Patricia Bright

Current

• Career Transition Coaching/Consulting at Mindful Life/Mindful Work

Past

• Contractor, Career Transition new venture at Sequent
• Career Transition Consultant, OD Trainer at Blue Harbor CPI Group
• Owner at IBT

• Relocation Mgr, (Domestic & International) at Zurich Insurance
• HR Recruiting Manager at Sara Lee
• Sr Personnel Rep at Hollister Inc

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Education

• Miami University

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Connections

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Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

• Mindful Life/Mindful Work

Patricia Bright’s Summary

Offering leadership coaching/training services to individuals and organizations.

Career Transition Coaching and Outplacement Training: resume development, networking, interviewing skills.

Author, Breathing through Career Transition, a workbook and guide.

This experiential coaching/training fosters personal insight and the possibility of new viewpoints, expanding awareness beyond the usual.

15 years experience training coaching re: Work Life Balance, Wellness and Mindfulness practices. Previously, held Human Resources manager and administrator positions. (17 years)

Certified to teach Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction through Jon Kabat-Zinn and the University of Massachusetts.

Patricia Bright’s Specialties:

New initiatives, Career Transition coaching, resume development, Mindfulness education, Training. Relocation, Recruiting, Wellness,

Patricia Bright’s Experience

• Career Transition Coaching/Consulting

  Mindful Life/Mindful Work

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Coach: deliver programs that effect change. Career Transition work produces strong resumes with emphasis on accomplishments. Use behavioral assessment tool and MIndful awareness as experiential methods to enhance creative thinking to achieve desired end results. .Experienced Keynote Speaker, Trainer: Work LifeBalance, Wellness, Mindfulness

• Contractor, Career Transition new venture

  Sequent

  (Privately Held; Human Resources industry)

  2009 — 2009 (less than a year)

  Developed new venture initiative, wrote 150 page how-to workbook re Mindfulness and layoff, + resume development, networking, interviewing. Iindividualized coaching and workshops build confidence and creativity for today's job search.

• Career Transition Consultant, OD Trainer

  Blue Harbor CPI Group

  (Human Resources industry)

  2008 — 2009 (1 year )

  Coaching people as they discover their talents and how to communicate them when it counts. Assisting those in transition: utilizing self assessment tools, resume development, networking how tos and interview preparation. Training same in hands on practical workshops. Underscoring it all with this skill: being in the middle of what is, and that is, constant change.

• Owner

  IBT

  (Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  February 1993 — March 2008 (15 years 2 months)

  Manager, Instructor, Coach, Adjunct Faculty Instructor
  Areas of expertise: Wellness, Work Life Balance, and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
  Holistic practice of movement, touch therapy, Mindfulness: groups and individuals
  Volunteer Director of Mindfulness Meditation of Columbus 9 years

• Relocation Mgr, (Domestic & International)

  Zurich Insurance

  (Public Company; Insurance industry)

  May 1987 — February 1993 (5 years 10 months)

  Last position in a 17 year HR career as manager and administrator
  Managed Domestic and International Relocations, Developed first U.S. policy, worked with Swiss corporate, instituted vendor support, managed 3rd party realty. Worked as consultant to ZA after resignation. Nationally certified, CRP
  Served 4 years on Exec Board of Chicago Relocation Council, (200 member business association)

• HR Recruiting Manager

  Sara Lee

  (Public Company; SLE; Consumer Goods industry)

  1984 — 1986 (2 years )

  Managed recruiting department, developed policies and new programs for headquarters site.

• Sr Personnel Rep

  Hollister Inc

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Medical Devices industry)

  1979 — 1984 (5 years )

  Progressive responsibilites from Recruiter to Sr. Recruiter, to Sr. Compensation Analyst. Brought Corporate staff to 100%, a 3 phase recruting strategy, when company relocated to suburbs. .

Additional Information

Patricia Bright’s Websites:

• Mindful Life/Mindful Work

Patricia Bright’s Interests:

The Ah Has of LIfe, Art, Biofeedback, Brain Research, Buddhist Psychology, Connecting, Consciousness, Cosmology, Dogs, Emotional Intelligence, Film, Gardening, Human Potential, Jungian Psychology, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction ,International Travel, NPR, Simplicity, Spiral Dynamics, Swimming, (ken) Wilber, Writing.

Patricia Bright’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
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