BBI Coaching Organization
Hiring a coach is one of the most powerful ways to accelerate the growth of any company. A study published in Personnel Public Management revealed that training alone increased productivity by 22.4%; while training combined with coaching increased productivity by 88%.
The Business Breakthroughs International Coaching Organization is a committed, experienced group of business coaches who create the context with their clients to achieve dramatic results for their business. We would like to introduce you to our team:
STEPHANIE VAUGHAN President of Executive Coaching
Stephanie Vaughan serves as President of the Breakthrough Consulting Division here at BBI for both Anthony Robbins and Chet Holmes. In partnership with CEO, Marty Sanders, Stephanie's role is to create an un-stoppable team of consultants that will engage the needs of larger businesses to explode their growth and increase their profits.
Stephanie Vaughan also serves as President of Business Mastery Coaching for BBI. Through Stephanie's direction the number of certified coaches has grown 15 times over and revenues have grown by more than 14,000% and she is just getting started. As a business coach, Stephanie has successfully coached hundreds of companies in countless industries with a sole focus on achieving results from doubling revenues, successful integrations of Core Story, to step by step plays on implementing powerful marketing campaigns using Chet's and Tony's methods. As President of Coaching, Stephanie's mission is to seek out, manage and further develop already top talented; business minded, skilled and highly experienced coaches to help clients succeed and achieve their goals utilizing tested and proven concepts that teach businesses how to explode their revenue and increase their profits. Stephanie's mission in coaching is to create RAVING FANS of our team, our company and our proven concepts by generating dramatic results with our clients.
Stephanie is accomplished in sales and sales training. As a trainer, Stephanie served as a strategic player in helping to develop world class sales organizations on a global level for a variety of companies. She has developed, managed and facilitated sales programs for the internal sales and partner organizations for technology companies including EMC, Legato Systems, Aspect Communications, and many others. In addition to sales training Stephanie was a top producer in her 11 year sales career with companies such as AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Estee Lauder, and several other technology companies. She was a top producer in all her sales positions, consistently achieving over 400% of her quota.
Stephanie's additional passion and focus right now is to work with Chet and Tony to create programs exclusively targeted to help women-owned businesses succeed. Women-owned businesses have surpassed the number of men-owned businesses and there is a great opportunity to further assist and develop these entrepreneurs. In addition, Stephanie serves as a Certified Master Coach through the prestigious Behavioral Coaching Institute, is a Certified Presentation Skills trainer and Training Generalist through Langevin. Stephanie is an ardent learner and frequently attends seminars, constantly refreshes herself with business books and articles, and consistently immerses herself in training programs to further develop her skills so she can offer the best to her colleagues, clients and the market.
LOU ANDRUZZI Vice President of Executive Coaching
Lou Andruzzi is a highly successful and accomplished business executive whose expertise includes 25 years of multi-unit management at the District, Regional & Divisional levels with some of the largest companies in the world including The Home Depot, Lowe's Home Improvement and Sears Holdings Corporation as well as General Cinema and Cinema National.
With a proven track record of growing sales & profits, reducing employee turn-over and developing top leaders, Lou is an expert in all phases of operations including: sales, inventory control, marketing, loss prevention, safety, recruiting, hiring, training, budgeting process, forecasting, profit & loss analysis, warehouse operations, product purchasing & merchandising. Lou is also experienced in new market growth and expansion including new project construction and development, staffing, training, marketing and merchandising new locations to open on time and budget.
As Senior Vice President of the Coaching and Consulting divisions within Business Breakthroughs International, Lou is a highly trained BBI expert and CEO Coach & Consultant. Lou has a proven history of helping CEO's of small and large companies grow and develop their leadership abilities. Lou has mentored company executives on the successful implementation of Chet's ultimate sales growth strategies including Dream 100 campaigns, Core Story, Best Neighborhood Strategy, Seven Musts of Marketing, Superstar Hiring, time management, radio, print & television ad copy, sales scripts and many more.
Lou is a professional public speaker and trainer.
Lou is also a licensed Real Estate Broker with experience in sales techniques, listing & buyer presentations, marketing and negotiations.
Lou has more than a decade of experience giving back to communities while working with Habitat for Humanity. Building homes and coordinating community events, he has worked with many elected officials including state and local officials, members of the U.S. Congress, Governors and a former President of the United States.
Lou is an experienced aviator who flies for the United States Civil Air Patrol as well as Angel Flight of America.
Lou Andruzzi is an incredible thinker. He has a knack for flushing through complex organizational issues and rendering a workable solution to otherwise unsolvable challenges. He has helped me with time management, organization and designing and implementing management structure needed for growth. I have enjoyed my discussions with Lou and gain extreme clarity after our sessions. I would venture to guess that there are not many executive coaches out there with this talent...and even fewer that really care about your business.
John DePaola President and CEO, Long Fence and Home LLLP
STACEY HYLEN
Before she came to coaching, Stacey enjoyed a stellar sales career. For several years, she consistently ranked among the top performers, selling group insurance plans for Colonial Life and later on top of the line tanning equipment. She soon realized that businesses needed more than just excellent products and superior customer service, which, of course, she happily provided. They needed guidance and support to grow and improve their businesses. And she got hooked helping them. Before she ever heard of the word "coaching", she was already doing it. In 2000, Stacey enrolled in a premier training program at Coach University.
Stacey was chosen by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen as a speaker on the promotional tour for their book, . A contributing author to , Stacey is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and served as Vice President of the Montreal Coach Federation.
Today Stacey lives in Montreal and specializes in working with high achievers around the world (Australia, Canada, England, Norway, Switzerland and United States,) who are ready to go to the next level of success. The range of professionals she has coached runs the gamut: from entrepreneurs, artists, real estate salespeople, marketing consultants to journalists, web designers, medical professionals, financial advisors, etc.
Stacey continues her education with training with top world business leaders such as Jay Abraham in marketing. She has studied with Yannick Silver and Stephen Pierce in internet marketing and has developed numerous online businesses both for herself and for her clients.
SEAN OLIVER
Sean Oliver is an experienced Leadership Coach, Trainer and Speaker who challenges and equips leaders to rethink the way they do business. Sean's collaborative strategies have helped hundreds of leaders become more influential and effective. "If you could get to the next level by yourself. you'd already be there!" is a Sean Oliver mantra. He knows that great leadership and communication can not be achieved by yourself or for your own gain.
Born with a passion to equip leaders, Sean brings enthusiasm and knowledge to those who desire to become better leaders and communicators. As a young man Sean found himself in leadership roles as a black belt instructor and later on as a husband, father, organizational leader and entrepreneur. Now with over 17 years of experience in leadership and communication roles, Sean has coached and equipped hundreds of business owners and employees as well as international nonprofit and Fortune 500 executives.
Sean is a member of the International Coaching Federation, Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce, Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce, the Corona Chamber of Commerce and Toastmasters International. He also serves the leadership of several non profits. Sean is recognized as a professional trainer and facilitator by organizations such as The Maximum Impact Group. The MI Group is committed to developing professionals in business and life through world class training based on Dr. John C. Maxwell and Todd Duncan, which Sean helps facilitate.
ELLEN CAHILL
Ellen Cahill, M.A., is a Certified Comprehensive Coach. She is one of the organization's Senior Coaches and leading Implementation Expert for over five years. She coaches and supports hundreds of entrepreneurs in growing their businesses. Amongst her strengths are helping business people stay focused; develop effective policies and procedures; create strategic marketing plans; establish employee training programs; and foster better relationships with customers, vendors, and employees, thus substantially improving a company's ability to achieve its goals.
Prior to joining the organization, Ellen garnered more than 20 years' experience as a professional in the health care industry. She held positions as a Speech Pathologist, Program Manager for Rehabilitation, and District Manager of Rehab, among others. She earned a master's degree in Speech and Language Pathology, is an accomplished writer, and has been a public speaker for more than 10 years.
Ellen's clients' praise her as an integral partner in helping them get the most benefit from the powerful tools described in the training program and beyond. As a testament to her ability to help companies boost profits, many of her clients have been with her for years. Now, Ellen stands ready to help you make a big difference in your business and your bottom line. Let her show you how working with a business growth expert can transform your business and your life!
CYNTHIA PHIFER
By focusing on prioritizing opportunities and relentless focus, Cynthia's clients have doubled their sales, freed up their time, implemented processes, improved bottom line and increased national visibility. Cynthia coaches business owners through the Business Mastery System, enabling them to drive their businesses forward.
Cynthia has launched two successful small businesses of her own, and has worked with hundreds of businesses, helping them grow sales, increase profitability, and soar past their competition. Her expertise in marketing and strategic planning combined with her unrelenting focus on execution empower her clients to reach higher levels of success.
