For over a decade, Joe led JBKF Group, consulting with companies across industries on issues of talent and careers. In 2014, Joe merged JBKF Group with Career Management Partners (CMP), a talent and transition firm focused on recruiting, development, career transition, and outplacement solutions. CMP has national and global delivery capability and is recognized as a DFW 100 fast-growth company.

Before moving into the consulting world, Joe served as the Vice President of Talent and Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Tenet Healthcare, the largest publicly-owned hospital chain in the United States. Before Tenet, Joe was the Global Director of Leadership Development at the Whirlpool Corporation, helping the company achieve a national ranking as the 11th best company for leaders, according to the annual Hewitt study. Joe also worked with Compaq Computer Corporation from 1996 to 2002, assuming a series of progressively larger roles, ultimately leading the staffing and organizational effectiveness functions.

Joe earned his bachelor's degree in psychology and his master's in organizational behavior from Brigham Young University. He has published a number of articles, co-authored two seminal books on careers––Make It Work and Don't Dread Monday: Your Guide to Career Success—and is a speaker and recognized expert on careers, employee engagement, leadership development, organization development, and talent systems.

Joe has consulted with many private and public company boards and served on key community boards. Currently, he is Chairman of the Board for the American Diabetes Association of Dallas-Fort Worth and the Tour de Cure.

Ben is a bicultural leader, business builder, adviser, mentor, author, and speaker. He has over 25+ years of leadership, general management, and sustainable business-building experience.

Today, as a trainer, coach, and facilitator, Ben works with senior executives in small groups and individually to help businesses grow and develop into high-performance organizations. During these engagements, he works with his clients to define strategy and implementation, drive change, inspire an entrepreneurial spirit within the organization, and grow and develop people.

Ben has partnered with executives and leaders to grow and develop leadership effectiveness and executional excellence in the consumer goods, real estate, fintech, services, and nonprofit industries. He offers growth through executive and leadership coaching, team and group coaching, organizational culture programs, leadership training, and strategic consulting.

Ben is the former CEO and Country President of several multinational companies, including Metco Inc., ACH Foods, Wrigley, General Mills, Disney, and PepsiCo Foods International. He serves on several corporate boards and mentors for Endeavor® in Mexico and Latin America, earning the "Mentor of the Year" award and for O2X®, entrepreneur accelerators. He is an investor and board member of one of the few licensed Fintechs in Mexico. 

Ben is the author of the book entitled Lead with Character. He holds a BS in economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Tonya Echols is a multi-award-winning international Executive Coach, Leadership, and Organizational Development Consultant. She is the Managing Principal of Vigere, selected as one of the Top 20 Leadership Development Training and Coaching companies for 2022 and a Global100 honoree for 2023. Additionally, she is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credentialed by the International Coach Federation (ICF), of which she is a Director and Officer of the Professional Coaches Global Board and Past President of the ICF Georgia Chapter.

Tonya is an adjunct faculty member at William & Mary for the university's MBA program. She is a faculty member of the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC), a contributing member of the Forbes Coaches Council, and an Affiliate Member of the Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. She is also an Executive/Leadership Coach for the TED Fellows Coaching and Mentoring Initiative and a Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology member. Her writing has also been featured in several publications, including Forbes and HuffPost.

Tonya has over 27 years of experience in corporate management, digital and traditional media, technology, finance, coaching, leadership development, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She works with numerous organizations across industries, including Fortune 500 companies. With a master's degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University and as a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Tennessee in business administration accounting, Tonya is a doctoral candidate in leadership psychology with a concentration in neuroscience from William James College.

Tonya applies her diverse professional background to connect with her clients by drawing on her real-world experience of successfully leading large teams and addressing management challenges. She helps her clients move forward to find actionable, inclusive, and human-centric solutions that allow them to accomplish their goals and become impactful, transformational leaders and organizations.

An avid traveler, Tonya embraces the opportunity to encounter, experience, and appreciate many different people and cultures worldwide and firmly believes that anyone can design their life as they choose and step into leadership with authenticity, confidence, and purpose.

Kelly Jefferson is an Executive and Leadership Coach, Certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and Master Certified Life and Business Coach (MCC).

Kelly has a unique skill set, having served with the Department of Justice as a Lead Intelligence Analyst with a Top Secret Clearance for nearly 20 years, with three of those years in the American Embassy in South America. Her myriad assignments during this tenure allowed her to understand the diversity of executive-level leadership talent. Her real-world experience and personal multicultural background have made her extremely unique in the breadth of experience she brings to her clients.

