Our Team
Marla RiegelFounder of The Inspired Business Center
Marla Riegel comes from an
extensive business background, with over 30 years of experience in seven
different industries. She has been training and mentoring business people all
over the world for more than 20 years as a business, personal and spiritual
coach.
Her client list ranges from
Fortune 500 companies to Small Business and covers a wide range of industries,
including IT construction, printing, manufacturing, telecommunications, finance, law and
national service chains. For one large client, Marla created and implemented an
international coaching and wellness program for 800 salespeople. Marla understands all facets of
owning and running a business.
In addition to being a business coach and consultant, Marla is an ordained Minister and Corporate Chaplain. She holds a Master's of Divinity Degree and BVachelor's Degree in communications. She is a Certified Coach and Consultant for Vail Leadership Institutek, the KLA Sales Training Group and a Consultant with TranStratra Business Advisors. Marla is also a facilitator for the Denver Metro Chamber Gold Member Alliance Program.
Alain BoleaAlain Bolea advises organizations striving to integrate the necessity of “making money” and the desire to “do the right thing” in terms of sustainability and social responsibility. Alain works with leaders as an executive coach, and consults to organizations on strategy and development using group processes. He blends extensive business knowledge with a deep sensitivity to the dynamics of human interaction. Alain has more than 25 years as a Wall Street banker, consultant, international CFO and board member of corporate and family businesses. Alain’s career spans large corporations, small businesses and not-for-profits in sectors ranging from telecom to education. He is President and Founder of Business Advisors Network based in Manchester, Massachusetts. He is currently completing the affiliate certification of the Vail Leadership Institute.
www.business-advisors.net
Nancy Crego
Nancy
Crego, is founder and CEO of AdWest, a locally owned agency with a
foundation built from living and working in Jefferson County and
serving regional and national accounts since 1973. Nancy specializes in
niche publishing and video/Web work through a series of strategies that
maximize the most positive aspects of our client’s company.
Nancy states, “We have a vision to help companies grow and develop new
business and, what is most important , we all work towards what is best
for our clients, our community and our planet.”
Elizabeth LakeElizabeth Lake is a recognized consulting resource and advisor. With over 19 years of experience in consulting to business owners and managers, she offers a vast knowledge in business enhancement techniques and strategies. Her executive briefings, courses and consulting target the unique issues that business leaders face regularly. Elizabeth has made a career of working with owners and managers on how to enhance their business and increase profitability. The methodologies enlighten, inspire and encourage business owners and employees alike to achieve greater results from their resources invested.
Kendra LeeKendra Lee is a top IT seller, sales advisor and business owner who knows how to innovatively shorten time to revenue in the SMB market. She is the author of the best selling book Selling Against the Goal: How Corporate Sales Professionals Generate the Leads they Need. In 1995 Kendra founded KLA Group, assisting IT companies to grow rapidly, penetrate new territories, break into new accounts and shorten time to revenue with new products in the SMB market.
www.klagroup.com
Michael DoyleMichael has been shaping successful brands on a national, regional and local level for over 16 years, by integrating a company’s brand, position, operations, marketing and sales to produce tangible results. Michael built a leading Denver advertising agency into a multi million dollar company and then sold it to a national integrated solutions provider in 2000. This invaluable experience has taught Michael how to guide other companies to reach their goals and objectives. Michael is now the President of Brand Iron, a branding firm that is focused on brand and marketing strategies designed to help all types of companies build business and improve bottom lines. Michael holds a bachelors’ of education degree from Biola University.
www.brandiron.net
Jim BuckJim is a CPA who has provided small business accounting and income tax preparation services since 1980. His firm, Abacus Accounting gives "Big Client Service" with small business prices. His goals include helping clients maximize profits and minimize taxes. His staff includes 2 CPAs and 2 staff accountants who excel in business accounting and taxes. The office manager and 2 part time tax assistants do a great job of staff support and management. The firm compiles monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements, payroll and sales reports and income tax returns. Payroll check-writing, consulting and business formation services are also provided.
Robert describes himself as an evolutionary entrepreneur and brings
that spirit to everything he does. He has served the planet as a
winter snow sports professional, restaurant owner, sales executive and
trainer. Throughout it all Robert has shared his immense passion for
teaching and learning in small groups as well as groups as large as
several hundred. Today Robert is called to share his speaking,
teaching and facilitating skills with those seeking to rediscover the
benefits and value in creating spiritual businesses with spirit. As a
current graduate student in Consciousness Studies and Transformative
Leadership, Robert's passions include bringing The Visioning Process
into the workplace, training Visionary leaders and relationship
building in the on-line and off-line worlds. He also provides spirtual
coaching and counseling services to a variety of private clients.
Robert's motto is "Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness." --Eckhart Tolle
Learn more at http://www.spiritevolving.com
Elzia Sekou is a management and IT consultant with over 25 years
experience and has worked with such organizations as NASA, JP Morgan,
Accenture, LLP and was a college professor for three years. Elzia's
focus is on Leadership, Team building, Process and Human and
Organizational development. He is a certified Myers Briggs
practitioner and his motto is "A genuine leader is not a searcher for
consensus, but a molder of consensus." --Martin Luther King, Jr.He is
very acive in the community and is the former Chair for the City of
Lakewood's Cultural Diversity Commission. Elzia has a B.S. degree in
Business Managment fom Florida A&M University and a M.S. in MIS
from City College of New York. He is currently completing graduate
work at Holmes INstitute in Consciusness Studies with a focus on
Transformative Leadership.
David Pasikov, M.A.David Pasikov, M.A., has been an Executive Coach for over 10 years. He currently is a corporate consultant with Choicepoint Consulting, a Boulder based firm. In that role, David teaches executive coaching skills to senior managers. His clients include software firm Intuit Inc., and Aera Energy (a joint venture of Shell Oil and Exxon Mobil). David has also served as a consultant to the Rolfe Institute in Boulder, Colorado and a holistic health center in Denver. The common thread between these various avenues of assisting people is helping them close the gap between where they currently are in life and where they want to be. Iin addition to Executive Coaching and corporate training, he is a Colorado Bar Association trained mediator and continues to have a private psychotherapy practice in Boulder.