Within the corporate world, Cynthia was a senior executive for a $10 billion company, overseeing an ecommerce start-up that grew to $175 million. She has hands-on experience with retail buying, store management, new business development, strategy development and marketing.
Cynthia has an MBA and is a Certified Professional Direct Marketer and a Certified Shared Services Professional. She has attended executive intensives at Yale, MIT, Brookings Institution, Texas A&M, and Santa Clara Retail Institute.
KIP GIENAU
Kip Gienau has been in the advertising industry for over fourteen years. Working with his advertising clients, Kip identified their need for learning how to be more competitive in their market. He began coaching them and discovered a great sense of satisfaction from being able to help his clients move their business forward, by adding value beyond traditional advertising services.
Kip joined the coaching division of Chet Holmes International as a result of working with the Business Growth Masters Series in his own business, and experiencing the value of the program fist hand. Working with CHI gives him the opportunity to work with a diverse cross section of businesses, which he finds exciting and fulfilling. One of Kip's favorite moments when working with clients is that AH-HAH moment when he knows that something he has contributed creates an opportunity for change in someone's life and business. Confident with a sense of humor and positive outlook, Kip has the ability to quickly put people at ease.
Kip was recently selected to collaborate in writing a chapter in Jay Conrad Levinson's new book "Guerilla Marketing on the Front Lines" which was a #1 best seller the first day on Amazon.
Based in Connecticut, Kip also has a home in Costa Rica, where he takes the opportunity to enjoy life with his wife and grandkids.
"I spent over 200 hours working on my business developing strategic planning and implementation strategies the results were profitable. In a declining economy, the worst recession I've ever seen; we were able to maintain our 7 figure + gross income and expand in several markets where we previously did not exist." Jay Perniciaro
During my first coaching session, he taught me some time management techniques that re-shaped my life. In less than one week, I literally became more productive and in control - both in my business life and personal life - than I have ever been before. And I'd been to all the time management seminars put on by the big names. Jason Channell, SRI Construction
DR. TODD ELLER
For 15 years, Dr. Todd Eller has been dedicated to the effectiveness of people within organizations. Todd's specialties include executive coaching, organization strategy, operational effectiveness, career counseling, human resources and communication in the workplace.
Todd has been an advisor and trainer across numerous industries, types, and sizes of organizations. While working at the countries largest career center, Todd trained Fortune 500 companies, Universities, Institutions, healthcare industries, entertainment industries, law firms, small businesses and MBA graduates. Todd has conducted workshops across the country in the area of best practices and organizational change. He also has written and developed online training tools in the area of diversity and human resources.
Todd's coaching and career development experience includes working with senior management, middle management and entry level employees. He has successfully undertaken a wide variety of coaching assignments spanning a broad breadth of industries. Corporations to which Todd has provided consulting and coaching services include: Castle and Cooke International, The California Endowment, BabyFirstTV, ERA Real Estate, American Association of Administrators, JW Investments, Forever Young Medicine, The Human Rights Group, The Stupski Foundation, National Center for Evaluation and many more. His multidimensional experience helps to apply a practical and effective approach to advising clients in a variety of areas.
Another specialty of Todd's is the area of presentation. Todd has appeared on national television, conducted workshops to hundreds of participants, written speeches and teaches effective communication.
Dr. Todd Eller received his Ph. D. in psychological studies from UCLA with an emphasis on industrial psychology and career counseling. He also holds a masters degree and is finishing his book entitled American Business.
Dr. Eller's program of success creates amazing improvement. - Steven Smith, MD and CEO of Forever Young Medicine
STEVE ANDRUZZI
Steve Andruzzi is a seasoned, highly sought after Business Professional with over 20 years experience with high-end retailers such as Abercrombie and Fitch, Macy's, Ann Taylor, Belk and Jordan Marsh. Steve has spent the last seven years with The Grand America Hotel; Salt Lake City's only 5 Diamond hotel. He has a proven track record in Business Management and Consulting, Training and Personal Development, Employee Retention, Visual and Interior Design, Buying, Revenue Management, Payroll and Inventory Control.
As the original Director of Retail for The Grand America Hotel, Steve designed and planned the opening of seven high-end Boutiques setting a standard of quality in purchasing and merchandising which helped achieve the hotel's coveted 5 Diamond rating as well as win Best of State Awards three years in a row. He was responsible for all the buying, design and layout of the stores, as well as the specialty decorating for the hotels restaurants, Presidential Suites and their world-famous Christmas decor. While working closely with the Holding family, he was frequently used as a consultant for the companies sister properties in Sun Valley Resort, Little America Hotels, Snow Basin and The Westgate in San Diego.
Steve is also a professional actor with commercial and film credits including: Disney's Halloweentown, The Legend of Bagger Vance, The Bone Yard, NuSkin, LDS Church and just recently completed three episodes of a new Sci-Fi TV series which just premiered at the New York and Los Angeles Television Festivals.
SARAH BRYANT
Sarah Bryant is a Professional Certified Coach and MBA business consultant dedicated to the idea that success is simple, but not always obvious. Driving "the desire for more" and following a prescriptive process of working on the business with dogged determination, Sarah supports businesses in achieving unprecedented results.
Starting her career in Sales, Sarah quickly established herself as a top performer in the financial services industry. Soon she was leading and training award-winning sales teams and doubling revenue in a mature industry. Seeing opportunity everywhere, Sarah sculpted new initiatives, created fresh lines of business and streamlined every aspect of the business: reducing employee turnover, launching joint ventures and reshaping incentive programs. As VP of Sales, Sarah's innovative strategies resulted in highly profitable organizational change and business development programs for revitalization during industry recession.
Career experience also includes: directing the business growth of (3) entrepreneurial start-ups and piloting a leadership coaching program for a European International Financial Services Conglomerate before making her own entrepreneurial leap. Since then, Sarah has worked with executives across various industries to invent revenue streams during growth, stabilize organizational culture during management transition, create high-performance sales teams, and execute 1800 turnarounds in failing organizations. She has actively coached and consulted in the corporate setting since 1999 with specialties in Workforce Engagement, Business Development and Organizational Change Management.
- Graduate of iPEC (Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching), an ICF-accredited program with coaching certification (CPC).
- Received the esteemed PCC (Professional Certified Coach) credential through the International Coach Federation.
- Distinguished as an ELI-MP (Energy Leadership Index- Master Practitioner).
- Undergraduate degree in Organizational Psychology from Bradley University and continues study in the areas of business and human performance. Sarah is certified to deliver and debrief various personality and leadership inventories (MBTI, 16PF, ELI, etc.).
- MBA in Leadership from Argosy University.
Alongside the traditional tools, Sarah uses her great sense of humor and adventure as a catalyst for transformational breakthrough. Passionate about "paying it forward" in her own community, Sarah serves as a motivational coach for community education, a Laughter Yoga Leader and an officer of Toastmasters International.
KIM SNYDER
Kim Snyder is a successful business coach, and entrepreneur guiding businesses to better organization and management to build sales and realize higher profits. Having worked for many years in accounting and tax, Kim brings a strong financial knowledge and ability to forecast the financial impact of poor systems and people management to businesses.
Using the principles in the Business Mastery System, combined with coaching, Kim's clients begin to develop much needed systems to better manage sales and marketing strategies, and provide consistent training to the sales teams and other employees. Kim's focus is to work with business owners with the vision to develop their business to run without them.
Kim has owned several businesses in her career and has truly found her passion in working with and teaching and guiding others. Raising her son on her own, and owning a business at the same time she came to understand early on the real need for balance in life and work.
Kim is also a writer and motivational speaker and lives in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada.
"The market has changed so fast. Without your help I wouldn't be in business today. You are truly positioning me for future explosive growth. Richard Riley, CEO"
CLAUDIA BROWN
Claudia Brown has learned early on about the value of the customer and the dedication needed to reach one's goals in the business world when she worked for five years with her father's at-home marketing research business, servicing companies such as Heineken and Ocean Spray.
After obtaining her undergraduate degree, Claudia traveled to Germany and studied at a German university. She now speaks fluent German as a result of this experience.
Claudia then earned an MBA and began to hone her business acumen. She freelanced for a major marketing research project with a Fortune 500 company and worked for some of the top direct marketing companies such as Lillian Vernon and J. Jill, as well as a few start-up catalog companies.
As an entrepreneur who now co-owns four businesses: two telecommunications agencies, a telecommunications auditing company and an internet marketing company, Claudia has continued to grow and develop her positive, creative life. After the birth of her children and her desire to work at home, she started an MLM business where she educated herself on the sales aspect of commerce. With a venture in entertainment, she learned preparation, workflow, and personal interaction with customers, thereby creating a seamless, professional experience for clients and her company. Some of her clients included companies such as McDonalds Corporation, Poland Springs, and Edwards and Kelcey. Through her businesses, successful or not, she has used each experience as a stepping stone to bigger and better ventures.
