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Bonnie Taruna Dubrow
My Life’s Purpose
I have dedicated my
life to empower individuals and teams to achieve greater success in
business and in life. I use my eclectic approach
to coaching to enable people to more fully actualize their potential.
Under my guidance individuals and groups clarify their vision and
purpose, develop and implement action plans, set and achieve goals,
get unstuck and overcome obstacles, master business and life skills,
replace self-limiting habits with success-oriented ones, and learn
how to choose, change and celebrate life.
My Strengths
I have excellent
interpersonal communication skills. I am caring and compassionate
yet honest and direct.
I love to learn
and quickly absorb, integrate and synthesize new knowledge and
experiences.
I am an
entertaining presenter. My presentations are dynamic, interactive,
and experiential. I create safe environments in which individuals
and groups engage in honest communications, learn and practice new
skills, explore limiting beliefs and behaviors and replace them with
empowering ones.
I am flexible and
intuitive. I can quickly assess an individual or group, analyze a
situation, and ‘read between the lines,’ enabling me to
say or do what is needed in the moment, whether in a coaching
session or a presentation.
I believe people
have the ability to learn and change, to generate new options,
create better solutions, and live fuller lives.
Work Experience & Success Stories
Success Coach,
CEO, Strategies for Success, Inc. Melbourne Fl, 1994-present.
Success
Stories.
Individual
Coaching. I have worked with hundreds of business owners,
entrepreneurs, professionals and sales people who are committed to
taking their businesses to the next level at an accelerated rate by
being at the top of their game. List of
Professions
Group Coaching
I have worked
with the leaders of businesses and organizations along with their
key team members or their entire staff. List
of Businesses and Organizations
Executive
Roundtables. I facilitate groups of business leaders and
professionals from different industries who come together as a
mastermind group, for coaching, and to develop new business and
life skills while fortifying existing ones.
Lifelines to
Laughlines™. I am co-authoring and presenting a series
group coaching programs for people who are navigating tough
transitions triggered by significant emotional events. Participants
will transition through the stages of change with like-minded
people. Together they will explore new beliefs and learn new skills
and strategies that will help them build a life that works and
prepare for whatever the future has in store for them.
Success Camp. Adults learn best when they actively
participate in the learning process. By integrating experiential
learning activities into the executive roundtable, I create high
impact programs that greatly accelerate the mastery of individual
and team skills and strategies. Description,
List of Clients
Business and
Life Skills Training and Coaching. I develop, set up, market,
and teach seminars and ongoing classes in effective communication
skills for better business and personal relationships, goal setting
and time management, organizational skills, values clarification,
and stress and energy management.
Coach for athletes and sports teams.
Fitness Coach and Instructor. I developed, set up, marketed,
and taught classes in water aerobics and exercise, yoga, and
rebounding mini-trampoline. Organizations for
which I did fitness programs.
Coach for people
recovering from injury, accident or surgery to help them gain
confidence and feel better emotionally, while quickly increasing
strength and range of motion without experiencing increased pain.
Teacher and Producer of “Come Alive with Taruna,”
an exercise program on Cable Television for two years.
Public
Speaker, Published Author
Total Quality Management Coach, Harris
Corporation, Melbourne, FL. 1989-93
Additional Positions
Education
Formal Education
M.B.A.
Florida Institute of Technology. Organizational Development.
M. Ed.
Educational Research, Northeastern University, Boston.
B.A.
Education & Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Additional Training
Certifications
My
Eclectic Approach to Coaching
I had been helping
people to improve the quality of their lives since I was a child. I
was so grateful when I discovered a career in which I could use my
gifts, knowledge and experience to help people live their dreams,
actualize their potential, and enjoy their lives. Coaching enables me
to integrate my diverse passions for people, organizational, business
and program development; knowing how people learn and change; how to
facilitate mastery of business and life skills; and how to promote
health, fitness and well-being of mind, body and spirit.
