Professional of the Year - Consulting

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Axel Meierhoefer

Title: President
Industry: Consulting
Type of Organization: Consulting and Management Firm
Major Product/Service: Leadership development, performance coaching, coach certification training
Expertise: Mr. Meierhoefer has more than 20 years experience. He is supporting individuals and organizations coming from other countries to the U.S. to conduct business, including how to employ individuals, human resource laws and other issues. He oversees leadership development for upper level employees and coaches people to achieve their goals, teaches performance evaluation, international business and entrepreneurship, coaches executives to strengthen weaknesses and teaches Masters level globalization, leadership and business development at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Antioch University. Mr. Meierhoefer is a retired Air Force Officer.
Geographic Area of Distribution: International
Affiliations: Chamber of Commerce; Rotary Club; Kiwanis Club; A.S.T.D., K.M.C.I.
University/Degree: B.S., Military Science and Management, Air War College, Germany, 1991; M.A., Organizational Management, 2003; Ph.D., Leadership, 2009; Antioch College
Born: Germany
Hobbies/Sports: Reading, walking dogs
Spouse: Heidi
Married: November, 1986
Children: Sarah
Work History: Mr. Meierhoefer teaches as a guest lecturer at the following German universities in 2009: the University of Cooperative Education, Heidenheim, Germany, the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship, Munich, Germany and the University of Applied Sciences, also in Munich, Germany.
Published Works: Articles; "Wake Up & Live the Life You Love" book series
Career Accomplishments: Mr. Meierhoefer recently became co-founder of The Coaching Academy Europe and is also the Chief Executive Officer of Innovision Global LLC, a company that provides an online membership community for coaches (www.innovisionglobal.com). Mr. Meierhoefer is currently in negotiations for contracts with Universities in Japan, Norway, Denmark, Germany and Siberia, Russia for 2010.