Claudia has studied and developed skills in online and offline marketing, Guerilla Marketing, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and has studied with some of the top business coaches in the world.
Claudia is now taking her business acumen to the next level, providing coaching services for Chet Holmes International and helping, training and coaching companies from start-up to multi-million dollar levels to take their businesses to higher levels.
LIZ CROWDER
Liz Crowder brings her extensive expertise to business and executive coaching from a background as varied as the businesses and industries with whom she has worked. Some of her most successful clients range from medical/veterinary/naturopathic fields, IT consultants and technicians, marketing and sales experts, financial services and planners, numerous areas of real estate, and variety of trade businesses to name a few.
Years of studies, achievements and experience in personal growth, mental health counseling/psychotherapy, and business growth and development combined with an entrepreneurial spirit of her own creating personal businesses in interior design, design and draft of plans for residential homes, executive image consulting, real estate investments, including an exceptional sales career where she was consistently among the top producers as well as both private and public practices in psychotherapy contribute a unique depth of understanding and enhanced effectiveness in helping her clients achieve their goals and dreams.
She has a no-nonsense approach to coaching that helps her clients increase revenues and profits using strategies and tactics that are implemented-not just talked about. (One of her most recent clients, a founder of a local networking group-similar to BNI-quadrupled her income in 12 months and has begun licensing her business nationally through simple implementation of specific systems, strategies, tactics and marketing). She further empowers clients helping them discover their unlimited potential using the power of the subconscious mind and our amazing brain, thus optimizing successful RESULTS. Consequently, not only do her clients experience ultimate business success, but also positive growth, improved communications, leadership acumen, and better relationships in both their business and personal lives.
She is highly qualified and excels in skills that identify breakdown areas (challenges and problems) and breakthrough areas (opportunities and possibilities); then, she systematically helps the owner determine and put into operation the best solutions and systems for success.
Liz enjoys working with all levels of businesses and individuals who are 100% committed to growing their business. As a coach, she helps facilitate clients' successful accomplishments and achievements through support, accountability, and most importantly-ACTION; because knowledge without ACTION is meaningless. Knowledge alone has no value to create change.
Her education includes several degrees:
Master of Science -- Psychology and Mental Health Counseling (4.0 GPA)
Bachelor of Arts -- Psychology (Cum Laude)
Associate of Arts -- General Education
Associate of Arts -- Interior Design (Presidents Highest Honor)
Forever a student, a sponge for learning with a constant pursuit for excellence and professionalism, she continues her educational endeavors with International Coach Academy, an ICF approved curriculum, for formal certification in coaching with a focus on executive and business coaching.
BECKY CASTRO
Becky Castro, CPCC, PCC, draws on her 23 years of business and entrepreneurial experience to help individuals and businesses reach new levels of effectiveness, based on measurable outcomes because we all are making decisions every moment of the day that either 1) bring our business additional revenue or 2) end up costing our business more money. Becky's guidance is aimed at sharpening both clarity and direction, helping businesses create a context in which employees at all levels of the organization can tap into internal motivators that naturally drive performance, engagement, creativity, and results.
In her work with individuals and businesses, Becky's goal is to get you into action but her bottom line is to create in you, permanent, sustained change. Her coaching is aimed at strengthening your decision making, allowing you to leverage your time, focus, and efforts and to put them to the service of your deepest values. She refuses to allow clients to think small.
Becky has been certified by the Coaches Training Institute since 2001 and was awarded the second highest level of coaching certification from the International Coach Federation in 2006. She is specifically trained in coaching businesses and organizations, and enjoys developing innovative and customized approaches for each business she works with. She actively participates in several organizations and has sat on many boards, including The Northampton Chamber of Commerce, The Women Business Owners Alliance, Business and Professional Women, Western Mass Coaching Alliance, Toastmasters, and The International Coach Federation.
VALERIE HYLEN
Valerie Hylen has built and sold 3 successful businesses, co-authored 2 books, worked live on QVC, hosted live segments on television, and bought, managed and sold investment properties. She is the co-founder of a successful coaching company, and has been a motivational speaker and a leader of workshops, seminars and teleclasses that have helped hundreds of clients achieve amazing levels of success previously thought to be impossible!
She knows that with the right mindset, right tools and right action steps any business can experience significant growth.
For the past 8 years she has helped business owners to dream bigger, become more focused and most importantly to take targeted action steps. She motivates (and sometimes pushes) clients to do the things they may not want to do, think they are too busy to do or fear doing, in order for them to get the results they want. She is passionate about helping her clients get RESULTS.
Her clients have experienced huge increases in both sales and profits ranging from 10% to over 400%. They are working smarter not harder. She is committed to the success of her clients (from entrepreneurs to CEO's of multi-million dollar businesses) and knows that taking the time to work ON your business and to implement proven growth strategies will take your business to the next level.
She received her coach training and certification and sales coach certification through Comprehensive Coach University. She previously worked for Chet Holmes International as a coach for the APB Elite program helping chiropractors build their businesses.
Valerie has also trained with Anthony Robbins, Jay Abraham, Stephen Pierce and T Harv Ecker and Coach University. She is a life long learner and continues to sharpen her saw in order to help her clients succeed.
SCOTT WILSON
Scott Wilson is an innovative, creative and experienced leader, coach, trainer, public speaker and entrepreneur. His passion and enthusiasm coupled with his insight into how to apply breakthrough strategies lend themselves well as a Strategic Business Coach with Chet Holmes International. Scott's top talents are training and motivating your sales staff, creating a profound and strategic marketing focus with results, landing your ideal clients and recruiting top talent. His specific core Chet Holmes strengths also include: Core Story Implementation; Best Buyer/Dream 100 Strategizing; Script creation and deployment; Sales Training and Management; Solutions; Team Building; Group Facilitation and more.
As a certified Outcome Facilitator who has coached top level executives including such clients as Best Western Worldwide, Scott believes every problem is brought about by its solution. He has worked with clients one-on-one and in groups as large as several hundred and is comfortable in any setting. Since the beginning he's a natural at seeing a problem and its solution simultaneously, so what you consider a mountain of a challenge in your business occurs to him as just another upgrade about to happen.
Scott has served with Chet Holmes International since 2006 and has applied his expertise in several divisions within the company - each time creating great value and results. Other past positions include: CEO, President, VP of Sales and Marketing, Marketing Director and top producing salesman again and again and again. Along with being one of CHI's Strategic Business Coaches, he also serves as our Director of Recruitment Services, helping our clients recruit top-producing sales talent. While he is very easy to get along with, his main focus as your coach is to get results even if he has to conscientiously push you outside your comfort zone to do so.
Jenny Rawlings
Jenny Rawlings is a graduate of the prestigious Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching and has been successfully coaching business owners for nearly four years.
At Chet Holmes International, she specializes in assisting business owners to clarify their strategic vision and goals and focus on initiatives that will have the most impact to their bottom line. She expertly guides business owners in improving time management practices and systematizing policies, processes and procedures so the business is no longer taking over their lives. Additionally, she can assist with training sales staff, coordinating strategic marketing endeavors, hiring superstars, and implementing a Dream 100 marketing campaign.
Jenny grew up in a family business that was started when she was quite young and grew to a multi-million dollar company. She has also successfully owned or co-owned four businesses - a real estate investment company, a construction and remodeling company, a network marketing company, and a coaching company.
In addition to business coaching, Jenny has consistently proven her deep commitment to helping others-from serving in the Peace Corps in the Philippines to working with chronically ill and impoverished elderly individuals to improve their access to health care in the inner city.
Jenny earned a Bachelor's degree in International Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently lives in the peaceful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with her son and husband.
Lisa Riley
Lisa Riley has been an entrepreneur, executive leader and business growth expert for over twenty years. Beginning her career by building a successful multi-million dollar transportation company while still a teenager, Lisa went on to award-winning achievement in corporate America as a top performing sales and marketing leader and growth consultant for mid-sized to Fortune 75 companies. Lisa's experience and accomplishments in a wide array of industries, including transportation, high tech products and services, manufacturing, engineering, healthcare, staffing, retail, construction and energy solutions gives her a keen understanding of the varied challenges of small, mid-sized and large companies. Lisa has used her expertise to help companies double and triple their size with minimal growing pains through strategic planning, improving sales and marketing, hiring superstar performers at all levels and architecting performance and growth strategies that build a cohesive organization with high employee retention.
In addition to her business success, Lisa strongly believes in using her talents to help non-profit organizations that serve families with special needs children. She has been a consultant for the Building Bridges program (funded by the Blue Cross Foundation) which designed and executed multiple community delivery models that brought together hospitals, doctors, educators, community leaders and families to assist in better supporting special needs children. She has been a speaker and fund raiser for The Children's Friend and she is a certified Parent Advocate, assisting parents to design education plans that help their children succeed.
