Brad McDonald
Partner, Chief Executive Officer
Since 2009, he has spoken to over 300 different audiences and thousands of individuals on the subjects of worldview paradigms, personal transformation, leadership and the process of leadership development within organizations, and has delivered 2,000+ executive coaching sessions.
ELJ delivers through a four-stage curriculum, Lead Self, Lead Others, Lead Teams, and Lead Organizations, and holds licensed rights to Chick-fil-A’s leadership content, including the SERVE model.
As a certified Executive Coach, Brad has coached clients serving in the US Army, Chick-fil-A, Inc, Coca-Cola, Rollins, Inc and Orkin, Techvestor, BoomTown and Inside Real Estate, Wheaton College, Walton Global, Store Capital, and various Private Family Offices.
Before consulting, Brad ran operations inside high-volume Chick-fil-A Restaurants where he learned first-hand to execute operational excellence, integrate employee and customer experience, and to inspire remarkable results through warm-hearted acts of care and generosity, and served with Impact 360 Institute, founded by the owners of Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Brad also worked across the Greater Phoenix, AZ area cultivating a Private Family Office venture community with assets in commercial and residential real estate, restaurants, retail, media, publishing, innovative education and professional services.
Brad was commissioned in 2008 from Impact 360 Fellows Class II, received a certificate of completion from Chick-fil-A University in SERVE Model Leadership, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from The College at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and additional professional Certificates from Western Seminary and Biola University.
Brad lives, works and serves in Phoenix, AZ with his wife Bekah and three children.
Ready to build a leadership operating system for your organization? Request a discovery conversation: brad@myelj.com