About Ovson Communications

Alan Ovson is a business consultant, facilitator, coach and trainer who is an expert in the field of communication. He has worked for over 20 years as a consultant, speaker, and trainer with corporations, associations, government groups and hundreds of for-profit organizations throughout the United States and Mexico.

Alan’s keynote, seminar and consulting topics include: negotiation, sales, persuasion, leadership training, presentations, conflict, change, and visioning. Alan’s ability to get people to participate, listen, laugh and learn always attracts a large and enthusiastic audience wherever he goes. Alan’s presentations not only keep audiences awake, thinking, moving, and feeling alive, but also give practical ideas, strategies, and tools to use immediately. Clients who work with Alan Ovson learn to negotiate, deal with conflict, persuade others, and make both business and life more productive.

Alan has extensive real-world experience as Director of Staff Development at one of the nation's largest school districts; CEO of a real estate development company; business consultant specializing in facilitation, coaching, training, and speaking; factory line manager; oil-rig hand; and professional actor and director with membership in SAG and AFTRA.

Alan received his undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University and has pursued graduate coursework at Southern Methodist University; University of California, Santa Barbara; Graduate Theological Union; Mass Media Institute; and Stanford University. Alan Ovson lives with his wife in San Francisco, CA.

Peter Khoury is a strategic coach, speaker, and trainer with the Ovson Communications Group. A certified NLP Professional Coach, Peter is a specialist in the fields of communication, leadership, and conflict resolution.

Peter worked as a pharmaceutical process engineer before starting his coaching and training career. His diverse knowledge base, business experience, and systems thinking approach give him the ability to see problems from multiple points of view. With this perspective, Peter builds customized frameworks emphasizing solutions that benefit everyone involved.

Peter focuses on bringing out excellence in people during training, mentoring, and personal coaching.