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Proshred Security: Greg Galvez

Greg Gálvez is an entrepreneur with nearly three decades of success building brands and leading sales and marketing organizations around the world. He has held leadership roles of increasing responsibility at American Hospital Supply, Baxter International and The Coca-Cola Company.

At Coke, after two decades of cross-cultural operating success engaging consumers, customers and business partners in the U.S. Asia, Latin America and Canada, he led the key U.S. Southwest Region and established a best-in-class Multi-Cultural Sales & Marketing capability to implement culturally relevant consumer programs.

Greg now runs The Galvez Group, a private management company, through which he partners with a small number of brand-driven entrepreneurs in three segments, Healthy, Environmentally friendly products, image-driven Lifestyle brands, and convenience-driven Technology (tools that simplify everyday life) A native of Chicago, Greg received a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Political Science from Loyola University of Chicago and an M.B.A. in Marketing from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a frequent guest lecturer and keynote speaker on “The New BrandBuilding Model” at business schools, conferences and industry associations. During the Fall of 2011, he will launch his blog at www.culturalcurrents.com

New Century Dynamics: Jim Weber

Prior to forming New Century Dynamics in 1999, Jim Weber spent 25 years with Fortune 500 companies in the Food Retailing Industry where he developed a broad-based portfolio of “hands-on” line and staff experience in growth and turnaround situations.   A proven Executive with exceptional Leadership skills, Jim has a strong financial background and heavy operations experience in specialty retail stores, quick service restaurants, manufacturing and distribution.

During his career Jim’s background in Strategic Market Planning and his strong Profit Orientation has supported successful New Business Development Projects, Same Store Increases, Expense Control Systems, and Labor Productivity.

Through his leadership and the ability to build strong teams, he has developed Organizations that consistently delivered the Profit Plan, year in and year out.

The Atlanta Chiefs: Stan Gay

The Atlanta Chiefs, a minor professional football team, play in the Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL), and are based in the Sandy Springs/Buckhead area of Atlanta.

The team is owned by Stan Gay, a graduate of the University of Alabama. As a defensive back for the Crimson Tide, Stan played football for the legendary Coach, Paul “Bear” Bryant. He earned a scholarship from Coach Bryant as a walk-on and he later went on to become a three-year letterman and two year starter for the ‘Tide’. Stan also played on a SEC Championship team. 

After college, Stan had a brief stint with the Atlanta Falcons during the 1984-1985 seasons.  Upon making the Falcons team, Stan suffered a knee injury and spent the majority of his time with the Falcons on the injury reserved practice squad, but that never stopped his drive or love for the game. Professionally, Stan worked in the Health Care industry for more than 20 years in Sales Management. He holds a BS degree and a MBA and is also a Sports Agent Advisor for Sports Management World Wide. Being a walk-on player on both the collegiate and professional level, Stan understands the importance of developing yourself and your self-esteem in order to advance your career. Through the Atlanta Chiefs football team, Stan’s vision is to offer players who may have been overlooked the opportunity for exposure and personal development.

Stan and his wife now live in Atlanta with their two daughters.

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Bill Jeu Devine

Bill brings a Client focused attention to the Business Development initiatives for Talent Connections and Career Spa. Bill’s career encompasses 20+ years of Leadership, Business Strategy, Sales Process, and Human Resources success. As President at AMPF/AMCI, a consumer products company, Bill has initiated a targeted Sales focus across his national team to increase customer interaction, built sales processes consistent across the organization and increased customer contact to grow the brand. Bill’s background includes start-up experience where he served as Director of Sales for FANMATS, a consumer products company.

From 1997 to 2003 Bill led the recruiting practices and leadership development initiatives as Manager of Staffing and Development at Larson-Juhl, a Berkshire-Hathaway subsidiary. In this role, Bill initiated an entirely new national sales recruiting process and strategy, built the recruiting criteria, identified the key criteria for performance success and worked collaboratively across the organization to drive the process.

Bill is active in career mentoring and business networking as a board member for the St.  Brigid Business Connection Group and he volunteers with the Christ Centered Career Group (C3G) at Northpoint Community Church – both located in Alpharetta, GA. In addition, Bill is active in the Atlanta Catholic Business Conference, the Kettering Executive Network, the Furman Business Breakfast series, Hith Tech Ministries and the Men of St. Brigid.

Earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Furman University in Greenville, SC,   Bill chose to stay in the southeast after growing up in south Florida. Bill, his wife Laura and their daughter Hampton live in Alpharetta where they are active with travel softball, school activities and enjoying the outdoors. They enjoy golf, tennis, tent camping, trips to the beach and their Boxer, Samantha

Gary Jones

Gary Jones, SPHR, is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Grizzard Communications Group with offices in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He has over 20 years of corporate level human resources experience in a diverse set of industries including marketing services, specialty retail, wholesale, and not-for-profit.

Prior to joining Grizzard, Gary served as Vice President of Human Resources with Pike Family Nurseries. He has also worked as a management consultant in operations and human resources with clients in a wide range of industry groups. In 2010, Gary received the SHAPE Award for Professional Excellence in Human Resources from the Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management.

Gary has served in a leadership capacity on several boards and advisory groups in community and business organizations including service as a board member of the Atlanta chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management and Career Spa.
Gary holds graduate degrees in Administration as well as Counseling. Additionally, his professional certifications include Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Licensed Professional Counselor (retired, state of Georgia) and Diplomate with The American Psychotherapy Association.

Gary’s primary hobbies and interests revolve around guitars, classic rock, unsuccessful attempts to lower his golf handicap, and travel.

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Molly Wendell is President of Executives Network… a unique national peer-networking resource exclusively for executives (director, VP and C-level).   Prior to building this national network, Molly spent the last two decades achieving great success and recognition in the high tech and commercial real estate industries, including ten years at IBM Corporation.

She is a respected expert with experience in developing networks of thousands of top quality professionals. 

But it wasn’t all easy.  Molly was once out of work for 2 years and three days.  Then, she changed everything, and in 90 days, had 60 meetings and 30 offers for positions never posted, in an industry she had no experience.  She’s been featured on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and many radio stations and news outlets throughout the country.

Molly recently released her first book called “The New Job Search:  Break All The Rules” and is working on her second one…

Nicol Woodard was most recently the CTO/Regional Technology Officer for West, East, Central Africa (WECA).  In his role Nicol was responsible for advocating for the technical needs of local country governments and academic agencies to key internal/external Microsoft stakeholders. Since joining Microsoft in 2003, Nicol held a number of high impact assignments. Prior to joining WECA he was the Account Technology Specialist (ATS) Worldwide Director. In that role, he was responsible for the 800+ ATS community, sustaining and expanding revenue that the ATS sales employees support with Enterprise Accounts worldwide.

Mr. Woodard consults regularly with governments, corporations, academics, press, and analysts globally on many areas of expertise. He is published on the subject of technology in local country press and other critical journals. He is a frequent speaker at corporate, government, academic conferences and symposia. Woodard has presented internationally across multiple continents and for prestigious organizations such as the U.S. Government, LATAM, Asia, Canada, Business Summits, Governments of Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Botswana, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and the United Nations in Ethiopia. He has been a guest speaker at many distinguished academic institutions.

Mr. Woodard hold a B.S. degree from East Tennessee State University with advanced studies in Computer Science and Technological Management and has attended numerous courses in management, strategic and tactical planning, human resources, public speaking, project management, systems analysis; as well as practical applications on hardware, software, and telecommunications technologies on multiple platforms.

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Allen McNeill has been with Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc since January of 2000 as Vice President in the Southeast.  From 1982 until 1990 Allen was a partner with a management development firm based in Columbia, SC.  This firm provided leadership and management development for companies throughout the United States.  For the 10 years prior to joining CGC Allen was co-owner of the McNeill Company which provided leadership and productivity training to financial, professional, and health care institutions throughout the Southeast.

Allen has a BS in Biology from Presbyterian College and an MAT from the University of South Carolina.  Allen was a Little All-American quarterback at Presbyterian College in 1970 and spent the first 13 years of his career as a football coach in South Carolina.  He and his wife Jane live in Atlanta, GA where he is an avid golfer.

Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. is the oldest outplacement firm in the nation.  They pio¬neered and created most of the outplacement and job search methods practiced and advocated today.  Jim Challenger, the founder, started the Outplacement industry in  Chicago in 1962.  Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. is a national firm with 56 offices throughout the United States.  They are the only national firm that specializes exclusively in Outplacement.

