Daniel Harkavy

Over the past 25 years, Daniel Harkavy has coached thousands of business leaders to peak levels of performance, efficacy and fulfillment. In 1996, he harnessed his passion for coaching teams and leaders and founded Building Champions Inc., where he serves as CEO and Executive Coach. Today the company has nearly fifty employees, with a team of twenty executive and leadership coaches who provide guidance to thousands of clients and organizations.

Some of the clients include Bank of America, Chick-fil-A, Daimler, Nike, MetLife, Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Infineum (an ExxonMobil and Shell company), US Bank, Dale Carnegie Training, JPMorgan Chase, Keller Williams, Mary Kay, Morgan Stanley, Northwestern Mutual, Thomas Nelson, Wells Fargo, Century 21 and many others.

In 2016, Daniel coauthored with friend and former client Michael Hyatt the bestselling book "Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want." In this book, Daniel shared another Building Champions coaching framework designed to help leaders to best lead themselves so they can make the greatest impact at home and at work.

In 2007, Daniel authored "Becoming a Coaching Leader: The Proven Strategy for Building Your Own Team of Champions" (Nelson). Drawing upon years of experience, Daniel offered leaders a coaching system to more effectively develop teams and achieve lasting results.

Daniel delivers one-on-one executive coaching sessions, executive retreats, speaking engagements and custom on-site experiences for business leaders and teams around the world all with a focus on helping his clients to improve their performance and results in business and life.

Daniel lives just outside Portland, Oregon, where he and his wife and family enjoy a little space for gardening and play. Daniel actively serves his community as a member of non-profit boards and mentor to those seeking his guidance. His other passions include surfing, snowboarding and hanging out with his family.