
MEET THE B STATE CERTIFIED CONSULTANTS

Mark Samuel

David Rodgers

Jane Grossman

Allan Matos

Laurel Taylor

Sharon Rich

Robert Nieuwland

Valerie Lew-Kiedrowski

Robbert van Waart

Marcos Cajina

Jaco Jansen

Scott Span

Jeff Freedman

Catherine Clercx

Michelle Herijgers

May Penders

Lisan Beentjes

Dorine Warners-van Oene

Johanneke van Spijkeren

Jeroen Hennephof

Geert Stradmeijer

Frank Brilman

Susan Juris

Marcela Valencia

Fernando Escallón

Ana Guingue

Steve Dickey

Luis Ramirez

San Clemente, CA
Mark Samuel
Email: mark@bstate.com
Phone: +1 213.536.5685
Purpose:
To create breakthrough business and culture change with our clients in a way that increases Conscious Business Leadership, fosters personal transformation and professional growth, and achieves measurable, sustainable results that evolve over time.
Specialized Services and Industries:
Mark has been consulting and coaching organizations since 1980 and has specializes in strategic planning, strategy execution, business transformation and culture change, building high performance teams for Senior Management, Middle Management, Department, and Project Teams; and Leadership Development for Executives and Middle Managers.
Mark has extensive background supporting Manufacturing, Healthcare, BioPharma/Tech, Nuclear Stations, Municipalities, Higher Education, and High Technology
Books, Publications, Speaking & University Faculty:
• B STATE: A New Roadmap for Bold Leadership, Brave Culture, and Breakthrough Results
• Making Yourself Indispensable: The Power of Personal Accountability
• Creating the Accountable Organization: A Practical Guide to Improve Performance Execution
• Taking Action Now Workbook: Turn Learning into Results
• The Change Champion’s Field Guide – Contributor of a Chapter
• Published articles in Forbes, Fast Company, Thrive Global, Fortune Magazine
• Keynote Speaker for Allergan, Comerica Bank Woman’s Business Symposium, Kaiser
• Permanente, and Session Speaker for ATD, ICF, PMI, ASHHRA, AQP
• Soul Centered Facilitation Certification, University of Santa Monica, 2018-19
Education and Certifications:
• B.S. in Social Science – University of California, Irvine, CA
• M.S. in Management (Organization Development) – University of California, Irvine, CA
• M.A. Spiritual Psychology – University of Santa Monica, CA
Personal Information:
Mark is married with two children and plays drums.

San Diego, CA
David Rodgers
Email: david@bstate.com
Phone: +1 760.587.7381
Personal Purpose:
David helps business leaders create breakthrough team results and responsive, accountable cultures, faster than they imagined possible.
Specialized Services & Industries:
David specializes in leadership, department, and project team transformation, rapid culture change, strategic planning, and executive coaching.
He has worked extensively with Healthcare, Manufacturing, Aerospace/Defense, Energy Production & Transmission, High Tech, and Non-Profit.
Academic Credentials:
Bachelor in Physics
Masters in Applied Psychology
Masters in Philosophy
Doctorate in Spiritual Science
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 1990 – current
• Power of Personal Accountability, IMPAQ, 1990 – current
• Fundamentals of Accountable Leadership, IMPAQ, 1990 – current
• Accountability Based Leadership, IMPAQ, 1990 – current
• Rapid Culture Change, IMPAQ, 1996 – current
Over 3,000 hours of additional personal and professional training
Personal Information:
David is married and lives in San Diego, CA. He loves long-distance cycling, horseback riding, golf, and serving his community and church.

Reno, NV
Jane Grossman
Email: jane@bstate.com
Phone: +1 775-849-9755
Personal Purpose:
Jane is dedicated to helping organizations and people to envision and achieve new levels of excellence, collaboration and personal satisfaction in the workplace. Her clients laud her for her humor, patience, and ability to identify the outdated beliefs and work processes that are preventing them from achieving their objectives.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Jane has consulted with Fortune 500 companies since the mid-90’s. She is one of IMPAQ’s senior consultants delivering our “guaranteed results” team transformation workshops. She excels at coaching individuals who are struggling with inter-personal relationship breakdowns. Additionally, she has led “Train the Trainers” for IMPAQ’s Accountability workshops for over 15 years with extensive experience working on several different continents.
Jane has worked extensively with Bio-Pharma, Healthcare, & High Tech, Governmental Agencies, Nonprofits, especially those with a social / racial justice and environmental focus.
Speaking & Teaching:
• Accountability and Leadership presentations at local business forums and for social service agencies and non-profits
• Political candidate training on running effective campaigns
Academic Credentials:
• BA in the Political Science & Economics of Natural Resource Management, UC Berkeley, 1983
• MA in Applied Psychology, University of Santa Monica,1996
Certificates:
• Power of Personal Accountability, IMPAQ, 1994 – current
• Fundamentals of Accountable Leadership, IMPAQ, 1994 – current
• Accountability Based Leadership, IMPAQ, 1994 – current
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 1994 – current
• Rapid Culture Change, IMPAQ, 1996 – current
• MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
• PNDC (Powerful Non-Defensive Communication)
• Precinct & Community Organizing
Personal Information:
Jane is a leader in her community and has worked on political, equity and environmental campaigns for most of her adult life. She recently started a candidate training program in Reno, NV, and helped to coordinate “Candidate Spotlights” for 22 Candidates running for offices from City Council to State Senate to US Congress. She was the MC for the 2020 Women’s March in Reno. She is also active working with inter-faith coalitions on social and racial justice.
When Jane is not doing her consulting or community service work, she enjoys being outside hiking on the beautiful trails in the Sierra Nevada with her partner Brad. She loves singing and relaxes by cloud watching.