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Jackie is known for her ability to align and mobilize organizations to accomplish their most demanding objectives. She guides leaders through the challenges of influencing complex systems and diverse stakeholders. Her signature work integrates expertise in the dynamics of change and effective organization design. She’s a master at developing processes that engage the wisdom of all constituents to achieve an organization’s most important goals – leaving it with genuinely increased capacity and ability to deliver.

As an Executive Coach, Jackie has worked with Senior Executives, Managers of Corporation, Executive Directors and Board Chairs of Non-profits and National Associations. While focusing on the client’s desired outcomes, she coaches the whole person, enabling change based on expanded awareness, increased choice and commitment.

Before starting her own consulting firm, Jackie held consulting positions with two Fortune 50 companies. As Principal Consultant with Digital Equipment Corporation, she designed and implemented an integrated reengineering and change management service which drove profitability, quality, and customer/employees satisfaction. As a Senior Consultant with the Organization Capability Group of BP-Amoco Corporation, she was responsible for organization development consulting and training services which enabled her client divisions to achieve their strategic objectives. By spearheading the use of large group interventions, Jackie accelerated implementation of strategy, new organization design, and the design and implementation of new business processes.

Jackie holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in economics from the University of Michigan, a B.S., magna cum laude, from Tufts University, a Certificate in Business from New York University, and certificates in Organization Systems Development, Group Process, and Consulting with Small Systems from the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. She has additional specialized training in socio-technical system design, change management, strategic planning, redesign of business processes, large group interventions, appreciative inquiry, and coaching. Jackie has a certificate in ontological coaching from the Newfield Network, and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach. Jackie has taught in the HROD program at the University of Georgia and is adjunct faculty at the Gestalt International Studies Center.

Having lived and worked in Europe and Africa, and North America, Jackie now calls Atlanta home.

For Alan Schaefer the rock star dream began years ago when his older brother took him to see a stadium concert featuring “The Who” as a birthday present.  While his interest in music remained strong, he temporarily shelved his childhood dream and by the time he went to college, he was more interested in the hotel industry than in the music business. 

While pursuing a degree in Hotel Restaurant Management he suddenly found himself battling a still unexplained life-threatening illness, which in turn made him rethink exactly what he wanted to do with his life.  After recovering, he quit his job at a local hotel, started playing guitar and writing songs eight hours a day and joined his first “real” gigging rock band.  He earned his BS in Communications at Florida International University, and then promptly moved to Atlanta to start a band with his twin brother. 

After working at WEA Distribution, Alan was promoted to assist in managing up to thirteen label radio reps. Elektra Records then hired him to do radio promotion for heavyweight artists such as AC/DC, Metallica, Tracy Chapman, and Phish.

In 1994 he left Elektra and co-founded Tourdates.com with his twin brother. This was an online music resource for bands and fans that was successfully sold to Launch Media (now Yahoo Music) in early 2000.  He stayed on for a year as VP while continuing his musical pursuits.  In 2004 he founded the band Five Star Iris and has since performed in 16 countries (including Iraq for U.S. troops), received national airplay, been interviewed in Spin and Billboard, worked with Grammy Award-winning producers, written with hit songwriters and toured with platinum acts.

Alan realized that the valuable lessons he learned from playing in bands could be applied to teams in a number of different environments, including the corporate world.  His fascination with why certain bands had success and longevity while others fell apart turned him into a student of collaboration and group dynamics which ultimately led him to create Banding People Together, a dynamic musically themed corporate team building event and workshop.

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Donna Lang is a Professional Business Coach and Business Skills Trainer. Her sweet spot is Social Media Training. Donna Empowers Entrepreneurs and Small Business Professionals to accelerate success in business and life with her wonderful mix of strategic focus, compassion, creativity and Smart Tools Model for Success.

In 2004 Donna decided to pursue a Coaching Career. Her 15 years of Corporate Sales success and natural Leadership abilities represented a bridge that led Donna to Inspire and Coach others to live their best lives. In fact, she lives and breathes Smart Coaching Tools in her own life by “Winning the Inner Game to produce Extraordinary Outer Results” from the inside out.

Donna Lang’s Coaching Career has been built upon her B.A. Degree in Psychology and her training with world class co-active coaching school, The Coach Training Institute, (CTI).  She is a DiSC Facilitator and views this assessment as a value to her clients  and teams who want to better understand how to leverage their communication styles for greater success in life and business.