Known as "The Coaches Coach," Kelly has extensive experience coaching top-level coaches in a wide range of industries. She is an innovative thought leader who excels at branding, marketing, online presentations, and online course production. Kelly has completed Tony Robbins Business Mastery courses I & II and knows how to build strong brands from the ground up. She advocates for diversity, inclusion, equality, and open communication. 

Kelly has a BS in psychology and criminal justice. She graduated summa cum laude and was the valedictorian of the graduating criminal justice class from North Carolina Central University.

Ken has an extensive business background with over 25 years as a Corporate Executive, Director, and Consultant in global Fortune 500 companies in the areas of healthcare, higher education, pharmaceuticals, professional and business, chemical manufacturing, food and beverage, mechanical service, aerospace, aluminum manufacturing, industrial distribution, auto parts manufacturing, and transportation.

Kenneth is credited with building and leading best-in-class initiatives in change management, talent management, executive coaching, and organizational development. He has spent his career improving business processes by developing, mentoring, and improving the lives of others. He has a broad range of experience, having lived and/or worked in 10 cities and 5 countries. As an executive coach, mentor, and change agent, Ken has developed executives in for-profit and nonprofit organizations.

Ken served on the Board of Directors for numerous organizations, including Christus St. Joseph Hospital Paris, National Children Studies, Northeast Texas Workforce Development Executive Board, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, Local Chamber of Commerce, United Way, and Boy Scouts of America.

He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) and a Master of Arts in human resources management from John F. Kennedy University (JFK) in Orinda, California. He is certified in several assessment tools, including MBTI, FIRO B, and DDI. In addition, he is a certified Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion trainer and a licensed Human Element practitioner.

Amanda Connelly is the VP of Talent Development for Career Management Partners (CMP), a Certified Executive Coach, a Certified Leadership Coach, and a Certified Master Cognitive Behavioral Practitioner. With over 20 years of leadership and executive-level experience, including roles in companies such as CVS Health and Raising Cane's Restaurants, Amanda helps her clients commit to self-discovery and professional growth. She combines validated assessments and proven techniques to create personalized, performance-driven coaching programs that increase enterprise leadership and accelerate business goals. 

Amanda's guidance has inspired leaders through her broad talent management industry leader expertise. She has partnered with executives and emerging leaders to drive operational effectiveness in the healthcare, hospitality, oil and gas, technology, nonprofit, and financial services industries. She offers development through executive and leadership coaching and team sessions on various topics that may be customized for each client.

Her recent partnerships include CHRISTUS Health, CVS Health, Prism Health, Pioneer Natural Resources, Dean Foods, Borden Dairy, and Raising Cane's.

In addition to her coaching and cognitive behavior certifications from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the World Coach Institute (WCI), she attained her MBA with a specialization in change management. She is also certified in numerous assessments, including the Leadership Temperament Index (LTI), Hogan, MBTI, DISC, and MDQ.

With over 20 years of experience in human resources and market insights, Claudia has brought her vast experience in multicultural and diverse environments to many multinational companies, including PepsiCo, Holderbank, and Gallup. She is fully bilingual in English and Spanish, allowing her to coach, present, or lead seminars in whichever language her client chooses. Her areas of expertise include leadership development, career transition, career path planning, effective communication, performance coaching, and conflict resolution.

Claudia provides clients with a broad vision, combining her corporate and practical customer and market-based approach with humanistic psychology. This combination produces results for her clients, allowing them to uniquely and individually increase their self-awareness and self-image.

Along with consulting, Claudia also works in the international educational sector. She is currently part of the faculty for Psychology and Nursing at SUAGM, a private dual-language institution in the Dallas area, where she has worked for the past eight years. 

Claudia has a bachelor's degree in psychology, a master's degree in humanistic psychology, a certification in market research by the American Marketing Association, a graduate certification in executive coaching, and a credential as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Her additional certifications include MBTI, Conversational Intelligence, and various leadership, career, and personality assessments. Claudia is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas.

Joseph brings his clients over 25 years of business experience in various executive roles in companies ranging from startups to C-level management. His career has spanned the US and abroad while working for PepsiCo, Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center, General Mills, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Rosinter, GameStop, and HAVAS. Joseph's international experience includes over 25 countries, including an expatriate residency in Germany and Russia. 

