People Solutions with Coach Julie Ford
Julie was trained by the Coaches Training Institute in San
Rafael, CA and received her coaching certification in 2001. She has
been helping clients align their actions with their values ever
since.
She is currently writing a workbook titled, Making it Work for Working Moms: Creating Valuable Habits for a Joyful Life.
Education
Before becoming a coach, Julie graduated from the University of Illinois UC in Rhetoric. After working a year doing graphic design for her hometown newspaper, she returned to school to pursue a
Masters in English Education. Shortly before finishing, she chose to pursue
other avenues of education.
Business Experience
Julie ventured into retail wireless sales, where she hired and trained a staff of seven reps, re-writing and creating the training program. During that time, she also supervised the addition of two stores and the remodeling of a third. After two and a half years in sales, Julie went to Arthur Andersen's Professional Education Division and trained trainers. She was there for 6 years, during which time she
persuaded the company to not only pay for her coaching training in its entirety, but also to allow her to
test her coaching concept with a pilot of twenty clients throughout the firm. The pilot was a smashing success!
Unfortunately, the pilot ended just as the Enron verdict came in and the company disbanded.
Personal
Julie coaches from her home office in Walworth, WI where she’s created a joyful
life with her husband Richard (Rico) and their daughters.