She also holds a holds a CDC designation from Marcia Wieder’s Dream Coach University Program. This powerful workshop was designed for companies and business professionals who want to define their mission and discover their true life purpose. 

Drawing upon training with the Applied Neuroscience Institute, Donna utilizes and integrates the work of positive psychology leaders such as Dr Martin Seligman, Tom Rath, Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, etc. into her Coaching Practice.

Ray Barrett is an executive coach who helps decision-makers develop and effectively run their business while creating life balance.  Ray’s clients quickly go from being overwhelmed to having clarity, balance and success.  Ray holds Master degrees in Economics, Finance, Divinity, and Counseling and is a licensed therapist.  Ray is an expert at business effectiveness, the manifestation process, communication, systems theory, and the psychology of business. 

Since creating his business, Life’s Canvas, in 2007, Ray has helped many startup businesses create their own success, offered a range of trainings and seminars, corporate retreats, and audio training products.

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Smile Soap and Detergent is a family business, run by Brad and Marlis with help from their family. They make Risa Soap, and their motto is “Good, clean, fun”

Brad and Marlis strongly believe in conserving the environment, recycling, buying local and utilizing thingsthat can be found in nature; They also like to use good soap.  The result –  an all-natural, and in some cases, organic line of soap and detergents.  Risa soaps are hand made in the traditional cold-process method, are all-vegan, and retain the natural glycerin produced by a reaction called saponification. 

Marlis and Brad grew up together in Atlanta and now live in Decatur, GA with their daughter, Bea.  Brad received a BA in Chemistry and an MBA from Emory and worked as an Executive in the telecommunications industry for 13 years.  Marlis received her BA in Fine Art from Kenyon College and graduated from Portfolio Center in Atlanta with her concentration in Illustration. She runs a Freelance Illustration business focused on engraved glass, illustrating children’s books, painting, designing packaging and other creative pursuits.

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Robert E. (Bob) Hope is a 40-year veteran of the public relations and event marketing industry.  Bob’s extensive background includes a wide variety of experience.  He was the public relations director of the Atlanta Braves when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record. When Ted Turner purchased the Braves, he became vice president of both the Braves and the Atlanta Hawks teams, while also handling Ted Turner’s personal publicity.

After 14 years with the Braves and Turner, Bob left the organization for a stint at The Coca-Cola Company, and later as executive vice president in the New York headquarters of global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. He left Burson-Marsteller after 10 years to become event division president of Whittle Communications.

In 1994, Bob co-founded Hope-Beckham with longtime friend Paul Beckham. 

Bob is active in the Atlanta community.  He is a trustee and on the executive committee of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau.  He serves on the board of directors for the Atlanta Sports Council, is a trustee with the Women’s Sports Foundation and is vice president of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Georgia.  He is also on the advisory board for Baseball America and an annual team leader for Honduras Outreach Inc. 

Bob received a B.A. in journalism from Georgia State University.  He has written two books: “We Could Have Finished Last Without You” about his early years with the Braves and “Greater Late Than Never” about people who achieve success after 50.

Hughes came to Hope-Beckham in October 2007 from Atlanta Spirit LLC, parent company of the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers and Philips Arena, where he was senior vice president of communications. There, he led all communication and press outreach, and oversaw the two teams’ radio talent and production from the company’s March 2004 inception. While he was there, Hughes also helped form a group of public relations representatives from the Atlanta sports teams and organizations for networking and media relationship-building purposes. The group currently has 35 members and meets quarterly.

Prior to the Spirit, Hughes was senior director of media relations for the Thrashers leading up to and beginning with the team’s 1999-2000 inaugural season. He joined the Thrashers while working as director of public relations for Turner Sports, Inc. 

Hughes is responsible for new business development as well as Public and Media Relations strategy and execution for Hope-Beckham clients. His current client list includes Belk Inc., the Tour Championship by Coca-Cola, the Atlanta Sports Council, and others. He also works with a local non-profit organization called L.E.A.D. (Launch, Expose, Advise and Direct.)

Hughes is very active in the community.  He coaches youth basketball, sits on the board of directors for the First Tee of Atlanta, the Brookhaven Rotary club, and is on a Friends Committee for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Georgia.

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 Michael Esposito

Michael Esposito is a native of East Rockaway, New York, having moved to Marietta, Georgia, from Coral Springs, Florida, with his wife Ann (a Registered Yoga Teacher) and two teenage children.  He moved to Georgia to join The Home Depot’s Northern Division as its Director of Associate Relations in 2005.