Joseph has unique expertise in the restaurant industry, having most recently served as SVP/CMO of one of Europe's largest publicly traded restaurant holding companies. He also worked in PepsiCo's Pizza Hut division, as Head of International Marketing for Wingstop, and as VP of a marketing services agency with Popeye's, Domino's, Dunkin Brands, TGI Friday's, and Carl's Jr.  

Joseph understands that success is measured through hardline numbers and executives' quality of life. He is a committed listener who focuses on truly understanding each client's needs, goals, and vision. He provides proven strategies, tools, accountability, and motivation to ensure that each client achieves their definition of success. Joseph's customized coaching sessions allow clients to lift themselves out of the "weeds" and plan like business visionaries. Specific areas of expertise include executive assessment, coaching, and development; career transition and development; change management; talent strategy and systems; and team assessment and development.

Joseph graduated second in his MBA class at Brigham Young University's Marriot School of Management. He invests 150+ hours of continuing education annually to maintain his business coaching certification and has earned rigorous approval from the World Bank's IFC to work with their lending clients to provide oversight and executive development. Joseph was selected by one of DFW's top-rated businesses to work for as their exclusive coach to senior executives in business development and executive effectiveness.

A consultant and coach with executive leadership in Fortune 500 companies, private enterprises, and academia, Bill brings a unique perspective to the coaching process because of his vast business management and leadership experience. Bill connects with executives who have a desire for increased performance in their business and more meaning in their personal and professional lives. He coaches with methods and systems that lead to peak performance and balance, inspiring and guiding high performers to become highly effective organizational leaders.

Prior to joining CMP, Bill served as CEO of a subsidiary of AMR Corporation, an affiliate of American Airlines. He has been a leader in the business aviation industry, serving as Chairman of the National Air Transportation Association. He also has career experience in commercial real estate and technology and has served as CEO and Chairman of large firms backed by private equity funds.

Bill primarily coaches in the corporate environment and connects with executives contemplating growth and organizational change, helping executives discover and develop the behaviors that will positively impact their organization. He has deep expertise in assessment, behavioral change, and communication methods. 

Bill is a graduate of Southern Methodist University. He is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF), a member of the elite Forbes Council of Executive Coaches, and an affiliate member of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital—Harvard Medical School Affiliate. Bill is a certified practitioner with The Leadership Circle Profile and Korn-Ferry Lominger Voices 360. He holds an Advanced Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors and is an active member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Eric is an executive and leadership coach with over 20 years of experience leading startups, mid-size, and large organizations. He is credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF). He is a former Fortune 500 executive with leadership experience in sales and marketing. Most recently, he led a team of approximately 1,000 employees and was responsible for producing annual revenue of over $2 billion.

Eric is the author of The Perfect Leadership Triad: How Top Executives Maximize Productivity through People, Coaching, and Performance. Eric's philosophy is that strong leaders drive performance by focusing on people and coaching. He meets clients where they are and helps take them where they want to go in their professional careers.

Eric serves as the President of Corporate Relations for the Southwest Region of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA). He mentors and advocates for women and minority leaders to help achieve gender and race parity.

Eric holds an MBA from Brigham Young University. He uses a variety of assessment instruments, including the Bates ExPi, which measures executive presence. His areas of expertise include executive coaching, leadership development, team leadership, performance coaching, transition coaching, and coaching high-potential leaders.

Dr. Adams is a Board Certified Emergency Physician and FACEP. With over 20 years in many leadership roles as an Emergency Physician, she found coaching in her search for balance and fulfillment. She developed a wellness curriculum and coaching process to help physicians and other high-performing professionals as a vital tool in the pursuit of wellness and burnout prevention.

Cristine received her coach training through the Coactive Training Institute (CTI) and is a Certified Professional Coactive Coach (CPCC) with an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

Her coaching method is to remain true to the client's values while bolstering resilience and empowering them to make the changes they realize they are truly yearning for. Using her skills in honesty, empathy, and intuition, Cristine designs a coaching alliance with her clients to achieve the goals they determine are top priorities. Together, they focus on creating a strong foundation to conquer future obstacles.

Cristine earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and her Bachelor of Arts in physical anthropology at the University of Buffalo before becoming a Board Certified Emergency Physician in 2006. She still practices medicine.

