I am an excellent coach because I am older and have made a lot of mistakes.

Brad Smith has 31 years of experience in the employment industry as a retained executive search professional and as a vice president and senior consultant for Drake Beam Morin, Inc (DBM), a global career transition and executive coaching firm. He has now established a private executive coaching practice. This service specializes in a no-nonsense approach that helps executives expedite their search for either their ideal job, their next ‘life option’ or develop their leadership ‘soft skills.’

Besides his transition practice, Brad works with a select number of executives who have specific career impact development needs. He also serves as Project Manager and company contact person on all coaching projects.

Brad has been recognized in Who’s Who in Human Resources. Brad is past president and chairman of The Cowtown Executives Association, an executive networking and business referral group.  He served for eight years as Vice President of Communications for the Fort Worth Human Resource Management Association. He was a member of the Ft Worth Chamber’s Quality Workforce Commission as well as a member of the Board of Trustees for Hill School of Fort Worth. He has been a guest lecturer at the TCU Neeley School of Business: The BNSF Next Generation Leadership Program and The University of Texas at Arlington. He is also a mentor in the TCU Neeley Fellows Program.

Brad chaired the Tarrant County Senior Executive Group, an invitation only transition networking group for C-level executives for 14 years.

Brad is a veteran of the United States Air Force Intelligence Service where he was member of a special operations wing that conducted search and rescue missions for downed pilots in Laos and Viet Nam.  He holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Iowa State University. Brad brings 33 years of total experience in coaching, career transition, executive search, management and marketing in a variety of industries.

His diversified industry background includes retail operations and merchandising, health care, marketing and general management. Brad’s considerable experience in service industries gives him a unique perspective in developing and enhancing client relationships.