34 Strong, Inc.

• Hosted and produced The Coach to Coach podcast, highlighting the power of CliftonStrengths Assessment in empowering leaders.
• Collaborated with certified strengths coaches to showcase how a strengths-based approach can transform workplaces.
• Conducted insightful interviews with industry leaders to share best practices in creating engaged work environments.

Podcast Host

• Lead a team of 200+ consultants to empower employees to develop talents into strengths, partnering with government and corporate clients.
• Facilitated trainings for 1500+ organizations, resulting in 6x more engaged employees and coaching tens of thousands of leaders since 2013.

Founding CEO

Gallup

• Pioneered strengths-based development company globally, impacting all sectors of society.
• Certified as one of the first seven Gallup Strengths Coaches in 2013.
• Spearheaded conversations on CliftonStrengths and its profound influence worldwide.

Global Certified Strengths Coach

Incredible Family

• Led research on the impact of work-parenting conflicts on key performance metrics and organizational diversity.
• Developed strategies to support working parents, resulting in increased employee engagement and reduced burnout.
• Collaborated with HR executives to implement initiatives to improve the well-being of working parents.

Co-Founder

Harvest House Publishers

• Co-authored two parenting books with my wife, focusing on discovering parenting strengths and raising kids with confidence.
• Collaborated with Harvest House Publishers to release books in January 2021 and June 2019.
• Developed strong communication and teamwork skills while working with my wife and the publishing company.

Published Author x2

Vistage Worldwide, Inc.

• Facilitated 3-hour workshops on Building Great Places to Work by Leading with Strengths at Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
• Explored key objectives including Employee Engagement, Leadership Development, and Culture Development.
• Engaged participants in interactive discussions to enhance their understanding and application of the topics.

Professional Speaker

UC Davis Extension

• Designed and delivered Strengths Based workshops for open enrollment classes and in-tact teams, focusing on Strengths Discovery and Leadership.
• Facilitated courses such as Strengths Discovery Day and Leading with Strengths for participants in the UC Health System and various State of CA Departments.
• Provided access codes for participants to take the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment through the Gallup Organization.

Instructor

Avaunt Advantage, LLC

• Led a team of experienced coaches and consultants to provide high-quality Coaching and Consulting services to clients.
• Developed and implemented business development strategies, resulting in increased revenue and growth for clients.
• Collaborated closely with clients to understand their needs and provide tailored solutions for their businesses.

Managing Partner, Strengths Based Organizational Consultant

As the founding CEO of 34 Strong Inc., I have dedicated my career to transforming workplace cultures and enhancing productivity through a strengths-based approach. I am passionate about empowering individuals and teams, and it has been my mission to create thriving work environments that leverage the unique talents of employees.

Under my leadership, 34 Strong has partnered with numerous organizations to foster positive workplace cultures and drive organizational growth. We specialize in solving complex workplace issues with customized solutions tailored to the unique needs of each organization. I am a sought-after speaker and author, known for my insights on leadership, team dynamics, and strengths-based parenting. My commitment to these principles has helped make 34 Strong a leader in the field of workforce development.

Brandon Miller

After twelve incredible years founding and leading 34 Strong, Inc. as CEO, I am stepping into the role of Chairman. This is not a step away. It is a step upward that allows me to influence our entire family of companies while staying actively engaged in the work I love.

Over the last year, I have partnered closely with my friend and colleague Anthony Kavouras to prepare for this moment. Anthony has led 34 Strong to record growth as President and will now serve as our CEO and as a partner in the business. His leadership has strengthened our government and enterprise practice, and expanded our impact in ways that position us for an exciting future.

I am also proud to share that Terry Dola will become President. Terry brings decades of global leadership experience from her time with The Walt Disney Company and she has an extraordinary ability to build cultures of excellence. She will guide our team and operations with vision and heart.

We are equally thrilled to welcome Alisha Mecier as Chief Revenue Officer. Alisha brings more than twenty years of experience in strategic growth and will elevate our partnerships across all sectors.

As for me, I will continue to play a very active role across our companies. As Chairman I will focus on strategic vision, new partnerships, brand building, global collaborations, podcasting, public speaking and opening new business opportunities. I will also continue to champion the CoachStrong ecosystem and our work integrating Listening Intelligence, strengths development and AI-enabled tools that support coaches and people leaders worldwide.

I am not going anywhere. I am fully committed to seeing our brands thrive and to supporting our leaders as they take us forward.

Thank you to every teammate, client and partner who has believed in our mission. I am proud of what we have built and I am even more excited for what’s ahead.

Advancing the Global Strengths Movement | Chairman at 34 Strong |Chairman Churchill Leadership Group | Speaker and Author

There are nights that remind you why you do what you do.
This weekend was one of them.

Analyn and I had the honor of joining the annual Denim & Diamonds Gala for xHope an incredible organization bringing hope, love, education and practical support to vulnerable youth and families across the Sacramento region.

