Bus Eng Coach Jacob
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Bus Eng Coach Jacob
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English
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Spanish
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Businessš„ *Big-4 trained* Business English coachādeep fluency for professionals who mean business! š¼
Teaches
English
Native
Speaks
Spanish
Specialties
Businessš„ *Big-4 trained* Business English coachādeep fluency for professionals who mean business! š¼
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
Resume & Certificates
FromĀ United StatesLiving in Guadalajara, MexicoĀ (02:07Ā UTC-06:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Aug 27, 2018InterestsTechMedical & HealthcareLegal ServicesMarketingBusiness & Finance
š From Fortune 500 boardrooms to your screen: Iām a *20-year* management consultant (ex-KPMG manager) whoās trained thousands in high-stakes business English. š My niche? Professionals who hate superficial fixesābecause fluency isnāt about memorizing phrases; itās about thinking in English.
For *8+ years*, Iāve exclusively coached adults online, dissecting:
ā Confidence gaps (stress is the enemy!)
ā Pronunciation quirks (even native speakers stumble)
ā Real-world convos (finance, tech, lawāno script).
Why me? Iāve lived the corporate chaosāmergers, global IT rollouts, C-suite pitchesāand I teach the language to survive it.Me as a Teacher
š¢ Corporate trainer for 25 years (yes, I wrote those manuals!):
Client-training rigor šÆ: Taught Fortune 500 teams during system rollouts, mergers, and C-suite projectsātheir success depended on my clarity.
8,000+ hours coaching š: Every lesson is structured but adaptiveālike a consulting workshop.
Deep-dive philosophy ļæ½: I skip "quick fixes." Fluency = muscle memory.
My trifecta:
1ļøā£ Confidence hacking šŖ: Stress cuts fluency by 20%. I rebuild it.
2ļøā£ Phoneme surgery š£ļø: All 46 US English soundsāscalpel-polished.
3ļøā£ Conversation drills š¼: Simulate your meetings, pitches, or negotiations.
Bottom line: I teach how I trained corporate clientsārelentlessly practical.My lessons & teaching style
š Verbose? Yes. Useful? Absolutely. My lessons are denseābecause expertise is.
š„ Advanced Business Coaching:
Articulation drills + niche vocab (finance, law, tech).
Real-time feedback on flow, logic, persuasion.
š¤ Presentation & Interview Labs:
Role-play disaster Q&A (āWhy this salary?ā).
Slide storytellingānot just grammar.
āļø Document Deep Dives:
Contracts, emails, decksāline-by-line autopsy.
Why edits matter (not just what).
ā Cancellation Advisory:
*24-hour notice required* for rescheduling. No refunds inside this windowāiTalki policy, no exceptions.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Articles and news
- Test templates and examples
- Graphs and charts
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) - International Teacher Training Organization (ITTO) - 2017graduated with distinction
Certificate verified
Bachelors of Business Adminstration - American Intercontinental University (AIU) - 20054 years of full-time study in and relating to business administration.
Certificate verified
Teaching experience
1999 - 2024
Sales Training DeliveryProvided training to corporate sales representatives including presentation skills and product sales knowledge for enterprise software packages with a minimum of 10 million USD.
Education
2003 - 2005
Bachelorās - Business Administration, Managementgraduated with honors
Work Experience
2018 - 2023
Professional Skills & English Language Coach
2014 - 2016
Head of B2B Sales Enablement- Change Management
- Project Management
- CRM implementation
- Sales process re-engineering
- Instructional design & development
2006 - 2009
Manager - Project & Organizational Change Management Consultant- Post M&A operations & systems consolidation
- Manager - Midwest, Project Advisory Serviceline
2002 - 2006
Sr. Business Consultant- Call center operations & technology consulting
- Knowledge management specialist
- ASR & IVR specialist
- Instructional design
2000 - 2002
Sr. Technology Consultant- Transactional billing software consulting
- Systems administration
1998 - 2000
Operations ManagerMaintain the operational and technological functioning of the St. Louis, MO satellite office.
Development and management of website content using proprietary web content editing tool (earliest of its kind).
Sales engineering for 1 of 5 "first" major players in the world of website development, city guide, and banner advertising services.
Regional training of new operations and technology management professionals covering 8 Citysearch.com city office precesences.
2009 - 2023
Managing ConsultantIndependent management consulting services provider.--
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Focus areas: post-merger integration, change management, PPC marketing management, enterprise program management, instructional design, sales operations optimization, support operations optimization--
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Example Clients: Newedge Group (Calyon Bank & FIMAT merger), US Cellular, Andrew Reise Consulting, Dough.com, TastyTrade.com, Kellogg's, Youtopia.com, Quiet Foundation, Inc. and many others.--
5.0
Rating
881
Students
3,981
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
English Lessons
Trial Lesson
392 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
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USD 18.00+
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83 Reviews
Christine
1 English lesson
Teacherās pick
I had a great time prepping for my interviews with Jacob. He was super friendly and supportive, giving me lots of cool techniques to nail my interviews. Definitely boosted my confidence.
Mar 22, 2024
Anna
39 English lessons
Teacherās pick
Jacob is a fantastic teacher. He provide me specific resource for correcting my prounciation, as well as how to mitigate the stress. His experience will definitely help with pursueing a better career goal. Thank you soo much Jac.
Feb 15, 2024
Kan Tangwiwat
3 English lessons
Very helpful with pronunciation
Apr 6, 2025
Rochelle
6 English lessons
Teacherās pick
The lesson is excellent! We worked on my resume together like a team. Jacob gave me a lot of help. I really had a good time and enjoy the lesson. I can't wait for the next lesson. Jacob, thank you again.
Mar 8, 2024
Kan Tangwiwat
3 English lessons
Very helpful for pronunciation
Apr 17, 2025
Biying Li
2 English lessons
Jacob helped me to improve my pronunciation and encouraged me to express my opinion while he listened carefully and gave many insighful tips
Feb 11, 2025
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