Professional Development Academy Testimonials
“This isn’t your run-of-the-mill leadership class. The insights from global leaders as well as weekly breakout groups where invaluable.”
Humberto Lopez has formed hundreds of partnerships and LLCs since the founding of HSL Properties in 1975. He has over $2.5 billion in real estate transactions and has been involved in non-real estate related companie.
Michael O'Brian is a B.C based investor and businessman and dedicated arts philanthropist. He is director of the Thomas Foundation and President of the Michael O’Brian Family focused on arts and education.
Renie Cavallari is the founder, CEO and Chief Instigator of Aspire and an award-winning international strategist and leadership expert.
David Patchell-Evans is the founder and CEO of GoodLife Fitness, Canada’s largest fitness club chain, fourth largest in the world and largest owned by a single owner.
Neil Balter is the founder of California Closets®, the world’s largest custom closet company that includes nearly 200 franchises in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.
Jeff Lutton is the Owner of Dogtopia of Alexandria, VA. Jeff also spends his time supporting and advising other entrepreneurs through the VA Tech NoVA Masters Program.
Warren Rustand, former CEO of Providence Service Corporation a $2.1 Billion healthcare company and the co-founder at the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Leadership Academy.
Dave Steele is co-founder and General Partner of Western Wealth Capital, a company focused on creating wealth for their clients through well-selected investment real estate.
Bonnie J. Addario, Co-Founder and Board Chair of the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer is an advocate and educator empowering patients since receiving a stage 3B lung cancer diagnosis.
Suzanne Dukes received her Business and Accounting degree from UC Santa Barbara. She worked in the accounting field for 10 years but later found her passion in entrepreneurship.
Elected in 2014, re-elected in 2018, Governor Doug Ducey has applied his experience from a successful career in business to bring much-needed change to Arizona government.
Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D. is a prominent leader in the Integrative & Functional Medicine medical field. She is the Medical Director of The Cancer Center For Healing & Center For New Medicine.
"The self-pacing structure reduces the impact on my normal day-to-day activities. Most of all, the collaboration with my peers in other organizations has been both instructional and motivating to me."
“Many frontline managers are exactly the people we cannot afford to lose. This Leadership Academy helps to retain these vital employees and helps enable them to make leaders better"
“The participant engagement and completion rate in this program is unparalleled.”
“The topics and ideas covered are as applicable in business as they are in life. Great experience!”
“I don't know of anything else like this on the market.”
“The program and the material is fantastic, and I am very happy to be a part of it.”
“Several of our most promising frontline managers were among the first to enroll. We have seen immediate value from their participation.”