Coach Dan
March 20, 2000 by admin
Filed under Coach Dan, Featured, Meet Your Coach
Danny P. (Dan) Creed is an award winning professional business coach, trusted advisor and CEO of FocalPoint Business Coaching of Arizona, “Where SUCCESS lives!” Coach Dan is based in Phoenix Arizona but works with a worldwide customer base. He is a recognized expert in sales, management, marketing, business development and growth. FocalPoint Business Coaching of Arizona (FPAZ) is partners with world renowned author and business expert Brian Tracy.
As an expert in business development and business growth, Coach Dan specializes in working with small to medium size businesses; entrepreneurs and sole proprietor business owners. FPAZ offers a customized yet structured business coaching program based in part on the content and methodologies of Brian Tracy as well as Coach Dan’s 38 years of successful business entrepreneurship and sales excellence. Coach Dan’s successful track has been spent “on the streets” and “in the trenches” with twelve start up businesses to his credit, plus many “turn-around” projects.
Coach Dan is the unprecedented three time (2008, 2009 and 2010) recipient of the Brian Tracy Award of Excellence representing the top coach internationally for the FocalPoint organization. Dan also won the 2010 Business Coaching Practice of the Year award.
Coach Dan is also the “Master Developer” responsible for recruiting new business coaches for FocalPoint Business Coaching International.
“FocalPoint Business Coaches impact local communities and our country every day, by working with Business Owners directly. Through coaching, businesses and the people that work in them we all win,” says Brian Tracy of Coach Dan. “Dan Creed has been a leader among leaders within FocalPoint – we’re proud to have him on our team.”
Some of Coach Dan’s career highlights include;
- Successfully led sales and sales management organizations for market-leading NASDAQ technology companies, from small start up companies to large multi-nationals including Oracle software corp.
- Personally exceeded sales quotas as high as $28 million.
- Defined, developed, and directed international sales training in the United States, Canada, Caribbean, Norway and Latin America.
- Successfully sold to C-level executives in health care, telecom and US federal government verticals including the Department of Defense
- Presentation team on three separate companies’ public offering
- Designed marketing campaigns for small to major companies
- Effectively worked with some of the largest advertising and marketing agencies in New York City, Chicago and others
- Executive member of acquisition and negotiating teams of publicly traded companies
- Two-time, back to back winner of The Brian Tracy Award of Excellence representing FocalPoint Internationals Coach of the Year internationally.
Dan serves as a student mentor to the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University; Is Chairman of the Board for the Ahwatukee Foothills Chamber of Commerce; Is a blues musician and singer and avid fan of live music and movies. He is also active in many coaching and charitable organizations.
Coach Dan says
“I am a skilled professional in marketing and selling to independent business owners or C-level executives. My goal is to excel at delivering world class results for my clients at every level. I have trained hundreds of salespeople from the largest broadcast and publishing media outlets to technology and generic sales arenas. I have taught sales at two major universities. My responsibilities have allowed me to travel extensively and establish contacts throughout North America, Canada, Central and South America, Scandinavia and Pacific Rim. I have developed new products, established new markets, built relationships and grown successful sales teams for aggressive, entrepreneurial companies experiencing rapid growth. My many years in broadcast sales and management established the building blocks for the inter-personal skills as well as the sales, negotiating, problem solving, strategic planning, marketing, public relations and creative, intangible concept selling skills and relationship selling skills for my continued success. It is my mission to help business executives and entrepreneurs alike to achieve a professional and personal level of success that they’ve only dreamt about.
Give me a call today, I would love to talk about working with you to achieve your dreams!” Contact me now, let’s talk!
Testimonials
March 2, 2000 by admin
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Working with Coach Dan has been absolutely transformative. His vast business experience and the insights he has shared have helped me to lead a business that is now exponentially more successful. And beyond my business success, I have found Dan’s techniques to also have a profound effect on personal balance as well. The experience has far exceeded my expectations. And on top of being a fantastic Coach, Dan is simply a great guy who genuinely cares about his clients. Thanks for everything, Coach!”
B.S. (Software/Telecommunications – CA.)
“My belief is that anytime you can get guidance with a coach for your business, it is money well spent. Mr. Dan Creed will tell you like it is and give even give you tools to succeed. But YOU have to use these tools. Like Dan says, “You can read all the books you want but you have to DO the work.” So, if you just need some guidance to point you in the right direction with your business or you need a swift kick in the pants, Dan’s your man!”
DF, Tempe AZ (elite fitness trainer)
“Words to express the thought process Coach Dan Creed has helped me discover…
When I listened to Dan speak for the first time, I couldn’t write my notes fast enough, but the people around me didn’t seem to be writing any notes at all. What I have discovered is that this was their loss. Perhaps they didn’t and don’t fully understand the power they have as a business person and the fact that they truly control their own destiny. Maybe they do and they just don’t know what it takes to make it to the next level. Possibly they think they already know everything there is to know about business and assistance is overrated? Or maybe they are so down in the dumps that they completely missed the liberator who was standing right in front of them? Who knows? What I do know and what I am sure of is Dan has helped me turn my entire life around.
I have been working with Coach Dan for roughly three months now and no, I am not a millionaire by any means, but there isn’t a doubt in my mind that I will make it there some day, and some day in the near future. Is my business running more smoothly and efficiently? Most definitely! Is it perfect, no? Will it be, yes? This is the point. My attitude, knowledge base, state of mind, confidence, ability to think clearly, act efficiently, and work smart have all transformed. There is nothing more that you need to become successful.