34 Strong, Inc. was proud to serve as the Presenting Sponsor, part of our ongoing Mission to a Million, creating impact that multiplies beyond the workplace.

My friend Anthony Kavouras and I shared stories from our two decades of service on the XHope board, reflecting on the lives transformed through this work.

A special thank you to Chad Hodges and Vicki Yang for joining us at our 34 Strong table and to Chad for generously donating courtside Kings tickets during the live auction!

The night closed with an unforgettable performance by artist David Garibaldi, who painted a stunning portrait of Jesus and a child, in just five minutes.

And to my amazing wife Analyn who chaired this year’s event with excellence and heart, thank you for leading with grace and making the impact eternal!

Hope isn’t passive. It’s powerful.
And when we put it into action, lives change.

#MissionToAMillion #34Strong #XHope #Leadership #FaithInAction

Some moments remind you what truly matters, and this was one of them.

A year ago I stood at the wedding of a dear friend, asked to speak as they began their life together.
It wasn't a grand stage or a professional milestone.
It was something better.

Love.
Commitment.
Faith.
Family.

As I watched them make their vows, I thought about all the people who've shaped my own journey. Through years of travel and work, I've met incredible leaders and friends whose impact runs deeper than any business win. They've reminded me that success is temporary, but relationships are eternal.

We talk a lot about growth and achievement, yet at the end of it all, it's people who define our story.
The ones who challenge us, believe in us and leave fingerprints on our character.

My greatest accomplishment will never be measured in titles or timelines.
It will be measured in hearts.

In every friendship built.
Every moment of grace shared.
Every life I've been lucky enough to touch, even in a small way.

Legacy isn't built in what we own or achieve.
It's written in the lives we love along the way.

#Leadership #Faith #Gratitude #Relationships #Legacy

Advancing the Global Strengths Movement | Chairman at 34 Strong and Churchill Leadership Group | Inc. 5000 and Best Place to Work | Podcast Host, Speaker and Author

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Grateful to be on Oahu this week with Analyn, and Daniel, celebrating Thanksgiving with our daughter Madeline and soaking up a little Honolulu beauty. The sights, the sounds, the food, the slow moments. All of it feels like a gift.

As a father of seven, I am always working to make sure each of my kids feels seen, valued, and appreciated. Madeline has lived here for four years, so taking the time to fly out at least once a year matters to her. It matters to us too. These little pockets of time together become the memories we carry for a lifetime.

If you have been waiting to take that trip, make that call, or lean into a moment with someone you love, this is your reminder to say yes. Make the memories. Invest in the relationships that shape who you are becoming. None of us will regret the time we spent with the people who matter most.

From our family on Oahu, happy Thanksgiving week. May you find moments that fill your heart and remind you of what really lasts.

💪 The Strength That Never Settles

Some people can’t help but look for what’s next.
They see what’s good and imagine how it could be great.

That’s the Maximizer strength, the drive to refine, elevate and transform what already works.
Not from perfectionism, but purpose.

In this week’s episode of #CoachToCoach, I sat down with two close collaborators and incredible guests, Anthony Kavouras and Jayne Jenkins PCC, to unpack how Maximizers think, lead and build momentum that lasts.

Because when Maximizers see progress pay off, they don’t stop.
They multiply it!

🎧 Full episode linked in comments!

#Leadership #Strengths #Maximizer #GrowthMindset

Ever thought you had your kid figured out, only to realize God was teaching you something entirely different? 

That was us.

Bailee was almost seventeen when we first learned her strengths. At the time we were trying to “figure her out” and eventually realized the issue wasn’t her. It was us. Analyn and I share the same #34strength, #Restorative. It is at the very bottom for both of us. And Bailee? She is #1Restorative! 

She had always felt like an enigma to us. We tried all the wrong ways to help her, usually by trying to make her more like us. That never worked and it never would. Then one day we saw her strengths and there it was. A beautiful reminder that God designs each person with intention. Nothing was wrong with Bailee. She was wired exactly the way she was meant to be.

From that day on we became students of our daughter. We learned the brilliance behind #Restorative and how to parent her from that strength instead of our own.

Fast forward to today. Bailee is a thriving salon owner, an incredible businesswoman, and in my humble opinion an excellent “hairapist”. Her cut, color, and extension clients line up for her and she is tough to book. Watching her walk confidently in her calling is one of my greatest joys.

To all the parents and partners out there. Sometimes the “challenging” people in your life are actually just misunderstood. Learn their strengths. Learn yours. It changes everything.

And if you want to dive deeper into parenting with strengths, check out Incredible Family  and CEO Kelly McGinnis. Their work is transforming families every day.

#Family #Strengths #Parenting #Restorative #Calling #Hairapist #Blessed #LeadershipStartsAtHome #IncredibleFamily

Some of the most positive leaders I’ve met are the ones who’ve walked through the hardest seasons.

