Sig Hutchinson has been on the front lines of making communities healthy and livable for more than a decade. Starting his career in communications with the Dale Carnegie organization, Sig became a senior instructor for the Dale Carnegie Sales Course for more than eight years before forming his own company, concentrating on sales consulting, presentation, and communications skills training. Later, Sig used his powers of communication and public speaking to transform the region by leading eight referendums in Wake County and the City of Raleigh for open space preservation, parks, greenways, transportation, transit, and affordable housing, where he continues to be active in the region. Sig was Wake County Commission in 2014 and served as Chair.  He now serves on numerous boards that impact our community.

As a former COO and two-time CFO of thriving counties and cities, She brings 30+ years of experience in nearly every local government area.

Known as a fixer and “Swiss Army knife” partner, she helps government leaders pinpoint strategic solutions for various issues, from delayed audits to inefficient financial systems and budget development. Before founding her consulting practice in 2022, she spent decades in public service in several executive leadership roles in Wake County, NC, Portsmouth, VA, and Norfolk, VA.

Across her career, she impacted more than 1.5 Million residents, successfully managed annual budgets ranging from $500M to $2B, and presented to more than 20,000 people on everything from financial systems to work-life balance. She aims to advocate for the value of local government and those who work tirelessly to make it possible.

Highly motivated professional, with direct experience in every area of a product’s lifecycle, including software products, devices, managed services, and turnkey solutions. Successful leading cross-generational, cross-cultural teams located in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Experienced and successful executive focused on educational innovation to better align systems of learning with the new economy and to ensure that all young people are fully prepared to thrive. Skills include approaching complex problems and collaboration with high-level strategic thinking; engaging leaders in government, education, business and industry and philanthropic interests in concerted action; and fostering trust and confidence among diverse interests. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a EdD focused in Educational Administration from Teachers College of Columbia University.

Nonprofit Executive Director. Founder of the US Modernist.org. Host of the USModernist Radio podcast. Keynote speaker as the Accidental Archivist. A former columnist for Atomic Ranch. Plus 30 years as an executive coach and management consultant. Over the last 25 years, George Smart 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 spoke on leadership to Fortune 500 companies and national associations to make the workplace less insane and more profitable.

John is the author of hundreds of published articles. He was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on how to close more sales. He is the author of 9 best selling books, including:
– What’s Your Sales DNA?
– Close and Grow Rich

John has been honored with the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) awarded by the National Speakers Association and is a regular Convention Keynote Speaker for national conferences.

Specialties: International Sales Consulting and Training in Jamaica, Mexico, Ukraine, Poland, Canada and the USA.