Meet Rod Bacon, CCO (Chief Coaching Officer) at SparkEffect.

Rod embraces his role as it weaves together his focuses in teaching, in personal/spiritual interconnectedness, and listening to the under currents running through humanity. His travels from an early age were driven by seeking answers to what brings meaning to people’s lives and what keeps them from reaching their potential.

Rod brings curiosity and broad knowledge to help others along their own extraordinary journeys of self-discovery. Connecting deeply with people is essential to Rod’s work helping the client’s personal and professional growth.

Rod’s prior roles have included CEO of Torchiana and President of The Advantage Group, an executive coaching and consulting firm supporting successful leaders, and co-founder/CEO of Media Publisher Inc., an enterprise streaming media technology start-up, (NASDAQ: QUMU).

In his current role, Rod uses his vast world travels and practical business experience to help clients achieve their higher potential in work and life. His philosophy centers around the principle of, ‘’the work we do guides people to better understanding of self and how using of keys of self-awareness and self-regulation can become the work pathway to accessing more potential and living an audacious life. Personal growth is professional growth.”

Rod holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from UC Berkeley and an MA in Interpersonal, Intercultural, Organizational Communications.

In his free time, he enjoys exploring new cultures, attending workshops and spending time with his three children, Kai, Hana, and Maya.