Lea Belair named Coach U faculty member

Burlington, VT -- November 27, 2006 -- Lea Belair, owner of Leap Coaching in Westford, has been named a faculty member of Coach U. Coach U, a subsidiary of Coach Inc., is the original online coach training company, founded in 1992 by Thomas Leonard who is often credited as being the father of the modern coaching profession. Coach Inc. has trained over 30,000 coaches in 61 countries through its training companies Coach U and Corporate Coach U. According to the Coach Inc. website, their students and graduates now coach over 50,000 people per week.

"I've always thought of Coach U as the Harvard of the coaching industry," said Belair. "I'm thrilled to be able to be part of the faculty of an organization that holds such a high standard in terms of its training for coaches."

A founding member of the Coaching Center of Vermont, located at the Champlain Mill in Winooski, Belair was the first personal and business coach in the state of Vermont to attain the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from the International Coach Federation (ICF). She coaches entrepreneurs, managers and leaders to be effective in change as well as a select group of mentor coaching clients who want to build their coaching businesses. Belair is also the author of Walk on Water: How to Make Change Easier (2005 Change Agent Press).

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