Consultants

Frank Traditi

Director of Executive coaching and leadership

Frank Traditi is a dynamic and accomplished executive coach, leadership development and management consultant, author, and motivational speaker. He is the co-author of the groundbreaking book “Get Hired Now!” personally endorsed by Dr. Stephen Covey. His expertise is consulting and coaching executives, managers, and small business owners to design and implement a game plan for business success. His work with senior business leaders and managers includes leadership and talent development, business and organizational transformation, and building a successful coaching culture.
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Christie Cestero

Christie Cestero, MBA and CTA Certified Coach, is a Senior Career Consultant at Colorado Careers. As a Career Strategist, she coaches our clients in effective, pro-active job search techniques that help them land their ideal job. Prior to becoming a Career Consultant and founding her own company Christie had a successful international career in Hi Tech in a variety of professional positions .

Christie sits on the Board of Directors of the Denver Coach Federation and is a liaison for the Women’s Vision Foundation. She has coached viewers of Denver’s Wb2 News and has been mentioned in the Denver Business Journal and Denver Post.

Alliance Partners

David Sandusky

David Sandusky, Personal Brand Director has an extensive background in retained executive search. He has managed client engagements, built research teams and run western region operations for a premier retained executive search firm. David held a variety of professional positions there including Director of research, and Operations VP. He advises entrepreneurial ventures, start-ups and Executives through his company Your Brand LLC . His company offers personal, professional and business development content and support in a unique online community called Personal Board of Advisors.

David received his B.S. in Marketing at the Metropolitan State College of Denver where he has been recognized as Alumni of the Year for Giving Back and Entrepreneur of the Year – honorable mention in 2008. David is board president for Camp Fire Rockies and advisor to MSCD Center for Innovation.

Kevin Johansen

Kevin Johansen, Network Director, is the founder of the Business Catapult, connecting entrepreneurs with investors, the owner of Huge Consulting creating growth strategies for emerging companies, and also a Director for Capital Markets Group, a private investment banking firm. He has an extensive background in the private equity markets and in business development for both high tech and 'Main Street' businesses. Kevin is constantly working to improve the business ecology, and he's talented enough and well enough connected to make a difference.

His current projects include the Entrepreneurial Standards Forum, of which he's the founder, and the Angel Capital Summit, of which he's the Chair. Kevin is also a board director or advisory board member for Integrated Alliances, the Denver Venture School, Blacktie and the Rockies Venture Club. He has also been profiled in the Denver Post, the Rocky Mountain News, Fast Company Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal.

Administration

Owen Jones , President and Owner

Owen Jones served in a variety of senior executive positions in international consumer products and the automotive industry. He is a partner in TurningPoint, an executive retreat company also in Colorado. Prior to moving to Colorado he was president and an owner of M&J industries, a tier-one supplier to the heavy truck industry in Ohio. He also held CEO and COO positions at Sheaffer Pen, Inc., Iowa and senior operations positions at Parker Pen Co. in Wisconsin and England.

Owen holds a post-graduate degree in management and an undergraduate degree in Manufacturing Engineering gained with an engineering apprenticeship at Rolls Royce Aero Engines in England.