Ian Platt
Ian is a seasoned business growth specialist helping organizations rapidly increase sales and profitability.
In the last 14 years, Ian has consulted mentored, trained and coached over 10,000 C-Level Executives, Sales VP's, Sales Managers and Sales People in 20+ countries for substantially improved business results.
Following a successful sales career in the telecommunications industry from rooky Salesperson to Sales VP, Ian founded a water and air treatment company that had operations in the UK, Netherlands, France and Italy. After selling this business, he joined Mercuri International the world's largest sales development consultancy where he worked internationally as a Management Consultant for five years. This role involved working with large blue chip organizations such as Oracle and Philips Medical Systems at country CEO level in some 20+ countries developing and implementing business growth solutions largely focused on guiding sales strategy and developing the sales division for increased sales and profitability. Working with InterContinental Hotel Group he assisted them in doubling their worldwide sales within the first year of working together.
He specializes in developing practical, usable strategies and tactics to improve business results quickly. One of his favorite questions to business leaders being "Is your sales strategy leading and deciding your sales results or are your sales results deciding your strategy?" Ian develops solutions for those who want strategy to lead sales.
He is an avid student of human potential having studied with Dr Richard Bandler, Dr Tad James, Dr Paul McKenna and becoming a licensed Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming by 'The Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming' and certified Trainer of Neuro Linguistics by the 'American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming' and an instructor of Hypnotherapy, certified and approved by the 'American Board of Hypnotherapy'
Ian has designed and implementing Sales Competency Frameworks and Balanced Score Card methodologies for companies such as Shell Oil and Philips Medical systems globally. He is a recognized expert in the successful implementation of these tools. Ian sits on advisory panels for the American Society for Training & Development (Sales Competency Advisory Panel) and The Sales and Marketing Trainers Association-SMT (Sales Leadership Expert). He is an active member of both professional bodies.
As part of consulting projects, Ian enjoys facilitating leadership and sales workshops. He is well known for his innovative accelerated learning techniques, involving all the participants in an active and fun way. He excels in taking academic ideas and transforming them into practical examples and explaining complex ideas in a straightforward way that all delegates understand.
Ian Platt's consulting clients include:
- Philips, Medical Systems, Lighting, DAP,
- Shell Oil, Aviation, lubricants, Global Solutions, LPG, Risk Management
- TACA Airlines
- Mercedes
- Nokia
- Oracle
- Hempel Paints
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Carrier Air Conditioning
- Abn-Amro Bank
- Zurich Life
Bill Sifflard
Bill Sifflard brings over 25 years of dynamic leadership and effective management experience as an entrepreneur, corporate executive, business consultant and executive coach to the Business Breakthrough Coaching Team. He is a true agent for innovation and transformation for any company looking to set themselves apart within their industry.
Whether closing a $10 million sale to a Fortune 100 company, or hiring, training and leading a record breaking sales organizations, Bill has a proven track record of marketing and sales excellence at all levels. For the last 15 years Bill has been on the cutting edge of sales and marketing innovation as companies have embraced new communication technology and the power of the internet to position themselves for success within their industry.
As a Success Coach, Bill is a master at integrating the traditional proven strengths of an organization, with the power of the Chet Holmes Business Breakthrough strategies and systems. Together with business owners and executives, Bill works to facilitate the development and implementation of the effective strategies, education based marketing and dynamic sales systems that will drive a company to achieve their full potential.
Bill's diverse executive, operational, marketing and sales experience across a variety of industries enables him to quickly identify and effectively adapt to an organization's unique challenges and strategic opportunities. His market and industry experience includes:
- Energy Saving Products and Services - Green and ESCO Industry
- Retail Supermarket and C-Store - Marketing, Merchandising and Operations
- Retail - Brick and Mortar - Operation, Merchandising, Marketing and Sales
- Real Estate / Insurance / Mortgager and Financial Services
- Web Based Businesses - Virtual Products, E-Commerce and Web Presence
- CRM, MRP and ERP marketing, sales and implementation
- Manufacturing Industry - Engineering, Production, Distribution, Marketing and Sales
- Electronics Industry - Energy Efficient Lighting Products and Components
- Foodservice Industry - Wholesale, Retail, Distribution, Restaurant
When not working with Business Owners and CEO's, Bill has been heavily involved with serving his community on Cape Cod for the last twenty years by organizing, expanding and coaching youth and high school sports. During this time he has mentored the lives of hundreds of young men and women, teaching skills and strategies that not only work on the sports fields, but have had a positive impact on their personal lives and future careers.
John Oda
Dr. John Oda is recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs worldwide. He was featured in "Meeting the Giants," working with renowned speakers such as Anthony Robbins, Stephen Covey, Jack Canfield, and Les Brown. He is also regarded as a business expert on the Evan Carmichael website. His writings appear alongside other greats like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Timothy Ferriss, and Donald Trump. Dr. Oda has been featured as a guest on "Oprah in Friends," ABC television, and served as a radio host on PBS' online radio with his own personal development show.
In 1995, Dr. Oda met and teamed up with bestselling author and peak performance expert, Joseph McClendon III, a head trainer for the Anthony Robbins organization. His educational background includes a Doctorate in Philosophy (with an emphasis in Psychology) and certifications in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Sport Performance (NLP) Specializing in phobia and emotional challenges twenty years practicing (NLP) Specializing in wellness and nutrition ten years practicing. (NLP)
Because of Dr. Oda's special skills and experience, he is frequently called upon to provide corporate training, workshops and seminars for many companies worldwide. He is an expert in executive business coaching, time management, leadership, sales and business professionals in overcoming the behaviors and obstacles that may impede their sales results and affect their bottom line.
Dr. John's Oda's work provides new insight and solutions to current business issues, working as an executive business coach for 15 years and helping to increase a company's sales from 25% - 3,000% annually. His strategies and tools for change can prove valuable for persons of any age.
Dr. Oda has a remarkable ability to go straight to the core of a person's challenges and effect rapid change, making him a valuable commodity as a turn around specialist in the business and private arenas. He does this with his unique brand of leadership, presentation style, humor and passion for living. His ability to inspire others to take action and to achieve greater results are principles of living that he upholds.
Dr. John consulting clients include:
- Hideki Electronics
- State Farm
- Bethlehem Steel
- Keller Williams
- H2O Waste Management
- Power House Gym
- Century 21
- Blue Chip Casino
- Portland Community College
- Primerica
- Tri-Met
- Kelley Services
- The Olympia
- Nielsen Dealership
- HBW Financial Services
- Coffey Labs
Here is what people are saying:
"With a style all his own and vigor that inspires others to take action, John is a true crusader for assisting others in making a positive change in their lives. The lives of those they love. I'm proud to call him a friend. My wish for you is that you too will come to work with him, and know him as well. Dr. Oda will add ten times the value. I guarantee it!" - Joseph McClendon III, co-author with Anthony Robbins on two bestselling books and a UCLA instructor
"This program changed my team forever... Dr. John coaching has empowered our company with the skills and mindset to become a true team. It has given us tools to better communicate with one another and learn how to effectively relate with different styles and personalities. This program WORKS!" - Jim Boyle, President of Hideki Electronics
"Outstanding tools, strategies, and results. John coaching and presentation skills are extremely effective and powerful .John Oda is a MUST!!" - Mike Niloff, President H20 Waste Management Services Inc.
Jon Sarver
Dr. Jon Sarver is a highly successful entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience of leadership ranging from non profits to internet based businesses with many having faith based overtones. Jon has the unique ability to claim successful businesses in small rural towns and large cities alike. He has a track record of laying the groundwork for growth and vitality as several of his businesses have lasted far beyond the average and many exist today; decades after they were founded.
He has also enjoyed a fundamental role in developing leadership education and cutting edge mentoring in several institutions of higher education. In fact, in several cases he was called in to develop a program that was relevant to the "real" needs of the "learning" leader. All of these programs have become known for their practical application to theory and Dr. Sarver's role was to hold each leader's feet to the fire to produce results it what was typically a nonprofit environment.
Jon has been teaching and coaching the "spirit" of the 12 core business strategies for years. He is proud to be part of the BBI team and get the opportunity to mesh what he has learned over the years with the proven growth strategies of Business Breakthroughs International.
His expertise lies in coaching the client to the successful implementation of Chet's ultimate sales growth strategies including Dream 100 campaigns, Core Story, Best Neighborhood Strategy, Seven Musts of Marketing, Superstar Hiring, time management, radio, print & television ad copy, sales scripts and much more.
Jon is a long time speaker and trainer in a wide variety of environments in an even wider variety of cultures. He has coached leaders worldwide in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Dominican Republic and Mexico in leadership and business principles many times in harmony with Chet Holmes 12 core strategies.