They don’t ignore reality, they face it with hope.
That’s what true Positivity looks like.

Not blind optimism, but a steady belief that what we do matters and that people can grow through anything.

In this week’s episode of #CoachToCoach, I sat down with Jaclynn Robinson, and Jane McCarthy to talk about what Positivity really means in leadership and relationships:
✨ Bringing warmth into serious spaces
✨ Creating trust through encouragement
✨ Helping people see their own growth
✨ Celebrating the wins instead of chasing the next one

Positivity isn’t fluff. It’s fuel.
And when leaders practice it, it spreads fast.

🎧 Full episode link in comments

#Leadership #CliftonStrengths #Positivity #Culture #CoachToCoach

I recently sat in a meeting with a leadership team who couldn't figure out why their projects kept stalling.

They had smart people, good systems and clear goals.
But something invisible was holding them back.

So, I asked a simple question:
"When was the last time you listened to 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 instead of listening to respond?"

The room was quiet.

Over the next hour, they realized what I've seen in hundreds of teams. Their problem wasn't communication.

It was 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

85% of employees and executives say that lack of collaboration and ineffective communication are at the heart of most workplace failures. That's a lot of lost trust.

Listening Intelligence isn't just about hearing better. It's about creating clarity, safety and connection in the moments that matter most.

Because when leaders start listening differently, everything starts working differently too.

If your team keeps running into the same walls, don't add another meeting.
Start with how you listen.

#Leadership #ListeningIntelligence #Culture

When Analyn Miller and I first started raising our seven kids, we were learning in real time, balancing family, faith and business all at once.

There were nights when the schedule felt impossible.
Days when one of us was traveling, the other juggling school, sports and dinner.
And moments when we’d look at each other and wonder if we were really doing it right.

What we learned through all those seasons is that family doesn’t have to be perfect to be incredible.

It’s not about getting everything right, it’s about staying connected when things go wrong. It’s about grace, communication and the courage to lead at home the same way we lead at work.

That belief became the foundation for Incredible Family, our mission to help parents lead their families with the same intentionality they bring to their careers.

And since those early days, we’ve been blessed to have Kelly McGinnis carry that mission forward with extraordinary heart. Kelly has faithfully led Incredible Family and poured into thousands of working parents, helping them find balance, strength and hope in the middle of real life. Her leadership has kept our vision alive and expanding, reaching families far beyond what Analyn and I first imagined!

Because success at home and success at work aren’t competing goals, they’re connected.
When you grow stronger at home, you show up stronger everywhere else.

#Faith #FamilyLeadership #Parenting #IntentionalLiving #IncredibleFamily

There are weekends that fill your heart more than a whole year of busy days, this was one of them.

We celebrated Thanksgiving early this year and it felt extra special. All seven of our kids were home and we loved every minute of having the whole crew together!

Lola and Bpa took the grands for a night so the kids could go out, reconnect and enjoy time with each other.

The next day, we gathered for our Thanksgiving feast and a beautiful time of giving thanks to the Lord.

Mama Miller, our very own Analyn, led us in prayer and song and it set the tone for a meaningful moment of gratitude and worship.

Family time is a gift.
Faith is a gift.
And moments like these remind me what truly matters.

Grateful for a full house and full hearts!

#Faith #Family #Gratitude #IntentionalLiving

Some of the strongest communities are built long before anyone notices.
They start with small circles, open doors and honest conversations.

Every week our home fills with young adults who come to learn, listen and grow together.

We talk about faith, purpose and leadership, not in theory, but in the real moments where those values get tested.

Tonight's theme was simple, but it carried weight.
Who is Jesus?
Not an idea.
Not a title.
A person who anchors us in truth and grace, the kind that shapes how we lead, love and serve others.

Watching this next generation rise with courage and conviction gives me hope for the future!

Because leadership begins at home, in rooms like these, long before it shows up on any stage.

#Leadership #Faith #Community #MissionToAMillion #CORE

Some strengths speak loudly.
Relator speaks deeply!

It's the quiet power behind leaders who build trust one relationship at a time.

On this week's episode of #CoachToCoach, I sat down with Ray Swarts, SHRM-CP and Stacy Crawford, M.S.Ed., PCC to explore how #Relator helps teams move past small talk and into real connection.

This strength doesn't chase crowds. It chooses depth, honesty and belonging, the kind that makes collaboration feel natural.

Strong relationships don't just support leadership.
They shape it!

🎧 Full episode linked in the comments.

#Leadership #CliftonStrengths

Every year when the air starts to cool, we take a short drive about an hour from where we live in Sacramento up to Apple Hill. IYKYK

It's become a family tradition: fresh air, apple donuts and plenty of laughter with all our kids and grandkids who can make it that day. Pictures is our son-in-law Jordan (today is his birthday:-) and our granddaughter Jemma. 