Furthermore, I am successful because I made the choice to become so. I have never felt the way I do now that Coach Dan has led me in the right direction. I know that he is not going to make me continue on as a success; it is going to be me. Dan is in a sense my subconscious and I am the decision maker. Simply, he has taught me how to teach myself, my mind (the most powerful tool we as humans have), what to do and how to do it. For this I am thankful and gracious to have Coach Dan in my life and I will keep it this way for as long as humanly possible.”
EJ, Mesa AZ (Manufacturing)
“Business coaching with Dan Creed is eye opening. He provides insight and intuition to actions, reactions and procrastination. His understanding and teachings with regard to the DISC profiling are unlike any other. He is direct with criticisms and identifies distractions for what they are. He is generous with his time, knowledge and expertise. Dan willingly shares experiences that bring the lessons into daily perspective, not just theory. Having a coach like Dan Creed in your corner, to hold you accountable and encourage you is priceless. If you want something different from your career than what you have or want to move to a new level, hire Dan as your coach, I am very glad I did.”
LC, Phoenix AZ (Mortgage Lending)
“Over the past six months I have had the chance to work with Coach Dan in developing my business sense, time management skills, and goal setting skills. Dan has taught me a tremendous amount of valuable ideals that I can apply right now to propel my business to the next level. Thanks Coach Dan!”
Tim Racette, Architectrio.com
“I highly recommend working with Dan because he teaches a set of skills that are critical for succeeding in business ownership and/or commission sales, and as a graduate of the MBA program at Arizona State University, I can tell you these are skills not taught at any level of college.”
“Dan’s coaching techniques created for me a process where I was able to narrow down and identify my long term goals through a number of brainstorming activities, then create a specific and detailed action plan for accomplishing those goals. From there, Dan taught me concepts for accomplishing my goals faster than I could have on my own, as well as methods for staying positive and self-motivated so that when other people or circumstances do not support me, my attitude is wired to always keep me from never giving up.”
“Having been in the corporate world as well as owned several businesses, I quickly realized the skills necessary for succeeding in each were entirely different. Education and corporate experience didn’t prepare me for the challenges of small business ownership and I quickly realized I was going to have to get help from someone, somewhere if I was to keep from failing in business ownership.”
“Thank goodness for Dan’s coaching systems and processes as well as his 20+ years of experience in starting and growing small businesses. Had I not met Dan, I may have had to return to corporate – with him I learned an entirely new set of skills that I will apply for the rest of my life that will not only allow me to realize my dreams as a successful entrepreneur but have changed my mindset in a way that will allow me to be successful in all aspects of my life.”
Dirk Haupt, Jeffryes - “Arizona’s Oldest Business Brokerage”
“Dan provides great structured content combined with creative thinking in helping to coach both myself and teammates. Dan has advised on many topics from time management, sales processes, business strategy, channel partners and has done well by me and my firm.”
Glenn Miller, General Manager, Midwest Data Center, Willmar MN
“The first time that I met Dan, he said that he could help me achieve my business and personal goals faster than I ever could imagine. I was a little skeptical, but after my the first meeting with Dan, I could understand completely why he says that. Dan’s energy, enthusiasm and focus was just what I needed to bring clarity to both my personal and business life. With his coaching, I have become a better business person with a clear focus on my goals, the strategies needed to achieve those goals and the assistance to follow through. Thank you Coach Dan!”
Mark Deitchman, R.P. Ryan Insurance, Phoenix, AZ
“When one takes into consideration whether or not to engage a business coach, often times there is a bump within the business structure. That bump could be small and go unnoticed or could be significant in determining a company’s success or failure. For me the need was tremendous, as I was at the ultimate crossroads of shutting down my company. It was sinking or swim time and I had no idea how to turn around, what I deemed as an Oil Tanker. From the outset, Dan guided me through a step by step process of de-cluttering my mine and focusing my intention on the number one task for my business at that given point in time; instead of spinning my wheels endlessly, often directionless. His approach may seem obvious in hindsight; yet the structure was truly invaluable! Without Dan’s mentorship, I believe I would still be chasing my tail; looking for that mythical “Right” direction.
Having stated the above and over the last 7 months or mentorship, I have reduced overhead, made personal and professional adaptations and taken 100% control of a partnership based company and am ready to go into full production of my product, The Silent Messenger. A device that allows personal or commercial vehicle owners the ability to express their thoughts and comments; or to promote safety and advertising messages using a simple programmable device that is uniquely exclusive, trendy and very profitable.
Thank you Coach Dan, for all your hard work!!”
Keith Dennison
President & CEO
Rising Phoenix Industries
“Working with Dan Creed of Focal Point has been a pleasure. Initially, business was my only objective in working with Dan as a coach, but as time has gone by, I am fascinated to realize how what I have learned spills over into other life issues. The Disc Assessment as well as simply focusing on goals and objectives have great value in many areas of life. I have also found myself passing along to others what I have learned and have seen benefit come to them by applying basic principles taught by Dan.
My thanks to Dan as a business coach, and I would highly recommend Focal Point Coaching to anyone who would like to improve their progress in life and business.”
Steve Denzler
CEO BurnstopUSA