Jon is an accomplished triathlete with a half ironman finish to his credit. He has also completed 21 marathons.
Trisha Ahlman
Trisha Ahlman has 18 years' marketing and sales experience. Ms. Ahlman has an MBA in Global Business and BS in Business Management/ Marketing. She owned two successful companies before the age of 30. Ms. Ahlman is a leading provider in training, consulting, and marketing services for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Her passion is to educate small and minority businesses and is currently lecturing on entrepreneurship, marketing, strategy, and communication at Jesse H. Jones School of Business at TSU. She recently spearheaded the development at Texas Southern University to build a low-tech, service Incubator with great success where she continues to sit on the Board of Advisors. Her client list spans across various industries to include prestigious organizations such as Process Software, Anheuser-Busch, Occidental Permian LTD, Texas Medical Center, and ExxonMobil as well as start-up ventures. Trisha sits on several strategic planning boards including a multi-million dollar "green" development and several non-profit organizations. Her knowledge and experience in the dynamics of entrepreneurship offers new and emerging businesses the insight they need to succeed. Her focus is on research, emerging global business, branding, marketing, sales and organizational strategy for a holistic approach to grow companies. Many describe her as one of the most dedicated organized and creative consultants they have ever worked with. She's known mostly for being a team player and producing results.
"She is very professional, highly focused, and a great communicator with a strong attention to details, open to suggestions, and a very positive disposition to the number of tasks and challenges that inevitably arise." - Rebecca, ExxonMobil.
Jerel Benjamin
For the past 19 years, Jerel Benjamin has been a serial Entrepreneur in serving as founder of six corporations all without the assistance of Angel and/or VC Funding. His accomplishments in international product sales and distribution, national sales and marketing strategies, as well as design and construction as a General Contractor, has earned his work a place in Architectural Digest, Image Magazine, UCLA Anderson Riordan Programs, and USC MBA Alumni programs. His import company pioneered glass tile into the U.S. Market in 2002 and served as the number one ranked glass tile importer for the Western United States through 2005.
His passion however, was always directed towards people. People have always been his focus, and his accomplishments as a serial entrepreneur has allowed him to become a strategic powerhouse to executives and professionals from a wide array of industries. This is especially proven by his integration of BBI core strategies into his coaching techniques.
Mr. Benjamin has years of experience in corporate re-structuring and strategies that focus on the core values of the executives and the vision of the company, including the transferring of that vision to both the employees and client relationships.
Charities have also been a large part of Mr. Benjamin's character. "Giving back" has always been more important than receiving, and Mr. Benjamin continues to support multiple charities from Organizations Against Domestic Violence, and Battered Women's Shelters, to Make a Wish Foundation for Children's Charities, and Organizations for Young Entrepreneurs.
Mr. Benjamin has an amazing skill of being able to reach the core of both the challenges and the solutions when dealing with professionals and executives of small, medium, and large corporations. This unique ability makes Mr. Benjamin uniquely adept at detecting and resolving multiple challenges from today's complex corporate environment. Mr. Benjamin lives the belief that there is no pinnacle for education, caring for your client, and giving back to the lives of those you are privileged to impact. It is with this passion that Mr. Benjamin serves as a coach for Business Breakthroughs International.
Joe Roth
Joe Roth has spent almost 30 years as both a corporate sales, marketing, and management executive with Fortune 50 companies as well as a serial entrepreneur having started, developed, and divested numerous companies during this time span. He has personally hired, trained, and promoted hundreds of sales and management personnel over the years and has a keen ability to recognize and leverage talent at all levels of an organization.
Most recently he was Chief Operating Officer of ShopBox, LLC a business process outsourcing company that specialized in the execution of web-based kiosk marketing strategies. He was responsible for securing partnership deals with NASCAR, NFL, NHL, and NBA leagues, teams, and franchises.
From 2003 to 2008, Mr. Roth was President of CMB Franchising, Inc., a licensed Area Developer of Extreme Pita Restaurants of Canada for Arizona and Nevada. During this time he oversaw the construction, development and operations of nine stores generating a 25% increase over the second highest volume franchise in the US. The territory was sold to the franchisor in 2006.
Previously Mr. Roth was Managing Partner of Cypress Staffing Services, LLC, a company he founded in 1999 that provides private duty home care throughout Central Arizona. Cypress grew from scratch to become the largest company in Arizona within its industry category in less than four years.
Prior to this he held various executive positions with Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP), both domestically and internationally. He started his career there as a National Account Manager. Then at the age of 25 he became responsible for three separate business P&Ls generating a total of $12MM in revenue.
Later Mr. Roth became Director of Sales Training for North America overseeing the design, development, and delivery of all new and existing sales related training programs for approximately 25,000 personnel. His staff of twelve trainers facilitated over 600 direct week long sessions annually and another 2,500 indirect sessions annually by way of conducting geographically strategic train-the-trainer programs.
Mr. Roth was then asked to head overseas to development the company's on premise segment, which included fountain and vending businesses in the emerging markets of the Middle East, Western Asia, and Eastern Europe. Some of his numerous achievements include delivering a 12% market share and $100MM in revenues after Pepsi Israel's first year in business, a company record at the time. Also of note was spearheading a 20% gain in both revenue and profit after year two of a startup joint venture in Turkey.
Mr. Roth started his career in sales with Carnation Company. He was promoted to positions of increasing responsibility after Nestle purchased the company in 1984. His last position with Nestle was as sales manager for the food service division territories of Florida and S. Georgia and overseeing a dozen territory managers.
Mary Ann Settembrino
Dr. Mary Ann Settembrino has twenty-four years of experience in facilitating over 1000 individuals and organizations to maximize their personal and professional potentials. She believes that "the world demands results - not excuses." Dr. Mary Ann Settembrino assists people in achieving the success and fulfillment to which they are committed and in creating the future they deserve. She is a master of the methodology that produces immediate and sustainable results. This enables her to deliver state of the art strategic coaching.She is a graduate of Tony Robbins Mastery University. Having been impressed by the power of Anthony Robbin's work, she pursued her studies further, exploring Dr. Clare Graves, "Spiral Dynamics." This uses a bio- psycho-social scale to ascertain the belief/value system an individual is currently using. Knowing this system gives insight into an individuals model of the world.This insight provides the ability to predict an individuals behavior.
She studied the neuro-technology that Anthony Robbins pioneered and perfected which led to two Master certificates of Neuro Linguistics and Neuro Strategies and also two Master certificates of Hypno-Therapy.Dr. Settembrino is a physician of Chinese medicine who specializes in integrated and functional medicine. She and her husband started one of the first integrated medical centers in Philadelphia in 1995.By incorporating her extensive, in depth studies and experiences, Dr. Settembrino provides the unique ability to anticipate a problematic situation and solve it before it actualizes. She identifies patterns that could lead to a problem and develops a strategic response to be put in place prior to it becoming a reality.
Rene Kamstra
Rene Kamstra brings a unique worldview to her many roles as media personality, author, speaker, radio show host and business executive.
Born in South Africa, by Dutch parents, Ms. Kamstra is a dual Psychology and Education graduate of the University of South Africa, holds top certification from the Royal College of Music in London and now lives in New York City.
Ms. Kamstra's talent for the arts and business is combined with a unique love and knowledge of people from every part of the world and every culture. In fact, Rene speaks five languages, has overseen businesses on three continents and as a vocalist has won an EMMY award performing alongside Aretha Franklin, Melba Moore and Cissy Houston.
Surviving and thriving in the rough and tumble worlds of business, the entertainment industry and real life (she has beaten several terminal illnesses) have led Rene into the study of personal development and motivation to succeed. These days, you are just as likely to see her working shoulder to shoulder with the top industry leaders in business and motivation ( "Flip This House" stars Than Merrill, Dave VanHoose, Les Brown and Steven Spielberg) as you are to catch her in performance.
To date, Rene has sung in 10 countries, including on Broadway, in London's Hyde Park and at The Vatican, and has worked in film in front of and behind the camera with Vanessa Williams, Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Scott and other "A" list talent.
Ms. Kamstra's private practice currently serves client throughout the world. Her "Rene Radio" show and new book "Going It Alone" feature amazing accomplishments by everyday individuals, like the ones she encounters in her philanthropic work with Down Syndrome awareness, the Shriver family and Special Olympics as well as serving as CFO for the "Wellness Connection", a non-profit group to help abused spouses and children.
Grant Henderson MBA PCC
As a Business Mastery Coach I bring 25 years of experience helping business owners, entrepreneurs, and sales professionals create 300% increases in profit. Profit that creates: more return for investors, frees up time for owners, secures employment for staff, and builds a saleable business to pass along or fuel your retirement and legacy.
My combined training and skills as a coach will stimulate the best performance from you and your team. My experience in B2B and B2C strategy, marketing, finance, technology, operations and sales fosters the insight on how all the parts of your business and its people come together to drive sustainable growth.
