Coaches Corner

On Friday's Show (May 2)

We will have the following Guest on this week's of the Coaches Roundtable segment of the Houston Business Show:

Kathleen A. Bowersox, M.Ed., LPC, LPBC Executive, Career, & Licensed Professional Business Coach QUANTUM LEAP SUCCESS COACHING www.QuantumLeapSuccessCoach.com kasox@comcast.net (713) 899-8615

Kathy Bowersox is a Psychotherapist and an Executive, Career, and Licensed Professional Business Coach, and owner of Quantum Leap Success Coaching.  She is passionate about and known for helping others create success in all aspects of their businesses, careers, and lives.  She coaches entrepreneurs and people from all organizational levels through their career and company growth, advancement, and transitions by tapping into their “occu-passion,” and providing them with the tools, action steps, and accountability that allow them to create sustainable behavioral change and improve performance to launch their quantum leap to success!
Kathy specializes in helping people determine career direction, job search execution, and assists executives and business owners to develop an executive strategy, by employing a long-term, values-based blueprint to lead them to greater success through goal and mission development, and strategic and action plans addressing all areas of corporate and business success.
Kathy has coached more than 1,000 people from various industries, with a wide variety of functions.  She has worked with people from Dow Chemical, Union Carbide, Reliant Energy, CenterPoint Energy, Ranger Insurance, Marathon Oil, The Houston Ballet, Enron, Academy, BP, Da Camera, Greystar, Best Cleaning, and ReEmergence.
Through years of experience as a Manager in the natural gas industry, a Lead Career Coach for an HR firm, and as an entrepreneur, herself; Kathy developed a strong sense of the corporate world and uses that knowledge to assist executives and business owners in guiding their teams and businesses.

Kathy holds a M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Houston (UH), and a B.S. in Psychology from Sam Houston State University.  She received coach training through MentorCoach, the Coach Training Alliance, and the Professional Business Coaches Alliance.  She serves on several Advisory Boards, served as a Coach and Advisor to Success in the City and its Chrysalis Award winners, and collaborates on special projects with the Bauer College of Business at UH.  She serves as the Education Coordinator for Houston Business Force BNI.  Kathy is also the Business & Executive Coaching Expert Advisor and co-hosts the Coaches Roundtable for CNN 650AM Radio in Houston.

Throughout her careers, Kathy has volunteered with the Houston Junior Chamber of Commerce, and a women’s shelter.   She is the past Vice President of Houston Area Doberman Rescue, served on their Board of Directors, and fosters rescued Dobermans.

Kathy is passionate about making a difference and helping people launch their quantum leap to success so they can build the careers, businesses, and lives they’ve always dreamed of having.

Launching your quantum leap to success!

On Friday's Show (April 18)

We will have the following Guest on this week's of the Coaches Roundtable segment of the Houston Business Show:

Richard M. Scruggs Director Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship Mays Business School Texas A&M University www.envision08.com 979-845-4882

Mr. Scruggs is the Director of Mays Business School’s Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University. In addition to his A&M role, he is a principal with Winston Sage Partners, a management consulting company.

Prior to starting Winston Sage, he spent over 20 years in the systems integration business.

He was the founder, CEO, and Chairman of Align Solutions Corp. one of the first Internet professional services firms. In 1999 Align was recognized as the fastest growing private company in the Houston area and Mr. Scruggs was honored as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Align Solutions was bought by Luminant Worldwide Corporation in September 1999 and Mr. Scruggs helped take the company public. He served as Vice-Chairman and Executive Vice President of Luminant for two years.

Prior to his Align Solutions and Luminant experience he worked with Andersen Consulting, BSG Alliance/IT and Perot Systems.

Mr. Scruggs has experience in all aspects of business operations including executive leadership, sales, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations and client service.

He currently serves on the Houston Technology Center Advisory Board and the board of the Houston Angel Network. He is the 2006 president of the Houston Angel Network. He also serves on the board or advisory board of several local private companies.

Mr. Scruggs holds a BS in Chemical Engineering (1977) and a Masters of Business Administration (1979) from Texas A&M University.

On Friday's Show (April 8)

We will have the following Guest on this week's of the Coaches Roundtable segment of the Houston Business Show:

Richard M. Scruggs Director Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship Mays Business School Texas A&M University www.envision08.com 979-845-4882

Mr. Scruggs is the Director of Mays Business School’s Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University. In addition to his A&M role, he is a principal with Winston Sage Partners, a management consulting company.

Prior to starting Winston Sage, he spent over 20 years in the systems integration business.

He was the founder, CEO, and Chairman of Align Solutions Corp. one of the first Internet professional services firms. In 1999 Align was recognized as the fastest growing private company in the Houston area and Mr. Scruggs was honored as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Align Solutions was bought by Luminant Worldwide Corporation in September 1999 and Mr. Scruggs helped take the company public. He served as Vice-Chairman and Executive Vice President of Luminant for two years.

