About Dorcas Kelley

With over twenty years of experience in entrepreneurial, small business, corporate, and non-profit environments, Dorcas brings a wealth of skills, talent, and knowledge to her work. Her clients range in size from one-person firms to global teams and executives of Fortune 500 companies.

A certified coach and consultant, Dorcas works with individuals, teams and organizations of all sizes to dramatically improve the way they do business and to achieve breakthrough results. She also works with high achieving leaders who want to aggressively get beyond any obstacles and reach their goals.

A successful entrepreneur, she has owned her own business - Clarity In Action LLC - since 1994. A selection from her corporate client list includes: Hewlett-Packard, Chevron, Applied Materials, HSBC, Altera, 3M Corporation, Apple, Quantum, Revlon, and Aventis Pasteur. In addition, she has worked with scores of entreprenuers to launch, grow and manage their start-up dreams.

Dorcas is author of "The Business of Coaching," a valuable and popular resource and workbook for coaches. Her book has been selected by multiple coaching schools as their preferred business textbook. Read more at www.thebusinessofcoaching.com.

Dorcas is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through the Coaches Training Institute and a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) through the Institute of Management Consultants. Her credentials also include the designation of Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation, an MBA with High Honors from UC Los Angeles and a BA with Highest Honors in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara. Dorcas is a past president of the Monterey Bay chapter of the International Coach Federation.

Dorcas lives in the San Francisco Bay Area along with her two large canine companions Duke and Abby. In her spare time she volunteers with the Junior League of San Jose and enjoys hiking the wide variety of trails in the Bay Area.