Christopher Aune, MS

Certified Personal Coach & Executive Consultant

Christopher has 13 years experience serving as personal coach and consultant to aspiring people at all levels, from executives and professionals,to graduating college students and technicians in business, religion, law, medicine, education, engineering, IT, human resources, and other fields, as well as their family members. He served as a career counselor at Indiana State University, including teaching the Career & Life Planning course. He spent five years as a manager and senior executive consultant with R.L. Stevens & Associates (RLS), a national career marketing firm, where he coordinated the development of the company’s Senior Executive Services program, and was a key participant in implementing it. The program continues to be a major income stream for the company. He has operated his personal consulting and life coaching business for 7 years. He holds a Master's degree in Agency Counseling with emphasis in personal development and career development, a Bachelor of Science in social psychology, and an Associate of Applied Science in public affairs. He is a Certified Franklin Covey Coach.

Christopher achieved Most Client Success Stories for 2005 & 2006 at RLS, including highest success to client ratio, as well as Client Service Professional of the Year in 2004 & 2005. He is an expert at helping clients discover and plan their best path in life and career. He is a marketing authority with expertise in branding, social marketing,, networking, Internet identity, interviewing and negotiating.

As an experienced consultant, Christopher has facilitated successes with a range of people, from novices to seasoned senior executives. He consulted with experienced senior executives to negotiate a million-dollar talent deals. He helped an executive of a multi-billion-dollar corporation win a new position as a Vice President of international development. Coached a Microsoft business unit manager to move to a Vice President position with NCR. He helped the Executive Director of a non-profit to turn around a failing $5 million company, making it profitable again in 9 months. He also helped a high-school graduate with five years industry experience to campaign for and win a Director position that normally required a bachelor’s degree. Christopher selects clients from many backgrounds and maturity levels, depending entirely on their motivation to achieve a fulfilling life.

Christopher served 20 years at base headquarters in the United States Air Force, as well as on the staff of General Norman Schwarzkopf during Desert Storm. He led his division to a rare “across-the-board Outstanding ratings” in a command inspection, as well as winning multiple Air Force competitions over a decade. He served on the lead teams to implement continuous quality improvement procedures at two bases. He recovered a $5.5 million dormitory renovation project that had fallen behind schedule and over budget, supervising 35 sergeants and airmen. He has lived in Germany, Korea, Australia, and Saudi Arabia, and traveled to many other countries.

Christopher is a spiritual person, and has enjoyed leading vocational exploration groups in several churches. He has been a choir member, eucharistic minister, full-time and volunteer Coordinator of Youth Ministry, Leader of adult religious education, Leader of Service Team, Chair of the Church Life Committee, and Vice President and President of the church council. His gifts include initiative, coordination, and an uncanny ability to help people define their identity and spiritual gifts (what God calls them to do), and find a good fit in ministry and career.

He is married to Chi, a renowned deep-muscle massage therapist and passionate Korean. He is a father of four: a daughter who operates a Christian farm and crafts guild, a son who is an officer doing classified space engineering at the Pentagon, a daughter employed by a major bank, and a son who won 4^th place in the 2007 Indiana Scholastic Chess Tournament


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