Houston, TX
Allan Matos
Email: allan@bstate.com
Phone: +1 713 261 5671
Personal Purpose:
Build human-centered cultures, drive growth through people initiatives, and promote innovation through creative environments.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Allan specializes in Strategic Human Resources Business Partner, Complex Organizational Change, Breakthrough Performance Teams, Global Communications, Culture Transformation, Passion for Learning.
He also specializes in working with Energy, Petroleum, Hospitality, Multilateral, Chemical, Multinational, Distribution, and Manufacturing.
Speaking:
Guest speaker at Texas A&M and University of Houston
Academic Credentials:
• BS Communications – Boston University
• MBA – Florida Institute of Technology
• MS – Florida Institute of Technology
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 1999 – current
• Worldwide Human Resources – Cornell
• Strategic Human Resources Planning – Michigan
Personal Information:
Allan is married with two daughters and is a general aviation fan.
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish, Portuguese

Edmonton, AB
Laurel Taylor
Email: laurel.taylor@covenanthealth.ca
Phone: +1 780-918-1834
Personal Purpose:
To support healthcare organizations in transforming healthcare delivery. I am passionate about improving the healthcare experiences of those we serve through innovative collaborations, meaningful engagement, building strong cultural foundations, and enhancing our ability to learn and improve to provide high quality, safe and reliable care to Canadians.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Laurie has been learning and coaching for 30 years in healthcare, specializing in patient safety, quality improvement, and organizational culture. Whether at a pan-Canadian level, or within a delivery system, she has focused on improving systems to mitigate or eliminate preventable harm and improve quality of care. She has worked with board members, executives, staff, medical staff and community stakeholders to motivate, inspire and educate
Laurie specializes in patient safety, quality, quality improvement, process improvement, and patient experience.
Publications, Speaking, University Faculty:
Publications:
• Poissant, L, Taylor, L, Huang, A, and Tamblyn R. Assessing the accuracy of an inter-institutional automated patient-specific health problem list. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2010 10(1).
• Ahmed, S, Bartlett, S, Ernst, P, Paré, Kanter, M, Perreault, R, Grad, R, Taylor, L, and Tamblyn, R. My asthma portal (MAP): The effect of a web-based chronic disease management system on asthma control and health-related quality of life. Trials. 2011; 12:260.
• Winslade, N, Taylor, L, Shi, S, Schuwirth, L, Van der Vleuten, C, and Tamblyn, R. Monitoring community pharmacist’s quality of care: a feasibility study of using pharmacy claims data to assess performance. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011; 11:12
• Sicotte C, Taylor L, and Tamblyn R. Predicting the use of electronic prescribing among early adopters in primary care. Can Fam Physician. 2013; 59(7):e312-e321.
• Taylor, L, Beard, P, and Law, S. The Ebb and FLO of Improving Patient Safety. Healthcare Papers. 2013; 13(1): 42-47.
Presentations:
• First Interprofessional Forum on Patient Safety Issues for Rehabilitation Professionals Conference, Toronto, ON, “The Safety Competencies: Enhancing Patient Safety Across the Health Professions”, February, 2010.
• The International System Safety Society, Canada Chapter, Ottawa, ON, “Patient Safety in Canada”, March, 2010.
• Atlantic Canada Clinical Engineering Society 2010 Conference, “Building a Safer Health System: Advancing Patient Safety for Canadians”, Moncton, NB, April, 2010.
• National Healthcare Leadership Conference, “Effective Governance for Quality and Patient Safety (Panel)”, Winnipeg, MN, June, 2010.
• Atlantic Clinical Engineering Learning Series Webinar, “Contributing to a Culture of Patient Safety”, January, 2011.
• The College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia, Strategic Ends Planning Public & Stakeholder Consultations Meeting, Halifax, NS, “Patient Safety and Quality: The Current Context and Implications for the Regulation of RNs and NPs”, April, 2011.
• International Society for Quality in Health Care Annual Conference, “Ask, Listen, Talk – Advancing the Patient Safety Agenda”, Hong Kong, September, 2011.
• Ontario Rheumatology Association Models of Care Retreat, “Innovative Models of Collaborative Care for Arthritic Disease”, Toronto, April, 2012.
• Addictions and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services, Pie and CQI Conference, Edmonton, AB, “Leading for Improvement”, June, 2014.
• Canadian Society for Quality, Canadian Quality Congress, 7th Canadian Quality Congress, Edmonton, AB, “Empowerment”, “Quality Improvement Subject Guide,” and “Cultivating Just Culture at Alberta Health Services,” September, 2015.
• Taylor, L., Beard, P. From Patients to Providers: Supporting a Comprehensive Patient Safety Program. National Patient Safety Foundation Patient Safety Congress, Orlando, FL, May 2017.
Teaching:
• Patient Safety Education Project – Course Author (PSEP & PSEP-Canada)
• Effective Governance for Quality and Patient Safety – Course Author & Faculty
• Canadian Patient Safety Officer Course – Course Author & Faculty
• Organizational Behaviour – Undergraduate – McGill University
• Organizational Behaviour – MBA – McGill University
• Managing Organizational Change – Undergraduate/Graduate – McGill University
• Health Care Management – MBA – McGill University
• Health Care Systems – MBA – McGill University
• Annual Health Challenge: Integrating Management and Medicine/Capstone course for graduating MD-MBA students – McGill University
Academic Credentials:
• BSc (Eng) – University of Alberta, 1983
• MBA – University of Alberta, 1990
• PhD (Organizational Analysis) – University of Alberta, 2001
• Post-Doctoral Fellow – McGill University, 2002-2005
Certificates:
Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2020 – current
TeamSTEPPS® – Certified Master Facilitator
TeamCARE – Course Author & Core Faculty; Certified Master Facilitator
Patient Safety Education Project (PSEP & PSEP-Canada) – Certified Master Facilitator
Juran Institute – Certified Quality Improvement Tools Instructor
Personal Information:
Laurie lives in Edmonton, Alberta and shares life with her husband, standard poodle and children who live across Canada. She loves to cook, bake and keep on track with her wellness journey.

Los Angeles, CA
Sharon Rich
Email: sharon@thinkbusinessgrowth.com
Phone: +1 310.717.3709
Personal Purpose:
Sharon turns smart, talented, functional leaders into high performing leadership teams that share ownership for growing the business together.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Sharon spent over 20 years in hands-on leadership roles prior to founding Think Business Growth in 2005 to give other leaders the clarity and support she wished she had experienced. Sharon specializes in strategic planning and execution, team effectiveness, and culture change. She also provides executive and leadership coaching and development. Sharon loves working with leaders in small to mid-sized businesses or divisions of larger organizations.
Sharon works with businesses in any industry, and has experience working with creative businesses (media/advertising/architecture/etc.) healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical/bio-science, engineering, manufacturing, utilities, medical schools, technology companies, professional service firms.
Books & Speaking Engagements:
• Your Hidden Game: 10 Invisible Agreements that Can Make or Break Your Business, Indie Books International, 2018
• Speaker at Institute of Management Consultants (IMCUSA),
• Speaker at Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology,
• Speaker at California Assisted Living Association,
• Speaker at New York Eye & Ear Institute of Mount Sinai,
• Speaker at DisruptHR, PIHRA, ODLA, CEO groups, and others.
Academic Credentials:
• B.A. psychology – UCLA, 1980
• Graduate studies in education/psychology – Antioch University, 1990-92
• Core and Advanced Coaching programs – Coach, Inc., 2006-8
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2011 – current
• Fundamentals of Accountable Leadership, 2011 – current
• Power of Personal Accountability, IMPAQ, 2011 – current
• PCC – International Coach Federation
• Certified in DiSC, 360 degree feedback, FreshBizTM
Personal Information:
Sharon is married with two grown children. She loves to read, cook, paint, write, hike, kayak and travel.

