About Pam Waston Korbel

A leader of leaders - SmartGrowth’s CEO & Business Synergist

Pam Watson Korbel is a true pioneer in the field of business coaching—and not only as a female business coach. Pam ranks in the top 7 per cent of all coaches in the world for the number of coaching hours and coaching revenues, according to the Business Building Center.

Pam founded SmartGrowth, Inc. of Denver in 1996. The company serves over 100 clients nationwide and has more than doubled in size since 2006. SmartGrowth advises investors, business owners and executives of rapidly growing firms on strategies to enhance their company’s value. Pam recently added a specialty of how emotional intelligence in fast growth companies impacts the growth in their business valuations.
Her firm now serves clients throughout the nation and is preparing to license other professional business coaches nationally through an innovative training and mentoring program.

After 10 years of professional coaching, Pam founded Business Ace - an association of professional business coaches for networking and the sharing of ideas and approaches unique to entrepreneurs.

As the former CEO of a rapidly growing integrated software firm, Pam was a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1993 in a program sponsored by Inc. Magazine. She has also worked in strategic and sales positions in Fortune 200 and Inc. 500 companies.

Pam graduated from Creighton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism as well as a MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree. She is married and has two children.

Awards & Designations

As a business coach entrepreneur and female business coach, Pam has received a great deal of acclaim:

• Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach by CEO Partnership, Inc.
• Named one of 12 Outstanding Women in Business by Denver Business Journal (2006)
• Martin Luther King Award for Business Social Responsibility (2005)
• David E. Bailey Award for Small Business Advocacy Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce (2004)
• Named women’s business advocate for Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region by the U.S. Small Business Administration (2003)
• Small Business Person of the Year by National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
• Qualified as a professional member of the National Speakers Association

In the Community

Pam extends her leadership experience to benefit the Denver, Colorado community as well. A great deal of her community involvement is focused on raising the self-esteem of women and children:

• Founded Business Ace, a Colorado association that promotes integrity and high standards in business coaching
• Co-founded the Roads to Self-Employment Program, which helped women reduce their dependence upon welfare by becoming entrepreneurs
• Serves as a Girl Scout troop leader for middle and high school girls
• Funds the Demeter Scholarship for one Denver-area Girl Scout each year

Business Publications Authored by Pam

• SmartSolutions, a free, monthly online newsletter.
• More Money, Less Work, More Fun: 123 Ideas for SmartGrowth in Today’s Business Environment
• SmartDocs – 750 job descriptions, forms, letters templates, policies, procedures developed especially to meet the needs of fast growth companies.
• 7 Synergies for Business Success Workbook

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