Biography
Whether you are overworked or unemployed, an entrepreneur launching a new venture, interested in generating alternative income sources, or want a more fulfilling personal life, Jeff will show you how to create your own Bold Road Action Plan to put you in control of your future.
So many factors can influence how successful you can be in your current job. Certainly, the economy plays a role. The people you work with and their demographic characteristics place considerable demand on managing in the work place. Personality types must be well-matched and complementary to build high performance teams. Jeff Cohen has consulted with organizations such as American Express, Brown Brothers Harriman, Coach, Gap, General Mills, L'Oreal, New York Life, and Qualcomm on these topics, and can help you and your employees:
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Identify strategies to weather difficult economies
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Understand and manage the attitudes, beliefs, and goals of the Traditionalist, Baby-Boomer, Gen-X, and Millenial populations
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Tear down work unit barriers to productivity and build top performing teams
Finding a new career in uncertain economic times requires a deliberate and creative job search strategy. Jeff Cohen, author of Recession-Proof Careers and Working Less/Earning More, breaks the search process into concrete, actionable steps – whether you are searching for a job in a corporation or a small business – including how to:
· Identify industries, job functions, and geographic locations poised for growth
· Recognize, package and highlight your transferable skills
· Build power relationships to strengthen your networking effectiveness
· Overcome obstacles such as resume gaps, fear of change and uncertainty
· Leverage each interview for the job at hand and the one beyond
· Develop disciplined daily job-search tactics
Since lifetime employment is a vestige of the past, many professionals find themselves in the job market more than they would like. Others are simply savvy enough to keep themselves prepared for better opportunities. Jeff Cohen will show active and passive job seekers how to take control of their futures.
Making the Move from Employee to Entrepreneur
Some people choose to start their own businesses. Many others are thrust into self-employment due to corporate cut-backs. Whichever your situation, Jeff Cohen, author of Recession-Proof Careers and Working Less/Earning More, outlines concrete action steps to help you find the path best suited to your goals, gifts and strengths. Learn how to:
· Evaluate the options to turn your talents into cash: freelancing, franchising, consulting, or launching a product or service business
· Craft a transition plan to “leap and land” with income to help you bridge the transition
· Secure passive income from real estate, royalties, internet marketing…
· Structure required business systems and processes
· Select outsourcing services to complement your skills
· Manage your time to achieve goals and milestones…and even work less/earn more if that’s the path you choose
Building your career through recession and beyond requires deliberate actions. Jeff Cohen, author of Recession-Proof Careers and Working Less/Earning More, will share how to:
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Identify Optimal Industries, Job Functions and Geographic Locations – poised for growth
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Become an Indispensible High Performer – beyond performance and skill mastery, leverage leadership, initiative and power relationships
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Build Transferable Skills – for corporate, consulting and entrepreneurial environments…and even to run your own business
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Generate Alternate Income Streams – to increase financial independence
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Refocus Time and Energy – to leverage the precious ~ 68 hours you have per week and your personal resources for the results you desire
It's easy to get caught up in the rat race, but wouldn't you rather live your life on your own terms? If you're willing to think outside the cubicle, you can survive—and thrive—on less than a 40+ hour work week. Jeff Cohen author of Recession-Proof Careers and Working Less/Earning More, will share how you can write your ticket to the ultimate workplace benefit—more time and more money. Jeff provides:
· Expert advice on turning your talents into cash, through consulting and freelancing
· Tips and tricks for retaining a steady day job paycheck—without a rigid 9-to-5 schedule
· Passive income techniques including real estate investing and internet marketing
· Valuable ways to run your own business—without it running your life.
Working less and earning more is all about living a life of ample free time and sufficient revenue so you can build the life you’ve always imagined.
Apply Business Skills to Your Personal Life
Do you believe your love life depends primarily on fate? Nothing could be further from the truth. Learn how to apply the same skills and discipline you use on the job on your social life. Jeff and Carol Cohen, authors of Dating, Inc., How to Recruit, Select, and Retain the Right Man for a Relationship can help you develop a three-part personal dating plan to land more dates, attract quality partners, and even find your soul mate.
Learn how to reapply tried and true business tools and turn:
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mission statement into a wishin statement
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goals and objectives into souls and objectives
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recruitment and selection into recruitment and affection
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joint venture into joint adventure
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and more
Jeff and Carol offer a unique approach to dating that anyone who has worked in business can relate to and profit from. In fact, they are living proof that their dating plan works. Carol was Jeff’s 78th blind date, and after their successful “merger,” Carol and Jeff acquired a house in New Jersey where they now mix business with pleasure!
Biographical Information
Jeff Cohen, the founder of the career management firm BOLD ROAD (www.boldroad.com), holds a dual degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and Marketing from the Wharton School of Business.
Jeff travels his own bold road. Finding himself in the Twin Towers on 9/11 when the first plane struck was a defining moment in Jeff re-evaluating his career and personal goals. Jeff developed a systematic 18 month transition plan which included a six month consulting engagement with American Express three days a week. He used the two remaining days to pursue opportunities to diversify his income sources and develop a plan for his future. Jeff made the transition from a corporate to an entrepreneurial job – reinventing himself, achieving financial security, and maintaining a balance between work and personal time.
“The Buzz” on Jeff:
“Jeff Cohen really makes you think outside the obvious and beyond the box with an entertaining and engaging style that reaches the heart and mind.”
-Marian K, former CEO and founder, WorkTalk
“Looking for a job is like going on a journey and in Jeff Cohen you have one of the best guides. He recognizes that no two paths are identical so he’s organized Recession Proof Careers to let you find the path best suited to your goals, gifts and strengths, whether you are transitioning to a new career or a new graduate first starting out.”
- Clarke Havener, Global Sector Leader, Korn/Ferry International
“Working Less, Earning More shows you how to put yourself on the fast track to financial independence while still finding time to achieve your personal and life goals faster than you ever imagined.”
- Brian Tracy, Chairman of Brian Tracy International
If you'd like to read more of Jeff's client testimonials, go to www.boldroad.com