Cristine is certified in Hogan Assessments, with additional training through Harvard McClean Institute of Coaching, Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, and the University at Buffalo Center for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness.

Becky is a respected coach with over 25 years of expertise in leadership development, executive coaching, and top talent development. Her clients rely upon her focus on practical solutions and outcomes, ability to establish trusting relationships quickly, and unquestionable ethics and integrity. She is noted for superior skills and expertise in all phases of leadership coaching, including assessment, 360 feedback, goal setting and action planning, and coaching to achieve results.

Becky was a pioneer executive coach in the Dallas/Fort Worth region and has coached in a broad range of industries, including banking and financial services, consulting, healthcare, hospitality and entertainment, food service, law, manufacturing, retail, technology, and transportation. Her past clients include American Airlines, Baylor Healthcare, BNSF Railway, Brinker International, Dean Foods, Ericsson, JCPenney, Legends Hospitality Management, Ochsner Healthcare System, Pizza Hut/YUM! Brands, SMU Executive Education, Tenet Healthcare, and Texas Instruments.

Professional accreditations include an M.A.Ed. in counseling from George Mason University and a BS with honors from the University of Tennessee. Becky has received awards from two previous employers—Aon Hewitt and Spherion Corporation. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the State of Texas. She uses a variety of assessments, including the Thomas–Kilmann Conflict Model Instrument, Strengths-Finder 2.0, MBTI, Strong Interest Inventory, Assess Systems, and EQ-I 2.0.

Dr. Herbert has a unique background and extensive experience as a physician and healthcare leader in hospital administration, public health, academic medicine, and the health insurance industry. She has held the roles of Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Physician Advisor/Medical Director for a large university hospital system, Medical Director for six women's family planning centers, and Medical Director of the Wellness Department at a New Jersey-based insurance company.

After a successful career practicing in the medical field, Dr. Herbert's professional journey continues as a certified executive and personal coach, where she offers coaching, consulting, workshops, and training to help physician leaders create a clearer path to success. She helps clients uncover their blind spots, enhance their leadership skills, clarify their vision, and balance their busy work lives so they can create change within their organizations and have rewarding careers. As a coach, she has also served as a consultant between hospitals and physicians to strengthen the physician's leadership, organizational effectiveness, and communication. Her coaching areas of interest are physician leadership development, physician wellness and burnout prevention, and work-life balance.

Dr. Herbert received her medical degree from Upstate University and completed her residency in Family Medicine at Mountainside Hospital. For her contribution to medicine, she received the Degree of Fellow from the American Academy of Family Physicians, which is the highest honor in her field. She was also recognized by the American Medical Association with the Physician Recognition Award and received several awards from organizations for her work providing programs and education on optimal health and wellness in her community.

Lottie Martínez is a Leadership Development and Certified Executive Coach for CMP, as well as a Systemic and Relationship Coach with more than 1850 hours of executive coaching experience. She is a bicultural Latin American woman, an expert in coaching in English and Spanish, with a background in engineering, management, and nonprofits, who approaches different cultures with an open mind and heart. 

Lottie has over 20 years of professional experience in a range of industries. From her role as a senior consultant, where she led strategic planning and business valuation projects, to her work at various NGOs focusing on social impact, Lottie has a breadth of professional experience to draw from when working with her clients. She is currently an active member of the board for Effeta, a nonprofit devoted to improving the well-being of kids with intellectual disabilities.

Lottie is a Faculty Leader at the global level for The Coaches Training Institute, the world's largest coaching school to train certified professional coaches. She has experience in talent development, facilitating corporate and public workshops with people worldwide. Lottie is passionate about leveraging her professional skills to develop comprehensive transformational coaching experiences for her clients, facilitating mindset shifts from static to agile, from rigid to flexible, from "as it is" to "what will be needed."

She is a Certified Professional Coactive Coach, holds an ICF PCC accreditation, and is an MBTI and Leadership Circle Profile practitioner, among other certifications. She received her BS in biochemical engineering and MBA from the Monterrey Institute of Technology.