Amsterdam, NL
Robert Nieuwland
Email: robert.nieuwland@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-28785347
Personal Purpose:
Supporting bold people in making bold choices to live their dream and make the world a better place.
Specialized Services & Industries:
As an entrepreneur and business consultant, Robert’s focus is helping SMEs transforming their business. He has specialized in strategic planning, strategy execution and culture change and worked extensively with E-commerce, Professional Services, IT, and Scale-ups.
Academic Credentials:
MSc in Business Administration, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Certificates:
Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2013 – current
Personal Information:
Together with Alzira, living in Utrecht in the center of the Netherlands. Robert loves traveling and doing every sport you can think of.

Sydney, Australia
Valerie Lew-Kiedrowski
Email: valerie@bstate.com
Phone: + 61 448322772
Personal Purpose:
Build effective relationships and support the flow of performance and how most work gets done within a company, i.e. through interpersonal connectivity. Focusing on the very essence of what makes businesses succeed – People.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Facilitation of leadership, management and interpersonal skills programs. With her solid business acumen, her involvement on several executive boards, and her participation on a number of local and international training associations, she brings a wealth of experience and understanding to any organization with whom she works.
Valerie heads up BFSD Global with its headquarters in Sydney and also sits on a number of Boards. She has also been a board member of ASTDI, (the Australian Society of Training and Development Inc) responsible for International Liaison. She is now a Fellow of ASTDI and continues to assist the ATD in Australia. Other titles include Fellow of the Institute of Directors and current positions held are that of Director of Knowledge Management Australia as well as their global parent company based out of Cambridge University.
Valerie has over 15 years international experience in organizational design, and facilitation of business skills to government, small and medium sized enterprises, N.G.O’s, and many prestigious Top Fortune 500 companies. She also has experience working with a large variety of industries from automotive, banking, Education, IT to health, hospitality and transport.
Speaking:
• Commonwealth Business Conference
• American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM)
• Australian Society of Training and Development (ASTDI)
• Microsoft Small Business and Entrepreneurial National program
• The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Valerie has spoken on topics such as enhancing business relationships, increasing accountability, conflict resolution, cultural diversity, developing and sustaining high performance teams, staff engagement, leadership development, change-management, and helping women in business succeed.
Academic Credentials:
• BA Hons in Art & Design; Manchester University 1980
• MA Marketing Manchester University: 1980/81
• Dip Training & Assessment, 3CM, 2015
• Dip Cultural IQ, Queensland University 2016
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2018 – current
• Certificate in Transactional Analysis, TMA 1992
• Certificate in Neuro-Linguistic Programming;1995
• Certificate IV Training & Assessment, 2013
• Certificate in Counselling, Counselling Institute, 2015

Amsterdam, NL
Robbert van Waart
Email: robbert.vanwaart@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-51416044
Personal Purpose:
To be meaningful for individuals and organizations in creating breakthrough results. To live life to the fullest in a personal and generous way. Create business and culture in a conscious way, encourage personal and professional growth whilst being playful and achieving results.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Robbert brings 21 year of managerial and leadership experience to the table working in corporate environment the first part of his career. With extensive knowledge and experience in digital, human and organizational transformation settings. Including strategy planning, execution, business transformation, building high performance teams. Having performed in Senior Management positions during crisis and growth situations with employees in various roles and positions. Working in an international setting has been part of the daily routine for many years.
Robbert has used this experience as a Senior Consultant and Managing Partner at Rainmen group, supporting organizations (Executive, Senior and Middle Management level) in a wide range of sectors in the Netherlands. He is one of the senior FreshBiz game facilitators in the Benelux.
He specializes in working with Airlines, Housing corporations, Government, Recycling, Digitalization, and Scale ups.
Academic Credentials:
B.S. IT & Organizational development, Haagse Hogeschool, 1996, the Hague, Netherlands
Personal Information:
Robbert is married to Hester and is the father of Floris and Josephine. He loves traveling, the outdoors, nature & mountains, has been very active in an international volunteer/network organization, and has held several functions including responsibility on national and international level.

Madrid, ESP
Marcos Cajina
Email: marcos@renewalcompany.com
Phone: +34 660 108 231
Personal Purpose:
Facilitating leaders translate competency mastery and leadership maturity into sustainable behavioural change that improves business performance and collective well-being.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Marcos has worked in 100+ companies in 14 industries, in 30+ countries across 4 continents. He applies human science into leadership transformation, specializing in multi-brain integration, the neuroscience of emotional engagement, heart-based resilience, and team growth and development.
Publications, Speaking, University Faculty:
• Self-Compassion in Business Workshop – Awarded best workshop at the Spirituality and Creativity Management World
• Congress in 2015 at ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain.
• Contributing author – Handbook of Personal and Organizational Transformation by J. Neal (ed.)
• Published in the Huffington Post and Stanford School of Medicine: https://compassionjournal.stanford.edu/2015/05/522/
• Cited in International Coaching Psychology Review, Volume 13 No.1-Spring 2018, p.26
• Commencement Speech at IE B-School in 2015 and 2018.
• Featured speaker on TV2 Spain, and “TV de Chile.”
Academic Credentials:
• Doctor in Transformational Leadership (Hons), Insight University, New Mexico
• MBA (Hons.) at IE B-School, Madrid, Spain
• Diploma on Strategic Leadership at The London B-School and MSc. Human Resources Strategic Mgmt., Madrid, Spain
• B.A. Humanities (Magna Cum Laude), American College Switzerland.
Certificates:
•The Power of Personal Accountability for individuals, teams and organizations, IMPAQ 2005 – current
•Fundamentals of Accountable Leadership, IMPAQ 2005 – current
Personal Information:
Marcos is a passionate martial artist currently studying traditional Japanese archery (Kyudo) under the direction of Shibata Sensei XXI, Bowmaker to the Emperor of Japan.