Prior to his Align Solutions and Luminant experience he worked with Andersen Consulting, BSG Alliance/IT and Perot Systems.

Mr. Scruggs has experience in all aspects of business operations including executive leadership, sales, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations and client service.

He currently serves on the Houston Technology Center Advisory Board and the board of the Houston Angel Network. He is the 2006 president of the Houston Angel Network. He also serves on the board or advisory board of several local private companies.

Mr. Scruggs holds a BS in Chemical Engineering (1977) and a Masters of Business Administration (1979) from Texas A&M University.

On Friday's Show (April 4)

We will have the following Guests on this week's segment of the Coaches Corner:

Kim Sawyer  Founder and Principal Consultant www.theWealthSource.com kimsawyer@thewealthsource.com 832.298.0143

Kim Sawyer has over twenty years of diverse experience, with expertise in the area of leadership, professional, and business effectiveness, as well as entrepreneurship, and he has a proven track record in business development, marketing, and sales.  Kim’s profession is Executive and Business Coach and Facilitator, and his firm is theWealthSource®. Kim has a keen interest in spirituality, poetry, and in science and technology. He has traveled broadly, and speaks Spanish. 

In the first phase of his career, Kim founded, served for ten years as the C.E.O. of, and profitably sold his company, Muscles for Hire, L.L.C., a commercial and residential specialty service provider. Features in the Houston Chronicle (business section) and the Houston Business Journal are a testament to his leadership and the company’s successes.  Today, in addition to running his coaching firm, he is on the executive start-up team of CaféExec®, a corporation he co-founded, that develops non-traditional office/meeting space projects with mixed-use business retail and facilities.
 
Kim’s firm, theWealthSource® specializes in strategically providing coaching and facilitating to business people and teams. Their tools range from coaching to experiential learning to facilitation of mutual-coaching Success-Groups™, and they are certified in The Birkman Method®. Kim has a special passion for integrating ideas and technologies from the spiritual and emotional realms into the business arena - as powerful, practical tools with which to impact business success. In keeping with this mission, theWealthSource® has created a series of professional development workshops, ArtfulBusiness™, and a business-value-based diversity workshop, StrategicDiversity™. Kim’s broad network of business relationships and resources has contributed greatly to the success of his clients, as well as to his own on-going success in business.

Kim’s education includes a BBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Houston and an MS in Organizational Development and Change Management from the University of Texas. He avidly pursues continuing educational, personal, professional, and artistic development.  Kim served in the U.S. Army in (West) Berlin, and he is actively involved in diverse community service.

A representative sample of Kim’s clients include: Continental Airlines, JP Morgan Chase Bank, British Broadcasting Corporation, IBM, Chevron-Texaco, The Hartford Group, Halliburton, Sprint Paranet, Decision Quest, Freidkin Affiliated Companies, Lopez Negrete, Winstead, Sechrest and Minick Law Firm, Rice University’s Jones School of Business, The City of Lake Jackson, Texas, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs – Houston.
Certified Birkman Method Consultant

On Friday's Show (March 28)

We will have the following Guest on this week's of the Coaches Roundtable segment of the Houston Business Show:

Nancy Francis Secretary of Houston Area Doberman Rescue The Houston Area Doberman Rescue, Inc.

The Houston Area Doberman Rescue, Inc. (HADR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and is volunteer based. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and place Doberman Pinschers in responsible and caring homes in addition to providing a resource for public education on the breed and responsible dog ownership.

We serve as advocates for Doberman Pinschers who have become lost, abandoned, or abused. We vaccinate, microchip, spay/neuter, and treat heartworms before the dogs are placed in new homes. Only dogs of stable temperament and reasonable health are placed through our program. We maintain vet records and keep the dogs current on a regimen of heartworm preventative while they are in our program. We look for the right home for each dog. Matches are made based upon the needs of the individual adoptive homes and the temperament of the dog.

We believe there is a real need for breed education. There are many reasons Doberman Pinschers end up in shelters, become stray or abandoned. We seek to make the general public aware that Doberman Pinschers are companion animals; not guard dogs to be left in a yard. We inform people of the importance of proper socialization, the need for training for a dog of any age, and the activity requirements of a working breed.

On Friday's Show (March 21)

We will have the following Guest on this week's of the Coaches Roundtable segment of the Houston Business Show:

Richard M. Scruggs Director Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship Mays Business School Texas A&M University www.envision08.com 979-845-4882

Mr. Scruggs is the Director of Mays Business School’s Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University.  In addition to his A&M role, he is a principal with Winston Sage Partners, a management consulting company.

Prior to starting Winston Sage, he spent over 20 years in the systems integration business. 

He was the founder, CEO and Chairman of Align Solutions Corp. one of the first Internet professional services firms.  In 1999 Align was recognized as the fastest growing private company in the Houston area and Mr. Scruggs was honored as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.  Align Solutions was bought by Luminant Worldwide Corporation in September 1999 and Mr. Scruggs helped take the company public.  He served as Vice-Chairman and Executive Vice President of Luminant for two years. 

