The expectations of a leader fell on my shoulders early, as my father and basketball coach expected me to lead our team. Experiencing infinite expectations with limited capacity was already preparing me to lead. Still, my trial by fire came when, as an assistant coach of the College of Charleston, I was responsible for victory on the court in the 1982 NCAA NAIA National Championship.

That day I became a leader when I knew the stress and saw the rewards of leading a high-performing team to victory. College basketball was the incubator that galvanized my talent for bringing out the best in others. I went from building one kind of team to another, creating record-breaking sales teams at telecommunications firms nationwide.

In my career, such successes generated opportunity and responsibility. After leading thousands of employees in telecommunications, energy, and financials, my next challenge was turning managers into executives capable of leading all aspects of their organizations and employees as leaders, change agents, and catalysts for growth and founder and President of Strategic Integration Services.

As a Chair for Vistage International, I do just that. With the world's largest executive peer advisory group as a platform, I help over 60 CEOs lead their organizations to the next level. Over 20 years with SIS, I've developed a reputation for my unyielding pursuit of improvement through executive coaching, organizational development, and strategic planning across multiple industries.

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Such work has made a significant impact on over 500 companies.