Experience

Happy Cat Hotels & Spas

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP of Happiness

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Not many people hold the position: "VP of Happiness" so I'll explain it as best I can. There are a lot of people who have worked their whole lives - and still have not achieved HAPPINESS. So when I find someone who has worked in management, always wanted to have their own business - and just happens to love cats, it is then my pleasure to help them find happiness by putting all of that together. Happy Cat Hotels is a national brand that started in Connecticut in 2014. As a business coach for a long time, my work is to help the corporate team grow their leadership and relationship skills. My work with prospective hotel owners is to help them determine if owning and operating a luxury hotel for cats is the next right move in their life. Show less



Jerry Wistrom Professional Coaching

• Windsor, Connecticut, United States

• Professional Certified Coach

  • Feb 2002 - Present

  Helping business owners grow their business, their relationships, and their self-improvement has been the cornerstone of my work. I consider myself a great partner, mentor, sounding board, and teacher for my business owner clients. I do my best to pass on lessons that I've learned in 40+ years of business to my clients as they are confronted with many of the same challenges I have faced. I'm a huge advocate for my clients and will do whatever I can to help them be successful - as they define success. Coaching - be it business or personal - has a very confusing definition. The profession itself has been around for less than 50 years. Since it is a combination of strong communications, care, and desire for our clients to grow along with the fact that it is usually only conversation - makes it difficult to define. Since it is "helping the client" and does not have tangible deliverables makes it even more difficult to understand. Lastly, the world has now taken the "coach" as a verb that means - "a discussion of performance". Many employees are "coached" because their management sees a performance issue/problem. Here's something you probably won't see on many people's profiles - a list of my personal values. These are the things that I strive to create I have no desire to have the best written / flashiest description on LinkedIn. I have a strong desire to help business owners create a much better business and personal life for themselves, their families, their employees, and for everyone that the business touches. If you'd like to get to know me, I suggest a couple of things: 1) Go read my blog "WORDS OF WISTROM" (this will give you an idea of how I see the world) 2) Grab some time on my calendar to chat - I'm always happy to make connections with genuine people who are trying to do good things in the world. If you're one of them - I'll be happy to meet you. Best way to do that is to book time with me here: https://bookme.name/JerryWistrom Show less



Integrity Merchant Solutions

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Sales Executive

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  Helping businesses understand credit card processing enough to make great decisions on their choice of merchant account processors. Handle all customer service for those accounts, teaching them how to process most efficiently and at the least cost. MOST BUSINESSES OVERPAY FOR MERCHANT ACCOUNT SERVICES - AND THEY NEVER KNOW IT! Merchant account statements can be very difficult to read. Most business owners have never been trained to read their account statements and analyze what each of those numbers means, or if it is appropriately priced. In my coaching business, I found that I had over-payed for merchant account services for years. In my analysis, that amount was over $13,000.00 since opening that business in 2001. Show less