Andy Kane OBE PhD FCA(r) CPA(r)

An Alchemist of Clarity

Author of “Three Bridges- Adulthood is Easy Until Life Intervenes”

My focus is to help turn confusion into clarity and momentum for those seeking this.

I combine my experience in finance, business, management, and treasury with my soft-side skills of listening and then communicating as a professional coach, advisor, mentor, mediator, or director..

Life can evoke painful emotions, grief, and many unspoken words, creating confusion when clarity is most needed.

Built upon 50 years of guiding clients, I offer men and women a calm, experienced voice and empathetic heart.

Self-introspective questions often involve poor relationships or internal struggles. Adults often ask these questions in midlife, and clarity is critical to moving forward.

This was the focus of my doctoral dissertation and subsequently my book “Three Bridges”, as life is easy until adulthood intervenes!

 
 
 
 
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ABOUT ANDY

Andy is sought out as a trusted advisor, mentor, mediator, coach, and director. He has worked extensively with clients worldwide, resolved thousands of problems over 50 years, and served on over 30 boards as a trusted director.

He has Master's and Doctoral degrees in Human Development and Professional Coaching from the International University of Professional Studies and an Economics degree from the London School of Economics.

Dr. Kane is Chairman of ASK4 Inc. His focus is as an alchemist in human development- someone who takes confusion, pain, or raw experience and refines it into insight, clarity, and growth.

He has five decades of experience owning a family business, managing family offices, and guiding many who often struggle with midlife.

Qualified but retired from practice as a Chartered Accountant in the UK (FCA-R) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-R) in the USA. Andy is certified as a civil/commercial disputes mediator by the State Bar of California and the Florida Bar. He has an NACD certification as a board director. He is also a member of the International Coaching Federation

After practicing in both the UK and USA for almost three decades as a Managing Partner with Arthur Andersen, upon Andersen’s demise in 2002, Andy then spent over a decade in banking, as the Managing Director-CEO of HSBC Private Bank in Southern California and as a board director of East-West Bank.

Since 2010, he has led and advised single-family offices, helped individuals struggling with midlife while continuing to serve on boards as a director and trusted advisor..

As a dual citizen of both the USA and the UK, he has been involved in furthering US/UK trade businesses and academic interests. For this, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty the Queen and invested with this Order by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace.

His qualifications, academic studies, body of work as an author, and his business and life experiences have all amplified how Andy applies his knowledge to deliver value in guiding clients, and he has written multiple articles and coauthored books, plus spoken widely across the globe.

Andy has authored several books. However, this one is specifically about navigating adulthood, enhancing your well-being, and addressing your life, especially midlife, which was the focus of his doctoral dissertation. This book guides you through the unpredictable, inevitable setbacks of life faced by all of us, both individually, within a family, or in a business, and the subject matter is illustrated with the help of his three metaphorical bridges spanning the course of a human lifetime.

“After facing several career challenges in midlife, I wish “Three Bridges” had been written earlier as it would have provided me invaluable guidance and input to meet those challenges with more confidence.”
— Jeremy Davies, OBE, former Managing Partner,PriceWaterHouseCoopers
 
 
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