About Us

Perfect Practices make Perfect !

Every great athlete has a coach in their corner; someone to encourage them, provide honest feedback, provide resources and sharpen skills. It is not enough to rely on hard work and natural talent to excel in the competitive world of business today. Where will you find a Competitive edge? Skilled coaching makes the difference between mediocre and excellent performance.

The parallel between sports and work is clear. When teams in an organization are effectively coached, members are able to achieve their individual goals and those that benefit the team as a whole. Effective supervisors are coaches who help guide, support, and motivate employees. They provide necessary training when needed and recognition when earned. In the coaching process, the supervisor clarifies expectations and does whatever is necessary to assist employees in performing their best.

Meet Kevin Faulkner

Once equipped with a whistle, stopwatch, and a strong demeanor, Kevin Faulkner, Consultant, and Trainer, has taken his experience as a college and professional football coach to another level.

A consultant and strategy coach, Faulkner helps clients create and implement new success strategies. He coaches diverse professionals to align their individual achievements to organizational goals, identify critical success factors for both, and streamline essential job functions.

Corporations are also becoming increasingly diverse. Kevin Faulkner can help leaders to develop a deeper understanding of their own thinking and behavior and the processes that prevent them from reaching personal and organizational goals. He is a dynamic and energetic educator and trainer with a reputation for a unique interactive style.

Faulkner joined Empyrean Management Group as a Training Consultant with an emphasis on leadership, diversity and career Development Training.

In his role with EMG Faulkner was responsible for marketing, managing, and delivering Empyrean’s Getting Hired 101 program. Getting Hired 101 is a training program geared towards college students preparing to enter the workforce.

What They are Saying:

Jim Spencer
President, Competitive Principles LLC (Strategic business partner)

“Kevin Faulkner is creative and insightful. He has the ability to cut through rhetoric and get right to the heart of any problem or situation. He is direct and honest and has boundless energy to work on solutions. He is results oriented and a great collaborator.” September 15, 2007

Jerome Shore
President The Coaching Clinic (Strategic business partner)

“I have found Kevin to be performance oriented and inventive. I'm looking forward to our next chance to work together.” April 10, 2008

Lorelei Adair
Recruiting Consultant, Comcast (colleague / co-presenter)

“Kevin is a captivating presenter and an enthusiastic person to work with. He is a natural trainer and leader who brings a variety of experience to his sessions, he can finds unique ways to reach and identify with each individual in his audience or group.” September 2008

David Haase
University of Tennessee CHAMPS Life Skills Coordinator (Former client )

“Kevin is a great resource for our student-athletes at the University of Tennessee. “Kevin is one of the best I know in inspiring people! He has great insights and offers help to others unselfishly. I enthusiastically endorse Kevin Faulkner to anyone contemplating career guidance and/or seeking a career transition His background in college athletics serves him well in his current profession.” May 8, 2009

John Hicks
Principal Recruiting Consultant at ACC Consumer Finance (Former colleague)

“Kevin is one of the most honorable and forthright individuals that I have ever had the privilege of working with. His background brings a unique and very useful perspective to our company and his position. He is results oriented and a tremendous example for others to follow.” September 29, 2009

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Perfect practices make PERFECT !