About Us
In the coming decades, two trends are going to
dominate the corporate landscape. The first trend is the diminishing
pool of talent and labor, both skilled and unskilled. The second is
an increasing desire among workers for fulfillment in the workplace.
These trends are converging to create a war for talent.
Whether you are the head coach of an NFL
Football team, a small business owner, the CEO of a Fortune 500
Company, or the director of a non profit organization, we will help
you to attract the talent, build the team, and create the strategy
that you need to take your organization to the next level.
Floyd Consulting serves CEO’s, executive
teams, managers, individual departments, and entire companies.
Whether your need is a keynote presentation, an offsite retreat,
strategic planning, or you have a desire to implement The Dream Manager
Program, let Floyd Consulting customize a program to fit your
needs.
The Floyd Team
Each member of the Floyd Team has been chosen for his or her unique experience and perspectives. Together, they represent a wide variety of industries and disciplines.
Matthew Kelly is an internationally acclaimed speaker and author and
the founder and president of Floyd Consulting, a consulting firm
founded on the belief that your organization can only become
the-best-version-of itself if the people who drive your organization are striving to become the-best-version-of themselves®.
Kelly’s books have sold more than one million copies and have appeared on the
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today,
Publisher’s Weekly, and numerous other best-sellers lists. His titles include
The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion
and Purpose, The Seven Levels of Intimacy, and The Dream Manager.
More than three million people in fifty countries have attended
Kelly’s presentations and seminars. Over the past decade, he has
given more than 2,500 keynote presentations at conferences and
conventions for a wide variety of organizations including Fortune
500 companies, national trade associations, professional
organizations, universities, churches, and non profits. Against the
backdrop of his travel to fifty countries, millions more have been
touched by his writings and appearances on radio and television
programs.
With his keen sense of humor and a passion for helping companies
understand that developing their employees is the first step to
achieving corporate goals, Kelly seems to effortlessly elevate and
energize people to pursue the highest values of the human spirit and
achieve their personal and professional goals.
Matthew Kelly's message is both timely and timeless. His example is authentic and inspiring.
His passion for life is refreshing and challenging. It is certain that he will continue to be, with
increasing influence, one of the most sought-after and endearing voices of our time.
Matthew Kelly can be reached at
mkelly@floydconsulting.com
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| Daniel Brunnert |
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Vice President, Consulting |
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As the Vice President of
consulting for Floyd, Dan Brunnert works with executive teams
and individual managers in applying the concepts and principles
outlined in The Dream Manager. His primary
responsibilities include new business development and all
aspects of client service.
Dan has worked with a variety of
clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies and national associations
to small businesses and educational institutions. Organizations Dan
has worked with include: HSBC, Proactive Worldwide, Procter &
Gamble, Benjamin Steel, Career Advancement Network, American
Express, GSD&M, The Marketing Arm, CentraState Healthcare System,
Fellowes, Blackboard, Life Fitness, and Motorola.
In addition to his consulting
work, Dan plays an integral role in Floyd’s executive offsite
retreats and has been instrumental in the development and refinement
of the original methodology behind The Dream Manager Program.
Prior to joining the Floyd team,
Dan worked for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation and was
responsible for developing training and educational programs for
10,000 members, including the organization’s annual Leadership
School. He has also worked with SolutionPeople, an innovation
consulting firm, where he was a Senior Innovation Trainer. He
received an MBA from DePaul University and a BS in biology and a BA
in English from Rockhurst University.
Other than helping people and
organizations explore their potential, Dan’s passions include
biking, marathon running, exploring new cities and cultures and
volunteering in Chicago where he lives.
Daniel Brunnert can be reached at
dbrunnert@floydconsulting.com
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| Tillman D. (TD) Hughes, Jr. |
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Consultant |
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TD Hughes consults and speaks with Floyd clients around
the areas of strategic planning and leadership. In addition to
his consulting work with Floyd, TD is Chief Executive
Officer of LaRosa's, Inc. He brings more than four decades of
experience and management expertise to his work with Floyd
clients.
TD is a member of the Center for Quality Management and has championed the strategic
planning process for a whole range of organizations. In his role as CEO for LaRosa’s,
he actively participates in all executive and director level management training.
TD’s mastery of systems, processes, and quality management tools within LaRosa’s
Pizzeria has helped the chain grow from $25 million in sales in 1990 to approximately
$135 million in sales today.
His drive to keep people first at LaRosa’s has helped it become
the leading pizzeria chain in every market it competes in. In
fact, LaRosa’s average sales volume per store is between double
and triple that of other pizzerias and is on par with McDonald’s
and the casual restaurant segment. TD clearly understands that
internal customer satisfaction drives external customer
satisfaction. His philosophy is that committed and engaged
employees drive long-term business success.
T.D. is married and has two daughters and two grandchildren. He is past-chairman of the board of the Greater
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Hemophilia Foundation. His hobbies include riding his motorcycle, playing golf,
and traveling with his family.
Tillman D. (TD) Hughes, Jr. can be reached at
thughes@floydconsulting.com
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| Mark V. Kaminski |
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Consultant |
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Mark Kaminski is a professional non-executive director and former Director and CEO of a US manufacturing company which he grew from $US240 million to $2 billion in sales. Mark graduated in science and has a Harvard Business School Advanced Management Degree. Mark had extensive early experience in manufacturing and sales. His later experience in business leadership included extensive change leadership, turning around an under-performing company and driving significant business growth.
