Mike Ballard

Current

• Senior Career Consultant at IMPACT Group
• Marketing Consultant at Direct Drive Service
• Career Coach at Multi Serv Pro

• Consultant at Multi Serv Pro
• Executive Director at Turning Points

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Education

• New Agreements Coach Training & Leadership Institute
• Saint Lawrence University

Recommended

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Connections

352 connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

• IMPACT Group
• Turning Points
• Direct Drive Service

Mike Ballard’s Summary

Mike Ballard is an entrepreneur, sales and marketing pro, career coach and trainer with 6 years career development experience. He is a Senior Career Consultant with the IMPACT Group, providing career development and management services to US corporate outplacement clients (www.ImpactGroupHR.com), and a factory rep for Suntrac hot water solar and Speakman AMAX evaporative air conditioning products.

Mike became Executive Director of Turning Points Research Institute in 2003. The family-run education firm was founded by his parents, and Mike's tenure marked a new direction for Turning Points. A new business plan, branding, marketing and key accounts were established. Mike raised over $300K in new funding to bring the Turning Points concepts to a mass, online audience. Mike developed training programs, edited and published 2 books, and developed 3 online product versions.

Ballard managed technical development, performed market research, conducted pilot testing, branded, monetized and rolled out True Path®, an online career management tool. (www.TurningPointsResearch.org). Mike is an active member of the National Career Development Association, Denver Coach Federation and the Colorado Career Development Association, where he most recently served as Marketing Chair.

Mike was named to receive the 2007 JoAnn Harris Bowlsbey Award for Excellence in Technology and Curriculum Development by the Career Development Leadership Alliance (CDLA) of NCDA. He received his coach certification from NACTLI (www.NewAgreementsCoaching.com). As a trainer, he leads career workshops at the University of Colorado and Denver University, consistently receiving high marks for his public speaking and group facilitation skills. Mike has been invited to speak at 10 national and regional conferences, while he and Turning Points have been the subject of numerous regional and national media.

Mike Ballard’s Specialties:

Career, Coach, Transition, Resume, Job, Change, Trainer, Training, Public Speaking, Brand, Branding, True Path, Program, Design, Recruiting, Market, Research, Interview, HVAC, Solar, AMAX, Suntrac

Mike Ballard’s Experience

• Senior Career Consultant

  IMPACT Group

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Human Resources industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

  Mike is a career coach to corporate outplacement and relocation clients throughout the US. He leads candidates through the complete process of career transition management, including Assessment, Branding, and finally Execution of their career transition plan. Mike uses Narrative intervention, concepts such as Free Agency and Personal Branding to empower his clients and help them to make meaningful life and career transitions.

• Marketing Consultant

  Direct Drive Service

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

  A Colorado-based corporation specializing in residential and commercial energy efficient heating and cooling. Evaporative Supercoolers, Tankless Water Heaters, Furnace and Solar integration are effective, affordable alternatives to traditional HVAC. Direct Drive Service has worked with these technologies, and brings expertise and innovation to help our customers lower their energy overhead - and their carbon footprint.

• Career Coach

  Multi Serv Pro

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  October 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)

  NACTLI coaches are certified to provide the Coaching Profession with a “Next Step” in Executive and Business Coaching. At the heart of this Next Step is the relationship and partnership that the Coach and Client co-create. The Next Step in Executive and Business Coaching often includes coaching that enhances leadership skills, effective communication, personal performance and growth, motivating and inspiring your staff, team development, and creating strategies for building your business and growing your organization.
  
  New Agreements Coaching and Coaching with Intent goes beyond the traditional coaching parameters that have served the coaching profession well. As a coach, I seek to align my coaching practice with Universal/Spiritual Principles in conjunction with the power of Systems Thinking. There is something amazing that can happen when we create this kind of alignment! My intention is to create a larger possibility in which Coach and Client work.

• Consultant

  Multi Serv Pro

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

  Marketing consulting: Strategic Planning, branding, tagline, logo selection, press releases, bylined articles, Search Engine Optimization.
  
  System Design consulting, All phases of Software Development Life Cycle, including system design specification, request for proposal, vendor selection, project management, support systems development, CRM systems development.

• Executive Director

  Turning Points

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Mental Health Care industry)

  September 2003 — Present (6 years 3 months)

  Turning Points Research Institute is a family-run social enterprise that proudly offers online planning tools, books and group curricula to those navigating life transitions. Our mission is to help clients discover their meaning & purpose – to add "juice" to their careers and their lives.

Mike Ballard’s Education

• New Agreements Coach Training & Leadership Institute

  Coach Certification , Executive Coaching, Systems , 2004 — 2006

• Saint Lawrence University

  BA , Political Science & Religion , 1978 — 1983

  Activities and Societies:

  Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society
  Washington Semester at American University - International Studies
  Internship - Society for International Development

Additional Information

Mike Ballard’s Websites:

• IMPACT Group
• Turning Points
• Direct Drive Service

Mike Ballard’s Interests:

Careers, Coaching, Training, Career Change, Personal Branding, Resumes, Transition Management, Marketing, Writing, Blogging, Learning more so I can help others learn more.

Mike Ballard’s Groups:

National Career Development Association, Colorado Career Development Association, Denver Coach Federation, Micro Business Development, Make it Fly, Friends of Red Rocks, Career Transition workshop, IMPACT Group

•    Earlystage.com Entrepreneurs
•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    Turning Points
•    eMarketing Association Network
•    CleanTechies Around The World
•    St. Lawrence University (SLU)
•    Career Professionals Network
•    MyCredentials - Career Presentation
•    Digital Marketing
•    Green
•    Green Jobs & Career Network
•    Outplacement Professionals Network
•    Solar Energy Network
•    ASTD RMC
•    Colorado Career Development Association
•    Career Services, University of Colorado at Boulder
•    Linked To Denver
•    Bridgestar: an initiative of the Bridgespan Group
•    Solar Energy Professionals - PV & Thermal
•    Linked Strategies
•    Encore Careers
•    The Colorado Connector
•    Colorado Renewable Energy Network
•    E-Recruitment Group (Post Jobs) (Post Resumes) Concept by Group of Sr. Recruiters
•    Career Change Central
•    Looking for a job?
•    Make-It-Fly Alumni
•    JobWhisper - The Trusted Referrals Network
•    Life by Design NW
•    Unintentional Entrepreneur
•    The Blog Zone - A community for serious bloggers
•    AdNet/AccountNet, Inc.
•    Colorado Companies to Watch

Mike Ballard’s Honors:

2007 JoAnn Harris Bowlsbey Award for Excellence in Technology and Curriculum Development by the Career Development Leadership Alliance (CDLA) of NCDA<br>
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2006 "Outstanding Nominee", Business Citizen of the Year competition (Microbusiness Development Corporation)

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