Although I have earned my MBA from the world-class award-winning program at Queens University, I bring a very practical approach to your business. I back it all up with a Professional Coaching certification from the International Coaching Federation along with over 10,000 hours coaching owners and executives. I have been selected to teach Strategic Selling and CRM at the University of Toronto to aspiring and seasoned Marketers.
I get a real charge out of helping business owners' profit from their sweat and passion. I wonder what's possible for you?
Kate Hyland Mercer
Kate Hyland Mercer has been an entrepreneur, strategic business coach, speaker, published author and business growth consultant for 20 years and is pleased to announce her association with Chet Holmes International and Business Breakthroughs International. After a successful career in engineering and aerospace, she co-founded and built a successful multi-million dollar software consulting company, without outside funding.
Later, Kate switched industries and studied and implemented cold-calling and business-to-business selling strategies with America's number one insurance company. With award-winning achievement, she quickly became one of their top performing national sales leaders.
These varied experiences gave Kate a keen understanding of the challenges of companies of all sizes. She took her passion for entrepreneurship, strong operational and sales skills and founded a coaching and advising firm to develop entrepreneurs to lead small to medium size companies with confidence and excellence. She partners with these business leaders as they focus on the challenges of strategic direction, growth, market share, and change through each stage of their company's journey. Her knowledge spans information technology, customer service and retention, partner and employee issues, supplier/vendor management, sales and operations.
Kate believes that entrepreneurs can improve their company's performance and accelerate their personal success while building authentic and fulfilling businesses. Kate has used her expertise to help companies double and triple their profitability through strategic planning, sales training and streamlining operational activities.
She is a founding member of four other service-based companies and advised business leaders across multiple industry sectors including technology, defense, logistics, higher education, consulting, and construction.
A partial list of key clients includes the Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Putnam Investments, BayBank, Social Science Electronic Publishing, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and The Boston Symphony Orchestra.
As a sought-after speaker and educator, Kate has addressed many corporate and academic organizations as well as governmental bodies, and has taught in both graduate and undergraduate programs at Harvard University, Boston University, and the University of Massachusetts. She serves on the board of directors of several non-profit and privately held companies. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science, specializing in artificially intelligent databases. She received her professional coach training from the College of Executive Coaching in Santa Barbara, California.
Kate is an accomplished athlete, and is proud to have bicycled across the USA in just 52 days. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and large family.
Mike Liguori
Mike Liguori has over 15 years of combined experience in owning and managing an Accounting and Business Consulting practice. He is a CPA and Certified Financial Planner. What set his practice apart is the laser focus attention to maximizing corporate value for clients.
He is a seasoned leader with demonstrated success in building high performing organizations and delivering upon critical business objectives. Key strengths include his ability to identify strategic organizational needs and implement business processes designed to achieve specific outcomes.
Mike has consulted and coached clients in various sectors of businesses and industries. Many of these relationships have been with family owned businesses and various types of professional practices.
Mike's particular area of expertise lends itself well to the business owner/practitioner who faces the everyday challenges of building, protecting wealth and growing the company. Business Owners face a variety of complex issues that can "muddy up the water" and create a "ceiling of complexity" that the CEO / Entrepreneur may not see beyond. The distinctions that Mike brings to the table with his strong business and life coaching background can provide a mechanism to help the CEO crystallize their business and personal objectives.
Mike has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree and so understands the "business of the business". More importantly, he has spent most of his career focused on helping his clients tap into their inner purpose and helping them rediscover their business passion.
Josh Bannerman
Josh Bannerman, MBA, MSF, CFP is a business coach, wealth consultant, and serial entrepreneur. He has more than a dozen years of experience developing leaders and managing various entrepreneurial businesses. Succeeding at every level, he has been a CEO, COO, CFO, owner and founder of six businesses. During his time as a field leader with a large financial services firm, he led two divisional offices as a managing principal, overseeing all operations for two of the four main district offices in the nation's largest region.
Prior to his business career he spent five years as a member of the US Marine Corps Reserve as a team leader helping train Marines for overseas deployments. Josh is an expert in leadership, teamwork, planning, and execution under the most extreme situations.
Before founding his most recent business, he was one of three partners in a private wealth advisory business. As partner and COO, Josh helped double the revenue of the firm in just 15 months.
As a testament to his focus, discipline, and high degree of personal accountability, Josh completed both his MBA (Masters of Business Administration) and MSF (Masters of Science in Finance) from Walsh College in just 11 months.
Josh's areas of expertise include leadership development, sales management, instilling discipline and accountability, and developing systems, processes, and methodologies necessary to ensure repeatable success. He is known and respected for his ability to quickly synthesize many details and formulate an executable plan of action.
John Burt
John is a firm believer in the old adage "practice what you preach."
Let me ask you a question, "If you were overweight and wanted to seek out help to get back in shape, get back in optimal physical fitness and health, would you seek out a fitness coach that was overweight himself?" If you're like me, then the answer is of course "NO!" You would however seek out someone who has been where you've been but is now a transformed, fit, FITNESS EXPERT. In other words, you would want someone who has experience in taking on the similar challenges you are facing now but has somehow found a way to prevail and now thrive, someone who actually practices what they are preaching.
You should treat your business much the same way. If your business needs physical training to get fit again or to get fit for the first time, then seek out a Professional Business Coach that has been where you are now, but has found a way to prevail and is thriving. Seek out a Coach that actually runs his own successful business, uses his own strategies and practices everyday what he is preaching.
John Burt, Strategic Business Coach, is the consummate entrepreneur owning and managing multiple types of successful, thriving businesses ranging from 1 - 100 employees, from start up to over $10 m in gross revenues. More importantly, his businesses have seen the worst of these economic times but were fortunate enough to be exposed to the best strategies on the planet from Chet Holmes and Tony Robbins at just the right time. By knowing how to properly implementing these profound strategies into just one of these businesses it allowed him to restructure, procedurize, optimize and now thrive to see revenue and profit growth to 4 times the previous year (and they are still growing). His dedication to Constant and Never-ending Improvement has led him to now spending only 12-15 hours per week overseeing and strengthening these same businesses while his employees run them without his direct oversight. Due to this success, John has dedicated the last few years paying it forward, teaching business owners how
to use these same strategies to work toward achieving the same, or potentially greater results. Let's Get to Work!
Areas of Absolute Expertise:
- Reprogramming your organization to run like a finely tuned machine, even when you're gone.
- Training your management and lower level employees how to work cohesively to find optimal solutions to problems every week, then using that same system to implement procedures to prevent those problems from re-occurring.
- Retrain upper level management how to think strategically so every tactic deployed is 9 times more impactful.
- Implement the two fastest ways to double your sales through the Dream 100/Core Story sales model and Hiring/training top producing sales people
- Significantly improve your own and your sales staff's sales skills through developing perfectly articulated sales scripts, implementing a razor sharp sales process, straighten your follow-up procedures and most importantly, sales training that will allow you and your team to close like a VICE.
Ann Hession
As a Business Mastery Coach, Ann Hession provides her clients with a dynamic, engaging and powerful structure for mastering the breakthrough strategies critical for success in business today.
A business coach since 2007, Ann Hession brings over 20 years of achievement, study and experience in personal and professional growth to her coaching clients. She has a profound understanding of the science of producing consistent breakthroughs, which can be measured in concrete results. She specializes in helping companies to dramatically improve and leverage their sales processes, quickly increasing revenue and conversion rates, as well as helping business owners to clarify their strategic objectives and focus efforts on areas of biggest impact. She excels at training and development, from training sales staff, to helping owners and managers to systemize and manage their time with maximum effectiveness. She will also help businesses to create marketing initiatives that are grounded in multiple strategic goals to result in lasting growth and success.
Ann's experience includes years in the healthcare industry, particularly alternative healthcare, as the director of a $2 million wellness center offering chiropractic, acupuncture, naturopathy and more. An entrepreneur for over 20 years, she helps clients overcome the pitfalls and ineffective ways of operating most business owners fall prey to in growing their businesses. The skill level of the CEO/owner is the single most powerful and limiting factor in the growth of any company, and Ann excels at helping entrepreneurs upgrade their own skills in order to make possible and accelerate the next level of growth for their companies.
She was a top sales performer in two $100 million+ companies, and is highly trained and experienced in the Business Mastery System sales training concepts. Her entrepreneurial career also includes success in real estate investing and founding/operating the Ono Hui Cab Company in Hawaii.
A personal commitment to excellence and a fascination with the human capacity for achievement and growth led her to study Psychology and Social Relations at Harvard University, from which she graduated with honors in 1985. She has also studied extensively with Jay Abraham and Landmark Education and earned a Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management at Northeastern University.
