Colleagues

Bill Davis
Team Nimbus of NC

Bill Davis leads Team Nimbus of North Carolina, a small business coaching and consulting company that helps clients with everything from setting up and running a networking event, to introducing them to referral partners and prospective clients and helping organize and deliver thousands of flyers for an advertising campaign. Team Nimbus advisors don’t just consult, they become a part of the team, actively working with small business owners to increase their client base, boost their income, and live the lifestyle they dreamed of when they first opened their own business.

Chris Cimino
SalesPro Connect

Chris Cimino leads SalesPro Connect, a sales only recruiting firm that helps find rock solid sales performers from Vice Presidents to Account Executives. They have the competitive advantage of working with only targeted sales resources and proven screening methods for sales talent. In addition to their proprietary process, SalesPro Connect implements behavioral interviews, online assessments, and thorough reference checks. Their mission is to help connect clients with all the elements that are necessary to the art and science of sales success.

Donna Hall

Organizational Training Inc

Donna is a consultant in the areas of coaching, and organizational training. She has particular expertise in leadership and team growth, assessment delivery, facilitation, customer service, and communication. Donna develops and conducts seminars and conferences nationwide for clients that include Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, industry, government, universities and non-profit organizations.

Katie Gailes

Smart Moves International

After a long career with IBM and stints with several small and start-up firms, Katie Gailes started SmartMoves International in 2006 to provide business consulting services to small and growing companies, solopreneurs, or professionals who want to lead an entrepreneurial life. Today, she focuses primarily on creating innovative and executable marketing strategies that are tightly linked to business goals.

Sig Hutchinson

Sig Hutchinson Communications

Sig Hutchinson offers sales consulting and training in presentation skills and speaking. He speaks professionally about the transformational nature of communities and organizations and is a recognized community leader who is driving the efforts to create 180 miles of interconnected greenways currently underway within the Triangle. Known locally as “Mr. Greenjeans,” Sig has been honored as “Tarheel of the Week” by the News & Observer and “Volunteer of the Year” by Wake County.

Harry Shaughnessy
Relevant Automation

Harry Shaughnessy is President of Relevant Automation Corp.  Relevant provides Customer Relationship Management solutions that are easy to use and support the overall goals of the organization. They help you to build and maintain a customer database that will enhance productivity, improve responsiveness to customers and ultimately maximize selling effectiveness.

George Smart

Strategic Development Inc.

Over the last 25 years, George Smart has worked with Boeing, Bayer, Microsoft, GlaxoSmithKline, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the CIA, and nearly 400 other organizations, creating high-impact, relevant, practical leadership development simulations and executive coaching. Drawing from an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business plus training from the Center for Creative Leadership and the Einstein School of Medicine, George speaks on leadership to Fortune 500 companies and national associations on how to make the workplace less insane and more profitable. His simulations provide a practical approach for learning in a risk-free environment.