?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Penny will make a great coach because she\u2019s passionate about tapping into the unique talents of the individual and using that to achieve the personal and professional growth they seek. She\u2019s good at bringing people and teams together to think beyond the bounds of a single issue and develop strategies that yield a broader impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In her own words, here&#8217;s what Penny said about why she chose to join FocalPoint.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI chose FocalPoint because of the culture and values the company embodies and because of the strong community of coaches that lift each other up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of the Thunderbird School of Global Management with her Masters in International Marketing, Penny is a mother of three boys, and an avid runner &#8211; 375 days and counting. She and her family live in a Duneland community in Northwest Indiana, so they spend their days and nights at the beach of Lake Michigan, hiking the dunes and generally enjoying nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Benefits of Choosing FocalPoint Business and Executive Coaching<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a FocalPoint Coach, there are only three activities that need to occur to have a successful coaching business; Marketing, Selling, and Coaching, and FocalPoint helps coaches succeed at all three.<\/p>\n<p>Marketing: Done-For-You marketing programs that use both online and offline marketing strategies to deliver qualified prospects right to our coaches\u2019 calendars.<\/p>\n<p>Selling: A proven step-by-step selling system that 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.<\/p>\n<p>Coaching: First-class coaching curriculum developed by world-renowned business leader, Brian Tracy. This coaching material was created to give business owners and executives clarity, direction, and results.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re working with a person who loves business and loves working with other business owners and business executives to achieve goals, then mention FocalPoint, and let\u2019s have a chat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI chose FocalPoint because of the culture and values the company embodies and because of the strong community of coaches that lift each other up.&#8221; Who is Penny Schlyer? Penny is an expert in marketing, leadership, and team management. 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