Dr. Charles Ware of Ware and Company, Inc.
At Business Workspaces, we love highlighting outstanding members of our community. This month, we sat down with Dr. Charles Ware El Dorado Hills—a professional with a powerful story, unique insights, and years of leadership experience. Read more to learn about Charles Ware and the journey that led him to where he is today.
Tell us about your company and what you do?
I manage organizations through a sociological lens. My background as an educational psychologist helps me apply cognitive behavioral therapy and brain-behavior models to improve recruitment and organizational flow. This approach is something I’ve developed over years of experience—and it’s something I’ve offered privately since 2008 as Charles M. Ware, founder of Ware and Company.
You seem like you wear many hats – How did you get started in this unique industry?
I’ve worn many hats—intentionally. I launched my career by purchasing and running a school in Las Vegas. Six months into teaching, I was promoted to president. A few years later, I bought the school. After eight years, I brought that model to California. People resonated with the business strategy I created—one that was scalable and repeatable. That’s how the Charles Ware model grew: by helping people do what I had done, and teaching them how to replicate success.
What is something about your business that most people do not know?
The core idea I follow is simple: problems may be finite, but solutions are infinite. In my work, we dig below the surface using tools like cognitive behavioral therapy to get to the root cause of organizational challenges. A lot of people don’t realize that strategies like mine—developed by Dr. Charles Ware—emphasize diversity in thought and personality as critical to effective business solutions.
What advice do you have for others interested in following this industry or for your mentors?
I do mentorships now and have projects with about 40 people that I mentor. My best advice is that if you have the opportunity to get out of the country or go experience another culture, or do something different than what you normally do, do it.
How old are the people that you usually mentor?
When I do cognitive behavioral therapy and work with children, the youngest child I have is eight. But I’ve worked with seventy-year-old individuals and anything in between.
Where do you see your business in 5 years?
The future is more digital. I’ve seen the impact of live work, but I also recognize the shift toward online learning and consulting. For Charles Ware in El Dorado Hills, that means more virtual mentoring, digital content, and adapting to how people engage remotely.
Other than work, what are you passionate about?
“I work too much,” admits Dr. Charles Ware with a smile. Between traveling, consulting, and helping others, free time is rare. “If I do find time to relax, I shop.” Known by many for his passion for education, Charles Ware also gives back—donating 30% of his earnings to those in need and teaching his children to do the same. “We’re passionate about helping people who have the inability to help themselves.”
What types of activities or hobbies do you enjoy outside of work?
For Charles Ware, reading is a daily habit. “I read a lot, a lot a lot,” he says with a laugh. A background in fitness means staying active remains important—another way he balances out his busy schedule.
Why did you choose Business Workspaces and how has working here helped your business?
When I first came in here there was a great vibe, and that was primarily one of the reasons I chose to come here. There are many places you can go, but the vibe here was just great. When I first got here and everything worked out, it got to a point where if I don’t come in, I feel off. You will notice if I’m not here for certain days, I will hate it because I’m not here in the workspace where people are calm and just generally nice. I don’t think I would get that anyplace else but here.
What makes you feel energized about your business?
For Charles M. Ware, it’s simple: “The ability to help people succeed.” When someone says, “I have this issue,” and he can offer insight and support that leads to transformation, that’s the ultimate reward.
Do you have a daily habit that helps you be more successful?
Yes, I meditate daily from 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm. Since I have gotten more into the spiritual element of health for myself, which was around 2012 or so, I’ve taken 2:30-3:00 pm to mediate every single day which helps keep me aligned and calm. I’m generally calm by nature. I was a great paramedic and firefighter because I was really calm. For me, meditation daily is key for me to keep track of for my internal self. If for some reason I have skipped my daily meditation, I notice a change. Meditation comes in different levels- I do a lot of yoga to get in a position where I can mediate and become relaxed enough to meditate anywhere. We have to get back to taking what’s in the body and using what’s in the brain to get ourselves in a state if normalcy. That is very hard to do when you have all of this chatter- so meditation for me allows me to dim that chatter.
Can you meditate here in the office or do you need a quiet space dedicated to meditating?
No, I can mediate anywhere. I’ve been blessed and lucky enough to get myself in a state of mind where I can meditate pretty much anywhere.
Do you have a book that you often recommend or gift to people? Why?
It always depends on the level. You can’t tell from the interview, but the bookshelf I have in my office is all of the books that I would recommend to anyone. The bookshelf is all about leadership, it’s about just yourself. I think the most important book on that shelf is a book called “Wired That Way” by The Littauer’s. It’s a great book because it explains to you a different personality perspective about why you are wired a certain way and how that intel’s how you can change that and what you can do.
I am currently reading a book called “Attached”. Attachment syndrome and attachment characteristics has been around for a long time. Sometimes we call them enablers, sometimes we call them attachment syndrome. But that is something where you are in a relationship and you are almost reliant on the other person to be there all the time. I’m reading this because I have personally gone through that on both ends of it and to understand the client’s perspective as well. It’s a good book and it’s a newer book.