Prior to his Align Solutions and Luminant experience he worked with Andersen Consulting, BSG Alliance/IT and Perot Systems. 

Mr. Scruggs has experience in all aspects of business operations including executive leadership, sales, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations and client service. 

He currently serves on the Houston Technology Center Advisory Board and the board of the Houston Angel Network.  He is the 2006 president of the Houston Angel Network.  He also serves on the board or advisory board of several local private companies. 

Mr. Scruggs holds a BS in Chemical Engineering (1977) and a Masters of Business Administration (1979) from Texas A&M University. 

On Friday's Show (March 14)

We will have the following Guest on this week's of the Coaches Roundtable segment of the Houston Business Show:

A. Drayton Boylston Managing Partner Boylston Group info@TheBoylstonGroup.com www.rescueinstitute.org.com 1-800-251-1696

As Founder and Managing Partner of the Boylston Group, a top leadership development firm, Drayton Boylston is an internationally respected Speaker, Author, Executive Coach, Teacher, and Mentor. He has demonstrated his innate leadership skills time and again having risen to the highest levels in corporate America, as well as in civic organizations.

Drayton has proven himself as a company President, as an entrepreneur running a high profile startup, and as a Vice President of a Fortune 100 firm, all before the age of 40. He has forged multi-million dollar joint ventures with leading Wall Street investment firms and successfully led two large national sales forces with sales in excess of $100MM.

He is a coach and confidant to chief executives throughout the world.  Drayton’s enormous success stems from the fact that he has “been there, done that” and understands the challenges facing today’s leaders.  His undisputed gift is turning theory into successful action.

His new book- Coming UnScrooged!  A Contemporary Classic of Corporate Rescue and Redemption is already garnering high praise from many quarters.

Drayton has also established the Rescue Institute, LLC where the mission is to help 10 million people save themselves from the lives they’ve created! ®
Most importantly, Drayton has learned how to live a balanced and fulfilling life... something most executives would give anything to enjoy. He lives with his wife of 19 years and their two great kids at 8,000 up in the Rockies.  He can be reached at info@TheBoylstonGroup.com.

On Friday's Show (March 7)

We will have the following Guest on this week's of the Coaches Roundtable segment of the Houston Business Show:

Director
Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship
Mays Business School
Texas A&M University

www.envision08.com

Please take a look at last week (below) for more information about Richard Scruggs

On Friday's Show (February 29)

We will have the following Guest on this week's of the Coaches Roundtable segment of the Houston Business Show:

Richard M. Scruggs Director Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship Mays Business School Texas A&M University www.envision08.com 979-845-4882

Mr. Scruggs is the Director of Mays Business School’s Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University.  In addition to his A&M role, he is a principal with Winston Sage Partners, a management consulting company.

Prior to starting Winston Sage, he spent over 20 years in the systems integration business. 

He was the founder, CEO and Chairman of Align Solutions Corp. one of the first Internet professional services firms.  In 1999 Align was recognized as the fastest growing private company in the Houston area and Mr. Scruggs was honored as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.  Align Solutions was bought by Luminant Worldwide Corporation in September 1999 and Mr. Scruggs helped take the company public.  He served as Vice-Chairman and Executive Vice President of Luminant for two years. 

Prior to his Align Solutions and Luminant experience he worked with Andersen Consulting, BSG Alliance/IT and Perot Systems. 

Mr. Scruggs has experience in all aspects of business operations including executive leadership, sales, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations and client service. 

He currently serves on the Houston Technology Center Advisory Board and the board of the Houston Angel Network.  He is the 2006 president of the Houston Angel Network.  He also serves on the board or advisory board of several local private companies. 

Mr. Scruggs holds a BS in Chemical Engineering (1977) and a Masters of Business Administration (1979) from Texas A&M University. 

On Friday's Show (February 22)

We will have the following Guest on this week's of the Coaches Roundtable segment of the Houston Business Show:

Rondalyn Baker www.mrbcpas.com rbaker@mrbcpas.com 281-558-9800

Rondalyn Baker graduated Magna Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Science in 1983 and Summa Cum Laude with her Masters of Professional Accountancy in 1984 from Louisiana Tech University.  

Her initial experience was with a national accounting firm in the audit department, followed by several years as an Assistant Controller for a subsidiary of an engineering firm based in Germany.  After working three years in the tax department with the largest local firm in Houston and balancing a divorce, the responsibilities of two small children and auditing responsibilities outside the tax department, she was promoted to tax manager.  She has been a shareholder with Moore, Reichl and Baker, P. C. since 2003.    Current areas of practice include tax preparation and planning services as well as audit and accounting services.  She enjoys working with individuals and businesses, assisting them with their accounting and tax needs as well as ongoing issues as their incomes or businesses grow, such as obtaining financing, entity selection, estate planning and business succession planning.