Ed DeMasi
Santa Cruz,California
Summary
Accomplished leader, manager, mentor, and coach with expertise in recruitment, training, and employment law. Proficient in personnel leadership, resource management, and critical decision-making. Articulate, motivational, and heart-centered, yet analytical when addressing issues that impact personnel and team performance.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Life/Leadership Coach
Self-employeed
08.2018 - Current
- Coaching clients on a wide range of topics, including business matters, personal development, the Individuation process, managing loneliness, major life events, achieving inner peace, enhancing communication strategies, and addressing career and relationship challenges.
- Mentoring individuals in spiritual matters, emphasizing concepts such as oneness, non-attachment, and non-duality.
- Offering support and coaching services to low income clients on a pro bono or sliding scale fee schedule, extending assistance in the mentioned categories and beyond.
- Performed free-of-charge Mind-Body Medicine training workshops to community members who suffered through wildfires
Owner / Executive Chef
Bread And Cocoa
03.2006 - 08.2018
- Owner Manager of day-to-day business operations for a $3 mil. 25 employee Cafe including all HR management.
- Created brand, menu, recipes, specialty Cafe drinks.
- Managed Catering
Owner/Operator
The Box Lunch Company And Paninitime
09.1988 - 03.2005
- Owner Manager of day-to-day business operations for a $5 mil. 100 employee food manufacturer and catering company.
- Created brand, menu, recipes.
- Managed Construction of new facilities.
Skills
- Completion of a ten-month CoActive Leadership course with a focus on 'Taking Responsibility for the World of Human Relationships'
- Professional and Advanced courses in Mind-Body-Medicine from the Center for Mind Body Medicine
- Over 200 hours of in-person coach training and certification from the CoActive Training Institute
- More than 30 years of experience in hiring, training, and managing staff
- Expertise in organizational management, covering areas such as financial, facilities, construction management, insurance policies, and government compliance
- Proven track record as a creative, flexible, approachable, and inclusive manager with a results-oriented approach
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and Google Docs
- Strong empathic skills, active listening abilities, and a talent for mentoring and coaching individuals through growth, challenge and success; from diverse backgrounds and age groups
- Extensive leadership skills rooted in the belief that 'There is an Authentic, Collaborative Leader in Everybody,' whether leading from within, from the front, alongside, or from behind
- Successful experience in building cohesive teams, fostering pride, happiness, and motivation to achieve shared goals
Timeline
Life/Leadership Coach
Self-employeed
08.2018 - Current
Owner / Executive Chef
Bread And Cocoa
03.2006 - 08.2018
Owner/Operator
The Box Lunch Company And Paninitime
09.1988 - 03.2005
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