Curtis is a highly effective advisor for professionals in career transition producing high quality deliverables in a very timely manner and is responsive and available around the clock. I highly recommend Curtis for anyone seeking career coaching and guidance and/or resume writing services.
— Marty Ryan | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | General Counsel
I worked with Curtis on creating an Executive resume. When you are faced with a situation of not having a current resume for almost 12 years, and so many things occurred in your career you wanted to have captured, I thought Curtis did an excellent job in framing up and illustrating all of that lost time into one cohesive profile.
— Mike Rosello | Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Mr. Smith is an excellent executive coach who combines the science of leadership and management with the art of people management in his coaching. He is very personable and truly interested in the best outcomes of his clients. I enjoy my coaching sessions with him and gain very actionable insights at each session.
— Wendy Angelo, MD | Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO)
I was looking for a Master Coach who worked with Executives and had demonstrated success with his clients. I interviewed 4 coaches and hired Curtis. His approach, style and experience were a great fit for me and my leadership development opportunities... Curtis is transparent, engaging and masterful in Executive Coaching...
— Kimberly Oblak, MBA, CCE | COO | Vice President of Member Services
He asks the right questions during the course of the conversation and is thorough about taking notes and diving deep into an aspect with you, till there is agreement. His poised and grounded demeanor does not stop him to call you out on things which need improvement. He will mine information about your personality in a way that many a psychologists will not be able to do. Net-Net you cannot go wrong with Curtis.
— Asad zaidi | Vice president of software engineering
It was a privilege to work with Curtis Smith and welcome him into our Certified Intelligent Leadership (IL) Executive Coaching family! We are very selective in accepting coaches because our family is comprised of outstanding people with impeccable character first, who are proud people but also deeply humble and, who share a vision and passion to close the world’s massive leadership challenge. We also look for incredible executive coaching talent and potential. I can say with conviction that Curtis Smith possesses all of these qualities (and more!) and any leader who has the chance to work with him will be greatly moved by his spirit and talent as a coach and, as a result, will realize massive gains in their performance and effectiveness!
— John Mattone | #1 Authority on Intelligent Leadership & Former Executive Coach to Steve Jobs
At a time when organizations need more leaders⎯caused by the single largest departure of leaders in modern history⎯organizations are facing a shortfall in planning and leadership experience. Curtis has shown in his executive coaching his deep understanding of what the younger generation entrepreneurs and executives need to truly flourish as leaders of the future.
— David Clive Price, PhD | Bamboo Strong Global Coaching and Author of The Age Of  Pluralism: Global Intelligence for Emerging Leaders
... knows exactly how to turn a business person into an Intelligent Leader... If I had to highlight only one reason for working with him, it would be his commitment to finding and addressing the root cause of every issue. The added bonus is that you will have fun. After our first meeting I felt like I met my wise brother who has already gone through most things I am trying to figure out...someone I can trust and discuss anything as I do believe that leadership and personal developments are inseparable. Curtis is exceptional in both.
— csaba toth | managing partner - Europe, icq consulting
 

"... Being an executive takes vision, passion, and a fortitude to understand the difference between personal and professional objectives. Curtis allows for you to clear the forest from the trees so that your directional career decisions are your own!"

/  Rick A. - Director of sales  /

 

"... The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Often as executives we can get sidetracked, lose our focus, or can not quite see the line ahead of us.  Curtis has a way with his philosophy, experience, and direct approach of bringing that line back into focus, and helping one chart the course so they can better lead their company."

/  Mike V. - technical recruiter  /

 

"Hiring Curtis was hands down the best career decision I have ever made. Our work together has been extremely rewarding on multiple fronts and the results have far exceeded my expectations. As a result of his coaching, I am continually operating at a high-performance leadership level and I continue to grow my leadership skills."

/  Katherine m. - ceo  /

 

"He sets the bar for professionalism, and whether he is aware or not, he creates a standard unlike any other. It has been a privilege to me... to witness his leadership, motivation and dedication to quality, development and growth. Very few people inspire those around them, and Curtis makes it look so easy... "

/  emily g. - executive assistant to director of case management  /