Ed Samuel is a Career, Life and Executive Coach, Author, certified Career Assessment and DiSC Team Leader and has a non-profit stewardship ministry. His firm is called, SamNova, Inc. (www.samnovainc.com) and is based in Kennett Square, PA. Ed’s team provides career assessments, resume writing (4 resume writers), one-on-one career transition support with emphasis on mid-senior level clients across multiple functional roles and industries. He specializes in growing and leveraging formal networks, LinkedIn profiles, targeted job searches, attacking the hidden job market, landing a job at 55+, helping clients make career pivots, building out consulting practices and executive coaching.
Ed leads a team of 20+ career assessment consultants across the US. Ed and his team have helped 700+ to date. He has more than 400+ documented client testimonials of which 151+ are on his LinkedIn profile and/or website. His firm supports clients across the USA who are working or in job or life transition. He is also a career and small business coach, mentor, and consultant for Penn State University. Ed recently led a small business training seminar on “Doing Business by The Book” in Tulsa, OK.
Ed leads Career Professionals Networking Forum (CPENG) in Newark, DE, Believers in Business (BIB) small business forum for greater Kennett Square, PA, hosts “Optimize Your Career” program on Philly radio, 1180 am WFYL on Saturday mornings and hosts a “live” weekly Career Optimization forum on Tuesdays at 11 am ET under Thought Leadership Branding (TLB) on Clubhouse.
He is a frequent speaker at: Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, ExecuNet, TPNG, Chem/Pharma, Joseph’s People, Lehigh Valley Professionals (LVP), FENG, CPENG, Newtown Networking Forum, Montgomery County Networking Group, Innovative Networking Professionals (INP), PowerThinkingCorp, and regional Chamber of Commerce Forums. Ed has been a keynote speaker at Wharton University’s annual Alumni forum, Penn State Alumni, University of Penn Alumni, University of DE, PACD, VOCA Center in NYC, and continues to talk on a regional and national basis on radio, podcasts, and cable TV. Ed has 30 years of experience at multi-billion-dollar global firms to leading edge technology start-ups and founded several small businesses. He also has held no less than 38 unique paid positions in his career: https://www.samnovainc.com/fun-fact.html.