Ed Samuel, Executive Career Coach

Ed Samuel is a Career, Life and Executive Coach, Author, Public Speaker, certified Career Assessment and DiSC Team Leader and leads a non-profit stewardship ministry. His firm, SamNova, is based in Kennett Square, PA. SamNova supports clients who are working, in job or life transition with emphasis on mid to C-level executives (65%) but also works with early graduates up to mid-level individuals (35%) across the USA.

Ed’s team provides career assessments, resume writing (3-writers), 1-on-1 career transition support across multiple roles and industries across the USA and beyond. SamNova, Inc. specializes in growing/leveraging formal networks, LinkedIn profiles (3-LinkedIn coaches), ATS, targeted job searches, attacking the hidden job market, landing jobs at 55+, clients making career pivots, interview preparation, salary negotiation, reverse recruiting, building out consulting practices and on-going coaching. Ed leads a team of 25+ certified career assessment consultants across the US with an additional consultant in Africa.

Ed and his team have coached 900+ clients, wrote/revamped ~1500 resumes and conducted 950+ career assessments and consultations to date. Ed has 500+ documented client testimonials of which 189 are on his LinkedIn profile, 62 five (5) star Google reviews, and 100 more testimonials on his website. He is also a career and small business coach, mentor,

consultant, and teacher for Penn State University. His team also supports the underserved.

He leads Career Professionals Networking Forum (CPENG) for greater Wilmington, DE, Believers in Business (BIB) small business forum for greater Kennett Square, PA, hosts a “Optimize Your Career” program on Philly radio, 1180 am WFYL on Saturday mornings at 8:00 am ET and co-hosts a “live” weekly Career, Faith and Purpose on Clubhouse on Mondays at 5:00 pm ET. Ed leads biblical stewardship workshops at churches and non-profit organizations.

He is a frequent speaker at: Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, ExecuNet, Career Rebound, (FL), TPNG, Chem/Pharma, Joseph's People, International Association of Business

Communicator (IABC), Lehigh Valley Professionals (LVP), FENG, CPENG, Newtown Networking Forum, Overcoming Job Transition, Tulsa, OK, PSG – Mercer County, NJ, The Breakfast Club, Career Success Group – Short Hills, NJ, PSG of Morris County, Montgomery County Networking Group, The Call to Conscious Leadership, Innovative Networking

Professionals (INP), PowerThinkingCorp, Philadelphia Diversity and Inclusion Job Fair, Association of Finance Professionals (AFP) and regional Chamber of Commerce forums.

Ed has been a keynote speaker at Wharton University annual Alumni forum, Penn State Alumni, University of Penn Alumni, University of DE, PACD, VOCA Center in NYC, and continues to talk on “live” regional/national radio, podcasts, and cable TV. He has been recently quoted by AARP, Fox Business News, Newsweek, Banking.com and other national news outlets.

He has 30 years of experience in operations, human resources, and finance at multibillion-dollar global firms to leading edge technology start-ups. He knows the challenges firsthand of being “let go” due to downsizing, pivoting his career and starting anew.

Ed has held 38 unique paid positions in his career.

Ed is married for 45 years to his high school sweetheart from NJ, three (3) grown daughters and five grandkids. He loves to serve at church, teach biblical stewardship, hike, explore, jigsaw puzzles, Civil War, Sherlock Holmes, travel, and bass fishing especially with family and friends.

Ed Samuel holds a B.A. from Wilmington University - summa cum laude and undergraduate degree in Accounting. He is a certified Retirement Coach, certified Career Direct Trainer and Consultant and certified DISC Personality ID Consultant and Trainer.