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Melinda Fouts, Ph.D., Psychotherapist, International Executive Coach, Columnist & Featured Contributor for Forbes Coaching Counsel and Founder of Success Starts With You, was recently chosen to receive the Empowered Woman of the Year Award for 2021 given by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP). Her exemplary role as a female professional in a male dominated industry displays her influence, capability, and proficiency.
Inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an honor in itself, only a few women are chosen for this distinction based on their years of experience, professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, and contributions to their communities. With innovation and compassion, these women empower others to reach their goals, while creating change for future generations. www.iaotp.com/award-gala
The President of IAOTP, Stephanie Cirami, stated “Choosing Dr. Fouts for this award was an easy decision for our panel to make. She provides visionary leadership in her field and her many credentials prove she has the ability to empower women worldwide. Dr. Fouts is innovative and talented beyond measure. We look forward to celebrating all of her success at the Annual Awards Gala.”
With over 2 decades of professional experience as a business coach and psychotherapist, Dr. Fouts has certainly proven herself as an accomplished professional and expert in the field. As a dynamic, results-driven leader, Dr. Fouts has demonstrated success not only as an Executive Business Coach, but in every role she has held.
Her impressive repertoire of prior roles have included Psychotherapist and Owner/Founder of her private practice in psychotherapy. Dr. Fouts leverages her strengths and insights from her psychology background to help leaders and managers in transition through increased self-awareness, and discovering their blind spots. It can be lonely at the top and as a thought partner, she makes sure you are not alone. Dr. Fouts’ unique approach from other business coaches is that she helps get rid of thinking and behavioral patterns that tend to keep executives stuck.
Her key areas of expertise include but are not limited to: small business consulting, enhancing emotional intelligence, self-awareness, unlocking fullest potential, brainstorming, identifying limitations, challenges, obstacles and optimizing performance.
Dr. Fouts’ Business, Success Starts with You, is based upon the premise that you are already successful. Increasing self-awareness to increase emotional intelligence and unlocking blind spots are paramount to continued success. Dr. Fouts uses assessment to bring more awareness.
In addition, her successful career as a Psychotherapist and International Executive Business Coach, Dr. Fouts is a sought-after speaker whose key note address to Women’s Leadership Conferences is Channeling Feminine Power in the Face of Adversity. Dr. Fouts is a Contributor and Member for Forbes Coaches Council. Her newly released book, Cognitive Enlightenment, was to be presented at the London Book Fair, March 2020, the NY Book Fair, May 2020, and the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2020 until COVID hit.
Dr. Fouts earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of New Mexico, her MA in Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute, her Ph.D. in Psychology from Saybrook University and her Executive Coaching Certification from the College of Executive Coaching.
Throughout her illustrious career Dr. Fouts has received awards, accolades and has been recognized worldwide for her outstanding leadership and commitment to the profession. This year she will be considered for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award given by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP). For 2020 she was featured in TIP (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine and was selected as Top International Executive Coach of the Year by IAOTP. Dr. Fouts will be honored for the Empowered Woman of the Year award at IAOTP’s 2021 Annual Awards Gala being held at the Plaza Hotel in NYC.
Looking back, Dr. Fouts attributes her success to her perseverance, mentors she has had along the way, and staying passionate in all of her business endeavors.
When not working, she enjoys traveling, and spending time with family. For the future, she will continue guiding her clientele to reach into their untapped potential and help them achieve the results that they seek for personal and organizational advancement.
For more information on Dr. Fouts please visit: www.successstartswithyou.net
To view her video biography please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaMG2_3Nmb0
About IAOTP
The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an international boutique networking organization that handpicks the world’s finest, most prestigious top professionals from different industries. These top professionals are given an opportunity to collaborate, share their ideas, be keynote speakers, and to help influence others in their fields. This organization is not a membership that anyone can join. You have to be asked by the President or be nominated by a distinguished honorary member after a brief interview.
IAOTP’s experts have given thousands of top prestigious professionals around the world, the recognition and credibility that they deserve and have helped in building their branding empires. IAOTP prides itself to be a one of a kind boutique networking organization that hand picks only the best of the best and creates a networking platform that connects and brings these top professionals to one place.
For More information on IAOTP please visit: www.iaotp.com