Some have asked how I
am able to work with such a diversity of individuals, businesses and
organizations in so many different areas. What I have found is that
the strategies for being successful in business and in life are very
similar.
Others have asked why I
coach people to be more successful in business and in life. My
experience has taught me that who we are in business effects our
personal life and visa versa. Patterns that serve us and those that
limit us in our personal lives also show up in our professional
lives. Making improvements in one aspect of our lives will result in
improvements in all other aspects. In addition, many of my clients
have been discovering that their focus on professional success has
caused them to neglect aspects of their personal and spiritual lives.
They want to improve their personal relationships, to take care of
their health, and to enjoy their lives while continuing their pursuit
of success in business. Once they recognize their need for greater
balance in their lives, they find that the ongoing support,
encouragement and training they get while working with me is much
more effective and produces longer lasting results than reading books
or attending weekend seminars.
I do make the
distinction between coaching and therapy. Whenever an individual
warrants professional help, I refer them to those who are
appropriately trained.
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Details
About My Coaching Career
Success Stories
I was the first
professional coach of business owners and professionals in Brevard
County.
Florida Today
wrote several articles about my coaching career.
I coached
several Brevard residents who then decided to become coaches.
I co-founded the
local chapter of the International Coaching Federation.
One of the
nation’s top performers for a management recruiting firm was
charging at most 25% commission and wanted to start asking 30%.
Within a few months, 30% was his normal fee and he remained a top
producer.
An entrepreneur
in the process of launching a new product line had developed a
marketing strategy based on territorial exclusivity. Only one retail
outlet in each town would carry the product and the website would
direct people to a specific location to buy the product. He has
expanded his vision. Now many retailers in each geographic location
will carry the product, and people will be able to order the product
on line.
An entrepreneur
had a vision for a business that would have a huge impact on the
construction industry. His inability to clearly describe the venture
to others was preventing him from getting others to join his team.
He also had beliefs and behaviors that were sabotaging his progress.
He is now working with a team of experts. Together they have further
developed the business model, they are raising money to finance the
business, and they have attracted the attention of big corporations.
Home Depot has expressed interest in acquiring his business.
A dentist hated
his job and wanted to retire. While he loved practicing dentistry,
he did not like doing marketing or sales. He also wanted to shift
from being dependent on collecting fees from insurance companies to
a cash-based practice, yet was afraid he would lose too many
patients in the process. My coaching helped him change his attitudes
and beliefs. He and his staff learned and implemented new sales
skills and marketing strategies. The practice now rarely bills
insurance companies, and is financially successful. The doctor is
enjoying his professional and personal life.
My coaching
helped a stock broker in one of the major brokerage houses to
consistently increase her monthly business. Within the first six
months, her monthly average was greater than what had previously
been her best month’s performance. She then realized she
wanted to move into management. She applied for, and was accepted
into, the firm’s management training program and now manages
her own branch.
A CEO was
overwhelmed because he had no system to manage or prioritize
projects and tasks. Together we developed a strategy and software
tool that helped him gain control of his work and time enabling him
to consistently make progress towards his goals. The strategy and
tool have been incorporated into my Journey To Success Workbook.
A new stock
broker decided he wanted to work with very wealthy clients. My
coaching helped him develop work habits and success-oriented beliefs
that have allowed him to accomplish his goal.
A high school
baseball player was so fearful he wouldn’t make his high
school varsity team that he was considering not attending try-outs.
After working with me for a few sessions, he made the team.
Three members of
the Brevard Community College Track and Field team were to compete
in their first marathon. The two I coached completed the event; the
third did not.
