Profiles in Leadership

BG Deydre Teyhen received her Bachelor of Arts in Sports Science at Ohio Wesleyan University. She earned her master’s degree in physical therapy from the U.S. Army-Baylor University, completed her Ph. D. in Biome- chanics from the University of Texas, and earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Baylor University. BG Teyhen graduated with honors as a distinguished graduate from the U.S. Army War...

Robert End has had a long and successful career as a private equity professional.  Following close to 30 years working full time as a private equity investment professional, Bob transitioned to corporate board work and advisory work.  His last full-time position was as Partner with Transportation Resource Partners, an investment fund affiliated with Roger Penske.  Prior to that, Bob served as Head...

Traci Schubert Barrett was one of the founding team members of national cable television network HGTV. After thirty years of experience in corporate America, Traci began to wonder, what if there’s more to our vocational lives than success? In a leap of faith, she quit her executive job and went on a soul-searching journey. Today, Traci is an entrepreneur, podcast host, speaker, author and executiv...

Dr. Worth graduated from the University of Wisconsin–LaCrosse, double majoring in physical therapy and psychology, received his Master’s in Orthopedic Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine and his DPT from Massachusetts General Institute of Health Professions.  He has been in private practice since establishing Advanced Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine in 1998, with 28 clinics in...

Jamin Heppell is the a co-creator and leadership coach of Mountains and Marathons, which is a revolutionary leadership development company that focuses on holistic transformation and completes each program with an epic physical challenge, such as running a marathon or climbing a mountain in iconic locations around the world.   Jamin’s clients have included senior executives of Fortune 500 companie...

Justin has served as both a meditation teacher and a senior policymaker in the US Congress. He is a Harvard-and-Oxford trained specialist in the economics and psychology of wellbeing, who has written for The Atlantic, Washington Post, The Guardian, Harvard Business Review, Foreign Policy, Wired, Time, CNN and others. Leigh is a leadership and collaboration consultant with organizations including H...

Bill Allen Co-Owner/Lead Guide I feel lucky to have been able to create a life out of pursuing the things that I love to do for over 20 years now. I grew up playing in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, and eventually made it up to Alaska where I found my first guiding job and eventually realized that I might be able to make a living out of it. I’ve now been to places that I never dreamed I would ev...

Ashley Reichheld, a principal at Deloitte Digital, works with clients across industries to help them to reimagine their brands and experiences. Ashley believes that building trust is the single greatest opportunity to create competitive advantage. So she created HX TrustIDTM –a groundbreaking measurement tool poised to become the gold standard for evaluating organizational performance—to help comp...

Studies have found that 40-60% of high-performing employees fail or underperform when appointed as managers within their first two years on the job. Such situations are costly for both the managers who fear demotions or lose out on salary increases and promotions, as well as the organizations that lose talent and productivity. The cause of this high rate of failure is due to the vast majority of n...

Mark Silverman is no stranger to overcoming adversity and mastering his own overwhelm. When he was 27, he was homeless, 135lbs, and living in his truck. By the time he was 33, he was a millionaire. Mark is on a mission to take the lessons learned along the way, paired with his business acumen, to help others define and achieve their own successes. Mark came to coaching after a successful career in...

Carla is the Managing Director of THAXA, Inc. THAXA works with clients who are pursuing ambitious goals in the business and non-profit sectors achieve greater success through brutal focus. Bringing the best research from performance science to her work with clients, she helps them identify the most critical factors to reaching their goals to maximize their impact. Prior to founding THAXA, Carla at...

Stephen McGarvey is the author of Ignite a Shift: Engaging Minds, Guiding Emotions and Driving Behavior and Founder & President of Solutions in Mind, and a world-leading authority on unconscious communication, positive persuasion and influencing with integrity. He has worked with businesses around the world to optimize their performance by helping them understand how their staff and their customer...

