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Authors.
The Authors
 Susan
Steinbrecher
Susan Steinbrecher is founder, president, and CEO of Steinbrecher And
Associates, Inc., a leadership consulting firm which provides
professional development services in the areas of executive coaching,
group facilitation, and leadership training. Susan draws on her years
of experience in the corporate arena to develop and implement
innovative, life-changing, and profit-building solutions for senior
executives and their organizations in a variety of industries
worldwide.
www.steinbrecherassociates.com
Joel Bennett
Joel B. Bennett, Ph.D., is president of Organizational Wellness &
Learning Systems (OWLS), providing tools to create, sustain, and renew
healthy workplaces. Authored books include Time & Intimacy (Lawrence
Erlbaum), and he is co-editor of Preventing Workplace Substance Abuse:
Beyond Drug Testing to Wellness (American Psychological Association).
Dr. Bennett is the primary developer of "Team Awareness," an
award-winning, science-based training program in workplace health
promotion.
www.organizationalwellness.com.
The Facilitators
 Andy
Atkinson
Leadership Initiatives, Inc.
Wilmington, NC
contact@andyatkinson.com
Andy Atkinson is dedicated to training and facilitating in areas of
leadership, group dynamics, and team building. As President of
Leadership Initiatives Inc. (LII), he provides motivational speaking,
group facilitation, and strategic planning. Prior to starting LII in
2005, Andy worked as Deputy County Manager in Wilmington, North
Carolina. He managed operating and capital budgets in excess of
$150,000,000 annually and received Certificates of Excellence in
Financial Reporting from 1981-1993 (Government Finance Officers
Association of the United States and Canada).
Andy works to enhance productivity and profit in the workplace
setting. He makes lively and practical presentations that help
participants develop leadership skills and know how to effectively
implement them. His interactive sessions help companies build teams
that empower individuals to set goals and determine their roles within
their organizations. His client base includes health organizations,
faith communities, government entities, and service industries. Some
of his many clients include Cape Fear Memorial Foundation, Chemonics
International, Inc., N.C. Association of Insurance Women, the
University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, and University of North
Carolina-Wilmington.
In addition to being a certified facilitator for Heart-Centered
Leadership, Andy is a certified trainer for Education for Ministry
Program, is qualified to administer Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI),
and is a certified facilitator for Seven Habits of Highly Effective
People, Franklin Covey Company. He received his Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration from East Carolina University, Greenville,
North Carolina.
Andy was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons in the Episcopal
Church in 1988. He currently serves at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in
Wilmington, North Carolina.
 John
Alexander
StirlingView
Lake Mary, FL
john@stirlingview.com
John's career has included management roles with United Airlines,
the Hotel St. Francis in San Francisco, and as the general manager of
restaurants in San Francisco. He has also been a Director of Sales for
the Quaker Oats Company, Instill Corporation (a foodservice technology
company), and the National Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation.
He has facilitated training sessions for companies such as Hard
Rock International, Burger King, KFC, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Brinker,
and Carlson, He has even trained managers and crew onboard several
Royal Caribbean International cruise ships. In addition to being a
certified facilitator for Heart-Centered Leadership, John is an
approved ServSafe Food Safety Instructor, ServSafe Alcohol Instructor
and a Master Facilitator for the National Restaurant Association
Educational Foundation's Management and Leadership Program featuring
Harvard ManageMentor PLUS.
John is currently serving on the Executive Board of CHART - the
Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers, a 700-member organization
dedicated to the development of hospitality training professionals. He
earned his Bachelor's degree from The School of Hospitality Business
at Michigan State University and holds a Master of Arts degree in
Human Resources Development from Webster University.
 Kim Rivera Beattie
Marietta, GA
catapultps@gmail.com
Kim Rivera Beattie has 15 years of experience in the corporate
coaching, human resources, training and development arenas, 5 years of
which were at the executive level as VP of Human Resources,
Recruiting, and Training for one of the most recognized brands in the
restaurant industry. She is also a member of Council for Hotel and
Restaurant Trainers.
Kim's experience at an executive level position in corporate
America allows her to have an insightful understanding of the
challenges facing people in business today. She has excellent
problem-solving skills, masterful team-building skills, outstanding
brainstorming capabilities, and is a motivating public speaker. Her
approach with her clients is direct and personable. She gives them the
professionalism, determination, and motivation of an executive on
their team.
Kim graduated from University of Central Florida with a degree from
the school of Communications. She also attends coaching school at the
Tomas Leonard Schools of Coaching, one of the top coaching schools in
the United States.
