I help executives in a variety of industries do what they do better. As a business coach for almost 30 years and president of a successful consulting group, I’ve worked with hundreds of business owners, executives and professionals, helping them find work-life balance so they can become the best version of themselves—in the office and out of it, too.

As legendary coach John Wooden said, “Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.” I coach this ambitious and positive mindset every day, and I’ve done so for decades. I have written four books about using a whole-person approach to life and work that is based on my 7 F’s of True Success model.

To expand my circle of influence, I am a Vistage Chair, leading two CEO groups and one Key Executive group of business leaders who are striving for rapid growth. I challenge their thinking, prompting them to consider new ideas and alternatives to business as usual. It is a collaborative effort where members share expertise and experience to lead themselves and others to greater success. Gold is polished through friction, and that is what happens in our groups:  Successful people are encouraged to get uncomfortable in order to break through barriers and achieve their goals.

I am a Georgia Tech graduate and former trustee of the university’s National Alumni Association. I loved being involved in Boy Scouts, as an assistant scoutmaster, with my two sons who are both Eagle Scouts now. My wife, Susan, and I served in the infant foster care program through Catholic Family Services. We have three children and live in Birmingham.