| "Want
to make
God laugh?
. . .
Tell him your plans"
(Jewish proverb)
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I
wouldn't be who I am today if it wasn't for these people:
My Mom, Rita
My mother, my friend, my first coach, a voracious reader, gracious,
stunning, amazingly quick and razor sharp intellect, pitbull, movie
and theatre maven, great travel companion. This woman is my role
model for thought provoking conversation – She can engage
in conversation with just about anyone and they will thank her for
it. She taught me most of what I know about communicating with people.
Grace, Intellect, Elegance, Charm.
My Dad, Jerry
My father, my mentor, my business partner, my wise old man, my rock
in the storm, my friend, my inspiration for doing business right.
An amazingly talented absent minded professor type who can simmer
20 ideas and amaze the pants off you when they are all interwoven
in a machine or tapestry in front of you eyes. Clean, simple, practical
quality. Taught me most of what I know about business and how to
lead people.
Kezia Shine, a soul
mate, a spiritual guide, a thought provoker, a sister, a friend,
a thriving rose in a desert of understanding. Humor, spirit, light,
sexy, energy. Early on in our friendship she taught me what it means
and the value of “forgiveness”
Tim, my older brother,
who was my best friend for years, though I
never knew it (this is a huge shift for me - it used to read he
never new it - I only recently realized that I had it all backwards
in real life. My issues with him were about the story I created
about him because I mistreated him - Thank you Tim, Jon
& Arbinger). Loving father of my nephew and niece, a blend of
our parents gifts and talents. Precise and knowledgeable; understands
physical and worldly things deeply. An amazing man.
Michael James Ellis,
oldest, dearest friend. We grew up across the street from each other.
He was my first business partner – we had business cards when
we were 10. Funny, clever, goofball, incredible father, loving husband,
“Beaker” turned social chairman, engineer, “MacGyver”
qualities, lover of all things fun.
My Wonder Team of Coaches Last Fall
- Jon Benfer, Clive Prout, Barbara
McAfee, and Jan Berg
I want to say so much more about all of these AMAZINGLY
FABULOUS individuals in my life who have taught
me so many things (almost in order of appearance in my life): Georgia
Meredith, Esther Ellis, Sue McMorris,
Sheryl Sellards, Geno Johnson, Erica
Rayshel, Sigrid Dexheimer, Stephanie
Steele, Judy Dennenberg, David Anderson,
Yvonne Catala, Len Kluft, Dorothy
Willis, Cheri (van den Kieboom) Radovancevic, Carrie
Fix, Marc Allain, Joan Eischen,
Trish Benedict, Angela Hersil, David
Zach, Bill
McGinnis, Nadine Stockli,
Sandra Heuts, Judy
Beer, LA
Reding, Lerae
Frisby, Paula Winters,
Maureen Bohorfoush, Paul
Sherman, Al McShepard, Alexander
Caillet, Jilly
Shaull, Doug&Sara Smalley,
Claudette Lajam, LeeAnn
Villella, George
Johnson, Thea Sheldon, Jon
Benfer, Scott
Lewis, Diana Gabriel, Kristine
Spiegelberg, Valerie Hoiness, Jen Kochevar,
Jessica
Ferm, Clive
Prout, Jan
Berg, Patricia
& Craig Neil, Julio
Olalla, and many more AND more to come.
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