Innova Coaching
Les Joynes, PhD
Bringing experience in finance, tech and competitive intelligence, Les is an Almaworks start up coach working with entrepreneurs and teams Les brings global experience in technology, management, healthcare, finance and the creative industries. He is a GoldAward Mentor and recipient of the Fulbright Academic and Professional excellence Award (2022). He has worked with global firms including 3M, DuPont, General Motors, General Electric, Dow, Banque Credit Lyonnais, as well as innovative start-ups in New York and Asia. Specialized in global management and creativity, A US Department of State sponsored Art and Technology Artist, Les is a graduate of University of London, Les has masters degrees from Japan and his PhD from the Faculty of Art, Environment and Technology, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Brazil and specialized in Venture Capital, Technology Transfer and Competitive Intelligence during his MBA from California State University.
A New York University certified coach Les is credentialed by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He is a GoldAward Mentor at University of London. Les is Professor of Record for Modern and Contemporary Art History at Renmin University in Beijing and visiting professor of art at Visva Bharati University in India. he has taught on the Cultural Entrepreneurship Masters Program at Peking University in China. In 2020, he was selected by the Presidentially-appointed J. Fulbright commission for the Fulbright Professional and Academic Excellence Award and in 2022 was posted as Senior Scholar in Art and Performance at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi, India. Also a Columbia University Research Scholar, he examines the Futures of Creativity in Multinational Organizations.
Almaworks Leadership Coach, Columbia University, New York
Serving entrepreneurs and their teams shaping the futures of technology, healthcare, finance, consulting and diplomacy.
GoldAward™Mentor, University of London
Les is a GoldAward™Mentor at Goldsmiths, University of London. Working with clients to build well-rounded portfolio of skills, experiences and knowledge to complement your academic achievements is essential in the competitive working world. Increasing client self-awareness, catalogue key strengths and areas for improvement, build a recognition-portfolio for all activities that impact careers.
Fulbright, India
Les founded the Naga Youth Mentoring Program to expand coaching and mentoring to young people from the thirteen tribal communities in Nagaland to develop skills and pathways in leadership, career development, entrepreneurship and balanced mental and physical health.
Entrepreneurship Mentor, Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York
At Parsons School of Design he works with entrepreneurs to develop their projects from drawing board to boardroom.
Career Mentor, American University of Paris, France
At American University in Paris he mentors Graduate students to build their international careers.
New York Foundation for the Arts Doctors Hours
Supporting artists, performers, curators in their careers, goals and strategies.
