T: +971 4 380 8272
M: +971 50 653 3806
E: ed@edcapaldi.com
http://ae.linkedin.com/in/edcapaldi
Skype: edward.capaldi
Twitter: ed_capaldi

Ed Capaldi Profile

Ed Capaldi Profile
A strategic advisor and business coach to over 100 high growth
individuals & businesses across the region:
25 years „Lean‟ Management experience
20 years + General Management and leadership
experience
20 years C-level IT Leadership
10 years C-level Regional Strategic Planning leadership
7 years Strategic Digital Transformation expertise
7 years Executive Coaching experience in the region
4 years as a Certified Four Decisions™ Gazelles coach
3 years as a Business Model Canvas™ consultant
3 years since co-founding CIO Arabia

What My Clients Say
Edward Capaldi is highly passionate, inspirational and result focused; he
does not let anything get in the way of results, while keeping the people he
works with well-motivated in an atmosphere of openness, respect and trust.
His facilitation of a strategic workshop for Dubai Bank‟s Senior Management
Team has resulted in us driving much higher, yet realistic targets. I believe
the Rockefeller Habits and Edward‟s coaching would benefit many
organizations and leaders in achieving their business goals and objectives.
Giel-Jan M Van der Tol. CEO Dubai Bank PJSC
I have known Ed Capaldi for over 20 years , and would recommend him
highly to any prospective Client. His attention to detail and constant drive to
develop one self but most importantly those around him was and still is
exceptional. I aspire to achieving the standards Ed has set with his clients
and colleagues in order to Drive the Business.
Harry Afzal. Alternative Networks

The Program for Growth™
Explained

The Program for Growth explained
The Program‟s value proposition is
“To turn your vision into reality, fast
whilst doubling your cash flow”
I will provide you with simple tools and effective
frameworks handcrafted to your exact needs to allow
you to take faster and better decisions.
You will double your cash flow and achieve higher
profitability against your industry's benchmarks.

The Program
The Program for Growth is hand crafted to
fit your exact needs from four core
services, which can be used individually or
as a mash-up. We will track progress
quarter by quarter until your business has
mastered the Four critical decisions growth
companies must get right to maximize their
revenue, profit and time. These decisions
involve the areas of
People,
Strategy,
Execution and
Cash.

Simple Engagement Model
An initial assessment, followed by a deep
analysis of your pains and expected gains
will lead to a fit of your needs against the
Program‟s four service offerings.
I will facilitate annual and quarterly strategic
discussions with your team, priorities will be
agreed with you and results-driven plans
will be drawn up, I will then help you bring
them into practice.
Changes and progress will be assessed
every 90 days to make sure they are in line
with your needs and the master plan.

Top Growth Pains experienced in the region
1.
2.
3.
4.
Unclear Strategic Vision.
Strategic Planning & Execution.
IT & Business misaligned; IT cannot keep up.
Leadership ill-equipped to take the right decisions about
digital-based innovation & transformation.
5. People Problems – right seats, right people.
6. Cash - a choke point threatening growth.
7. Out-dated, Uncompetitive Business Models.
As these pains take the business off focus and into the „too
many things to do, not enough time to do them‟ danger zone
they ultimately lead to slower poorer decision making and a loss
of competitive advantage.

Top Gains reported after taking the Program
1. Clarity & Alignment leading to Action & Focus across all
lines of business.
2. Solid Sustainable Leadership Disciplines driving better,
faster decisions.
3. Accountable, Results focused Culture.
4. Credible IT Advisory at Board Level.
5. High level of customer and employee loyalty.
6. Effective cash flow management fuelling growth.
7. Highly profitable Business Models.
Allowing the leadership team to work „on‟ growing the business
rather than getting bogged down working „in‟ the business.

The Core Services at the heart of The Program
Depending on the client‟s exact pains and their expected gains,
the following core services will be used individually or within a
handcrafted mash-up.
Strategic Planning and Execution Service
Providing you with the tools and frameworks from the
Rockefeller Habits Four Decisions™ to take better, faster
decisions.
Business Modeling Service
Learn to compete on business models and create customer
value with the Value Proposition Canvas & make
it
profitable with the Business Model Canvas.
.

