ABOUT THE FORTE FACTOR

In a world of constant change, distraction and challenge, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, disengaged, frustrated or disappointed by life. It’s not good or bad, it just is. When you learn how to be ready for life, you can shift obstacles into opportunities to become inspired, engaged and happy in life.

This is where we come in…

Having learned some things that have made a profound difference in our lives, we provide practical tools, coaching and education to help you learn to know yourself, know your world, manage your emotions to mindfully work with, instead of against, life. This is how to be ready life. This is how to be ready for impact.

Ready for Life – our program developed for students and their parents.

Ready for Impact – our program developed for organizational leaders and managers.

The Forte Factor coaches are certified ICF or Greatness Zone Professional Coaches. We are trained to help you define your goals, assess where you are, and provide tools, education and guidance to help you close the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

Jay Forte
MBA, CPC, CGC, ELI-MP – Founder, Coach, Educator, Author

“You are the key to your success. Take the time to know yourself, know your world and find your fit. The world needs you.”

Jay is a certified professional and executive coach, author, educator, and president of The Forte Factor. A nationally ranked thought leader on performance and potential, Forte trains organizations how to attract, hire, engage, develop and retain today’s best talent through practical and mindfulness-based tools. He trains managers how to think and act as workplace coaches and coaches leaders in how to work more successfully as an executive team, activate employee performance and run high-performing organizations. He works with students to help them discover, develop and live their strengths, and how to be ready for life.

He is the author of Fire Up! Your Employees and Smoke Your Competition, The Greatness Zone and The Hire Wisely Process.

An avid writer, gardener and cook, Jay has three daughters, five grandsons and two granddaughters. He spends his time between New England and the Florida Keys.

You can find Jay on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Kristin Allaben
CGC – Confidence and Possibilities Coach

“You’ll never know what’s possible unless you have the confidence to know and be yourself.”

Kristin is a Certified Greatness Zone Professional Coach (CGC) specializing in confidence and possibilities. Life has a funny way of testing each of us and each test can challenge our confidence in every aspect of life. Kristin’s coaching style helps you regain your self-confidence and pursue possibilities you never thought possible.

A former PR executive and current content marketer, Kristin has more than a decade of communications experience ranging from business to tech to healthcare industries.

She is an avid reader and writer, and enjoys running, playing soccer and raising her three sons. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and kids.

You can find Kristin on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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