Brian Zehr - Managing Director
Brian Zehr is a professional speaker, leadership activator, executive coach and leader. His work with leaders and their teams is designed to bring intentionality to actions and relationships. Brian’s approach is to inspire and build effective, independent leaders who create impact through the decisions they make. Brian has presented keynotes and workshops all over the United States.
Brian’s expertise is in working together with leaders to understand their current situations clearly and define behavioral patterns that will increase desired results. His current and past clients include technology companies, associations, health services companies, hospitals, multinational corporations, educational institutions and national and local ministries.
His expertise is in working with leaders and teams in the areas of:
- performance improvement
- strength assessments
- leadership skill development
- strategic planning
- listening skills and conflict resolution
- team building
- presentation skills
Brian has over 25 years experience as a professional speaker, leader, coach and leadership developer. During 20 of those Brian has been involved in leading faith based organizations and continues to work in and with churches. He is a member of the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches and has been on the teaching faculty of the Registered Corporate Coaches program. He is also certified through the Institute for Life Coach Training.
Bruce Hanson - Managing Director
Bruce Hanson is a highly experienced operational executive, serial entrepreneur, leadership team builder and motivator, business strategist and leader. His interactions with executives and their teams is intentionally orchestrated to deliver positive impact – fast. Bruce has built and led successful teams throughout the United States.
Bruce’s work with executives focuses on implementation, execution and measurable outcomes, with an eye on rapid results. He inspires leaders to create deliberate impact through the decisions they make and the actions they take. His current and past clients include Fortune 1000 firms, the financial services industry, technology companies, private equity backed companies, rapidly growing businesses, the retail industry, non-profit organizations and public accounting firms.
Bruce’s background includes:
- Improving brand focus, customer retention and loyalty programs as retail interim CEO
- Driving dramatic growth through formalizing operational, financial and sales processes as creative services/marketing communications COO
- Creating significant revenue and profit gains through cost containment and organizational improvements as turnaround Chief Restructuring Officer
- Growing companies through M&A as corporate development executive
- Implementing strategic partnerships and alliances to drive dramatic revenue improvement - leading one company to become Microsoft's Partner of the Year in North America
- Founding, growing and leading several businesses, including one from near startup to over $100 million in 7 years
- Investing in spin off businesses through the creation of a corporate Venture Capital Fund.
Bruce works with leaders to develop and drive successful business outcomes by relying on his more than 20 years operating experience, building and leading sales, marketing, general management, finance, accounting and administrative teams. His restructuring and turnaround expertise, which converted one firm’s $400k loss into $2.5M positive EBITDA in 12 months, provides unique perspective to executives who face leading troubled businesses.
Bruce speaks fluent French, is a private pilot, an active community volunteer and serves on several non-profit, civic and educational boards.