Amsterdam, NL
Jaco Jansen
Email: jaco.jansen@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-53508825
Personal Purpose:
“Creating a firestorm of fresh thinking and building a structural framework for higher levels of performance.”
Specialized Services & Industries:
Jaco Jansen is an entrepreneur, interim manager, facilitator, trainer, business coach, digital pioneer who inspires and empowers his clients to create sustainable (new) business that customers will love, igniting real results for your business. This includes a strategy check, strategy coach, and execution specialist.
Jaco has used this experience as a Senior Consultant and Managing Partner at Rainmen group, supporting organizations (Executive, Senior and Middle Management level) in a wide range of sectors in the Netherlands. He is also cofounder of Global Enabler and a FreshBiz Facilitator.
He specializes in working with Automotive, High Tech, Education, Healthcare, and NGO.
Academic Credentials:
MBA Sales & Marketing, Business School Nederland (BSN), 2004
Certificates:
•Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ 2013 – current
•Fundamentals of Accountable Leadership, IMPAQ 2013 – current
•NLP practitioner
•System Thinking (Peter Senge)
Personal Information:
Jaco is married to Trean and is father of 5 daughters. They live on an old farm with 5 sheep, a goat, one dog and three cats. Jaco is a sailing instructor and loves traveling and being outdoors.

Silver Spring, MD
Scott Span
Email: scott.span@tolerosolutions.com
Phone: +1 240-863-2063
Personal Purpose:
Scott’s focus is – people. More specifically, people impacted by change and transition. Scott supports leaders, teams, and individuals to engage and retain talent and wow customers so they can achieve continued growth. He utilizes his direct and authentic style and his sense of humor to form trusted adviser relationships with clients and stakeholders. Through his work, he supports people and organizations to overcome challenges that impact success and create an environment where people enjoy working and customers enjoy doing business.
Scott has over 20 years of diverse experience working with leaders and teams in multiple industries in both the public and private sectors. He excels at connecting the dots to keep projects and programs on schedule while minimizing risk. He leverages his experience in behavioral science and organizational development to establish working relationships where employee, stakeholder and customer voices are heard, actively listening to ideas and mitigating concerns, increasing engagement and commitment.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Scott specializes in Digital Transformation, Project Management, Change Management, Technology Adoption, Operations Transformation, Strategic Communications, Facilitation, Training, Process Improvement, Strategy, Customer Experience, Employee Engagement, Employee Experience, Leadership Development, Coaching, Generational Differences, Organizational Development, Survey Design, Diversity, Team Accountability, Organization Design, Organizational Culture, Healthcare Advisory, Stakeholder Engagement, and Talent Management.
He has worked extensively with Professional Services, Healthcare, and the Public Sector.
Publications:
Scott is an author on various topics of organizational development and leadership and the creator of the Recruitment and Retention Lifecycle ™.
Academic Credentials:
• Masters in Organization Development (MSOD), American University/NTL Institute (AU/NTL), June 2005
• B.A. Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies (National Deans list), Hofstra University, May 2000
• Security Clearance: Active Secret (Past Top Secret)
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2020 – current
• PROSCI
• Certified in ChangeTracking ®
• Certified in FIRO-B Human Element
• Certified Process Mapping & Balanced Scorecard Rutgers University
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Personal Information:
Dog lover, Caribbean junkie, artist, quote addict – and implementer of organizational improvements. Scott resides in the Washington, DC metro area and enjoys the diversity and culture the area has to offer. His interests include hiking with his two rescue dogs, travel, cruise escapes to the Caribbean, and creative arts.

San Diego, CA
Jeff Freedman
Email: jfreedman@clearpathalliance.com
Phone: +1 858-525-2715
Personal Purpose:
You can count on me to be your GPS for navigating change and accelerating your strategic initiatives to improve leadership and business performance!
It is rewarding to engage executives and their teams in lively dialogue, and raise key questions that spark new thinking, defines the real work to be done, and leads to decisions about what to do differently!
Specialized Services & Industries:
Jeff specializes in enabling business transformation, employee readiness, and proactively managing operational risk (public-/closely-held corporations and high growth companies). He has worked to unite leadership teams around clear priorities and compelling goals and helps teams develop fresh ideas and tactics to drive revenue growth and manage expenses.
His career includes Engineering, Sales & Marketing, HR, and Organization & Leadership Development. He brings perspective, Fortune 200 experience, and over twenty five years of hands-on business experience in a wide range of positions at Bank of America, Walt Disney World, and Northrop Grumman.
Jeff has worked extensively with Technology, Financial Services, Biotech, Medical devices, and Aerospace & Defense.
Speaking & Publications:
• When Turtles Try to Change Organizations – 2011
• The Balancing Act of Organizational Change – 2008
• A Better Way for Change -2006
Academic Credentials:
• M.S., Organization Development, Pepperdine University – Graziadio School of Business & Management (executive program), Malibu, California, 1998
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Team Accountability System, IMPAQ, 2020 – current
• Prosci, Inc: ADKAR Change Management
• LaMarsh & Associates: Managed Change
• Six Sigma, Quality Fundamentals: Management by Fact & DMAIC Process
• Lominger’s Leadership Architect VOICES 360
• OSI’s Polaris Competency Model & 360 Survey, & Executive Business Simulation
Personal Information:
Jeff is a long time resident of San Diego, CA – yet has lived and worked in Seattle WA, Orlando FL, and Charlotte NC. He has been married for 26 years and enjoys playing with his young Labrador dog, hiking and reading spy books.

Amsterdam, NL
Catherine Clercx
Email: catherine.clercx@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-43871221
Personal Purpose:
Clarity, trust, space and personal accountability ensure results that last.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Catherine specializes is Strategy design and implementation, organizational development, and leadership development and coaching. She has worked extensively in the Culture Sector, with NGO’s, Business Services, & Government.
Degrees and University:
Master in Law
Certificates:
Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2013
MBTI – Certified practitioner
Student of Accountability
Certified coach – Alba Academy
Biomimicry certified practitioner – Biomimicry NL
Personal Information:
Catherine is married with Mundi, mother of 2 daughters and living in the city of Amsterdam. She loves nature, reading, swimming, sailing, skiing and Africa.

