About Ben
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Ben is passionate about helping others reach their full potential. He is known as a trusted advisor with a contagious laugh that rattles windows, and is recognized for his wisdom as well as his warm, encouraging presence.
Ben’s background is in both business and ministry. He has founded and led two companies, planted and pastored churches, and led a network of churches. He is a life-long learner and entrepreneur.
Ben lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon, where he enjoys fly fishing, hiking, and snowboarding in the Cascades. Outdoor adventures and meals with family and friends put a broad smile on his face.
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For his coaching, Ben draws on proven resources and tools from neuroscience, psychology, leadership studies, organizational development, and theology.
Each coaching session and development plan is catered to the needs and goals of the client and include resources and action steps to make the time between coaching sessions productive and transformational. The client sets the specific goals and agenda and Ben partners with them in ways that accelerate the change process.
Most of Ben’s clients are in other parts of the country or world, but they connect meaningfully over his secure video platform.
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Ben earned his Executive Coaching Certification from the Townsend Institute at Concordia University, which basis its coursework on the latest research in coaching, neuroscience, psychology, and leadership studies.
He went on to receive his Associate Certified Coach accreditation from the most prestigious coach-certifying body in the world: The International Coaching Federation.
His previous degrees include his Masters from Princeton Theological Seminary where he was a Presidential Fellow, and his Bachelors from Willamette University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Ben stays up-to-date with the latest research, training, and developments in the areas of personal growth, leadership, and organizational development, while continuing to draw on wisdom gained from hands-on work in business and ministry.
About Coaching
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Coaching is a collaborative, solution-oriented process that uses questions and active listening, as well as an intentional, supportive relationship, to help you gain clarity, wisdom, and motivation to progress toward your goals.
In my coaching, I primarily draw upon evidence-based practices from neuroscience, psychology, leadership studies, business, and theology to help you improve self-awareness, situational-awareness, motivation, and successful execution.
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It interrupts your automatic responses, helping you reevaluate your thinking, believing, and feeling.
It deepens self-awareness, which leads to greater insight, improved decision-making, and personal growth.
It boosts motivation by tapping into purpose, values, and a hopeful vision of the future.
It promotes lasting neurological change by engaging with new perspectives, information, and experiences that shift behavior and thought patterns.
It's confidential, providing a supportive relationship in which anything at all can be addressed.
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The number of high-capacity leaders utilizing coaches to reach their goals is increasing rapidly. Not only do individuals experience qualitative benefits, there is also a growing body of evidence on its ROI.
A study by the Manchester School of Management found that executive coaching had an average ROI of nearly 700%.
A study by the Hay Group found that organizations that invested in executive coaching for their leaders saw a median return on investment of more than 600% of the cost of the coaching program.
A study by MetrixGlobal LLC found that coaching was associated with a 529% return on investment and significant improvements in work performance, including increased productivity, better quality of work, and improved teamwork.
A report by the International Coach Federation found that 70% of executives who received coaching reported improved work performance, and 72% reported improved relationships at work.