No meetings. No screens. Just time together.

It's simple, but these are the moments that keep us grounded! The ones that remind us that success isn't only about what we build, it's about who we build it with.

If you ever get the chance to visit Apple Hill, take it.
And if you can, bring your people.
Those memories will outlast any meeting you'll ever have.

#Family #Gratitude #IntentionalLiving #Leadership

Some people think connection happens by accident.
#Relators know it happens on purpose.

It's the strength that pays attention to what others need and makes space for deeper trust to grow.

Relator often shows up as quiet energy, steady, intentional and deeply loyal. It doesn't rush people.
It learns them!

And when leaders lead from that kind of depth, teams feel it. They communicate better, collaborate faster and build the kind of trust that lasts.

🎧 Full episode linked in the comments.

#Leadership #CliftonStrengths #Connection #CoachToCoach

⚡️ The Art (and Energy) of a Maximizer

Some people are wired to see potential everywhere.
They don’t settle, they refine, elevate and keep moving forward.

That’s the Maximizer strength!

But the challenge is, the same energy that drives excellence can make it hard to slow down and fix what’s broken.

I’ve learned that excellence isn’t only about raising the bar. It’s also about knowing when to pause, repair and refocus.

When Maximizers find that balance, good teams become exceptional ones.

🎧 Full episode linked in comments!

#Leadership #Strengths #GrowthMindset #CoachToCoach

Some leaders mistake Positivity for pretending everything’s fine.
But the real kind of Positivity shows up when things aren’t!

It’s choosing to believe there’s still something good worth working toward even when the day feels heavy, the meeting feels long and the pressure won’t let up.

That kind of Positivity doesn’t hide from reality. It brings hope into it!

I’ve seen true Positivity transform teams, not by ignoring problems, but by reminding people that they have what it takes to solve them.

Because Positivity isn’t about denial, it’s about direction.
It points us forward when everything else tells us to stop.

🎧 Full episode linked in the comments.

#Leadership #Strengths #CoachToCoach #Positivity #podcast

Some people show up because they have to.
Leaders with #Responsibility show up because it's who they are!

It's the strength that makes people feel safe with you because they know you'll follow through, even when it's hard or inconvenient.

Responsibility shows up as steady, loyal leadership. The kind that anchors teams when everything else feels uncertain.

It's not about doing everything.
It's about owning what matters and honoring the commitments you make!

🎧 Full episode linked in the comments.

#Leadership #CliftonStrengths #Trust #CoachToCoach

Some strengths carry weight, Responsibility carries people.
It's the steady force that shows up, follows through and holds commitments with heart.

On this week's episode of #CoachToCoach, I sat down with Brenda Jochum and Angeline Soon to explore why Responsibility is one of the most trusted strengths in leadership. Not because it does everything, but because it honors what matters most.

Responsibility isn't about perfection.
It's about ownership, character and doing what you said you'd do.

And when leaders live that out, teams rise to meet it!

🎧 Full episode linked in the comments.

Restorative is one of the most common strengths in the world. And one of the most direct.

Every person I’ve coached with high Restorative has that same gift: they see the real problem quickly, they say the thing no one else wants to say and they’re willing to dig all the way to the root instead of settling for a surface fix.

On this week’s episode of #CoachToCoach, I’m joined by Erin Wheeler, PhD and Svetlana Sereda, PCC , two leaders who use Restorative to create meaningful, measurable change:
🔎 Getting to the real issue
🛠️ Improving systems, not patching them
⚖️ Learning which problems are theirs to solve (and which aren’t)

Restorative is honest.
It’s direct.
And when developed, it’s one of the most powerful problem-solving strengths we have.

🎧 Full episode linked in the comments!

#StrengthsBasedLeadership #34Strong #LeadershipDevelopment

It's hard to lead with confidence when you don't understand what makes you strong.

That was true for me for a long time.
Until one question shifted everything:

What is your #1 strength?

When I learned mine was #Maximizer, it felt like someone handed me a mirror I’d been missing for years. Suddenly my patterns made sense. The way I lead, coach and show up as a parent and teammate.

Not to chase perfection, but to take what's good and elevate it!

Because when you understand your #1 strength, something changes.
⏩ Clarity grows
⏩ Decisions feel lighter
⏩ Communication becomes more intentional
⏩ Relationships deepen
⏩ Confidence rises in a quiet, grounded way

Strengths don't just shape our work.
They shape our identity.

And real growth doesn't start with doing more.
It starts with understanding who you already are.

So, let me ask you:
What is your #1 strength?
Share it in the comments. I would love to see the talent and diversity in this community!

