MEET STEVE CLELAND

Sports Coach | Entrepreneur | Author | Speaker | Accountant

Steve Cleland is the authority on effectively coaching youth sports teams. A seasoned entrepreneur, certified public accountant (CPA), sports coach, sought-after speaker, and author of the book The Village Chief.

After years of taking what he has learned in the boardroom to the field and vice versa, Steve decided that he wanted to share his experiences and bring the vision of the Village Chief to life.

Steve is one of the founders of Beach Freeman Lim & Cleland, LLP, a full-service CPA firm that leads entrepreneurs to financial success. Steve, and his BFLC team, help entrepreneurs with small to mid-size companies grow their businesses.

THE VILLAGE CHIEF

The Village Chief is a book about leadership in Youth Sports. Based on Steve Cleland’s 30 years of coaching experience, the book gives coaches a detailed blueprint for creating an environment for success where kids, parents and coaches thrive. Success is about more than winning a game or a championship; it’s about maximizing the potential of every player, parent and coach on your team.

Whether you are a new coach just starting out or a coach with years of experience, the book will bring ideas of how to improve your approach and help you attain greater success.

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THE SPEAKER

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Steve is passionate about sharing what he’s learned over the past 30 years of coaching kids. He equips fellow coaches and parents with easy to implement strategies and tools to help them create an environment for team success and to navigate through the many challenges and issues that arise during a season.

Steve has spoken across North America to companies, conferences, associations, and to college and high school students.

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THE ACCOUNTANT

Steve is one of the founders of Beach Freeman Lim & Cleland, LLP, a full-service CPA firm that leads entrepreneurs to financial success. Steve provides tax, audit, accounting and business consulting services to both business and high net worth clients.

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