Eli Blair, Cpcc

«Nobody can see you winking in the dark,» is one of my favorite lessons I’ve received while working with Eli Blair. I think Eli’s approach to bringing new business owners out of the shadows (sometimes their own) is fresh, creative and thoughtful. As a sole proprietor Eli’s guidance has allowed me to tap into many facets of my own character to find strength, determination and focus. Eli’s bottom-​up approach to creating your business then having it be an authentic part of your character has allowed me to project myself in powerful and convincing ways to potential customers and business partners. Eli has challenged me to think in non-​conventional ways to solve my business needs and has always been there to support and champion my efforts. Eli has helped me realize that finding the right partners in business can make all the difference in creating your own success. Through Eli’s guidance I know I’m on the right path.

TLDNR: Eli is easy to talk to, an excellent a business coach and working with him will help you unlock more potential in your business than you could on your own.
My startup co-​founder and I are ecstatic that we have Eli’s coaching expertise and business acumen at our disposal. The 1:1s and 2:1s that Eli has done with us have produced valuable results in helping us to tackle what we have on our plate, come up with next steps and also to find our operating rhythm, both together and within our respective roles.
Having Eli as a sounding board is like having eyes on the back of your head — my partner and I are appreciative for the perspective that he gives us when we discuss updates with him, and I always come away with several takeaways and action items that I hadn’t considered, just by telling Eli what I’ve been up to. Eli also does great diligence and follow up, taking detailed notes during every meeting and making sure that we come prepared with an update and what we want help on for the session, to ensure that neither of us wastes the other’s time and that he is able to be effective in helping us achieve our goals.
I very much so look forward to sessions with Eli because not only is he highly professional and effective, but he’s also a joy personally to work with — he’s very approachable and easy to talk to, which naturally is a must for coaching. I could go on about Eli, as every one of his other clients could, but the bottom line is that working with Eli is a smart decision for any business owner, even if you are just starting your business!

I had the pleasure of working with Eli as my law firm’s business coach for approximately a year. At the time my law partners and I began working with him, we had been in business for about six months and were faced with many challenges typical of a new business. After one year of Eli’s coaching, we met or exceeded virtually all of our first-​year goals, including (1) organizing and executing a successful, well-​attended happy hour with dozens of guests; (2) moving into larger office space; (3) hiring our first law clerk, contract attorney, and administrative assistant; (4) increasing our firm’s caseload by nearly 100%; (5) streamlining our systems, and (6) significantly increasing our monthly revenue. I cannot recommend Eli highly enough. Having built his own successful businesses, Eli has experience as an entrepreneur that provides him with a knowledge base any business owner can benefit from. And on top of everything else, Eli is a warm and generous person – someone I always look forward to meeting with and speaking to.

I have the good fortune of seeing and working with Eli on a weekly basis as a member of a networking group. There’s no difficulty seeing why he is such a respected and skilled coach. To start, he’s warm, pleasant, and articulate. He also brings an unparalleled level of enthusiasm and energy each and every morning (and it is an early meeting!). That energy, in turn, really motivates us, and I often find that day to be the best day of the week. I end up accomplishing much more on those days and feel better doing it! If you want someone to impart drive, ambition, and guidance, go with Eli! You will not be disappointed!

Imagine Possibility. Create Reality.
That is Eli’s tag line and I am living proof that working with Eli as my business coach has taken my thoughts and imagination and turned them into real tangible action items that have resulted in the reality new business that I NEVER would have realized without his help.
I have many of the typical mental roadblocks when it comes to wanting something, but not sure how to go about getting it– I have ideas, goals and visions that bounce around in my mind relative to what I want to do with my photography business, but I have struggled with both how to organize these thoughts into clear action items and how to overcome the second-​guessing of myself that comes when faced with the task of actually putting myself out there.
Working with Eli has helped me shift my mindset when it comes to how I think and feel about myself, my photography and most importantly, how I feel about myself and my work when I put myself out there in asking for business.
Eli calls this Courageous Vulnerability– the notion of letting go of the voices that hold you back, letting go of the preconceived notions and fears you may have, letting go of all the reasons why you think you shouldn’t do something and to then shift that mindset to trusting yourself and that putting yourself out there to create new opportunities, to meet new people, to ask for new business and to show the world why you are worth your time and effort is the best thing you could ever do for yourself and your business.
Eli is a warm, welcoming and supportive life and business coach that understands the roadblocks we all deal with in life and business and is amazing at sharing perspectives, ideas, and very clear action plans that break you away from the old patterns you want to shead and into your next phase of taking charge and action into your own hands on your terms.

Eli will ensure you accelerate the attainment of your goals.
No nonsense, great direction in creating the steps to your growth.
Meet with Eli and focus on your potential!

Eli has the insight you need to get over the problems you face. In my case, I needed to get over myself. As a beginner in the sales world, Eli gave me the confidence to move past barriers that I had been putting up to stunt my own growth.
I eventually found out that some of my mentors were also clients of Eli! With years of experience in the city, Eli knows what it takes to be successful and how to start living a fulfilling life.

«If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.» The Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. Eli was a HUGE resource in helping me to ID my priorities/​values. He also helped minimize the distractions from my day to day. I recommend Eli as a business coach.