Amsterdam, NL
Michelle Herijgers
Email: michelle.herijgers@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-21592669
Personal Purpose:
Kick the cage open and fly with colours
Specialized Services & Industries:
Michelle specializes in HR Consultancy, Transition Management, Organizational Development, Agile HR, and People Management. She works primarily in the financial industry.
Degrees and University:
Master Public Administration
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2020
• Professional Scrum Product Owner I (Scrum.org-2018)
• Professional Scrum Master I (Scrum.org-2018)
Personal Information:
I get a lot of energy from active outdoor sports, beautiful, adventurous walking and cycling trips and running. After running the marathon in 2016, I now focus on quarter triathlons. Together with my partner Ronald I make beautiful trips and we enjoy the large cultural offer in Amsterdam

Amsterdam, NL
May Penders
Email: may.penders@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-41189988
Personal Purpose:
Counsellor of processes, coach, facilitator, conversation leader, developer of learning journeys .
Goal-oriented and at the same time immensely fascinated by what drives people.
When i work with teams and individuals i can see their growth towards their ambitions and i can see how proud they are of the results they achieve and of the growing awareness of their potential.
It’s the best job there is for me.
To confront people in a loving way comes easy to me. I work result-oriented without an overly detailed plan, appreciating and attentive to whatever emerges in the process.
For me, Socratic Dialogue, systemic work, and Deep Democracy are useful instruments, next to the Rainmen approach.
Certifications:
Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2016 – current

Amsterdam, NL
Lisan Beentjes
Email: lisan.beentjes@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-33083074
Personal Purpose:
Using my energy to get people moving is what drives me. My heart starts beating faster when facilitating large transition projects, in which people always make the difference. From my customer experience background I automatically put the customer’s interests first. I am honest, clear and I like concrete results.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Lisan specializes in strategy execution, organizational development, leadership development, co-active coaching, and interim (customer experience) management.
She has worked extensively with Railways (Netherlands & UK), Scale ups, large city councils, housing corporations, and NGO’s.
Degrees and University:
MSc in Business University of Amsterdam
Certificates:
Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2019 – current
CTI Co-Active coaching certification
Personal Information:
Lisan lives together with partner Marijn in Delft and loves playing tennis, travelling, and is an active member in Junior Chamber International (JCI).

Amsterdam, NL
Dorine Warners-van Oene
Email: dorine.warners@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-21599308
Personal Purpose:
To add joy and insight to other people’s lives. To raise awareness and broaden the view on yourself, others and the situation. With energy, sharp analysis, creativity and a smile.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Dorine specializes in strategy development & execution, personal leadership, team dynamics and development, and analytical, creative, and commercial thinking. She has worked extensively with fast moving consumer goods as well as food & beverage.
Degrees and University:
Master of Science / Engineer in Strategic Product Development (Delft University of Technology)
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design Engineering (Delft University of Technology)
Certificates:
Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2020 – current
Situational Leadership (de Baak trainingen)
Strategic Negotiating (the Gap Partnership)
Personal Information:
I love to dance, laugh and connect with people. I live in Amsterdam with my husband Roemer and my children Mats (5 yrs) and Ava (3 yrs). I enjoy the different seasons, reading interesting books, playing games and having inspiring conversations. Paired with nice food, drinks, friends and family!

Amsterdam, NL
Johanneke van Spijkeren
Email: johanneke.vanspijkeren@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-51157312
Personal Purpose:
People and organizational development is what drives me, where balance between the “hard” and “soft” side, in my view, leads to the best and most sustainable results. However, this requires challenging goals and genuine connection; That’s the only way to win!
Specialized Services & Industries:
Johanneke specializes in strategy design & execution, organizational development, and leadership & team development. She has worked extensively with Telecom, IT, government, business services, digital transformation, customer care, and operations.
Degrees and University:
MA – Management and organizational sciences
BA – Human Resources Management
Certificates:
Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2020 – current
Profile Dynamics – Certified trainer
PlanB – Systemic transformational management certificate
Transactional Academy – Management & Organizational development certificate
Personal Information:
Happily married to Gerhard and living at the middle/east side of the Netherlands close to the woods. Loves singing, cooking, dinner with friends and family, Italy and the snowy mountains in the Alps.

Amsterdam, NL
Jeroen Hennephof
Email: jeroen.hennephof@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-24902957
Personal Purpose:
Every change is unique, as are the individuals, teams and organizations that are going through the change. It’s inevitable that during our change journey we will encounter quite a few bumps, in all conceivable forms. Maybe we take a detour every now and then or take a wrong turn. That’s life! I am not a guru with a ready-made solution to every problem. However, with one eye always on the desired outcome, I will show you how you can quickly move towards your final goal.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Jeroen has specialized in strategy execution, leadership and team development and marketing and communication. He has worked extensively with IT, Healthcare, Higher Education, Housing Corporations, and Secondment Agencies
Publications:
E-book: Strategy Execution – how to get from strategy to results (co-author, in Dutch)
Degrees and University:
Bachelor in Hospitality Management – Hotel School The Hague, The Netherlands
Master of Science in Management Consulting – Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands
Certificates:
Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2016 – current
Strategic Account Management (certification) – Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands
Personal Information:
Jeroen lives with his girlfriend and son close to the political capital of The Netherlands, near the beach. He loves to travel and, as an avid guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, brings back home native instruments from the countries he visits. Pursues a healthy lifestyle, loves to do a variety of sports, and can serve a decent meal from whatever’s in the fridge.

Amsterdam, NL
Geert Stradmeijer
Email: geert.stradmeijer@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-24127940
Personal Purpose:
Supporting professionals in organisations towards their desired outcomes!
Specialized Services:
Geert specializes in strategy implementation, organizational development, leadership development and coaching, and autonomous teams. He works extensively with public health care, IT, cultural, government and public services.
Degrees and University:
Bachelor of Economics
Certificates:
Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2014 – current
Prince 2, JTI Practicioner,
Personal Information:
Living in Amsterdam with Marlou (girlfriend). Enjoy traveling, sailing, cooking (former chef) and mountain biking.

