Steve Cochran- AdviCoach

About Us

As an Advicoach, I coach the owners of privately held and family-owned businesses and I can help you grow your profits by at least 68% per year and build a team to help run the business for you so you can get some time back for yourself.

- Founded Continuous Improvement Coaching, Inc of Kansas City, the nation’s fastest growing coaching/advisory firm. Continuous Improvement Coaching utilizes Toyota and Advicoach world class systems, tools, processes and training enabling us to quickly improve our client’s profitability, efficiency and quality of life in all areas related to business.

-A Quality-driven leader with an extensive background and field knowledge in strategic team environments. Managed complex, multimillion-dollar projects to success. Led a lean culture change, to sustainable continuous improvement within employer company that has since celebrated over 1,000 Lean Kaizen events. Recognized as a highly effective change agent through Lean Implementation and Business Unit Leadership.

-Skilled trainer, coach, and motivator for diverse, cross-functional teams.
>Taught, Total Quality Transformation, a College level course on continuous improvement and problem solving in a plant/office setting with a minimum $120,000 savings realized at the end of each course.
>Taught multiple different Lean Courses (Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, Strategic Planning, TPM, Set Up Reduction, 3P, 6S, etc.) and wrote courses for Poka Yoke and Standardization.

-Corporate Lean Director and Value Stream Director
>Guided Value Stream to double-digit improvements that included a 14% productivity gain, 18% inventory reduction, and 15% quality improvement. Achieved zero recordable accidents in 2009, including 80/20 cell (fabrication, welding, press work, mill and drill).
>Led Value Stream operations to a $345,000 cost savings in 2009
>Outlined new product launch and set aggressive goal from design to launch of 300 units in 30 days (in response to declining sales). Led team in accomplishing goal, with the unit representing the highest sales product for the Value Stream and setting direction for an expanded product line the following year.

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