Clear Focus Coaching is an executive
coaching company, specializing in personalized development
for career professionals. With over 22 years of national
and international business experience, Clear Focus has
provided objective, professional direction to business
executives, teachers, sportsmen, and entrepreneurs worldwide.
We help our clients achieve their
goals by providing objective input and structured guidance
to enhance any chosen career field or lifestyle change.
My Own Business
We are pleased to announce that Alton Byrd is a graduate of My Own Business Inc., a certificate course for serious entrepreneurs. The successful completion of this certificate course has provided Alton with vital information to nurture success in his entrepreneurial endeavors.
Alton
Byrd
Throughout his life, J. Alton Byrd
has been leading and coaching others to reach their
full potential.When he attended Riordan High School
in San Francisco, California, Byrd captained his high
school basketball team to numerous championships. While
completing his degree in Urban Studies and Economics
at Columbia University, Byrd was captain of the basketball
team for three years. In 1979, Byrd was named America's
Best Player under 6 feet.
At 23, Byrd completed an international
management program with IMS International, a pharmaceutical
market research firm in London, England, where he then
became the assistant to the executive vice president.
At the same time, he played professional basketball
for Crystal Palace Basketball Club in London, England
and was named Player of the Year consecutively in 1980
and 1981.
At 25, Byrd became the first African-American
General Manager of a British sports organization, becoming
the business leader of Murray International Metals Sports
Organization in Edinburgh, Scotland. While securing
sponsorships such as Nike and Renault for the organization,
Byrd led Murray International to four British championships,
five Scottish championships, and the team's first ever
appearance in the second round of the European Champions
Basketball Cup.
Successfully mixing business with
his love of sports, Byrd left Scotland in May of 1987
to join the world famous Manchester United Sports Organization
and played for Manchester United Basketball Club. As
captain, Alton led Manchester United to the European
Cup Quarterfinals, while also beginning a career as
a stockbroker with Ashworth Sons and Barrett, a local
Manchester brokerage house. Two years later, Byrd joined
Svenska and Company in London to become an equities
trader. At the same time he joined the Kingston Basketball
Club as both player and general manager for five years.
In 1989, Byrd created his own sports marketing company, Alton
Byrd Associates, a sports marketing firm, specializing
in transitioning American companies into the United
Kingdom (UK). In the following 11 years, Alton Byrd
Associates would become one of the leading marketing
firms in the UK.
Additionally, Byrd managed a successful
media career, spending 18 years working for various
media networks in the UK, including the BBC, ITV, and
Sky Sports. From 1993 through 1998, he hosted one of
Britain's top radio shows, "SportsAmerica."
Byrd also hosted top sports entertainment shows in the
UK including "NBA Jam Session" and "This
Week in the World League of American Football."
In 1997, Byrd joined the NFL as General
Manager of the Europe League's London Monarchs. He also
helped to transition the franchise to Berlin, where
he then became Commercial Director of NFL-UK, closing
the largest partnership in NFL-UK history with Coors
Brewing.
In 1999, Byrd was recruited by Maloof
Sports and Entertainment to become Vice President of
Strategic Alliances for The Sacramento Kings (NBA),
Monarchs (WNBA), Knights (WISL), and the Gold Rush Senior
PGA Golf Classic. As a key member of the senior strategy
team, Byrd was instrumental in closing the largest sponsorship
deal in Sacramento Kings and Monarchs history with Cingular
Wireless and Ralph's Supermarkets, respectively. Additionally,
he helped improve staff standards, while building
a new sponsorship and services team for each division
of Maloof Sports.
Today, Byrd is the Founder and CEO
of the Clear Focus Companies. He coaches senior executives,
entrepreneurs, and sports marketing executives achieve
their goals by utilizing his extensive background to
provide objective input and structured guidance to enhance
any chosen career field or lifestyle change.
To access more information about Alton, please visit our Press page. Alton can be reached at 888.381.7731 ext. 81 or Alton@Clear-Focus.com.
 Sharon
Broughton
Virtual Manager
Sharon is Alton's virtual manager.
She has worked with Alton since 2003 and she provides
administrative assistance, client coordination, web design
among other things. Sharon can be reached at 888.381.7731 ext. 82
or Sharon@Clear-Focus.com.
 Anne
Ferguson
Virtual Assistant
Anne provides Alton with administrative
assistance for his San Francisco office. She can be
reached at 888.381.7731 ext. 84 or Anne@Clear-Focus.com.
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