#Leadership #Strengths #SelfAwareness #Growth #CoachToCoach

Jennifer Doyle Vancil, M.Ed., PCC

Communicating Strengths LLC

I help career changers and job-seekers find jobs they like and will be good at. Using the CliftonStrengths (Gallup StrengthsFinder) as the basis for our work, I help people identify and communicate their strengths in their job search and career transition in order to land a job that leverages their unique value. Train and facilitate strengths-based teams through team and leadership development programs. 

🔹  Strengths-based career coach working with professionals across industries to find and transition to meaningful work 
🔹  Specialist in mid-career promotion and proactive job search and career management strategies 
🔹  Coach career clients to develop strengths-based personal marketing plans including resumes, LinkedIn profiles, strategic networking, interviewing strategies, and online marketing and branding. 
🔹  Provide one-on-one career coaching on a contract basis to institutions looking to support mid-career professionals in career transition.
🔹	Work with institutions and organizations to develop sustainable career management systems for students, alumni, and employees.
🔹	Coach clients seeking guidance with CareerLeader and Gallup Strengthsfinder (CliftonStrengths)

Strengths Based Career Coach and Consultant

After teaching strengths-based leadership to MBA's for many years, I started doing training in other settings. I teach strengths-based leadership development programs for current and future leaders. I train on the subject of strengths-based leadership for the Bank of Colorado and Leadership Pikes Peak and guest speak at several other organizations including University of Tennessee, College Board, City of Colorado Springs, Edgewell, and several nonprofits including Project Self-Sufficiency, The Refuge, Young Mens Service League and Peak Parents.

🔹	Train teams and individual leaders to understand their Strengths for personal, professional, and team development. Skilled in helping teams organize based on Strengths.

Gallup Certified Strengths Coach | CliftonStrengths Trainer | Leadership Development Programs

I coach leaders in higher education, nonprofit, and corporate businesses on strengths-based leadership development, leading strengths-based teams, and career development for themselves and those they supervise.

Executive Coach

Collaborated with Practical Strengths book series author Jo Self on the second book of the series. Practical Strengths: Career Success explores All 34 CliftonStrengths from a career development perspective and for each strength, addresses these topics: 

🔹 What to Look For
🔹 How to Look
🔹 What to Communicate
🔹 How to Succeed

I was honored to collaborate, edit, and share ideas for this book based on my 10+ years experience as a strengths-based career coach.

Expert Book Contributor - Practical Strengths: Career Success

Colorado State University

🔹 Guest lecturer on “Creating Your Strengths-Based Career” for the MBA Career Management Course. 
🔹Facilitator of “Work from Your Strengths” for the Evening and Mosaic MBA Residency

Guest Lecturer

Served as Executive Coach to Evening and Mosaic MBA students.

🔹	Taught BUS 515 Career Management for Online Professional MBA students, On-campus Professional MBA students, and Denver Executive MBA students. 
🔹	Taught BUS 510 Career Assessment and Development and BUS 515 Career Management and Placement for Early Career MBA Students on campus. 
🔹	Developed MBA career curriculum to meet the needs of various student populations

Instructor, MBA Career Management

Co-founder of the College of Business Career Management Center. Created programming and coached business students to leverage their education to reach career goals, empowering students to communicate their strengths to those in a position to help them reach career goals. 

🔹	Coached Executive, Professional and Online MBA students and other graduate and undergraduate business students on career management including networking,  branding, resume writing, job search strategies, LinkedIn Profile writing, and marketing from strengths
🔹	Provided training and interpretation on Gallup Strengthsfinder and CareerLeader assessments to guide students career decision-making
🔹	One-on-one coaching with mid-career business professionals including career changers, business executives, and new college graduates
🔹	Interfaced with employer partners to facilitate hiring Colorado State University students and alumni
🔹	Participated in creation of  training videos for student career development
🔹	Selected online career resource vendors to meet the needs of online and on-campus students

Career Counselor, College of Business Career Management Center

🔹 Lead as course coordinator, serving as a mentor teacher to new instructors and interfaced with college administration on Assurance of Learning initiatives and reporting
🔹 Taught BUS 100 Introduction to Business to freshmen and coordinate guest speakers, helping new students choose a major concentration and become oriented to the College of Business
🔹 Participated in curriculum review and redesigned curriculum to ensure class continued to meet the goals of the College of Business

Freshman Seminar Instructor, Introduction to Business

🔹 Served as academic advisor for the On-campus and Online Professional MBA Program in the College of Business at Colorado State University during a time of unprecedented growth. 
🔹 Provided career guidance, academic counseling, and program planning for MBA students. 
🔹 Liaison to faculty and staff for classroom logistics including video production, best practices for distance education, and Blackboard.
🔹 Provided one-on-one coaching to students on probation or experiencing academic challenges
🔹 Coordinated MBA programming for international populations on-campus and online including a Russian Executive MBA Program and a Korean visiting scholar program

MBA Academic Advisor / Counselor

Writing the curriculum for strengths-based career development programs, strengths-based career coaching, and training on strengths-based career development topics.