Thomas Schuh
Thomas Schuh is a highly successful and accomplished business executive whose expertise includes more than 20 years of executive leadership at the Regional and National levels with some of the largest companies in the world including American Express, Ameriprise Financial and HUB International Insurance Corporation as well as Triton Power Corporation. Currently Tom serves as the CEO of a Marketing and Advertising company with locations in Florida, California, and Illinois. Tom also dedicates some of his time to Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting as a Business Mastery Coach through his partnership with Business Breakthroughs International. Tom provides his clients with a dynamic, engaging and powerful structure for mastering the breakthrough strategies presented in the Business Mastery System that are critical for success in business today.
With a proven track record of growing sales & profits, brand building and developing top leaders, Tom is an expert in the critical skills required for explosive business growth; his executive experience encompasses sales, marketing, operations, mergers and acquisitions, recruiting, training, strategy, and financial management. Tom brings to the coaching relationship practical real world strategies, and the C Level executive experience required to coach CEOs and business owners who turn to BBI for the coaching and strategies that enable them to maximize their businesses potential.
Tom has provided executive coaching to hundreds of business owners and C level executives over the past decade, learning and growing in skill and value to his clients and future clients. Bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge of strategy and execution, built through years of experience and his expertise with the explosive growth strategies designed by Chet Holmes and Tony Robbins, be prepared for a dynamic growth experience working with Tom.
Along with his business experience Tom spent 14 years in the United States Marine Corps as Team Leader of a Special Operations Unit deployed worldwide, advancing and protecting United States security interests. Throughout his time of service to the United States, Tom was called upon to provide leadership and strategic guidance under the most extreme conditions.
Fred Sussman
Fred Sussman is a proven business builder, developer and manager who, after a successful career in the corporate world, became an entrepreneur and successfully built, profitably operated and exited three businesses. Fred spent the first eight years of his career in the aerospace and software industries, working for industry leaders McDonnell Douglas, General Dynamics and Comshare, quickly reaching the executive level suite in his career.
Identifying that his true passion was small business, in 1988, Mr. Sussman founded Technology Source, an information technology consulting firm. With a strong focus on achieving his business objectives, he quickly grew the company to operations in three cities, St. Louis, Chicago and Kansas City, and just under 200 employees. Technology Source, became the preferred provider of professional IT services to several Fortune 500 companies and was acquired in 1996 by StaffMark, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company. Post acquisition, Mr. Sussman served as Vice President of the Information Technology division of StaffMark, and was actively involved in development of company infrastructure and mergers and acquisitions. During his two year employment period post acquisition, Mr. Sussman participated in the mergers and acquisitions, and integration of companies into StaffMark. In that time period, StaffMark's revenue grew from $ 200M to over $ 1B.
In 1998, Mr. Sussman, holding true to his passion for small business, left StaffMark and founded iLine, a telecommunications company providing wholesale long distance services to international destinations via the internet. iLine's customers included ATT, Worldcom, Sprint, Global Crossings and Qwest, quickly reaching a revenue run rate in the low 8 figures level. Looking into his crystal ball and seeing imminent change in the telecomm and internet world, Fred made the decision to sell iLine in June 2002.
Since that time, Mr. Sussman has assisted in the founding of three additional businesses and worked as a business consultant and coach, working with business owners and CEOs to take their business to the next level. Most recently, Mr. Sussman sold his solar energy business to a public company as the cornerstone of their new alternative energy division.
Michael LeJeune
As a successful entrepreneur and founder of nearly a dozen companies, Michael has worked in or owned a stake in over 100 different businesses in just about every kind of industry you can imagine. Michael has been Coaching, Consulting, and Speaking to organizations for over 17 years and is currently working on his first book. Michael has primarily focused on startups from $0 to $150M in annual revenues and has worked with both public and private companies. He has a personal portfolio of Fortune 1000 clients and partners such as Microsoft, Dell, General Dynamics, Sun Microsystems, SAIC, BearingPoint and more.
The great thing about working with Michael is that he has a mastery level of understanding of the core components of every business model and what will make your company successful quickly. This is why his clients on average see their business double within 12 to 18 months and then double or triple again within a very short period of time. One client recently experienced a 4,800% increase in just 18 months.
One of the key ingredients that makes coaching and consulting such a success is the personality fit between Coach and Client. Michael excels in this area by not only having a flexible personality that allows him to fit well with any executive or business owner, but also his vast experience in multiple industries makes him a great fit in any business.
Chris Steely
Rated as one of the most effective and powerful business "resultants" in 26 countries, Chris Steely's capacity to inspire and educate his clients is proven, as is his talent for creating relaxed, team-oriented rapport, while getting people actively engaged and experiencing true team dynamics.
With over 25 years of marketing, leadership, and business development experience in the industrial software, personal-effectiveness, telecommunications, power generation, and manufacturing industries, Chris' depth of business experience spans multiple continents, achieving outstanding results for his clients. He's worked extensively with the four major business consulting companies, serving such organizations as Alcoa, Oracle, Johnson & Johnson, and CSX Railroad. He generated over $10 million in annual revenue through partner channels, developing and driving channel strategies and executive relationships, leveraging a global business partner base.
Chris's reputation includes his ability to help high-growth businesses increase their sales, profits, and cash flows, developing focused strategies, and professionally managed organizations. His background includes international business coaching, business ownership, corporate executive leadership positions, and service as an active duty United States Marine Corps Logistics Officer. Chris has founded and operated several businesses, including a global seminar & business coaching corporation, an executive search firm, and two business services companies.
He has facilitated teams of hundreds around the world in areas of business & personal effectiveness, cross-pollinating ideals, and generating results through unconventional alternatives. As the Director of Coaching for the world's largest business coaching company, Chris trained the business leaders who coached and trained 15,000 business owners per week, in dozens of countries.
Chris has shared the stage with numerous world-class business leaders, and has presented with such icons as Steven Covey, John Gray, and Les Brown. Chris is the co-author of "GPS For Success," as well as several published articles on success and personal empowerment. He has served with some of the world's most esteemed leaders on global dialogue for social and business transformation.
Most important are the results and successes of his clients, who have received local, national, and global awards for achievement and performance.
Chris earned his MBA from Boston University, holds degrees from the University of Florida and the University of Central Florida, and a secondary diploma from Culver Military Academy. He serves on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Business Coaches & Consultants (AIBC), was one of the country's youngest presidents of an American Marketing Association professional chapter, and won a collegiate national rowing championship.
Judith Pitman
Judith Pitman, MBA, is a life-long learner. She is a Certified Professional Business Growth Coach. Her over 25 years of extensive experience as a corporate marketing executive, marketing product manager, entrepreneur, coach and consultant make her an outstanding professional to help business leaders achieve high levels of personal and professional growth and success. For entrepreneurs and CEOs, work and life have no separation. In order to succeed in life and business in today's economy, smart leaders know they must be constantly, growing, innovating and adapting to change. The demands of our accelerating world of technology and innovation require new levels of holistic development. Judith's ability to shift from a coach, to an advisor, mentor and consultant during the coaching process is a powerful catalyst for the personal and business transformation that must occur with her clients.
After earning a Bachelors Degree in Microbiology and Medical Technology, Judith began her career managing clinical and medical research laboratories where she established innovative initiatives that exceeded business objectives year after year.
She was recruited by Beckman Coulter where she served as a marketing product manager in the Clinical Instruments Division. She developed financial programs that inextricably linked the chemical reagents to the analytical instruments and traveled world-wide to train the sales force how to use the programs.
Judith then served as Vice President of Marketing and Communications for a $ 2 billion dollar regional financial institution, Central Federal Bank. There, she managed a $ 2 million dollar marketing budget. The Assistant Vice Presidents of sales, advertising, marketing research and product development reported directly to her. She also served on the executive committee.
Following her entrepreneurial instincts, Judith founded a communications business that developed consumer education products for Bank of America, Southern California Edison, MetLife, E.F. Hutton, Manufacturers Hanover Trust and the Star System ATM Network. During this period, she also started a borate based, low-toxicity pesticide distributorship which was subsequently sold to Permachink, Inc.
Judith most recently served as Director of Coaching for OneCoach International. She now enjoys working with business leaders in coaching and consulting capacities. Lending her years of diverse experience and expertise to help CEOs and entrepreneurs grow personally and professionally to achieve their highest visions brings her exciting challenges and great rewards.
Penny Zenker
Entrepreneurs and executives seek the coaching of Penny Zenker, a certified business coach, seasoned executive and entrepreneur, because she empowers her clients to set a new standard and create the strategies and resources necessary to take their businesses to a new level.
Penny helps business leaders like you get back to strategic focus. She knows it is strategic focus is what really drives success in your business. She provides insight for organizational or personal patterns which are holding the organization back and provides strategies for breaking those patterns and creating a culture which embraces and regularly breaks through challenges.
