An inventive thinker and creatively-oriented technical and management professional, Ed’s career has spanned the fields of marketing, strategic planning, engineering, land planning, television/media production, entertainment and non-profit think tank management. Over 25 years of interdisciplinary problem-solving experience, with consistent effectiveness in ideation and implementation of optimal solutions. Ed crafted new thinking models known as the Challenge-Solution Model, the Visioneering Process, Creative Dreamscaping and is a co-creator with Dave Goodman of the Spiral Thinking Theory.

Education… Colorado State University, Civil Engineering, additional studies in Marketing and Music Performance

Clients… The Walt Disney Company, The Walt Disney Special Events Group, Disney Educational Productions, Hewlett Packard, PBS, Discovery Channel, Irvine Company, TST, Simon and Schuster, Starizon, MindShare Foundation, Up With People, CH2MHill, Rocky Mountain National Park, MGM Grand Hotel, Council on the Arts, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Platte River Power Authority, NEC Technologies, McWhinney Enterprises, Water Valley Development among others.

Philosophy… There is inner genius in every human being. We all have the potential to make a significant difference, reach the career of our dreams, and find our own version of our dream life. Our lives, relationships and spiral influence can all be enhanced when we take time to dream, spiral think and actively engage in finding our best self.

Leadership… Ed has held senior management positions in each career field including President and Founder, Vice President, Marketing Director and Chief Experience Officer.

Music…as a trumpet player, Ed has performed around the US and Canada, sharing the stage with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughn, Maynard Ferguson, Doc Severinsen, Tony Bennett, The Four Tops, Temptations, Natalie Cole, Olivia Newton John, Spyro Gyra, Pat Metheny, Tom Jones, Blood Sweat and Tears, Burt Bacharach, and Ray Charles.

Contact…
Ed Goodman
Fort Collins, Colorado
ed@goodmanexperiences.com
edgoodman@comcast.net
(970) 481-4046 cell