Amsterdam, NL
Frank Brilman
Email: frank.brilman@rainmengroup.com
Phone: 0031-6-45338989
Personal Purpose:
For quality of life and work, and to get things moving, people need support to change their habits for the better. Personal habits and Collective habits. Without stealing ownership I love to support people with this. I strongly believe that when more people understand, are able and willing, and have the courage to positively relate to themselves, their issues and others, the world will thrive. I will always look for what connects us and what will help us to achieve that. (External drivers, B state/desired outcome, Mother earth)
Specialized Services & Industries:
Frank specializes in personal coaching for optimum accountable behaviour and changing habits, team coaching for optimum synergy and the changing of collective habits, architecture of programs that are effective, efficient, and energy giving in helping people to move forward, train the trainer and coach the coach, critical thinker (system source linking), and performance (sport psychology).
He has worked extensively with health care, fitness and wellness, automotive, education, consultancy, publishing, and NGO’s.
Publications, Speaking, Teaching at a University:
• Key note speaker on Vitality and Business
• Guest lecturer at University (Harvard Negotiating, Accountability Method, Entrepreneurship, Experiential learning))
• E-book: Strategy Execution – how to get from strategy to results (co-author, in Dutch)
Degrees and University:
• Bachelor in Physical Education
• Bachelor in Sport Psychology
• Bachelor in Health, Counseling and Education
• Bachelor in Business Administration and Organisational Development
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2012 – current
• Marketing, branding, PR
• Harvard negotiating (+ Face to face advising)
• Saturn Consultancy and Training programs
• Health promotion
• Physical education
• Windsurfing, Skiing and tennis instruction
• Sport psychology
• Swimming diploma’s
Personal Information:
Happy family with Alice (60), Marijn (30), Joris (27) and me (62)
Practice what I preach in Vitality
Enjoy being of service
Growing on the learning line of life (student of accountability)
Believer in the power of collective execution and the leverage of changing habits

Chagrin Falls, OH
Susan Juris
Email: Svj01@aol.com
Phone: 216-272-1853
Personal Purpose:
To create outcome-driven, execution-oriented work cultures that not only consistently achieve
business priorities but also foster employee growth and engagement.
Specialized Services & Industries:
For more than 30 years Susan has held senior and executive
level positions within the health care industry. She successfully led organizations
through growth, expansion, and turnaround phases. Susan consistently developed
cultures that align around business priorities, focus on plan development, and execution
though effective team involvement. Often her efforts generated rapid and
transformational results.
Susan led large and small organizations in the hospital, home care, and all post-acute
segments of the health care industry. These include both for-profit and not-for-profit
sectors.
Academic Credentials:
B.A. Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 1976
M.B.A, Pennsylvania State University, 1982
Certificates:
Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2020 – current
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
National Incident Management System, FEMA Emergency Management Institute
LEAN Certified, Kent State University
Personal Information:
Susan is married with two adult step children. Main interests include photography, golfing, and
travel.

Bogotá D.C., CO
Marcela Valencia
Email: mvalencia@coachinggroup.net
Phone: +57 318 237 8868
Personal Purpose:
My purpose is to support and help people, leaders, teams, and organizations in creating their lives, growing and exploring with curiosity in order to expand the experiences of beauty which make our lives valuable for each of us and all of us together. Through my contribution we create dynamics which allow all of us to be deeply human, to embrace our gifts, diversity, challenges, limitations, expectations, and capabilities in order to grow together and achieve new levels of contribution to our reality, while making our experience together a real treasure to create leverage to the future.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Marcela specializes in leadership development, collaboration, culture transformation, and collective execution.
She has worked extensively in the industries of Oil & Gas, Mining, Health, Manufacturing, Finance, and Insurance.
Publications, Speaking, University Faculty:
• “Encuesta nacional de demografía y salud”, Contributor, Profamilia, 2000;
• “Estudio nacional de necesidades, oferta y demanda de servicios de rehabilitación. Colombia 2003”, Principal Resercher and Co-Author, Fundación Saldarriaga Concha, 2003.
• “Encuesta nacional de salud”, Contributor, Ministry of Social Protection, 2007;
• Professor in Physiotherapy research, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, 1993-1997
Academic Credentials:
• Physiotherapy, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, 1992
• Specialization in Epidemiology, Universidad de Caldas, Universidad de Antioquia, 1997
• Certified professional essence coach, Coaching Hall International, 2007
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2012-current
• Fundamentals of Accountable Leadership, IMPAQ, 2014-current
• Meaningful employee engagement, IMPAQ, 2015-current
• Comprehensive Facilitation for the Human Being, Fish, 2012
• Purpose Coaching for Leaders. True Purpose Institute, Tim Kelley, 2010
• Leadership Circle Profile Practitioner, 2018-2020
• Collective Leadership Circle Practitioner, 2020
Personal Information:
I am an enthusiast for life, enjoy savouring every experience. I use all of the challenges which I have to face as a great exploratory adventure to discover new ways to experience life and to serve others. I love to explore the world in my interactions, in the way in which we understand reality, in which art expresses our being, and while driving and walking around the world; for that reason I decided with my partner to work every second year and travel the next, to enrich my understanding of who I am and how different we all are. I love to recognise everyone’s value, to practise being an apprentice, and to offer all of my being to work with others on their paths to success. My personal focus is to embrace my humanity in order to be effective in serving to the greatest extent possible the people in this life.
Languages:
Spanish & English

Bogotá D.C., CO
Fernando Escallón
Email: fescallon@coachinggroup.net
Phone: +57 3132922345
Personal Purpose:
To advise people, teams and organizations to break the old paradigms of business and leadership, to develop new, efficient and measurable ways of results that are sustainable over time.
Bring back the humanization of processes and results in organizational cultures.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Fernando has been an organizational consultant, and team and executive coach for the main levels of organizations for more than 16 years. He has helped achieve the cultural transformation of several organizations and teams and has worked in peace leadership development in Colombia.
Fernando has worked extensively with Energy, Oil, Coal, Manufacturing, Education (high school and schools), Flowers, and Retail.
• Teacher at Los Andes University (Colombia) in undergraduate and graduate studies in Adaptive Leadership for the 21st Century.
• Coordinator of the Peace Leadership program “ALAPAZ”, in association with the University of Los Andes and the Compaz Foundation of the Nobel Peace Prize: Juan Manuel Santos Calderón.
• Motivational talks on frustration management.
Academic Credentials:
• Political Science, Universidad de los Andes, 1996 – Bogotá Colombia
• Coach, Coaching Hall International, 2005
Personal Information:
Married with two children, sportsperson.
Languages:
Spanish & English

