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Trauma-Informed Training to Businesses
Trauma-Informed Training for Businesses & Groups
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Non-profit Business Transformation Consulting
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Guest Speaking for Mental Health Topics
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Steve Sparks
Co-Founder & Executive Director of CFLAT
Steve Sparks is a retired information technology sales and marketing executive with over 35 years of industry experience, including a Bachelors in Management from St. Mary’s College. He currently works as a part-time strategic planning consultant and leadership coach. Before joining the world of business, Steve served in the US Navy as a Radioman (RM3) and was honorably separated in 1965. He gained experience as top director at Nortel Networks for over 15 years, eventually retiring in 2002.
Aside from his work and academics, Steve is married to Judy Lee Sparks and lives in Depoe Bay, Oregon. His family includes 3 adult daughters, 5 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. One of his greatest passions is mentoring and improving K-12 education, guiding him to serve as vice chair of Neighbors for Kids, Depoe Bay, Oregon, for over 6 years. Steve’s creative outlet is as a non-fiction author, writing about his roots as a post WWII US Navy military child growing up in the 1950s-1960s. Steve & his wife love traveling America, exploring, writing, and filming the stunning beauty of the Central Oregon Coast.
My Expertise
Business Planning
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Leadership Coaching
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There is no better way to hone leadership skills than working with a coach. My education, skills, executive leadership background, and success in leading sales organizations offer a unique value proposition for clients. Coaching leadership is characterized by collaboration, support, and guidance. After our training, coached leaders are focused on bringing out the best in their teams by guiding them through goals and obstacles with strong confidence.
Sales & Marketing Strategies
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This is the work I love and have a great passion for! My decades of experience and success in leading sales teams are reflected in proven performance on the ground with sales professionals and customers. Together, we plan sustainable strategies, clarify shared objectives and how to achieve them, and identify how to leverage your current assets.
Workplace Wellness
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As a proven executive in public and private business, as a consultant, I have many organizations improve and sustain a healthier and happier workplace. Proven bottom-line performance is the best test when a healthy team succeeds.
Trauma-informed Practices
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As a certified Mental Health First Aid Adult Trainer and a long-term advisor on the State of Oregon Trauma-Informed Care Steering Committee and my county’s Behavioral Health Advisory Committee, I hold decades of experience on how to effectively bring trauma-informed practices to your workplace. I also work on the ground and through my blog to advance a message of trauma-informed awareness and healing.
Client Rapport
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My experience has proven that building trusting and lasting collaborative relationships with clients and customers is essential to sustainable success. I can help you identify key aspects to base on with clients to build trust and loyalty.
Website Development
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Developing CFLAT has provided me with state-of-the-art web-based technology skills, experience, and success. My career in information technology is now in its 6th decade.
Social Media Management
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Social media management is the process of managing your online presence with social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter by creating, publishing, and analyzing content you post. My expertise can help you manage social media and effectively engage with your digital followers.
Mental Health Advocacy
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Needs Assessment
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Team Enagagement
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Building Collaborations
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My Approach
At the center of my leadership style is in community building. We look at the broader needs of both the community and organizational mission and goals, challenges and specific actions for measurable transformational change. My friends and colleagues describe my style as personal and fun and push me back when it’s critical to our mutual success. I like to build close bonds with my clients and get to know them as a human and individual on this journey to find our real selves. I’m all in on relationship building, trust, empathy, and compassion. I believe the key to any successful endeavor is to collaborate.
Another belief I share is wellness happens all day long everyday. We are better as a kinder more gentle community. As a result, one of my goals is to help clients build self supporting internal and external resources to achieve results. Relationship building is at the center of my leadership style and sales approach on the ground.
My work continues to be successful working as as a team member with clients at all levels in the organization and with major customers or clients. I’m embedded as a team member and facilitator. Without everyone at the table buying in, there can be no lasting business success, continuity or sustainable bottom line results.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do you charge for your services?
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Do you help only non-profit businesses?
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Will we meet in person or virtually?
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Are you an accredited or licensed professional?
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Getting Started is Easy
Schedule your first meeting
Sign up for a complimentary 30 minute meeting to discuss your goals. and how I can help you achieve your dream! We will collaborative on possible opportunities for you to seek and what pathways might be available. It only takes a few seconds, click the button below to select a time and date that works best for you.
Develop an outline and contract
If you enjoyed our initial meet and greet, then we can focus to design an outline to list your goals. I will send out this document for you to remove or add any points to consider. You will receive a step-by-step list with possible actions to help you find success with your business, free of charge.
Work on our 1st session!
Once we create a solid structure for your project, we can schedule our first official meeting together! This session can help you decide if our meetings are fitting your needs. If you choose to continue, we will agree to meet on a contract. If not, that’s fine too! This is a risk-free opportunity to explore.
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