About Thomas Benton

Thomas Benton is the Director of Coaching Services at Optimize International.  He specializes in working with leaders, managers, and high-level technical experts in successfully applying critical communications and relationship-building skills that optimize the value of their key business engagements.  Working with clients in the finance, engineering, project management, IT, and sales fields, Thomas helps them set new standards of skillfulness and success in turning around difficult business situations as well as creating more value in every key professional relationship. 

He is the leading coach for Optimize International’s signature client relationship management program Optimizing Key Business Relationships (formerly called Building High Value Relationships), and has coached hundreds of business professionals over the last 14 years.  Corporate clients have included New England Financial Information Services, CDM (Camp Dresser McKey), and State Street Global Advisors.  He was Vice President of Sales for MergerNetwork.com, and has more than ten years of experience in real estate sales and management.  Thomas is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University.

In addition to his coaching work, Thomas is an accomplished actor on film, stage and television.  He has appeared in NBC’s hit program Law and Order, and in commercials and industrial films for such clients as IBM, Comcast, Hewlett Packard, Granite City Electric, and Hartford Hospital.

Thomas’ passion is helping his clients realize significant advances, success, and impact in their communications and in creating meaningful value in their important professional relationships.