Head Coach

Dr. Martin Seldman

30+
Years as an executive coach
2,000+
One-on-one coaching engagements
10
Books authored or co-authored
1
Wall Street Journal best seller

Marty Seldman is a corporate trainer, executive coach, and organizational psychologist. He earned a B.A. in mathematics from Cornell University and completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Temple University. From 1972 to 1986 he specialized in training — training trainers, designing programs, and serving as VP of Sales for a training company — before beginning his career as an executive coach in 1986. He has since coached senior leaders at many Fortune 500 companies, training tens of thousands of executives through seminars and coaching more than 2,000 executives one-on-one.

Beyond his corporate work, Marty is active in the nonprofit sector as a coach and consultant, and serves on the boards of four organizations focused on human rights and poverty alleviation — the same spirit of giving back that GrowForward Circle is built around.

Areas of expertise

  • Executive Coaching
  • Customer Service
  • Collaboration
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Feedback Systems
  • Building Trust
  • Sales Effectiveness

Books authored or co-authored

  • Everybody Gets a Coach 2025
  • A Woman's Guide to Power, Presence and Protection 2024
  • Empowering You, Empowering Her 2021
  • Leading In The New Normal 2020
  • The Power of Empowerment: Women Building Latin America 2020
  • Leading In The Global Matrix 2020
  • Survival of the Savvy WSJ Best Seller 2004
  • Executive Stamina 2008
  • Customer Tells 2007
  • Super Selling Through Self-Talk 1986

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