 Marie
Guthrie
Career & Life Tracks Coaching
Colleyville, TX
coach@marieguthrie.com
Marie Guthrie, ACC, is a Career and Change Management Strategist
who thrives on making BIG things happen in careers and the people side
of businesses. With over 20 years senior executive and 10 years
professional coaching expertise as both an internal and external
coach, Marie is an innovative business leader, professional coach and
productivity consultant known for building employee capabilities
needed to achieve personal and business goals. Interviewed by Fortune
Magazine and The Financial Times of London, Marie is a frequent
keynote speaker on strategic Career & Change Management issues.
Several of Marie's programs have won local and international
recognition.
Marie is the Managing Director of, a Career, Executive,
Professional and Business Coaching services firm. Previously Marie
served on the Board of Directors as Corporate Secretary for Hitachi
Semiconductor (America) and was the Director of Human Resources, Legal
Affairs and Administration for sales, R&D and manufacturing in North
America, Asia and Europe. She has also held senior human resources and
operations positions with a human capital management firm, the law
firm Locke, Purnell, Rain, Harrell; and with Continental Insurance
Company.
Marie is a Certified Executive and Career Coach with the
International Coaching Federation; IPAT Certified Talent Consultant
(Institute of Personality and Ability Testing); Certified Facilitator
with The Institute of Heart-Centered Leadership, Now What? 90 Days to
a New Life Direction and Get Clients Now!. She is trained in the
Career Coach Institute's Authentic Vocation Model, Career Design and
Today's Job Search methods. Marie is a SPHR (Senior Human Resources
Professional). Marie is a graduate of Coach U and has a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Insurance & Risk Management from The Ohio State
University. She is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF)
and the International Coach Federation of North Texas.
 Ed Morgan
Dallas, TX
esmorg@aol.com
Ed Morgan is a consultant in human resources, organization
effectiveness and executive coach who works with individuals and
organizations to develop creative solutions and results which enable
their continued success, growth and development.
Ed spent more than 20 years serving in corporate officer, and
management levels in human resource management, organizational
development and administration for Fortune 50 and private companies.
His expertise is recognized in executive assessment and talent and
change management, M&A integration, system design and implementation,
communication, compensation system design and dispute resolution.
Ed earned his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Oberlin College
and a Masters of Liberal Arts from Southern Methodist University. He
has professional certifications Mediation, The Birkman Method,
Myers-Briggs and Heart Centered Leadership.
 Cheryl Tyler
Human Resource and Training Solutions
Las Vegas, NV
tylerhr@aol.com
Cheryl Tyler's experience ranges from operations management to
human resources executive in the hospitality industry, to professional
facilitator for executive, management and front line teams in a
variety of industries to include technology and healthcare.
As a former Vice President of Human Resources and Training and now
as an independent Human Resource and Training Consultant, Cheryl
partners with clients in the areas of vision, mission and teambuilding
initiatives, culture transition, corporate university programming,
selection processes, executive and management leadership facilitation,
accountability workshops, customer service seminars, and liability
training to name a few.
Cheryl has extensive experience as a facilitator both in front of
and off camera. Cheryl's broad range of "live" interactive seminars
bring her from behind the podium and into the audience leaving
participants energized and recharged while her leadership seminars
inspire teams to search inward and ask for more.
Cheryl is an active member of Council of Hotel and Restaurant
Trainers, serves as VP of Professional Development for the Las Vegas
Chapter of American Society for Training and Development and has
earned her PHR from the Society of Human Resource Management.
 Kathy
Wade-Yacoubian
Memphis, TN
kwadeyacoubian@gmail.com
Kathy brings 20 years experience in leader development to her work
with Heart Centered Leadership. Kathy designed and led formal
development programs for high-potential, emerging talent; coached
individual managers as well as leadership teams to take on new
challenges; and guided teams through mergers and acquisitions.
As an executive in her own right, Kathy has led multiple
departments composed of centrally- and remotely-located business
professionals who supported nationwide operations. With Holiday
Corporation and Promus Hotels, Kathy was responsible for new manager
development, customer service and diversity training, and executive
development. At Harrah's Entertainment, Kathy was the corporate vice
president accountable for selection systems, training, employee
metrics, employee relations and management development. While
performing these roles, Kathy served as a confidential internal coach
across multiple levels of the organization. Kathy was a winner of the
prestigious Excellence in Leadership Award, the highest honor given to
Harrah's executives.
Kathy recognizes firsthand the challenges of meeting day-to-day
business goals, yet taking the time to develop oneself as an
ever-growing leader. Kathy considers the context in which her clients
must succeed, and is able to coach and guide them in a way that
benefits them, their teams, and their organizations. As a certified
facilitator of Heart Centered Leadership, Kathy offers a supportive
yet challenging experience in personal growth.
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