Senior Consultant

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

I help MBA and MS Business graduate students find the true value in the degree they have worked so hard for. I meet with students one on one for career strategy meetings and help them take actionable career steps.

🔹	Provide one-on-one career coaching for Graduate Students and Alumni of Rollins College of Business through online video zoom meetings
🔹	Designed curriculum for an online Graduate Career Management course in Canvas and two new strengths-based career courses for graduate management students. 
🔹	Present webinars and workshops on career content including resumes, LinkedIn, job search strategy

Graduate Career Coach, Rollins College of Business

Expert Author Community

Writing a book tentatively titled “Creating a Strengths-Based Career: Navigating your Path to an Ideal Job.” 
Let me know if you’d like to share a story for the book! 
www.communicatingstrengths.com/book

Author

Soar.com

I provided one on one mentoring to new professionals starting coaching businesses and helped them lay a foundation for a successful coaching business.

🔹     Served as Mentor Coach for participants in Soar’s Coach Business Bootcamp 
🔹     Coached new and experienced entrepreneurs on finding their niche, professional branding, and targeted marketing strategies
🔹     Assisted new coaches in the soar.com boot camp to develop strong business strategies around offerings, pricing, customer engagement, business operations, and marketing campaigns

Mentor Coach, Soar.com Coach Business Building Boot Camp/Subject Matter Expert for Career Coaching

Vancil Consulting

I helped the State of Alaska redesign the way they were using U.S. Department of Education funds to help people who were incarcerated access higher education and plan for their futures after release. I also helped Native Alaska tribes access federal funds for their community development programs. 

🔹	Oversaw the Workforce and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Individuals Grant for the Alaska Department of Corrections conducted training for education coordinators and increased the completion rate of program participants from 17% in 2005 to 85% in 2012 through program redesign and training
🔹	Served as Training and Technical Assistance Consultant to Native American Management Services and Summit Enterprises assisting Alaska Native tribal organizations to apply for federal Administration for Native Americans Social and Economic Development and Language Preservation grants
🔹	Wrote $1 million+ grant proposal that was approved for Summit Enterprises to become the Alaska regional Training and Technical Assistance Center for the federal Administration for Native Americans

Higher Education Consultant/ Grant Writer/ Grant Administrator/ Federal Grant Trainer

University of Alaska Anchorage

I worked with UAA students from diverse backgrounds to access education and plan for graduation. I supported students throughout their college years to complete their plans of study and assisted them in navigating often-complex university systems.

🔹 Provided academic counseling for developmental education students. 
🔹 Developed "What's my Next Step" retention program for students in remedial-level math, writing, reading, and ESL classes. 
🔹 Worked closely with Alaska Native and rural students to facilitate transition to the university environment.

Academic Support Advisor, College Preparatory and Developmental Studies

🔹 Taught GUID 150 Survival Skills for College Students to a diverse population of freshman including athletes, Alaska Native students, non-traditional adult students and freshmen living in residence halls. Curriculum included study skills, time management, career development, and healthy lifestyle choices
🔹 Taught PRPE 050 Learning Strategies as part of the “Smart Start” Cohort-based developmental education curriculum for the department of College Preparatory and Developmental Studies. Curriculum included basic note-taking, test-taking, and reading strategies, organization, and time management
🔹 Taught PRPE 105 Study Skills to college-level developmental students. Curriculum included advanced study skills including note-taking and speed reading, study strategies including test preparation, and academic project management.

Adjunct Instructor, Study Skills, Learning Strategies, Survival Skills for College Students

🔹 Coordinated Community and Technical College advising efforts, trained faculty on best practices for academic advising, and personally advised students in vocational programs
🔹 Met with prospective vocational students to discuss career goals and determine best academic program
🔹 Served as college contact for the state top 10% UA Scholars scholarship program
🔹 Coordinated retention efforts for the Community and Technical College and reported to the Dean’s office on student achievement

Academic Advising Coordinator, Community and Technical College

Enrollment Advisor

This was one of my favorite jobs. I taught GED and ESL skills to parents of children enrolled in an elementary school with a low socioeconomic demographic. I had a classroom for parents next to the kindergarten. I partnered with the elementary teachers to identify volunteer opportunities for the parents and then I taught the parents the lessons before they went into other classrooms to help their kids as volunteers. This program met a need identified by the family school services provider by increasing access to education for parents.

GED and ESL Instructor - Adult Learning Center

Registration Assistant

Anchorage Children’s Theatre

Actor/Director/Playwright/Voice Teacher

Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre

Children’s Theatre Playwright/Director

I am a GALLUP CERTIFIED STRENGTHS COACH,  STRENGTHS-BASED CAREER COACH and EXECUTIVE COACH helping leaders, mid-career professionals, career-changers, MBAs, early career professionals, and students leverage their strengths in their work to find or create jobs they like and are good at. 

