About Michael Beck
Professional Background:
Michael
Beck,
executive
coach,
trainer and
professional
speaker,
is president
and founder
of
Exceptional
Leadership,
Inc.
He works with sales and marketing professionals to improve their recruiting, marketing, productivity, communication, and leadership competencies. His clients achieve their business and personal goals faster and easier.
His credentials include an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of Business along with degrees in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He has held a variety of executive positions including CEO, COO, CFO, EVP, VP of Finance, and VP of Business Development. Industry experience includes insurance, legal, international development, commercial construction, corporate finance, and the restaurant business! In addition, Mr. Beck worked several years overseas as a Business Advisor to a member of the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia.
He is a Founding Member of the International Association of Coaches and a Past-President of the Denver Coach Federation.
Personal Snippets:
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I currently live in Bend, OR, but I grew up in Oyster Bay, NY.
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I've lived in NY, PA, NJ, MD, VA, CO, OR, and Saudi Arabia. Who knows where my next stop will be?...
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I earned a Black Belt in Shorinji Kempo - a form of Japanese self-defense with it's roots in Zen Buddhism.
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I've climbed the most dangerous peak in Colorado (Long's Peak) and the highest peak in Colorado (Mt. Elbert).
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OK... I'll admit it. I played accordion through high school and tuba through college. (No, I no longer own either and don't give concerts!)
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I have two wonderful grown daughters.
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I enjoy hiking, camping, and travel. So far, I've been to Mexico, Canada, Saudi Arabia, England, Bahrain, Jordan, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, the Bahamas, and Cyprus.
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I believe that people are either ocean people or forest people. I'm a forest person.
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I have a passion for cooking. I especially like cooking Italian, Japanese, and Middle Eastern.
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I love playing darts (steel tip, of course).
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I own and use two Tibetan singing bowls.
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I enjoy a cigar a few times a week. My favorite is Padron's Maduro Churchill.
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I speak just a very little of 9 different languages (English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, and Tagalog).