Mike’s career started in Human Resources and then migrated to law after he earned his Juris Doctorate degree nights from The Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.  He worked in private legal practice and in-house as a labor and employment attorney before serving as the Chief HR Officer for two multi-billion dollar organizations.  Michael’s current job allows him to integrate his legal and HR experience to help promote employee engagement to drive customer service for a division generating over $25B in sales and boasting of 800 stores and 100,000 associates.

Mike currently serves on the Alumni Board of The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Dr. Lee Patouillet

Dr. Lee Patouillet, president of the firm, brings more than 30 years of full-time institutional advancement experience in higher education and nonprofit management to his consulting practice. Patouillet has led three different alumni associations:  the University of South Florida, the University of Pittsburgh and most recently the University of Florida. At all of these institutions, he served on the senior leadership team responsible for all aspects of advancement including two different capital campaigns in excess of one billion dollars each. He is a faculty member at Nonprofit University and a consultant for the Georgia Center for Nonprofits.

Patouillet began consulting in the 1980’s and contracts with other professionals as needed for given projects. The firm works with public and private colleges and universities of all sizes as well as the social sector. Patouillet Consulting LLC enjoys the involvement and support of an advisory board comprised of industry leaders.
Lee earned a B.A. in American Studies with Honors from the University of South Florida, a M.S. in College Student Personnel from the University of Tennessee and a Ph.D. in Administrative and Policy Studies from the University of Pittsburgh.

He is a charter member of the Council of Alumni Association Executives (CAAE) and is a long-time active volunteer leader for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). He is also a charter member of the editorial board for The International Journal of Educational Advancement. The associations led by Patouillet have received more than 10 CASE Circle of Excellence awards.

Stuart C. Johnson

Stuart C. Johnson is the managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg’s Atlanta office, a member of the firm’s Management Committee, the chairman of the firm’s Private Equity Practice Group, and a member of the firm’s Corporate Department. He is a corporate and transactional lawyer, and has assisted clients with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate financing transactions, and general business matters in a variety of industries such as telecommunications, manufacturing, plastics, home building, business services, chemicals, logistics, food services, life sciences medical devices, and healthcare.

Stuart has authored and been quoted in numerous articles relating to mergers and acquisition trends and activities, particularly those related to growth-oriented businesses and private equity transactions. He has organized and participated in business growth and business expansion programs sponsored by institutions such as the Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, the Georgia Society of CPAs, the Atlanta Business School Alliance, the Technology Association of Georgia, Lorman Educational Services, and the Academy of Management.

 Stuart Johnson is also actively involved in community activities and organizations. He is a member of Junior Achievement of Georgia, Inc.’s board of directors and is chairman of its finance committee. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, where he presently serves as Vice President of Finance. He is also a member of the advisory Board of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and is a member of the Board of Governors of the City Club of Buckhead.

 Stuart received his B.A. with distinction in 1982 from the University of Virginia and his M.A. of Economics in 1986 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 1987, he earned his J.D. from the University Of Virginia School of Law, where he was named to the Order of the Coif. He is admitted to practice law in the state of Georgia.

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Chris Sanders

Chris brings invaluable experience from both the Olympic and college sports industries. With an undergraduate degree from Indiana University and an M.S. in Sports marketing from Miami University, Chris Sanders’ resume was tailored for a career in sports marketing. From his first position with USA Gymnastics, to his five years with Host Communications, and finally, Vice President of TeamMate, Chris brings with him a great understanding of the sports marketplace from multiple perspectives.

In 15 years in the sports business industry, Chris Sanders has involved himself in nearly every portion of international sports business, consistently rising through every organization with which he has been associated.  Today, Chris is the Chief Operating Officer of Helios Partners, an international sports marketing agency based in Atlanta specializing in corporate consulting, property representation, and bid and organizing committee consulting.

Since joining Helios in 2006, Chris has led Helios’ development from a niche Olympic consulting firm to a diversified global sports marketing agency, during an economic period in which small agencies were being gobbled up at best or shuttered at worst.  Helios has seen its staff grow fivefold over the past five years, and it also maintains a network of independent contracting consultants for specific types of projects.  In quantitative terms, Helios has more than tripled its revenue from 2005 to 2010, and the growth is set to continue after the global financial pains of 2009.