Steve Mitten

Steve Mitten is an award winning Master Certified Coach who works with executives, leaders and business owners to help them make powerful changes in their lives, careers and organizations. He coaches his clients on the issues most important to them including; leadership, communication, time management, emotional intelligence, stress management and work/life balance so they can lead more effective and enjoyable lives.

As a coach and leadership trainer Steve has studied with the Coach Training Institute, Innerwork Solutions, The Banff Centre For Management and the Co-Active Space Leadership Program. He is a long time student of the work of Kouzes and Posner, Peter Senge, Warren Bennis, Richard Boyatzis, Jim Collins, Daniel Goleman and Integral Theory. Steve has served in many leadership capacities including that of 2005 President of the International Coach Federation, which represents over 14,000 professional coaches around the world. Steve is an author and routinely writes articles on coaching and leadership. He has been quoted in a range of newspapers and periodicals including The Globe and Mail, Fast Company, and Readers Digest. His clients come from a wide range of organizations including: GE, IBM, EDS, Johnson & Johnson, Verizon, Southwest Airlines, Bechtel, The NY Yankees, Merrill Lynch, GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer, Novartis, BC Hydro, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Business Objects, City of Richmond, Honeywell, Duke Energy, PPI, BMO Nesbitt Burns, RBC Dominion, Adidas, CIBC, Cartier Partners, The Government of British Columbia and many smaller organizations.

Background

Steve brings to coaching over 29 years of business, management, engineering, marketing and leadership experience. As relates to business and entrepreneurial activities, he has started five companies, and been the President and Managing Director of two public companies with international operations. He is also familiar with the day-to-day challenges of balancing work, family and health.

Personal

Steve has been happily married for 29 years and is the proud dad of three daughters. He enjoys family, friends, good health, travel and a variety of sports and outdoor activities including running, biking, swimming, boating, skiing and waterskiing. Summers are spent with the family at a cottage on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Steve loves to make a difference in people’s lives and routinely volunteers his time to assist others to find their inspiration, connect to their strengths and make powerful changes in their lives.