Deborah Brown-Volkman - I am a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and the President of Surpass Your Dreams, a successful career and mentor coaching company that has been delivering a message of motivation, success, and personal fulfillment since 1998. We specialize in three areas: 1) Career coaching for Senior Executives, Vice Presidents, and Managers who are looking for new career opportunities or seek to become more productive in their current roles. 2) Start-up and practice building for those who want to make coaching their next career. 3) Marketing, public relations and writing services for those who want recognition and fame in their career.

Current and former clients include individuals from: JPMorganChase, Oracle Corporation, Lucent Technologies, General Motors, Procter & Gamble, Ziff Davis, IBM, American Express, EDS, Ogilvy & Mather, McCann-Erickson Worldgroup, Columbia University, New York University, Chief Executive Magazine, MSNBC, & BMW.

I am a Published Writer and my articles on how to be successful in your career can be found on hundreds of web-sites. I am the Author of three books titled Coach Yourself To A New Career (A Guide For Discovering Your Ultimate Profession), Four Steps To Building A Profitable Coaching Practice (A Complete Marketing Resource Book For Coaches) and Four Steps To Building A Profitable Business (A Marketing Start-Up Guide For Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, And Professionals) and Co-Author of The Essential Coaching Book (Secrets to a Winning Life from the Professional and Personal Coaches of the United Coaching Associates, Inc.) I also write a e-mail newsletter and weekly tips titled: Surpass Your Dreams that offers you practical advice and steps so Monday can be the best day of your work week.

I have been featured as a career expert for WABC-TV New York Eyewitness News , CNN , News 12, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Smart Money Magazine, Business 2.0, The Chicago Tribune, and New York Newsday. I was also a featured guest on BBC, Radio Scotland when they came to New York City to find out how people were coping in their careers since the September 11th attacks.

I am a Graduate of Coach University's Coaches Program, which is an accredited program for Business & Personal Coaching, enrolled in CoachVille’s Graduate School of Coaching, an International Coach Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC), which gives you a coach who has high ethical standards and has met rigorous coaching requirements based on education and professional coaching experience, and a 2004 recipient of CoachVille’s Annual Thomas Leonard coaching award for contributing to the success and evolution of coaching, which gives you a coach who is knowledgeable, experienced, and well-trained; a Founding Member of Coachville.com a coaches training portal created by the founder of Coach University; a Member of the International Association of Coaches, New York City Midtown Coaching Center, and 24/7 Coach, which gives you a coach who uses the latest and cutting-edge coaching techniques; a Member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), the most well-known and respected coaching organization in the world, which gives you a coach who is has numerous resources to provide; and a Member of the Moriches Chamber of Commerce, Westhampton Chamber of Commerce, Moriches Rotary of New York, a career expert for LongIsland.com,  and a Charter Member of the ICF-New York City Speakers Bureau, which gives you a coach who is active and prominent in her community.

Before becoming a coach, my background included twelve years running sales & marketing programs for Fortune 500 companies and dot.coms. I received an AAS degree in Data Processing from Queensborough Community College, a BBA in Marketing from Hofstra University, and a Certificate in Financial Planning from New York University. This gives you a coach with a strong business background.

I live with my husband and best friend, Brian, in Long Island, NY.