CEG Worldwide Coaches

Tara Butler—Advisor Coach

Tara Butler has been committed to helping corporate executives and entrepreneurs reach their highest personal & professional potential since 2000 when she founded her own consulting and coaching practice.  She has worked with hundreds of individuals in organizations that span from Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurial start ups, including Morgan Stanley, Avanade, Starbucks, Microsoft, Stockcharts.com and Getty Images.

Tara was first introduced to coaching after hiring a coach in her first executive role at PhotoDisc where she ran their worldwide Sales & Service organization for 4 years.  She found that it significantly impacted her success in her career, her personal and professional relationships, and her work/life balance. Sales at PhotoDisc grew to $150 million in her tenure before it merged with Getty Images, where Tara went on to be the VP of Sales & Service and The VP of Business Affairs.  Tara went on to be Vice President of Client Services at Who’s Calling where she oversaw Client Development, Client Services, and Client Training before starting her own consulting and coaching company.  Having led teams of up to 80 people, Tara has always been passionate about training & development and to helping others overcome obstacles and realize their highest potential.  It drew her to become a Board Member of The Excellence Foundation, a non-profit organization that offers personal development programs, and later became their Executive Director for over a year.  Tara has also developed, implemented and facilitated training programs to thousands of employees on customer relationship management, conflict resolution, negotiation, consultative selling and consulting essentials.
 
Tara is a Certified Professional Co-active Coach (CPCC) through The Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation. She is also a graduate of the CTI Coaching Program and CTI Leadership Program.  Tara has a B.A. from Kenyon College and a certification in Business from University of Washington. She is a certified Pacific Institute Facilitator and a certified Friesen, Kaye & Associates Trainer, as well as a  member of the International Coaching Federation, The International Association of Coaches, The Executive Network of Seattle (TENS) and The Co-Active Network.