Chris Reading is the President and CEO of USPT (USPh).  He is been in this position for 18 years.  He started his career as a Physical Therapist as a sports ortho PT.  He later joined Healthsouth in a management position and then joined USPT as their COO.  He later became the CEO.  He lives in Houston and has 5 children.

Dr. Christopher is the Founder and CEO of The Responsibility Company , one of the go-to organizations for executive leadership development and change management training. They have been in business for over 30 years.   What makes them different is they teach their clients The Responsibility Process, a unique and thoroughly researched approach to teamwork and leadership, which they can use to lead...

As President of the Washington Commanders, Jason Wright is responsible for leading the organization's business divisions, including operations, finance, sales, and marketing. In addition to leading a historic transformation of a sports franchise, he is the first Black team president in the history of the NFL and currently is the youngest team president in the League. He is the fourth former NFL pl...

Dr Stanley Paris a New Zealand trained physiotherapist came to America in 1966. His career has combined practice with education and he has made time for sports participation. He founded and was the first president of the Orthopaedic Section. Founded and was the second president of the International Federation of Orthopaedic manipulative Therapy – the first sub section of WCPT. Founded the Universi...

John Robertson is the Founder and President of FORTLOG.  John built his services with a focus on an encouragement based approach, resolving root causes as opposed to treating crisis and tradition in the workplace symptomatically, as is often the practice.  A trusted thinking partner with 30+ years of assisting individuals and organizations manage all forms of crisis/change, John leverages a values...

Chuck “Charlie” Mollor is founder, CEO, executive coach, and advisor at MCG Partners. An organization that specializes in leadership and talent optimization, aligning business and people strategy for maximum results. He is the author of his new and best-selling book, The Rise of the Agile Leader: Can You Make the Shift? , an Amazon’s #1 best-selling book on management.   As a recognized expert in...

A conservatory-trained professional bassist, Gerald J. Leonard offers a unique approach to accomplishing more in the workplace. He is the CEO of Principles of Execution, a Certified Minority Business Enterprise and consulting practice with over 20 years’ experience working with federal and state governments and multinational corporations. Past and present clients include Verizon, Center of Medicai...

ERIC PLINER , Chief Executive Officer of YSC Consulting, has more than 20 years’ experience in leadership development, organizational culture, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. He is a Board Director of  Hip Hop Public Health , co-founded by Doug E. Fresh and Dr. Olajide Williams. Eric has coached teams and leaders throughout the FTSE 100 and Fortune 500, across advertising, media, entertai...

Mary Gauthier is known as one of the best songwriters of her generation. Originally from New Orleans and currently based in Nashville, Gauthier has battled back from hard knocks and bad habits. It wasn't until she was in her mid-30s that she started her career in music - once she got started, songs poured out that told the story of her life as a drunk and addict, a chef and restaurant owner, an an...

Tom Tonkin is the CEO and Founder of The Conservatory Group, an organization that provides high touch services to business executives that want to improve themselves, their team, and their environment.   Tom spent a major part of his career at Oracle Corporation. He was the Senior Director of the Sales Performance Group in Oracle’s Global Sales Academy.  Tom's industry background includes Healthca...

Sybil Ackerman-Munson is a Philanthropy professional with over two decades of experience working with donors to establish best funding practices that will help them to avoid costly mistakes and instead make a true and impactful difference in the world. She has helped donors give away over $45 million in large and small donations throughout the course of her career. Sybil has worked with almost eve...

Glenn Kasman is a retired healthcare executive, having served as President of the East Region of MultiCare Health System in the Puget Sound area, a provider of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. Glenn’s portfolio included hospital, clinic, physician, and health system operations as well as community relations, strategic planning and business development transactions. He began his car...

Mr. Bates spent over 19 years with ATI Physical Therapy, starting in the original clinic as a Physical Therapist and progressing to COO and eventually CEO. Bates’ leadership was instrumental and a driving force as ATI scaled from the original clinic to over 800 locations at the time of his exit from the business. Most recently, Mr. Bates has served as a board member for several businesses includin...