Our Philosophy
Everyone should have a professional coach supporting them.
Somewhere, just beyond our comfort zone, lies our true potential, and reaching it on our own is virtually impossible.
Success comes to those who are truly committed and are willing to be and do what it takes to have the life they desire.
As we take responsibility for all of our results, we notice that important things begin to show up. Critical shifts only occur when we are being responsible.
At KAIZEN, we understand that how we think is as important as what we do.
Our Vision
Our Mission
KAIZEN Business Development serves and supports good people in achieving their goals, and reaching their true potential in a way that is satisfying and on purpose for them.
Our Team
Clint Best's professional career over the past twenty seven years has taken him around the world. Beginning in Canada, Clint Best managed several department store operations in Alberta and British Columbia before joining Duty Free Shoppers (DFS) Group, the world’s largest travel retailer in 1995. Clint spent 8 years with DFS Group, managing multiple locations with sales volumes up to $200,000,000 in Asia and the United States.
In each operation Clint Best had direct Profit and Loss accountability and participated in every aspect of the business including operations, merchandising, vendor relations, human resources, business development, sales & marketing, budgeting, team development and strategic planning. He helped develop and open new businesses in Canada, Hong Kong, S. Korea, Vietnam and the United States.
Clint began his Business Coaching, Mentoring and Training practice in 2002, and has been successfully coaching many businesses in the Okanagan Valley over the past 8 years. During the first 5 years with Action Coach, the world's largest business coaching organization, Clint Best recieved several awards for his work, including 2006 Canadian Coach of the Year. Since then, Clint founded KAIZEN Business Development in 2007. He prides himself on the real results he gets with his clients, and the many strong relationships he has built here in the community.
Clint Best has served as a member Ambassador for the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Okanagan.
Clint has now been happily married to his wife Angie for twenty years and has two children, Theo, and Dia. He and Angie relocated back to Canada from New York in 2002 to set down roots, establish his Coaching practice and raise their family in Kelowna.