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Professions
I have coached
Retail Business
Owners
Entrepreneurs and
‘Solopreneurs’
Insurance sales
people
Stock Brokers
Dentists
Massage
Therapists
Chiropractors
Accountants
Attorneys
Realtors
Executive
Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations
Sales People
Software
Developers
Web Developers
Commercial
Construction Companies
Residential
Construction Companies
Manufacturing
Coaches
Home Based
Business Owners
Network Marketers
Artists
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Business and Organizational Teams I Have Coached
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Success Camp
Programs
Description
Some
companies have used a single event to build stronger teams and for
annual planning meeting. Others have found that a series of programs
is a powerful way to reinforce learning and provide opportunities for
participants to practice and master new skills and strategies while
strengthening existing ones. Another multi-session program is for
‘solopreneurs,’ self-employed people and leaders from
different industries to come together to function as a mastermind
group, for coaching, and to develop business and life skills.
Success Camp Clients
State Farm
Insurance
SunTrust Bank
Riverside Bank
Barnett Bank
Harris
Corporation
Florida Institute
of Technologies External Affairs Annual Retreat
City of Melbourne
Police Department
Wuesthoff
Hospital
Florida Today
Newspaper
Melbourne-Palm
Bay Chamber of Commerce hosted meeting for the people responsible
for membership in all the Florida Chambers of Commerce. I was the
keynote speaker.
Brevard Community
College’s Small Business Development Center
Cities of
Melbourne & Cocoa Beach Fire Departments
KinderDance
International
Before and After
Weight Loss Clinics
Weekenders, Inc.
Executive
Roundtables for Small Business Owners and Professionals
Leadership
Brevard
Junior League of
South Brevard and of North and Central Brevard
The Woman’s
Center
Big Brothers, Big
Sisters
American Business
Woman’s Association, Melbourne Chapter
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Coaching Athletes
and Sport Teams
I
taught athletes to master “the Inner Game” through the
use of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, visualization, and other mental
techniques that enable them to quickly learn and master new skills,
consciously step into the zone for peak performance, and recover from
an error or a disappointing performance. Team members learned to play
together more effectively and become more powerful competitors.
Teams
and Athletes I have coached
Brevard Community
College Track and Field Team
Eau Gallie High
School Track and Field Team
University of
South Florida Lacrosse Team
Gymnasts
Golfers
Surfers
Baseball Player
Swimmers
Competitor in
dressage
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Organizations
for which I Taught Fitness Programs
Easter Seals
Rehabilitation Center
Teri’s
Aquatic and Fitness Center
Our Club Fitness
Center
Brevard Community
College
Brevard County
School Board
Patrick Air Force
Base
Circles of Care
Suntree Country
Club
Community
Recreation Centers in Palm Bay, Indian Harbor Beach, Melbourne
Beach, Cape Canaveral
Private
Communities, Condominiums, Assisted Living Facilities
Hillsborough
Community College
University of
South Florida
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Public
Speaking Engagements
Florida Institute
of Technology Alumni Association
Rotary Clubs –
all clubs from Titusville to Vero Beach
Kiwanis Clubs
Lions Clubs
American Business
Woman’s Association
Central Brevard
Professional Women’s Network
Festival for
Life, Eckerd College
WMEL Talk Radio –
The Golden Hour, Ask Dr. Jenny
WFIT
Clear Channel’s
Talk Radio Station
Space Coast
Massage School
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Published
Author
Articles
on health, fitness and well-being of body, mind and spirit, and
business and life skills have been published in local and national
newspapers and magazines, are given to participants of events and
programs, and are in my workbook, Your Journey to Success.
Strategies for
Success, the book I use for the Executive Roundtable programs
Your Journey
to Success, the workbook which I give to clients and sell to the
general public
The Power of
Positive Feeling
Consciously
Stepping into the Zone for Peak Performance
Living in the Eye
of the Hurricane
Making and
Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
Strengthening
Your Creativity Muscle
The Power of
Continuous Improvement Programs
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Total
Quality Management Coach
I facilitated the
development of many improvements, including preventative maintenance
programs, that received management approval, and were successfully
implemented.
I created inter-
and intradepartmental teams, trained team members and leaders,
developing pilot projects, assisting teams to implement and
evaluating effectiveness of approved projects.
I created and
delivered training programs.