The Core Services at the heart of The Program
Digital & IT Transformation Service
Equipping your leaders to take the right decisions about
digital-based innovation, and transform your „IT‟ into a highly
effective business enabler to attain the profitability
boost
digitalization is known to deliver.
Executive Coaching Service
Supporting your key people manage through
of growing the business and their careers.
The Program for Growth is an Accelerator that is:
100% handcrafted.
100% measurable.
100% guaranteed to satisfy.
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What My Clients' Say

What My Clients Say
Ed has been instrumental in coaching the Rockefeller habits and in pushing me
for a better alignment which would surely help the company's growth.
His art of letting you questioning many of the business principles, visions, values
and principles that one is used to was surely a catalyst for seeking further
boundaries in my objectives and plans to succeed in every step , and taking the
company to higher summits.
I would strongly recommend Ed for any executive who wants to embrace new
methodologies in his daily working life and in evolving his company's strategic
vision. values and planning,...., all geared toward higher growth
Ronald Diab Managing Director at EEG- Energy Efficiency Group sal
Ed was born to coach. A great communicator and strategic thinker with passion
and integrity second to none! I highly recommend his services to any CIO in the
region
Bassem Aboukhater, CIO, Re:Sources Middle East & Africa

What My Clients Say
Ed has the gift of bringing clarity to complex situations and help deal with it
effectively. His sincerity and passion is evident in the results he generates
Faizal Eledath. General Manager CIO at National Bank of Oman
I have known Ed for the past 9 years, he is totally committed to his client‟s
success, keeping you laser focused on achieving your end vision. He can be
brutally honest and direct when needed yet we always have fun even when
he is pushing hard to ease out those big fat white elephants we all
procrastinate over. Ed‟s USP is in how he has adapted The Rockefeller
Habits to our culture. The Habits combined with his adaptability have given
us more focus, more discipline and more time to do the right things right, the
result has been strong growth without the wheels ever falling off, today we
have an above average customer retention rate and continue to
grow effectively. The Rockefeller Habits is the single most important tool we
have implemented to support our growth strategy
Mohan Nagle, MD, Blue Ocean Systems

What My Clients Say
I had the pleasure of attending a workshop given by Ed earlier this year based on
the Rockefeller Habits. As a new member of my firm and the Middle East he
challenged, prodded, and brought humor while being faced with difficult
transformations required to take us to the next level.
His mission is clear, to serve world class leaders while supporting measurable
goals, elevate and recognize best practices, and assist in achieving statues as a
highly successful organization, not to mention his insight into exceeding
individual personal growth.
As you can see I‟m drinking his Kool-aid and so should you!
Vicki Commeans. GM Contract Furniture Division, Inner Space LLC
I have engaged Ed during my time as General Manager for Kofax ME FZE. My
priority was to refocus and to find a better work life balance. The overwhelming
results of Ed's capabilities as a visionary and innovative leader, a pleasant &
generously sharing personality, as well as his thorough execution of applied and
tested methodology has made it all more than worth the invested time and
money. I thank Ed for all his insights and motivation and will for certain re-engage
with him
Carsten Gelzinus. GM Kofax ME

What My Clients Say
Ed's approach to bringing IT and the Business together is extremely effective,
there is tremendous transparency between what the business needs and does
and
then
in
how
IT
sustains
business
growth.
Business & IT long term strategic goals are not separated out, this collaborative
approach means everyone is constantly focused on doing the right things and
doing them right. Priorities for the year and for every quarter are aligned to a
Business IT Balanced Scorecard, and progress against these priorities and KPIs
is tracked and debated and where at risk adjusted during a weekly meeting in
'The Situation Room'. I myself have benefited greatly from being exposed to Ed's
approach
Hatem Manawy, Regional IT Director, Americana Group
Passionate about Transformation; Always seeking new ways to develop new
ideas. If you are looking for grounded advise on all matters related to IT and
Business alignment and service provisioning, don‟t hesitate and call Ed, I‟m sure
he will be of immense value.
Tariq Elsadik. BIE Consulting

What My Clients Say
As a coach, Ed is a person who is not afraid at looking within oneself, thereby
able to continuously improve the way he operates. Ed was able to stretch my
comfort zone in order to achieve greater results, thereby meeting our goals in
time and to high quality. He too would not dictate actions but would coach, guide
one in the right direction and by having that belief/trust in oneself you would
achieve. Strategizing is not a simple task, hence Ed decided to implement the
basics and the first strategic point was to have a stable environment, thereafter
this environment could easily be grown both vertically and horizontally. By having
the first strategy in place one could then exploit this base and then align to the
requirements of our business departments, due to having, stable and up to date
systems. One other strategic point identified by Ed was to implement the ITIL
framework, focusing primarily on incident, change and problem management and
having established KPI‟s to ensure that – “what gets measured gets done”
Marclino Fernandes, Al Nisr Publishing

T: +971 4 380 8272
M: +971 50 653 3806
E: ed@edcapaldi.com
http://ae.linkedin.com/in/edcapaldi
Skype: edward.capaldi
Twitter: ed_capaldi