Hi, I'm John, the founder of Ivy League Coaches, and below is my story of how and why I started this company.

About five years ago I first heard of Life Coaching when my wife, Amois, overheard a woman talking about it and a workshop she was giving. Amois became inspired and enrolled in a training program. At the time I was teaching high school Latin. As I learned more about the concepts, I decided to enroll in the training myself. (You can visit Amois's site by clicking here.)

I remember sitting in the Life Coaching course wondering, "Why did it take so long for me to learn this stuff?" and "What if every high schooler could learn how to apply these skills?"

I quickly realized I could add tremendous value to high school students by developing programs designed to give them cutting-edge concepts of personal excellence, communication, and leadership.

I started integrating the concepts in my teaching style. I started taking private clients. I started giving workshops. I developed a 10-session course that targets the most essential concepts and skills students need but aren't normally taught.

The reaction was immediate: students loved to learn these skills. It wasn't long before I realized that my clients were not only doing better in school and performing better on the field, but they were also getting into their colleges of choice and getting good financial packages.

Over the past three years, I've worked with over a hundred students and given approximately eighty workshops. I know the program and the concepts work. I've seen tremendous results. And I have a vision that every high school student will someday be required to receive basic training in these skills.

Currently I am a full-time facilitator, Life Coach, and College Consultant. I moved to Portland September 2008 to have the resources of a city (I was living in southern Oregon) to have the impact I want to have on education. I am committed to reaching as many students as possible, and living in Portland is part of that vision.

And I need help. I need allies. I need educators and athletic coaches who also see the golden opportunity to teach these concepts to students and encourage them to step up as leaders.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call me. 503.288.5045. My schedule is flexible but tends to get busy. If we schedule something three weeks out, it's easy to make almost any time work.

Sincerely,
John