{"id":18486,"date":"2023-05-04T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=18486"},"modified":"2023-05-03T13:17:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T12:17:59","slug":"focalpoint-deal-announcement-martha-stevens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-martha-stevens\/","title":{"rendered":"FocalPoint Deal Announcement &#8211; Martha Stevens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #101010;color:#101010\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #101010;color:#101010\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-martha-stevens\/#who-is-martha-stevens\" >Who is Martha Stevens?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-martha-stevens\/#why-did-martha-make-a-career-change\" >Why did Martha make a career change?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-martha-stevens\/#why-will-martha-make-a-great-business-coach\" >Why will Martha make a great business coach?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-martha-stevens\/#in-his-own-words-heres-what-martha-said-about-why-she-chose-to-join-focalpoint\" >In his own words, here&#8217;s what Martha said about why she chose to join FocalPoint.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/focalpoint-deal-announcement-martha-stevens\/#the-benefits-of-choosing-focalpoint-business-and-executive-coaching\" >The Benefits of Choosing FocalPoint Business and Executive Coaching<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<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><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"who-is-martha-stevens\"><\/span><strong>Who is Martha Stevens?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Martha is an expert in management, leadership, human resources, consulting, and customer service.<\/p>\n<p>As Global leader of HR shared services and people analytics at Cooper Standard Auto, Martha built a department from the ground up to support HR back office, call center, and payroll activities. She also built a people analytics department to track and measure the impact of global HR programs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-did-martha-make-a-career-change\"><\/span><strong>Why did Martha make a career change?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Martha feels that her ability to impact the business in the corporate world is limited. Her skills can have a much broader impact through her own coaching practice.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-will-martha-make-a-great-business-coach\"><\/span><strong>Why will Martha make a great business coach?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Martha is passionate about helping others grow and develop and find their desired success. She enjoys helping others and feels more fulfilled when they meet their desired goals.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"in-his-own-words-heres-what-martha-said-about-why-she-chose-to-join-focalpoint\"><\/span><strong>In his own words, here&#8217;s what Martha said about why she chose to join FocalPoint.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cBusiness coaching felt like a natural career progression for me. As a leader, I understand the challenges that leaders face and have the experience of navigating these challenges successfully that I can now share. One of my favorite aspects of my corporate career is the development of others through coaching and mentoring, so FocalPoint\u00a0was a natural fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Martha spends her Michigan summers on the water:\u00a0boating, swimming, water skiing, and tubing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-benefits-of-choosing-focalpoint-business-and-executive-coaching\"><\/span><strong>The Benefits of Choosing FocalPoint Business and Executive Coaching<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Marketing: Done-For-You marketing programs that use online and offline marketing strategies to deliver qualified prospects to our coaches\u2019 calendars.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re working with a person who loves business and working with other business owners and business executives to achieve goals, then mention FocalPoint, and let\u2019s chat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is Martha Stevens? Martha is an expert in management, leadership, human resources, consulting, and customer service. As Global leader of HR shared services and people analytics at Cooper Standard Auto, Martha built a department from the ground up to support HR back office, call center, and payroll activities. 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