LiveCoach Exceeds Growth Expectations in 2010, Seven New Coaching Centres Opening in Four Countries

VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, October 09, 2010 (Press-News.org) Chicago LiveCoach Professional Development LLC ("LiveCoach") today announced that the company has opened seven new coaching centres in four countries effective October 1, 2010.

To support expanded operations in its corporate headquarters, LiveCoach has added a second coaching centre to the Vancouver market, in Burnaby, BC.

In the US, the company expanded its presence in the Chicago market, where US operations are managed, by adding a coaching centre in Oakbrook, IL. Additionally, the company announced the addition of new coaching centres in Orlando, FL, Dallas, TX and Alexandria, VA.

"2010 has been a very good year for us to continue expanding in markets where we have established client relationships and locally-based management and delivery teams", said Keith Knutter, LiveCoach's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "Our organization has been able to take advantage of incentives in both the Vancouver and Chicago markets to effectively manage the growth of our business in Canada, the US and other countries."

The Dallas-area coaching centre, located in the suburb of Addison, and the Orlando centre are the company's first and only presence to date in Texas and Florida. The Alexandria, VA centre adds a second LiveCoach regional location serving the Washington DC metro area.

"The selection of the Dallas and Orlando regions for expansion reflects our research on short and mid-term economic trends. Our data suggests that business conditions will be favorable in states like Texas and Florida", said Knutter. "After considering other markets throughout the Northeast and Southeast US, we project that the level of client activity within the DC-metro area will to continue to increase in 2011, supporting the demand for an additional centre."

The company has also established its first coaching centre in Austraila, located in the Citigroup Building in Sydney, as well as its first centre in the UK, located on Lombard Street in London. The company plans to continue its practice of retaining local staff in each market to promote and manage group coaching and organizational development programs for clients in their respective countries.

"The launch of the Australia and UK centres is the next logical step for LiveCoach's focus in 2011, which is empowering the local teams throughout all of the international markets to secure and deliver Strategic Initiative Management Services for our clients," said Knutter. "We have an assembled an extraordinary talent pool of experienced, certified organizational coaches and senior project leaders that bring tremendous value to engagements designed to help clients navigate difficult economic conditions."

LiveCoach Professional Development LLC is one of the fastest-growing firms in our industry. Privately-owned and operating in 30 global markets, LiveCoach offers individual, group and organizational coaching services to private-sector clients-- ranging from start-up companies to Fortune 100 firms.

Our services are designed and delivered with the objective of helping our clients achieve and maintain success based on their unique and specific objectives.