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Bob’s no-nonsense approach to maximizing human performance has led him to develop his world recognized model of human growth and development. His leadership training and development programs have consistently turned out successful entrepreneurs and C-level executives of national firms. He and his staff coach CEOs and other top executives from New York to California.
Behind it all is Bob’s well-demonstrated belief that life offers us infinite possibilities every moment, if only we have the capacity to notice the possibilities and the courage to accept the challenges. As we engage fully in each moment, we develop us into the person each of us wants to be, the person we respect. This philosophy, when applied in business settings, leads to top performing, secure individuals and teams who are responsible and cooperative team members, committed to the success of themselves and others.
An inspirational keynote speaker, internationally recognized author, entrepreneur, and consultant, Bob has developed programs for sales, management training, and high performance team development for top business schools, entrepreneurs, and corporations.
Bob’s latest venture is the launching of the Wright Graduate Institute for the Realization of Human Potential, offering masters and doctorate level degrees. Bob currently serves as the Wright Graduate Institute CEO.
Judith has inspired corporate audiences across the country including Aetna Healthcare, JP Morgan/Chase, Kelloggs, Chicago Consulting Actuaries, Abbott Laboratories, Baxter/Cardinal Healthcare, Miller Brewing Company, the National Association of Women Business Owners, the Society of Women Engineers, and many others. She coaches and trains C-level executives, managers, and entrepreneurs on career productivity and success as well as learning the skills to live a meaningful and integrated life. A trailblazer in human development, Judith has been revolutionizing the personal growth industry. After twenty years of developing inspirational personal development programs, she co-founded the Wright for the Realization of Human Potential, offering Masters and Doctoral degrees in Human Development and the Wright in Chicago—a cutting edge coaching and training institute. She is also the founder of SOFIA (Society of Femininity in Action), a woman’s organization providing revolutionary leadership training for women.
Jennifer Stephen is a 25-year marketing and advertising veteran with a keen ability to grow lifestyle brands into category leaders. Holding senior marketing posts at Weber Barbecues, Stiffel Lamps and FlexRx Healthcare, she developed marketing and advertising strategies that spurred record growth. She blends key research insights, consumer’s emotional connections and a “nose for trends” to help position brands like Carefree (J&J) and Boca Burger (ultimately sold to Kraft General Foods). Jennifer embraced the holistic health and human potential movements in childhood, and one of her career trademarks has been to evolve new product platforms for global equities such as Vicks, Metamucil, Iams, Herbal Essences, Secret, Tide, Enfamil and Colgate under the wellness halo.
During her 12 years as VP for GIO Intelligence (a global marketing consultancy), she has worked with top consumer packaged goods companies, including Coca Cola, Clairol, Gillette, Unilever, Quaker, and Kraft General Foods in global competitive strategy, packaging and innovation. Jennifer has teamed with the P&G beauty portfolio, and particularly the Olay brand for almost 10 years, providing insights and international intelligence that has aided them in becoming a global mega-brand. She helped GIO Intelligence pioneer their proprietary methodology for understanding “selling at the shelf” best practices, and is a frequent speaker on Winning at Retail. She also consults with integrated marketing agencies, including Davidoff Communications, in brand planning and business strategy.
Jennifer has an MBA in finance and marketing from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, and is currently pursuing Doctoral work in human and organizational development. As adjunct faculty for the Wright Business Institute, Jennifer coaches and trains executives and high performers toward greater authenticity, performance and excellence.
She and her husband, Scott, live in Chicago with their children Sarah (9) and Jack (2). She serves on the steering committee for the Interfaith Family School and volunteers as a financial planner in charter schools as well as being an avid gourmet cook.
Rich is also the founder of Lyons Consulting Group (LCG). He is responsible for leading the company’s strategy and vision as well as working closely with customers. He brings over 10 years of experience in IT consulting, and over 16 years of experience in business development. He spends the majority of his days with LCG’s customers.
Prior to founding LCG, Rich served as Vice President of Sales for divine, Inc. in Chicago, responsible for the largest and most profitable professional services region in the firm, generating over $40M annually. He served in that same role as part of marchFIRST and Whittman-Hart. He joined Whittman-Hart in January of 1995.
Rich graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BSEE from the University of Michigan and holds a M.B.A. from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Perhaps most importantly, Rich is happily married and the proud father of two daughters, Morgan and Hannah. He is also an avid golfer.