Is your organization ready to double sales? Constant improvement initiatives and innovation are key to your sustained growth. Penny leverages experience and expertise covers all aspects of business strategy and planning including infrastructure, operations, project management, marketing and sales, controlling and training and culture management.
During Penny's corporate experience, she successfully lead the turnaround and sale for a large division of GfK Switzerland and a direct marketing group with companies located in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and India. She created $10 million in additional revenues the first year by using innovative technology to remove processing barriers to change the business process and open up new business opportunities. Penny's strategic outlook and hands on ability to quickly understand the client needs, her experience in data processing and technology and combined with best practices enable her to translate the clients need into a new more value for the business and the client.
As an entrepreneur at heart, Penny founded and later sold a successful technology company in Switzerland where she established a solid brand and developed products which were recognized and sold internationally. Over the years Penny has been and still is involved with many exciting new ventures.
Penny has spent the last few years learning about the human psyche and why we do the things we do. She has studied various different techniques and methodologies such as traditional coaching methods from the International Coaching Academy as well as NLP, hypnotherapy, painting therapy and Marshall Rosenberg's non violent communication among others.
Penny recently moved back to Philadelphia, PA with her two children after living abroad in Switzerland for 16 years. She has worked with many diverse organizational cultures and speaks German fluently. Penny is energetic and active and she enjoys mountain biking, hiking, camping and skiing.
Martyn Anstey
Martyn Anstey is a leading Global Business Growth Expert who has successfully launched, grown and/or exited companies in 9 different sectors and across 4 continents.
In his corporate life, Martyn has held marketing and management positions at Fox International, Kimberly Clark, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Financial Times Group, National Geographic Channels and Wall Street Institute based in UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Belgium and Central America responsible for EMEA, APAC or Global markets.
Martyn has extensive experience in launching companies and brands into new markets with a focus on the bottomline i.e. with full P+L responsibility.
As Head of Channel Marketing EMEA and APAC for Financial Times Group, Martyn launched the FT in the Asia region with award-winning marketing strategy, the Global launch of FT's first B2B brand, FT Corporate Solutions, Europe's first paid for subscription media website, FT.com, Europe's leading Investor website, FTMarketWatch and he founded the Channel Marketing Division to support over US$400m of revenues.
As Head of Marketing APAC for Fox International and National Geographic Channels, Martyn led the strategic marketing for TV and digital media platforms for consumer, affiliate/cable operators and ad sales successfully launching new channels and increasing revenues.
As Managing Director of Wall Street Institute, Martyn successfully increased the company valuation and sold the company to a global private equity firm via realigning business focus and organisational structure, new market segment expansion, process reengineering and developing an integrated marketing system.
Martyn has successfully partnered with various consulting, media, technology, financial and education companies to drive their business growth and increase their company valuations.
Martyn holds a First Class BSc Honors Degree in Business and Management Studies.
Krista Black
Krista Black is a highly successful entrepreneur with proven strategies for accelerated revenue growth, scalability and profit maximization. She has founded and operated several projects and has led many times from the CEO level. She has successfully sold several businesses. Most notably was a call center company she founded and operated for just over 2 years which grew at ten times the national average before a successful acquisition and merger.
Krista currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Economic Development Council and has been appointed twice by the Governor to professional regulatory boards. She is an active Angel investor and is a founding member of an Angel investment group.
Krista has successfully designed metrics for objective analysis and review across industries and real estate underwriting for use in Angel and VC investments as well as mortgage lending. Her success has been based upon her skills in finding and maximizing underutilized or undervalued assets, maximizing velocity and profits, achieving high growth scalability and knowledge management especially by creating or expanding replicable sales models. She has been an early adopter of scalable technology and web-based sales systems, operations and CRM while teaching her own organization and others to fast-track a bigger play using technology and training. She is an expert in foreclosures and loss mitigation.
Her business interests have directly included: Call Centers, Web Publishing, Real Estate, Construction, Banking and Non-Traditional Lending, Education, Not-For-Profit Services, Health Discount Programs, and High-Net-Worth Tax Strategies, among others. Krista is now particularly interested consulting for conscious companies, women-centric and women-led business.
Krista has demonstrated top-of-class performance on both the undergraduate and graduate level studies in Accounting and Master of Business Administration, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
Gordon McWilliam
With 25 years of experience at Apple, Dell, Gateway Computer and as an entrepreneur, Gordon McWilliam is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience with others. Gordon's results-oriented style helped to fuel record growth at both Apple and Dell Computer by setting aggressive strategies and objectives and leading teams of managers to achieve significant growth in revenue and profitability. His expertise in the training, management and administration of medium to large domestic and global marketing and sales teams make him a valuable asset.
Additionally, Gordon has founded and grown two highly successful businesses of his own. Both businesses were built from the ground up and give Gordon invaluable insight into the requirements necessary to sustain and grow a business.
Gordon's corporate and entrepreneurial background in marketing, sales, operations and day to day management gives him the unique ability to bring his knowledge and innovation to a broad spectrum of businesses. His willingness to listen and analyze a problem before finding a solution is key to working with his clients and is a significant strength. As a lifelong learner, Gordon has always been able to stay ahead of the curve by bringing fresh ideas and innovative solutions to the status quo.
While consulting with companies around the world, Gordon is able to teach his clients how to take advantage of the significant opportunities in the marketplace and avoid the mistakes that so often cause businesses to grow slowly or in many cases fade away. Consulting, coaching and collaborating with organizations to achieve their maximum growth provides his greatest satisfaction.
Specialties include:
- Sales Process
- Consultative Sales Training
- Marketing and Sales Strategies
- Major Account Sales Strategies
- Sales Force Management
- Business Analysis and Dashboard Creation
- Sales Compensation Plans
Gordon resides in Aliso Viejo with his wife Janell and is also passionate about his family, music and golf.
Mikki M.A. Shepard
Business Coach, Director of Core Story Deployment
Originally from New York, Mikki M.A. Shepard served in the U.S. Air Force followed by graduating from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs with a B.A. in Art History. While in the Air Force, working at MacKown Dental Clinic (part of the University of Texas' Dental School), she had the privilege of working on the team that taught the Skylab astronauts how to handle potential dental emergencies in space.
She and her husband built TCB Realty & Investment Co., Inc. growing the company to an 80% referral business. Consistently in the top 1% of REALTORS in Colorado Springs, she earned numerous awards and recognitions including the LTG (Leadership Training Graduate) designation and certified instructor.
As author of 'Open Your Hearts to Open Houses' and 'Your Winning Edge: Image,' Mikki presented seminars throughout the U.S. for 8 years to organizations such as: the National Association of REALTORS, NuSkin International, The Wealthnet Group, and various associations and businesses.
Her philanthropic nature, especially when it comes to children, led to serving as Chairman of the Children's Miracle Network annual fundraisers and the MDA Telethons in Colorado Springs. The most rewarding experience, other than her family, was the resurrection and strategic planning of a non-profit organization, Christmas Unlimited, in 1988/89. It provides Christmas for children serving over 6,000 needy families a year from a major mall's retail space that she negotiated for $1 a year for as long as the organization continues.
Always an entrepreneur, having started her first business at age 12, she has built:
- An international multi-level marketing organization which continues today without her involvement.
- A network marketing training program and infomercial.
- A telecommunications company which grew from zero to 25,000 members with monthly billings exceeding $1 million in its first year, and then going public in 1997 (now called inContact).
- Four business to business trade journals.
Consulting with Wellcare of NY, she created a systemized program for daily sales call visits to doctors resulting in less wasted time and money, more in-person contacts and consistent follow up overall.
Demonstrating strong leadership and results oriented management, she increased sales by 25% in five months for Sears Portrait Studios in NY and CT; and, spearheaded a plan to get all district employees certified in the company's Independent Study Program increasing participation from less than 10% to 90% in six months.
As Marketing Director for the American Red Cross, she developed, implemented, and achieved the sales and marketing goals and objectives of the district's annual growth plan in only four months via the creation of presentations and speaking engagements increasing community awareness in businesses, high schools, and hospitals.
Recognized in 13 different editions of 'Who's Who' including:
- Who's Who of American Women
- Who's Who of Rising Young Entrepreneurs
- Who's Who of America
Featured author in:
- Real Estate Today
- Communiqué
- "Women of the Rockies" edition of the Gazette Telegraph
- In Orange Magazine as one of the "Who's Who in Orange County," NY
In 2009, she was named the first Volunteer of the Year for the Orange County Association of REALTORS, and the first Member of the Year for the Greater Hudson Valley Chapter of Women's Council of REALTORS.
Today, Mikki is well versed in the Core Story concept, having developed them for clients throughout the U.S. and across the globe in virtually every possible industry involved in one aspect or another since 1999. Her varied experiences have prepared her well for coaching her clients in their quest to improve and grow their businesses.