Deborah Brown-Volkman

I am the President of Surpass Your Dreams, a successful career, life, and wellness coaching company, that has been delivering a message of motivation, success, and personal fulfillment since 1998. We work with Senior Executives, Vice Presidents, Managers, and Coaches who want to enhance their careers and improve their lives.

Current and former clients include individuals from: JPMorgan Chase, Oracle Corporation, Lucent Technologies, General Motors, Procter & Gamble, Ziff Davis, 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 more than 100 web-sites over the Internet. I am the Author of four books titled Coach Yourself To A New Career (A Guide For Discovering Your Ultimate Profession), How To Feel Great At Work Every Day (Six Steps For Creating A High-Energy Success Plan For Your Career), 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 & Co-Creator 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, 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, as well as enrolled in the Graduate School of Coaching; a Founding Member of Coachville.com, which is a coaches training portal created by the founder of Coach University; a Member of the International Coach Federation, which is the most well-known and respected coaching organization in the world; a Member of the International Association of Coaches, New York City Midtown Coaching Center, and 24/7 Coach; and a Member of the Moriches Chamber of Commerce, a career expert for LongIsland.com, and a Charter Member of the ICF-New York City Speakers Bureau.

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 BA in Marketing from Hofstra University, and a Certificate in Financial Planning from New York University.

I live with my husband in Long Island