Kim is an executive and leadership coach with experience as a top corporate executive (CHRO) in a broad base of companies and industries. Reporting to the CEOs for Bank One (now JP Morgan Chase), VHA (now Vizient; healthcare), Blockbuster Video, and The LaSalle Group, Inc. (healthcare), she has personally experienced and coached top executives through the demands, stresses, and inner-workings of leadership teams, boards, and operational effectiveness. Under her leadership, VHA was named a Fortune Magazine "100 Best Places to Work" company for five consecutive years. Additionally, Kim was selected as the sole executive HR consultant for the George W. Bush Foundation's early development. Reporting to the foundation's president, she successfully built its human resources structure, HR systems, and talent acquisition. Her specific areas of expertise include executive coaching, change management, and leadership development.

Kim holds a BS in communication (organization development) from Oklahoma State University and is a member of SHRM. She has earned a certification with Hogan Assessments and uses a variety of assessment instruments, including Birkman, Korn-Ferry Lominger Voices 360, MBTI, and the Leadership Temperament Index. Kim currently serves on the board of directors for Exodus Ministries and is a CASA Advocate. She has previously served as a board member for The Family Place, the University of Dallas, Inroads, and Family Gateway. 

Dr. Amy Determann is an experienced Consultant and Executive Coach specializing in performance improvement initiatives, board alignment, and executive development.

Amy has a diverse background in healthcare, leadership, higher education, and consulting. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BSN), a Master of Science in human resource management (MS-HRM), and a Doctoral Degree in Management (D.Mgt). She expanded her reach in developing others through International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified programs for Executive Coaching and Jungian Life Coaching and has earned her credentials as a Master Jungian Life Coach.

In her tenure as a healthcare leader and consultant, Amy has implemented large-scale projects end-to-end using LEAN Management and Six Sigma methodologies and led performance improvement projects in operations management, employee engagement, training and development, coaching, and mentoring employees.

For over seven years, Amy served as a lecturing professor of business and entrepreneurship. She taught upper-level college business courses and was the Department Chair for Human Resources Management. She served as an Academic Advisor to up to 70 students a semester, navigating them through curriculum, registration, academic, and often personal challenges.

As a client, you will find Amy committed to developing value-added solutions and purposeful offerings. She is clear in explaining business goals and customer needs.

Terry Hoffmann is an Executive Coach and trusted partner to leaders at Fortune 500 and smaller organizations committed to taking action with intention, optimizing practices and performance, increasing capacity, and deepening personal and professional satisfaction. Terry leverages cutting-edge best practices in coaching and human performance, the science of positive psychology, a systems approach to executive and team development, and deep industry experience to guide elite performers striving to implement highly impactful processes for themselves, their organizations, communities, and the world. Terry's brand promise is to consistently support, challenge, and partner with her clients as they drive and measure significant outcomes and extraordinary results. 

Terry has inspired leaders through her expertise as a coaching industry leader. She has partnered with elite knowledge workers and executives to drive operational effectiveness in the healthcare, STEM, financial services, technology, nonprofit, program and project management, and insurance industries. She offers development through executive and leadership coaching and team sessions on various topics that may be customized for each client.

Her credentials include International Coach Federation (ICF)—Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Center for Credentialing & Education—Board Certified Coach (BCC), Florida Division of Medical Quality Assurance—Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MH4105), and Center for Credentialing & Education—Nationally Board Certified Counselor (NCC).

Teresa Pool is a highly experienced coach and human behavior specialist with over 25 years of experience working with leaders and teams to select the best talent, overcome barriers, and create more success. Her passion is identifying and resolving the people component of challenging business problems.

Her work spans multiple industries and companies of various sizes, including the US Missile Defense Agency, Safran, Stryker, Computer Associates (Asia Pacific), State Farm, Integris Health, University of North Texas, Ericsson, YMCA USA, Best Friends Animal Society, and the Perot Museum. Her specialty is partnering with senior executives and high-potential leaders who want to move quickly to the next level of performance. She is known for creating a powerful learning experience that challenges and develops the leader at multiple levels.

Teresa has coached professionally since January 2001 and is credentialed by the International Coach Federation as a Master Certified Coach with over 4,500 coaching hours. She also holds credentials as a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst, Talent Selection Specialist, Neuro Linguistics Master Practitioner, and Equine Facilitated Coaching Specialist. Specific areas of expertise include executive coaching, change management, and leadership development.

In addition, Teresa is the ACTP Director for the Executive Coaching Program at the University of Texas at Dallas. She provides career development coaching for their Executive MBA program and is an International Coach Federation (ICF) certification assessor. Teresa also uses her coaching, human behavior, and communication skills to lead problem-solving workshops nationwide.