I also consult and facilitate workshops to help groups and teams understand how to work from their strengths. 

Learn more:
http://communicatingstrengths.com

I’m the AUTHOR of the upcoming book “Creating a Strengths-Based Career: Navigating your Journey to an Ideal Job” and the EXPERT CONTRIBUTOR of the 2022 book “Practical Strengths: Career Success” by Jo Self. 

I can collaborate with you to find these answers:

🔹 What are your STRENGTHS and are you using them effectively in your current work? 

🔹 What ROLES would allow you to maximize your TALENTS in your career?

🔹 How can you best LEAD with your strengths to create trust, hope, compassion, and stability for those who follow you? 

🔹 How are you LEVERAGING YOUR STRENGTHS at work? 

🔹 What PREPARATION and CONNECTIONS do you need to reach your goals? 

🔹 How can you COMMUNICATE YOUR STRENGTHS to your workplace team and to other people who can help you use them?

🔹 Do your RESUME, COVER LETTER, LINKEDIN profile communicate your value effectively? 

🔹 Are you communicating clearly through INTRODUCTIONS, INTERVIEWS, and MANAGER MEETINGS what’s unique and valuable about you? 

It’s my goal to help you CONNECT to people and strategic opportunities that will open doors for you. I love to be a BRIDGE-BUILDER between you and the people you work with or those who can get you to where you want to be. 

Teaching you how to connect and communicate using LINKEDIN effectively is a special passion. 

I am a RELATIONSHIP BUILDER and I genuinely care about your success. If I can encourage you to know you can reach your goals and give you the real tools to do it, I’ve succeeded. I’ll teach you to build professional relationships that leverage your strengths and provide value to your life. 

COMMUNICATION matters to me. I love to listen, ask questions, provide insights, offer direction, and provide encouragement. 

I work with individual clients by zoom and travel for presentations to teams and organizations. Schedule a free call to learn more about strengths-based presentation topics including STRENGTHS-BASED LEADERSHIP. 

My Top CliftonStrengths are Communication, Connectedness, Maximizer, Woo, Relator, Positivity, Belief, Individualization, Strategic, and Ideation.

How can I help you understand and communicate yours?

Writing the curriculum for strengths-based career development programs, strengths-based career coaching, and training on strengths-based career development topics. 

Thinking of and thanking all the veterans in my life and network today. This is my Dad Larry Doyle. He’s a Vietnam Veteran. Like many, he didn’t choose the military path, but it chose him. And he made the best of it. 

He was only 22 when he went to war. He told me once “The earlier in your life you’re exposed to violence, the more it affects you.”  I’ve always thought that gave him compassion for others who have been through hard things. 

He got drafted into the army to report the next Monday so he decided to join the Air Force on Friday instead. He served four years from basic training in Oklahoma to Vietnam to England. 

He went on to a career with early computers  in the Aerospace industry with Martin Marietta which became Lockheed Martin then IBM and then consulting. He told me the story of being part of the team that introduced Email to IBM and he worked on many space launches at Cape Canaveral in the 70’s in the early development of the space program. 

He always says that being in the military gave him a new direction in life and the GI Bill he got led him to be the first college graduate in our family, and he’s always been grateful for that, but there were other harder challenges too. Recovering from war is a lifelong journey. 

But he used that to serve others. He went on to become a chaplain and church deacon in his “retirement” volunteering nearly full time for over 20 years. He became the president of his local genealogical society, volunteers for elections, and leads faith-based classes. 

Most people know Vietnam veterans didn’t receive a warm welcome home in 1968 and that troubled him for a long time. It was years before I saw him wear his Vietnam Veteran hat and years before he attended veterans’ events and talked about his experience. 

So this photo of him in front of the traveling Vietnam Wall at a veterans just a few years ago is significant. He pointed out his friends’ names as we walked past. I can’t imagine how hard that was. Now he’s involved in veterans communities, he appreciates VA services, and he helps other veterans any chance he gets. 

It’s probably why I’ve always had a heart for people transitioning from military to the civilian world. And why I always stop to engage and thank a veteran wearing a hat like this. 

So to all of you who have served in the military or are serving now, and to all the family members who support them, thank you for your service. And welcome home.

#veteransday #veteransday2025

I help people create strengths-based careers 🔅Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach🔅ICF PCC🔅 Strengths-Based Career Coach🔅Executive Coach🔅Higher Ed CliftonStrengths Consultant 🔅Strengths-Based Leadership Trainer🔅Author

What happens when a team of leaders spends the day together for a “Work from your Strengths” Retreat? The Town of Johnstown, CO Police Department can tell you. 

⭐️Greater understanding of themselves and their teammates. 

⭐️An appreciation for the specific unique value each person brings to the team. 

⭐️Ideas for collaboration and task-trading. 