Mr. Davidoff's broad client experience includes work in such fields as social causes, museums, financial services, insurance, retail, publishing, real estate, and consumer packaged goods. John's blue chip clients have included Anheuser-Busch, P&G, Charles Schwab, Discover Card, Allstate, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Ralston Purina, Maybelline, MasterCard, Brown Forman, Visa and Pepsi. John has also worked with several not-for-profit organizations including the Smithsonian, American Cancer Society, Children International, National Forum on Children & Nature (The Conservation Fund), Monterey Bay Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Easter Seals, National Children's Museum, Ocean Conservancy and Zero to Three.
Mr. Davidoff serves as President of the Chicago based Wright Foundation for Transformational Leadership; and on the Board of Directors of Chicago's Heartland Alliance Human Care Services; the PR and Marketing board of the American Association of Museums, adjunct faculty for Wright where he coaches and trains students in sales, marketing and leadership; and John is a member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and the Executives Club of Chicago.
John is married to Jacki Davidoff. They live in Evanston, Illinois with their sons Josh (age 14) and Jasper (age 11). John has been a Little League baseball coach, certified AYSO referee, and a Cub Scout Pack Leader and currently volunteers with the Boy Scouts of America troop 903 in Evanston, IL. John is also an advisor to the Lake Street Church (Evanston, IL) high school youth group and a past president of the Second Unitarian Church of Chicago (Lakeview) where he served a five year term.
Dr. Zwell is also an adjunct Executive Coach with the Wright Business Institute specializing in coaching executives and managers who are building cultures, dealing with performance management, creating cultural change and increasing their management and leadership impact. He is excellent at giving straight, clear feedback to help executives uncover their blind spots and take practical steps to increase their effectiveness. Mr. Zwell has worked with a wide range of executives and their teams with a significant concentration in banking and capital markets where his former executive search firm specialized in staffing and top management team development.
In service of private equity firms, Dr. Zwell has developed performance management systems, conducted searches for CEOS and board members, and evaluated management teams and C-level candidates. Dr. Zwell consulted with American Capital Strategies to help it develop its current performance management system and he founded the company that developed the technology they are currently using for performance management.
Dr. Zwell received a B.A. from the University of Chicago with honors in 1970. A Woodrow Wilson Fellow, he received an M.Phil. (1972) and a Ph.D. from Yale University (1974), both in anthropology. Throughout his professional career he has used his anthropological perspective to analyze how organizations function and help them maximize their potential and their mission.
After a stint teaching at Rutgers University, consulting, and writing a book, Dr. Zwell began a career in executive search in 1980. He founded his own firm, Zwell International, in 1982, initially focusing on executive search in financial services. In 1989, however, realizing that the traditional executive search process did a mediocre job of predicting performance, he began to study the research on the factors predicting job success. In the course of the next few years Dr. Zwell developed groundbreaking tools for assessing leadership competencies in the search process and evaluating corporate culture and fit. The use of these technologies catapulted Dr. Zwell to the top of the profession, and by the mid-1990’s he was filling CEO and board positions, as well as consulting for organizations on their human capital processes and systems. He began developing and installing competency-based selection, performance management, and competency development systems in organizations, and in 1998 founded Exxceed, Inc., to automate those processes on the web. Exxceed was sold in 2006.
Dr. Zwell has written and spoken extensively on topics related to getting the best and the most from your human capital. In 2000 he published the highly acclaimed Creating a Culture of Competence (John Wiley & Sons) on how to create high-performing organizations. Boards & Directors published his article, “How to Hire the Right CEO”, in 1998, and recently reprinted portions of it in their 30th anniversary issue. He is currently finishing his third book, to be published by Adams Media in late 2007.
Art founded his first company in 1959 – one that bought and processed steel to sell to manufacturing companies. He purchased his current company, Clad Rex, in 1988. Clad Rex laminates vinyl to steel and aluminum and sells to various manufacturing companies that use our material for various products where a finished and decorative appearance is essential. Art has grown his company from sales of $4mm to over $12mm and successfully increased profits during that time. He is continuing to find new uses for our product and add customers in new industries and continue to grow his business. His employees feel his commitment to their well being and to the success of the company every day. Art attended the University of Illinois.
