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Bob DeMers
Barbara Wilson
Terry Vaughan
Bob DeMers,
founder and principal of Coaching Works, brings to the table a broad range of professional experience and expertise – as a television meteorologist at a number of mid/major television markets across the country, a licensed psychotherapist in private practice, and certified professional coach, business consultant, and long-term business owner. His deep understanding of the nature of change – the quantum elements that drive change in weather, the internal forces that drive change in people, and the systemic forces driving change in organizations – give him the capacity to assist individuals, teams, and organizations to effectively, meaningfully, and proactively manage and create change for the better, even in the most challenging of circumstances.
In this regard, he provides individual, group, team, and organizational coaching services for a wide variety of clients, including individuals in career and life transition, entrepreneurs, sales personnel, business professionals, managers, executives, and business owners. He also provides consulting, facilitation, teambuilding, leadership development, public speaking, and trainings in change management for businesses and organizations. Bob frequently provides classroom instruction on public speaking and change management for area schools and local universities, and provides keynotes for professional organizations. He is an adjuct faculty member at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Charlotte.
In addition, Bob facilitates Job Search Team groups, provides career transition coaching, tension management® and mission statement development workshops, and interview skills training for ProNet Charlotte.
Bob has a B.S, in Meteorology from Penn State, and an M.S. in Counseling from the University of Southern Maine (USM). He is certified as a Professional Coach through USM, Certified WorkPlace BigFive ProFile (WB5P) Consultant, Certified ChangeWorks® Analyst (CCA), Certified ChangeWorks® Certifier (CCC), Certified MasterStream Professional (CMSP), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC), and certified mediator. He has been both an active member and leader in numerous professional organizations, including having been the former President, Legislative Chair, and Executive Board member for the Maine Clinical Counselors Association (MCCA). Bob is currently a member of the International Coaches Federation (ICF), the ICF Charlotte Area Chapter (ICF-CAC), Professional Development Chair for ICF-CAC, the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, BusinessFirst volunteer, and the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce.
In addition, he is a Meteorologist with 20 years experience in television and radio broadcasting, as on-air talent for various mid/major television markets across the country. In this capacity, he has extensive experience in interpersonal communications, public relations, and public speaking, having been a guest speaker for hundreds of schools, businesses, professional organizations, and civic groups in various cities across the country.
Bob is a contributing author for Blueprint for Success, with Steven Covey and Ken Blanchard, and authors coaching articles for Coaching Works Monthly. In his free time, he loves forecasting the weather, playing piano, guitar, sports, being a Red Sox fan, cooking outrageous desserts, spending time outdoors, being a partner, and being a dad.
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Barbara Wilson has been a coach, consultant, and catalyst for change for more than 20 years, helping individuals, teams, and organizations clarify their goals and make strides toward achieving their targeted objectives. Barbara brings insight, skill, a sense of humor, and a practical perspective to her work. She infuses her coaching process with prior experience gained in key management roles in corporate, higher education, and grant-funded organizations. Her individual coaching clients have included other coaches, senior managers, supervisors, educators, health care professionals, and co-workers who simply can’t seem to get along with one another. As the founder and principal of three successful business enterprises, she also provides a valuable “insider” perspective to solopreneurs.
Through her group coaching and training programs she consistently proves to be a great resource for useful tools and new perspectives. Partnerships, self-directed teams, departmental teams, administrative and management teams, teaching teams, and project teams have all benefited from her skilled facilitation, deep understanding of group process, and emphasis on open communication.
Barbara earned a bachelor's degree in journalism, emphasizing public relations and advertising, from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in nonfiction writing from the University of New Hampshire. She also earned her coaching certificate from UNH. She has developed a highly acclaimed and popular professional coaching certificate program offered through the University of Southern Maine in Portland and the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. New coaches continue to be a key niche in her professional coaching practice.
Barbara is the founder of two successful enterprises and co-founder of a third, all of which are currently thriving throughout New England—Acorn Learning and Development Associates, APEX Coaching Group, and Wellness Strategies LLC.
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 Terry Vaughan "A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition."
This is one of Terry's favorite quotes, said by famous English writer G.K. Chesterton.
Terry says, "What I want more than anything is a world full of empowered and situationally aware women 'Living in the Yellow', who are able to provide their own security and peace of mind, whilst still living their life to the fullest."
Terry's childhood in England had some pretty rough moments, and he left home at an early age because of it. During his time living in London working on stage as an actor, dancer, as well as a television presenter for the BBC, he developed his street smarts and sense of humor early in life as a means to survive.
It was at age 21, after Terry joined Britain's elite Royal Marine Commandos, that he realized how much more there was to learn about operating safely in a variety of environments.
Terry says, "I realized during my time in the service that not paying attention to the details inherent in your surroundings can get you in a world of trouble. As Commandos, we were trained to distinguish between the relevant nuances, and the not so relevant ones, in every environment we operated in. I discovered after leaving the service and beginning to teach self-defense to women, that the real skills they needed were recognizing the threats early enough to avoid conflict altogether. Many of the same awareness skills I had learned in the Commandos were applicable to women in their everyday lives."
He knew from his military experience that using guile to avoid getting into a tough situation in the first place, was always better than having to fight your way out of one, after the fact.
It is this knowledge and understanding, along with his disdain for bullies, that passionately drives him to deliver the most entertaining and insightful presentations at his situational awareness rallies for women.
For more information about the rallies and Terry, please go to www.tvempowers.com
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