⭐️Insights into the variety of perspectives each person contributes to their work and how that strengthens them as a group.

⭐️The value of different approaches to one problem allowing solutions to be more comprehensive. 

⭐️How understanding what employees BRING and what they NEED to do their best work - and taking action to make that possible - encourages loyalty, employee growth, and retention. 

⭐️A revelation that they are stronger together because what one person misses, someone else sees. 

⭐️Clarity on how each of their approaches can both help and sometimes hinder in a group (Overusing something good can sometimes be too much. Good to be aware!) 

⭐️Learning how to conduct and prioritize strengths-based “Stay Interviews” before “Exit Interviews” are needed. (It’s estimated that 50% of Americans are considering new jobs. This is the antidote.) 

⭐️Knowledge that getting to work from their strengths and feel valued for their unique contributions increases employee engagement. (It increases volunteer and community engagement too!) 

This is #Strategic Leadership in action. To serve others well, you serve your own first. 

I have so much respect for leaders like Chief Jeff Strossner who prioritize professional development and team building that honors each other so well. 

Thanks for the opportunity to facilitate your team retreat at the beautiful Larimer County Horsetooth Area Information Center last week! 

#strengthsbasedleadership #strengthsbasedteam #workfromyourstrengths #communicatingstrengths Communicating Strengths LLC

If you don't want YOUR POSTS to train AI, you need to change your LinkedIn AI settings TODAY! I just double-checked that my permission for LinkedIn to train Generative AI with MY content is OFF. You can do the same. I like to be generous in my advice and sharing but part of that is because it's tied to my name, my work, my business, my coaching. I'm not trying to train the AI model to sound like me and I do not give it permission to try. 

Protect YOUR intellectual property by turning this setting off today. And I'm going to take Emily's advice and double check that it stays off. 
(The Settings are under the small circle photo with your picture in it on the top bar toward the right > Drop down to Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy (on the left sidebar) > Data for Generative AI Improvement (Toggle OFF in the Center). Message me if you need assistance on this.

#1 Career Coach on LinkedIn Worldwide and US (Favikon) | Keynote speaker | Award-winning teacher | Impossible optimist | Rooting for the Green Banner Gang

As of November 4, LinkedIn will begin using your posts to train their AI tools.

UNLESS you opt out.

I don't know about you, but I spend hours each week writing and curating my posts. No AI used here.

I share the same tips I share with my clients, tips that I have developed over nine years of coaching. 

I work hard to pick simple, actionable tips to help you with your job search. These tips are not meant for AI to gobble up and spit out.

So I have opted out. And you can too.

Go to your profile --> Settings & Privacy --> Data Privacy --> Data for Generative AI Improvement. Now toggle that OFF.

And I'll be watching this on November 4 to be sure it doesn't turn on again. 👀

I'm rooting for you. 👊

♻ Please repost if you think this advice will help others. 

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Hi, have we met? I'm Emily, and I'm on a mission to get the #GreenBannerGang back to work, one actionable step at a time.

#jobsearch #jobhunt #jobseekers

This weekend was one of the greatest honors of my life. My daughter Skye Vancil invited me as the Keynote speaker for the Society of Women in Space Exploration “Sally Ride Night” gala at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida to speak on “Working from your Strengths” in the Aerospace Industry. 

As we manage our careers, knowing and communicating our unique strengths and making career decisions to leverage them in places where we can be valued for our unique contributions will help us to be more engaged and more successful. It’s true in every industry. 

As the granddaughter, daughter, niece, and mother of Aerospace professionals, it was so personally meaningful to speak to this group. 

My Dad worked at Cape Canaveral on the Viking program when I was a kid, my Grandpa worked at Vandenburg AFB on the Titan programs, and my uncle was in supply chain for Lockheed Martin. 

Now my daughter is an intern at L3Harris Technologies and a student in Aerospace Engineering, Astronautics. 

It must have skipped a generation! 

But from a strengths standpoint, MY value isn’t to BE an engineer, pilot, or astronaut. Maybe it’s to support them, inspire them, and be inspired by them. 

I was a kid when Sally Ride became the first woman in space, so it’s only been in my lifetime that all that’s possible for women  today became possible. It was fun to imagine the strengths that drove them! 

And Saturday night I was definitely inspired by the incredible women in Aerospace who came as mentors, as faculty, and as students to support each other and celebrate the incredible women who have come before them.

Thanks for the warm welcome to campus and great conversations Skye Vancil, Sumer Hernandez, Kaitlyn Hauser, Brenna Meyermann, Linnea Winkler, Natalie Byrd, Lisa Kollar, Dr. Samantha Bowyer, Janet Tinoco PhD, Nikki Gibson and LaTasha Dandy and every amazing student who attended. 

#workfromyourstrengths #strengthsbasedcareer #communicatingstrengths #womeninaerospace #aerospace #swise Communicating Strengths LLC

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