Jean MacDonald

Jean MacDonald, is Distinguished Toastmaster and member of the National Speakers Association. She is a communication expert, business strategist, and keynote speaker. Through her firm Network, Connect, Succeed, LLC, she has been speaking and giving presentations using her trademark humor and story-telling style for seven years.

She helps executives and their teams discover the connections to help them build stronger relationships and achieve both individual and group success. She is the author of several books and has over 25 years experience in sales, recruiting and team leadership in the commercial insurance industry and as a high performer for Mary Kay Cosmetics.

FCA since 2016
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

Latrice Cole

Latrice Cole is an image and brand consultant with over ten years experience in HR leadership and business strategy. Her firm, Latrice Monique Consulting, coaches Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs and professionals across all industries to ensure that the brilliance inside them is powerfully reflected in a more visually appealing style in their clothes, accessories, demeanor, and overall presence. Together they craft a strategic professional image that is confident, authentic, trustworthy and impactful. Latrice holds a Master’s in Labor and Industrial Relations and a Bachelor’s in Communications.

FCA since 2022
New York, New York

Scott Carley

A long-time certified Vistage speaker and Trusted Advisor, Scott Carley has spoken nationally to thousands of CEOs and key leaders. Throughout his decades-long career, Scott has brought growth to congregations and businesses alike. As a pastor in Lubbock, Texas, Scott formed a leadership team and built up both his congregation and their church--eventually overseeing the creation of a 13,000 square-foot worship facility. On the main-stage of the business community, he has spoken to professional organizations, sparking dynamic change with his priority management presentation called “FOCUS on What Matters,” which has gained regional and national attention.

FCA since 2021
Austin, Texas

Melissa Marcelissen

As sales and operations leader, human resources business partner (HRBP), and advisor to C-suite leaders for over 20 years, Melissa discovered the impact of empathy, trust, and inclusion on team performance. Melissa supports corporate leaders through coaching and consulting, builds team engagement through workshops (Your Team's Unique Advantage, Leadership Storytelling, Gratitude & Recognition, Character Based Leadership) and speaking engagements. Melissa graduated from the Ivey School of Business’ Executive MBA, and is certified by the Ivey School of Business Leadership Centre as a Character Based Leadership Practitioner.

FCA since 2021
Stratford, Ontario

Hilda Gan

Hilda Gan is the President and Chief People Officer of People Bright Consulting Inc., an award-winning HR management consulting firm based in the Greater Toronto Area., She is an international best-selling author, motivational speaker, and the creator of REVUP Your Potential. With a diverse career in nursing, IT, Engineering, and HR, Hilda combines 25+ years of HR with a serial entrepreneur's pragmatic eye for business strategy.

Hilda co-founded TRANS Consulting, an award-winning Engineering Consulting firm recognized twice as one of the top 10 Best Workplaces in Canada®. As a result of that success, Hilda created the Connect with REVUP™ Program designed to help train, coach, and mentor executives, managers, and aspiring leaders to develop their people leadership skills and create respectful engaged workplaces.

She holds a Masters in Health Sciences and has earned the Certified Human Resources Leader designation.

FCA since 2019
Unionville, Ontario

Jes De Shields, PhD

Jes De Shields is the founder of Crescent Leadership and an Instructor at Cornell University’s Executive Leadership Program. She has over 20 years experience in dynamic organizational settings, including 14 years in positions of bottom-line accountability. Her background includes a history of developing people, products, and programs designed to penetrate key market segments and increase profitability and ROI through effective, strategic planning and relationship-building. She is equally comfortable with one-on-one executive-level coaching and large group presentations and facilitation.

FCA since 2021
Taylors, South Carolina

Renata Jabuka

Renata Jabuka is an energetic and inspiring Ringleader with a fascinating professional trajectory that began with clinical work in the dental and healthcare sectors. Today, she is an executive strategist and a Founding Partner at the Women's Launch Table, a joint venture that provides strategic business coaching to women and helps fledgling women entrepreneurs build the thriving businesses of their dreams. She holds a degree in communications and brings over 10 years experience in the healthcare industry.

FCA since 2015
Novato, California

Sabine Parry

Sabine Parry is a business strategist and leadership consultant who has been coaching entrepreneurs and teams for over a decade. She works with organizations to improve confidence and communication at every level of their business. She holds a diploma with specialization in banking and finance and works as a mentor for university start-up and business incubator programs.

FCA since 2020
Canterbury, New Zealand

Lori Blatt

Lori Blatt has been providing marketing and brand strategy consulting to the manufacturing, construction and engineering industries for almost two decades. She develops B2B marketing strategy, including brand consulting, content and marketing strategy, social media marketing and copywriting to elevate brands, define positioning in the marketplace and create effective tools to communicate with their ideal client.

FCA since 2021
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Dr. Kayvon Khalilzadeh

Dr. Kayvon K. began his career studying medicine at the university level and likes to describe himself as a recovered doctor who caught the entrepreneurial bug. He started his first business in 1998 and went on to grow multiple businesses while attracting a vast array of corporate clients, including Nokia. Today he works with overworked entrepreneurs and business leaders to help them remove the obstacles to more productivity and profit.

Dr. Kayvon is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, as well as Seth Godin’s altMBA inaugural cohort. He is also regarded as a Master Level Certified Productivity Coach.

FCA since 2021
Vancouver, Canada

Andrei Vasile

Andrei Vasile is an experienced sales manager and marketing professional with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. He has demonstrated skills in negotiation, social media strategy, leadership and business coaching. He helps small businesses and individuals build a strong and surprising digital presence, discover what makes them different so that they can drive more sales, more engaged clients and do more of what they do best.

He holds a degree in management, with a specialization in the engineering sector.

FCA since 2020
Bucharest, Romania

Kelly Smales, PCC, CPC, FCA

Having lived and worked with OHL hockey players for 10 years, I was a confidential liaison and support person for coaches, players, parents and host families. Core 7 Coaching is a system I developed based on my experience in the elite hockey world, combined with years of leadership coaching. It's a straightforward, effective system that recognizes differing communication styles, motivations and character strengths, and provides strategies to bridge the gaps we naturally face in team building and personal development.

Prior to Core 7 Coaching, I was a business owner for 20+ years, supplying high-performing teams with calibration services inside high-pressure scientific lab environments. I’ve always looked for revolutionary ways to deliver effective, precise solutions. I love systems, measures and processes that deliver clear results. I’m also dedicated to client service and communication built on a foundation of respect, empathy and kindness. So now, armed with certifications in leadership coaching and team performance, an innate ability to get to the root of issues within teams, and an affinity for logical processes, I’ve designed a signature program that can address the realities of complex communication in high-pressure environments… like elite-level sports, first responder units, and lean organizations.

FCA since 2018
Guelph, Ontario