I was
responsible for teaching the company’s program to members of
the Facilities Department.
I taught members
of the company’s training department how to incorporate
experiential learning activities into existing programs to make
them more effective and engaging.
Preventive
Maintenance for the Human Body. I taught the proper ways to bend,
lift, and move to reduce health care and workers’
compensation costs in the Facilities Department.
Understanding
and Effectively Managing Change. Participants learned how to
choose, change and celebrate to facilitate continuous improvement
in individuals, teams, and organizations. Managers learned how to
successfully facilitate change in individuals and teams.
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Additional Positions
Roof-IT Services.
Melbourne, FL. 2004-2005.
After the 2004
hurricane season, I helped a gentleman who has over 20 years
experience in roofing and construction to get his Florida Roofing
Contractor’s License and open the company.
I was a member of
the executive team and was responsible for daily operations and
sales.
I developed the
training manual for future sales representatives.
Quantal
Technologies, Inc. Software research and development company.
Melbourne, FL.1997–2004
As COO I was
responsible for project management and daily operations.
I was responsible
for people, business and organizational development.
I coached the
CEO.
I was the
company’s sales person.
I was
responsible for generating leads, designing sales presentations,
managing all accounts.
We sold the
software to a Fortune 500 telecommunications company.
Co-founder of Our
Club Health and Fitness Club.
I went to teach
an early morning class at Teri’s Health and Fitness Club to
find the doors were chained closed due to bankruptcy. That morning I
met Attorney Jack Vaughn. We decided to establish a business owned
and operated by the members.
We rallied and
organized the members, arranged the legal and financial procedures.
Within 6 months of our first meeting, we successfully opened the
first members-owned fitness center in the United States.
Account Executive,
Lanier Corp., Melbourne, FL.
I was responsible for selling high-end office equipment in a
tri-county territory.
Account Executive.
TravelHost Magazine, South and Central Brevard, FL
I was responsible for selling and designing advertisements for
businesses that cater to tourists.
Administrative
Assistant. Ad Hoc Committee to pass the Brevard County Tourism
Tax.
The
tax had failed two times, and had only one more opportunity to pass.
I was hired to coordinate all efforts and resources to educate the
public about the benefits of the tax. The referendum passed.
Horticulture
Therapist. United Cerebral Palsy Adult Daycare Center,
Pottsville, PA.
Teacher. Miami,
Tampa, Melbourne.
I taught 5th–12th
grades, math, and social sciences in public and private schools.
I developed and
implemented an individualized learning program for my math classes.
I was trained in,
and introduced a program to teach communication skills to junior
high school students.
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Education
Additional
Training
Coach Training
Program, Coach U
NeuroLinguistic
Programming Practitioner Training
NeuroLinguistic
Programming Master Practitioner Training
Challenge of
Excellence Utilizing NeuroLinguistic Programming Practitioner
Training
Challenge of
Excellence Utilizing NeuroLinguistic Programming Master Practitioner
Training
Hypnotherapist
Training
Team Leader, Team
Facilitator and Team Problem-Solving Trainings
Ken Blanchard’s
Situational Leadership
Increasing Human
Effectiveness Training, Levels 1 & 2
Stephen Covey’s
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Time Management
Systems Training
Program
Management Skills
Parent
Effectiveness Training
Developmental
Play
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Certifications
Certified Master
Coach, International Coaches Federation
Practitioner,
NeuroLinguistic Programming in Modeling. SUN Institute of NLP, FL
Master
Practitioner, NeuroLinguistic Programming in Modeling. SUN Institute
of NLP, FL
Practitioner,
Challenge of Excellence Utilizing NeuroLinguistic Programming, OK
Master
Practitioner, Challenge of Excellence Utilizing NeuroLinguistic
Programming, OK
Certified
Hypnotherapist
Amrit Yoga
Teachers Training. Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FL
Kripalu Yoga Teachers Training.
Beginners and Advanced Levels. Kripalu Institute, Pottsville, PA
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