Bogotá D.C., CO
Ana Guingue
Email: anaguingue@simple-sas.com
Phone: 57 320 2334603
Personal Purpose:
I awake courage and service capacity in leaders and teams, so they are successful and get others to benefit of their presence and participation.
I connect diverse worlds and teach them to live as one, so we all can feel safe and free and get focused in creating the best reality we can live in.
Specialized Services:
I am an expert in building a sense or “us” in organizations and in society.
I take organizations and systems to create their own team and organizational accountability and their collective habits to own, live and enjoy their desired outcomes.
I have expertise in the B STATE methodology, organizational accountability, team coaching, strategic coaching, and accountable leadership habits.
Primary Industries in which you have Experience or Special Interest:
Ana has extensive expertise in Energy, Health, Education, International Cooperation Agencies, Telecomunications, and the Financial Sector.
Books, Articles, & University Teaching:
Books:
• “Governability in Economics: Substitution of consciousness for Science?” in “La gobernabilidad en Colombia: Retos y Desafíos”, Elizabeth Ungar Bleir (Editora).
•The road back to love is full of love, In edition 2021
Articles:
• The way we are: Loving ourselves as we are, 2016
• Building “Us”: A New mentality to live together, June 2017
• 5 elements in highly effective organizational cultures, September 2017
• Doctors and me, 2018
• Awakening collective inteligence, 2018
• On the same road going to the same place, 2019
• Two useful habits for high performance teams, 2019
• Higher purpose and shared visión, 2020
• I have it hard forgiving, 2020
• I confess I love to play solitaire, 2021
University Faculty:
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES, Bogotá. Introduction to Colombian Economics, Economics Faculty, August 1999 – December 2001.
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES, Bogotá. Introduction to Economics, Economics Faculty, August 1998 – December 1999
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES, Bogotá. Teaching Assistant, Economics and Management, Business Administration Faculty, August 1992 – December
Academic Credentials:
• S. in Economics, Universidad de Los Andes, 1992
• Specialist in Human and Social development, Universidad de los Andes, 2004
• IDB- Interamerican Development Bank –
• Project Formulation and Management, Washington. 2007
• Development Indicators, Washington. 2008
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2012 – current
• Rapid Culture Change, IMPAQ, 2012 – current
• PCC – Certified Coach ICF, Colombia, 2009
• Team Coach – SOL Society for Organizational Learning, Massachusetts, 2009
• True Purpose Coach – True Purpose Institute, California, USA, 2009
• Team Coach – Team Coaching International, California, USA, 2011
• The Collaborative Operating Systems – Collaborative Leaders.us., California, USA, 2013
• Learning Communities – CREA Institute, Barcelona, Spain, 2014
• Future Search, 2017
• Mindfulness, 2020
Personal Information:
I am living my third marriage in a very happy and purposeful way, because I have been trained to through trial and error. I have a daughter who I deeply love and admire. I am grateful for the mother life gave me. I had breast cancer and survived. I am a hero for this!
My favorite quote: “I love”.
Languages Spoken:
Spanish, English, French and a little German.

Indianapolis, Indiana
Steve Dickey
Email: steve.dickey@maxxwellpartners.com
Phone: +1 317.985.7654
Personal Purpose:
Steve works with his clients in defining and driving critical business transformation through the lens of organizational and cultural change. He focuses on enabling his client’s organization and people to be ready, willing, and able to work in new ways to achieve strategic and operational objectives and deliver expected value. He rapidly and simultaneously addresses both business and culture renovation using an adaptive approach and roadmap to replace silo thinking and behavior with a new mindset and habits of collective execution.
Specialized Services & Industries:
Steve has consulted with organizations for most of his career specializing in:
- Business Transformation / Organizational Change Management and Enablement / Culture Change
- • Helping organizations and their leadership teams break through silos, old mindsets, and inefficient behaviors to embrace accountability, envision a shared success, and work together to create unprecedented and sustainable results
- • Providing leadership, program/project management, organizational change management and enablement, and business transformation execution
- • Understanding the need for, drivers of, and expected value of the transformational change
- • Planning, enabling and sustaining the change
- • Coaching and mentoring executives, managers, and team members for effective change
Process Improvement – Applying lean and six sigma principles to help organizations become more effective and productive- Program Management / Project Management – Managing business and technology programs and projects of varying size and complexity ranging from departmental to enterprise, single site to multi-site / multi-state / multi-national
Steve has special interest in the industries of Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Health Care, Consumer Products
Academic Credentials:
• BS. Computer Technology, Purdue University
• Graduate studies in Management, Purdue University
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2020-current
• Prosci® Change Practioner, Prosci
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• PMP® (Project Management Professional), PMI (Project Management Institute)
• MSP® Practitioner, Axelos
Personal Information:
Steve is married with three sons, two daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren. He and his wife live in Indianapolis, Indiana, in a wooded area with their miniature Australian Shepherd. They enjoy travel and trying new foods wherever they go. They are currently challenging themselves to learn Italian.

Bogotá, Colombia
Luis Ramirez
Personal Purpose:
Keep updated & create value for clients
Specialized Services & Industries:
• Agile projects
• Measuring ROI Projects
• Selection based in topgrading
• Accountability
Luis specializes in working in manufacturing, sales, logistics, finances, education, and health.
Publications, Speaking, & Teaching:
• Milwaukee school of engineering alumni
• Fidagh Speaker
• Catholic University Andrés Bello Professor
• Luis has published seven books about leadership edited in Bookboon
Academic Credentials:
• Industrial Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1984
• Special Studies in Organizational Development at UCAB Venezuela, 1992
Certificates:
• Breakthrough Leadership Team System, IMPAQ, 2003-current
• Culture Change, IMPAQ, 2003-current
• ROI Methodology, ROI Institute, 2009
• Scrum and Agile, Scrum Inc, 2021
Personal Information:
Luis is a Venezuelan native with great experience in accountability that has covered leader positions in the energy, manufacturing, and food service in Latam. He has a wonderful family and a beautiful dog. His passion is to keep learning and get updated…a learning life!
Languages Spoken:
Spanish & English