Mark Kaminski can be reached at
mkaminski@floydconsulting.com
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| Patrick J. Burke |
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Consultant |
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Pat, both a CPA and an attorney, is a partner in Burke & Schindler Strategic Partners and the managing partner of Burke & Schindler, P.L.L. CPA's. Burke & Schindler, established in 1984, is an independent accounting firm that provides audit and assurance services, tax compliance and planning, dispute consulting, benefit plan management, executive recruiting, and accounting software systems design installation and training.
He is a respected expert in business financing and deal structuring. Pat's creative financial deal structuring enables many of his clients to receive highly leveraged bank financing for capital equipment purchases, building construction, and business acquisitions. His innovative vision of business debt and equity structuring has saved his clients well over $100 million in lower fees, reduced requirements for venture capital, and has prevented many owners from suffering dilution of their stock and loss of company control.
Pat has successfully advised over 80 highly successful start-ups. His advice focuses on ownership, deal structuring, creative financing, deal management and tax and estate planning. Pat is also recognized as an authority on varied business valuation methodologies.
Pat is Chairman of the Board of Directors of a closely held $15 million medical consulting company and is a board member (including chairmanship of the audit and compensation committees) of a closely held $250 million real estate service business.
Pat received his J.D. from the University of Cincinnati Law School and his B.S. Cum Laude from the University of Dayton.
Pat is active outside of work with Boys Hope Girls Hope of Cincinnati where he is on the Finance and Development Committees, as well as the Board Chair.
Pat Burke can be reached at
pburke@floydconsulting.com
Certified Dream Managers
Floyd Consulting certifies individuals to lead The Dream Manager
Program. A few of Floyd's Certified Dream Managers are
profiled below. To reach one of these Certified Dream Managers
or to explore how you can work with a Dream Manager, send an email
to information@floydconsulting.com
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| Sandra Garest |
| Senior Dream
Manager |
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Prior to formally joining the Floyd Consulting team, Sandra Garest was a client and was responsible for the implementation of the Dream Manager Program at her organization. After going through the Program as a participant and seeing how powerfully it impacted her own life and the lives of her colleagues, she became Certified as a Dream Manager in 2007.
Sandra works as a Dream Manager with corporate clients, leads individual clients through the Program, and participates in Floyd events. As a Senior Dream Manager, Sandra also supports newly Certified Dream Managers by leading them through the Program so that they can experience the Program before sharing it with their clients or colleagues. She is a talented and influential Dream Manager who is passionate about encouraging people to identify and achieve the goals and dreams that are most important to them. Sandra is committed to helping clients produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers and organizations.
Sandra’s professional background includes
over 15 years of experience in human resources, training and
executive coaching. She has held various human resources
leadership roles with organizations ranging from new business
start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in a cross section of industries,
and was formerly the Director of Human Resources for a Chicagoland
consulting firm serving Fortune 500 clients.
Sandra holds
a Bachelors degree with a double major in human resources management
and business administration from Illinois State University. She
achieved a PHR Certification from the Human Resources Certification
Institute and trained at the Disney Institute’s Executive Leadership
Program. Sandra has been a member of the Society for Human
Resources Management since 1993 and is an active member in several
local Executive and Human Resources associations.
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| Mary Beth Braun |
| Senior Dream
Manager |
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Mary Beth is a Certified Dream Manager for the Floyd Consulting Team. In addition to working in the role of Dream Manager with Floyd, Mary Beth is an internationally published author and President of One Body Therapeutic Massage, Inc.
Mary Beth is a fourteen year Member and the former National President of the American Massage Therapy Association where she served in the Offices of the President for 4 years. In this role, she excelled at building new and improving the state of existing long-standing relationships. Through her skills in appreciative inquiry and providing a safe place to dialogue, AMTA was able to achieve new heights in their relationships. Additionally, she served as the Finance Committee Chair and participated in the development of short and long term strategic plans as well as the implementation of performance based management of the Board and the Association.
Mary Beth has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana and a Therapeutic Massage Technician Certificate from the Health Enrichment Center, Lapeer, Michigan. She is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and has been practicing therapeutic massage since 1995. She has a treatment oriented practice, working with clients with a myriad of ongoing physical issues which requires her to continually improve her skills. Mary Beth is the coauthor of the internationally published textbook, An Introduction to Massage Therapy and has taught introductory massage to students in a variety of settings including the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Other than practicing massage and teaching people to live their highest quality of life, Mary Beth is passionate about running, biking, learning to play golf, reading, continual self-improvement and creating the life of her dreams.
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Thom Monahan
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Thom Monahan is a certified Dream Manager and Owner of The Life Purpose Center of Montgomery. He has over 27 years of experience in consulting with small businesses and young professionals. In his work at The Life Purpose Center of Montgomery, Thom utilizes The Dream Manager Program and other tools to support individuals and businesses in their search for progress.
Thom has been certified as a coach by the Life Purpose Institute and as a Dream Manager by Floyd Consulting. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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