Dan Holstein
Kaizen Performance Improvement Corp.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
About
Dan is a multiple award-winning certified Master Business & Executive Coach who has been helping businesses scale profitably and sustainably in the Hamilton area since 2010. As an entrepreneur since 1995, Dan has experienced the challenges of growth first-hand while scaling his technology services firm. With the help of a business coach, Dan was able to focus on strategic growth, which led to his business being acquired by a larger competitor.
Following that exit, Dan became a business coach himself in order to help other entrepreneurs grow their businesses in a way that gives them more money, more free time and more fun. Dan’s purpose is to have a positive, lasting impact on the business owners and executives he coaches, and he has helped over 200 business owners in the Hamilton area since 2010.
When he is not coaching his clients to scale their businesses, Dan can be found making business improvement tip videos, enjoying time with his family, playing guitar with his daughter Megan, and flying around Ontario with his son Adam who is also a pilot.
Professional Highlights
I've won a few business excellence awards along the way, but am most proud of my client's accomplishments.
Dozens of my clients have been recognized and awarded for their outstanding business performance. More importantly, they've created businesses that work for them - giving them more time for the important things in life, like family, friends, hobbies and philanthropy.
I allocate a portion of my time to coach other business coaches, to help them develop their coaching skills so that they can grow their client impact, and make an even bigger difference to the business owners they serve.
Personal Highlights
Married for 20 years and have 2 amazing kids!
Raised over $50,000 for cancer research with the Ride To Conquer Cancer
Vice President of the board of directors of the Neighbour to Neighbour anti-poverty charity
Completed several Triathlons, including IronMan 70.3 relay
Finished several marathons
Achieved dream of obtaining Private Pilot's License - finally!
Coaching Regions
Australia
Canada - Atlantic Region
Canada - Central Canada
Canada - North
Canada - Prairie Provinces
Canada - West Coast
New Zealand
Industry of Expertise
Accounting/Finance
Administrative/Clerical
Automotive
Banking/Real Estate
Biotech/R&D/Science/Chemicals
Building/Construction
Coaching/Business Consulting
Computer/IT/Software Development
Creative/Design
Customer Support
Editorial/Writing
Education/Training
Engineering
Food Services/Hospitality
Human Resources/Training/Dev.
Installation/Maintenance
Insurance
Legal Services
Logistics/Transportation
Manufacturing/Production/Operations
Marketing
Medical/Health
Retail
Other
“Dan delivers concrete and meaningful guidance with the kind of energy that truly inspires. He has a way of chiselling down to the root of obstacles and infusing clarity, opening new doors for business owners to harness success and balance without compromise. Dan ensures his clients are accountable - yet feeling supported -through transitions, so as to foster measurable progress and optimal outcomes. His enthusiasm for coaching and for witnessing client success is palpable and provides a very positive atmosphere for both personal and business growth. I highly recommend Dan for any business owner looking to improve business performance whilst improving their own work/life balance.”
- Shanda Hunter-Trottier, Owner | SL Hunter Speechworks
“I was struggling with the growing pains of my business as we continued to grow year over year. I started my company as a service technician but as our company grew with more employees I was finding I was out of my experience level and over my head. Needed help with direction and putting procedures in place. As well as learning how to work on the business and not in it. Dan has been an amazing help over the last year as well been a fantastic resource. I would 100% refer Dan and have referred Dan to any business owner finding themselves stuck working "in" the business or just need help with growth.”
- Cale Kerkhof, President | Digital 21
“Dan Holstein was a huge contributor to the growth of our business. He not only helped us form the foundation for us to build on but he pushed us and held us accountable for completing key elements and tasks to ensure that the business would be successful and profitable. Dan helped us recognize the things that were working great as well as the things in our business that needed to be tweaked to help us grow in the direction we wanted it to go, and in line with our core values and vision for the future!”
- Jordan Bradburn, Founding Partner | The Bradburn Group