Mark Samuel, Founder & CEO
Mark Samuel is the Founder & CEO of IMPAQ, and author of “B STATE: A New Roadmap for Bold Leadership, Brave Culture, and Breakthrough Results,” “Creating the Accountable Organization” and the award-winning “Making Yourself Indispensable: The Power of Personal Accountability.” For the past 30 years, Mark has guided organizations around the globe to higher levels of long-term, sustainable success. He is frequently called upon by companies to address leaders in solving the challenges of culture change, performance improvement, leadership development and effectively managed teamwork.
Mark has inspired positive, profitable, sustainable improvement in companies worldwide, including Michelin, Chevron Corporation, American Express, Genentech, Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Nissan, Hewlett-Packard, Universal Studios, Pacific Bell, The Royal Bank of Canada, PDVSA of Venezuela and UC-Berkeley.
Mark holds a Bachelors Degree in Social Science; a Masters Degree in Management, with a special emphasis in Organizational Development, both from UC Irvine. Additionally, he holds a Masters Degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Click here for Mark Samuel Speaker Kit (PDF).
Annie Hyman Pratt, Partner, Founder & CEO of IMPAQ Entrepreneur
Annie is the master at developing Leaders and Teams that drive rapid and sustainable results – so Entrepreneurs can work on the strategic and visionary aspects of their business – and have the time, freedom, and impact they desire. Annie more than 10x’d her family business – The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf – taking it from 7 domestic “Mom & Pop Shops” to an International Brand of 70+ stores in 7 years – leading the company through a highly successful sale.
Annie spent the next 2 decades as a Top-Tier Business Consultant specializing in “Rapid Growth and Change”. She has since worked with 30+ companies – in various markets – guiding them through virtually every challenge and growth stage imaginable. No other leadership or team development consultant comes close to Annie’s level and scope of experience. Her track record of success stems from her unique approach to business strategy, structure, systems, finance, and the “missing link” of behavior that brings it all together.
Whatever challenges you may be facing in your business, Annie has likely already seen it – and solved it. Some of Annie’s current clients include fast-growing, high-level entrepreneurs like: Jeff Walker, Lisa Sasevich, Justin Livingston, Ryan Levesque, Christian Mickelsen and Reid Tracy.
Annie holds a Bachelors of Arts, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, from UCLA in Economics/Business, is a licensed CPA, and holds a Master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.


David Rodgers, Executive Team Consultant
For 25+ years, I have specialized in what I love – assisting top level teams and leaders to identify and implement their optimal company cultures and build executive, middle manager, and functional teams that produce and sustain rapid breakthrough results. Prior to joining IMPAQ, I held operational leadership roles in manufacturing, product development, marketing and program management. This became my foundation for the practical, down-to-earth consulting services and coaching I provide. My passion is helping people succeed beyond what they imagined possible..
As both a contributing developer and implementer of B STATE Team Accountability Systems, Leadership Solutions and Employee Engagement, I have worked with a wide range of clients including Michelin, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Apple Computer, Experian, Chevron, Shell Oil, Pacific Bell, Pacific Gas & Electric, and the United States Navy. My education is as wide-ranging as my experience and includes a Bachelor of Science in Physics, a Masters in Applied Psychology, and a Doctorate in Spiritual Science.
My clients comment that not only did I help them clarify their needs and successfully execute their strategies, but the improvements are lasting. As one leader said, “Your approach simply makes sense. I always knew this on some level, but you clearly showed us step-by-step how to accomplish our goals rapidly.” I do this by starting with the current situation, the implications for the business, and the people involved. Then together, my clients and I create the conditions in which people individually and collectively clarify their direction, find their full capacity, and develop belief and confidence in their ability to succeed.
Jane Grossman, B STATE Executive Consultant
An accomplished facilitator and consultant in Accountability-Based training and B STATE consulting, has more than 15 years working with diverse teams at all levels. Prior to working with IMPAQ, Jane worked for Adventure Associates as one their lead program designers and facilitators. Before becoming a management consultant, Jane worked for 10 years in leadership roles in government and non-profit agencies developing and managing groundbreaking environmental programs.
Some of Jane’ recent clients include Texas Instruments, Genentech, Missouri City – Texas, Norton Healthcare, Agilent, The US Forest Service and REI.
Jane has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Economy of Natural Resource Management from UC Berkeley and a Masters’ degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. She also holds certificates in Training & Development, Organizational Diagnosis, Group Facilitation, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Powerful Non-Defensive Communication.


Sharon Rich, B STATE Consultant, is an experienced facilitator, business growth consultant, executive leadership coach that has supported organizations in meeting the challenges of organizational growth and change for over 9 years. Prior to joining the IMPAQ team, Sharon spent 9 years as founder of ThinkBusinessGrowth and 25 years as an executive creative director in boutique, national and global advertising agencies including Ogilvy Direct, OgilvyOne, and Rapp Collins.
Some of Sharon’s recent clients include Yale Medical School, ResMed Motor Technologies, Forever 21, Baxter Pharmaceutical, Catholic Health Initiatives, Lee Memorial Health System, and World Linen & Textile.
Sharon has a Bachelor’s Degree in psychology from UCLA. She pursued graduate studies in ed/psych at Antioch University. Sharon completed the core, advanced and faculty training programs with Coach, Inc. the leading global provider of coach training, where she currently serves on the faculty, training coaches all over the world. She also holds certificates in DiSC, 360-degree feedback, Rapid Culture Change, and Group Facilitation.
Sharon is the author of Your Hidden Game: Ten Invisible Agreements That Can Make or Break Your Business.
Kamin Samuel, B STATE Executive Coach has been developing individuals and teams in the military and in her corporate career for over 20 years. As an executive coach, Kamin is skilled at creating Accountability-Based agreements within business partnerships and teams that creates rapid and lasting results. Kamin also provides executive life coaching to ensure each person improves their quality of life while achieving their next level of success.
Kamin has the distinction of being the U.S. Navy’s first female African-American helicopter pilot. She has a background in information technology, web development and online merchandising. She also served as a Vice President of Global Website Operations at a billion-dollar company. Kamin is also a regular speaker for universities and within multiple organizations. Her engaging style, humor and clarity provide an inspirational and learning environment for technical and non-technical audiences alike.
Kamin holds a Bachelors of Arts, American Studies, Master’s degree in Information Technology, and a Master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.
She is also the award-winning author of the Amazon bestsellers Increase Your Abundance Starting Today! and The Wealth Transformation Journal.
Kamin serves on the Board of the EduCare Foundation, LA’s largest after school program provider and the Internet Marketing Association’s (IMA). She also is a founding member of the IMA’s International Executive Council and the IMA’s Women’s Leadership Group.


Barbara Schindler, Leadership Consultant, Executive Coach, Director of Operations IMPAQ Entrepreneur. Barbara Schindler has been an integral member of the IMPAQ team for over five years, and has worked closely with Annie since the start of IE. Barbara has a background in start-up entrepreneurial businesses. She has worked in healthcare, real estate, education, and business. As the Director of Operations, she applies her experience to help grow the company, and shape the future of IE.
As Executive Leadership Coach, Barbara fully supports the Key Leaders as they integrate all they learn, bringing it into their roles, their teams, and the company. Barbara has expertise helping others embrace personal accountability, and step up to the next level. She delights in seeing participants fully experience their own unique leadership gifts. Her superb leadership coaching helps facilitate transformation, by increasing the Key Leaders awareness of patterns that are holding them back, and revealing opportunities to shift into a space that brings forward greater clarity and success in leadership.
Barbara holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Behavior and Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Ryokan College, as well as a Master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.
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