Bob Ginther, Assistant Superintendent
Sutter County School District

Beyond Point B Leadership Team

Michelle Payne, MCC

Chief Operating Officer

Internationally recognized business advisor Michelle Payne turned to coaching after a decade of executive leadership in the retail industry. At Gap, Inc., Wet Seal Inc., and Limited Inc., Michelle headed up teams as large as 1000+. Michelle knows how to get to the top. She's passionate about helping others understand their power and apply it to achieving their goals.
Michelle is a Master Certified Coach and in the top 1% of her profession in the world. She has coached executives across the U.S., in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and Switzerland. Her strong sales background enhances the value of every coaching engagement. She is a leader in not only the business world, but also the coaching industry. Some of her accomplishments:

• Participating coach in a program between the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
• Nominated and elected for the Board of the International Coach Federation, 2006-2009.
• Selected core leadership coach for California State University, Sacramento’s Exemplary Leadership Program.
• Faculty at Coach U, the top accredited Coach Training Organization in the industry.
• Co-founded and is Chairman of the Board of A Hand UP Coaching, an international non-profit organization that arranges coaching partnerships for women in need (affiliated with Dress for Success Worldwide and sponsored by AT & T Wireless).
• Winner of the Outstanding Women Leader Award for 2003.

Board memberships: International Coach Federation, A Hand UP Coaching

Michelle and her clients have been featured in The Wallstreet Journal, Smart Money Magazine, L.A. Times, Sacramento Bee, The Business Journal and Entrepreneur Magazine.

“Michelle Payne has been my business coach since February 2002.  Through her guidance, expertise, and encouragement, we now have a successful thriving business. Through Michelle’s coaching, I learned how to be disciplined, focused, and to take action, which helped see me through the difficult times. Because goal setting, prioritizing and follow-through were encouraged, I stayed the course and eventually won my first large contract with Office Depot. Michelle is a gifted coach and I highly recommend her to anyone looking toward the future.”
--- Julia M. Rhodes, CEO, Kleenslate Concepts, LLC

Contact Michelle Payne at: mpayne@beyondpointb.com

Larry Mandelberg

Executive Vice President
Larry founded Beyond Point B to help organizations leverage the leadership potential of their top executives and teams. To each engagement, he brings 30 years of executive experience as President or CEO. Working with seven companies, each in a distinct marketplace, he launched five successful startup companies, concluded a merger, and directed a turnaround.

Success comes from staying ahead of the curve, consistently introducing effective new business models and initiating the practices necessary to carry them out. Success involves focusing the attention of top executives and their teams throughout the company on moving forward relentlessly toward their goals. He's got a long-standing reputation for asking the tough questions and finding solutions.
Selected innovations and achievements:

• Founded The Technology Council, the Sacramento region's first advocacy group of technology firms, which grew to over 250 members in 18 months.
• Launched an online-only retail-clothing brand.
• Worked with other business leaders and Air Force officers on the McClellan Air Force Logstar program that successfully leveraged military and private-sector resources to serve the regional community more effectively.
• Blended integration and custom-application development services through a single provider.
• Defined an ROI-based method for evaluating technology acquisition.
• Nationally recognized for introducing a full-service auto repair concept: auto parts, machine shop, and vehicle repair services in a single outlet.
• Computerized an auto parts store in 1976, well ahead of the technology revolution.

Board memberships: Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy, Innovative Education Management, (formerly) Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, chaired a variety of committees and task forces focusing on legislative and regional-growth issues.

Professional memberships: Institute of Management Consultants, USA, Sacramento Organization Development Network, IMC National Conference Organizing Committee & Program Chair

Community Service: UC Davis Health Systems Leadership Council, Member - Ethics Committee, IMC USA

I am so glad that I contacted you for advice. I appreciate all you have done for me and I feel much more confident that my business will find success with your help. When my business plan is complete I know it will take my business to the next level.

---Michael J. Bouchard, MJB Homes, Inc.

“Larry (Beyond Point B Managing Partner) saved me a year’s salary with his knowledge, honesty, tools, and frank comments! It was a wonderful experience.”
---Fritz Durst, Board Chair, California Reclamation District 108

Contact Larry Mandelberg at: lmandelberg@beyondpointb.com

Angela Woodrow-San Antonio Office
Performance Development
Angela Woodrow comes to Beyond Point B with over 19 years experience in adaptation and relocation. She enthusiastically believes in exploring possibilities to develop the optimum opportunity.

Her passion for performance in all aspects of life is founded in an educational performing arts background. An alumni of London Central School of Speech and Drama, she developed an environment of synergistic learning for both American and British educators. She has coordinated and facilitated award winning creative problem solving educational programs for Department of Defense Schools while living in the United Kingdom and Germany.

To achieve maximum benefits of any opportunity, Angie regards the integration of professional & personal leadership development in the working environment as essential.
She is dedicated to helping educational, non-profit, for- profit, and public entities to meet and exceed their organizational expectations.

Angie has created customized training programs for the United States Air Force, American Red Cross, Sutter County Working Group for Permanent Housing, and the California Department of Rehabilitation that engage and enhance the participants learning experience.

In addition to her educational performing arts experiences she has coordinated and facilitated trans-national events for the international scholastic sports community.
With an engaging and heartfelt presentation style Angie encourages her audiences to embrace new strategies and enhance their working environment with the unlimited possibilities that reside in us all.

Contact Angela Woodrow at: awoodrow@beyondpointb.com

Philip Cohen, MCC
Performance Development
Philip Cohen, Master Certified Coach, has a passion for working with business owners and senior executives. His expertise is in looking at situations from a variety of perspectives. His clients often have more options to choose from and can make better choices about actions to take. Philip works in partnership with clients, rather than just giving them answers creating customized solutions that fit the client. Once a course of action is decided on, Philip assists by helping his client stay focused and adjust course of necessary. Actions are important, but results are what counts.

Philip's background and training is uniquely suited to being a coach. He was a CPA and consultant for over 20 years. He worked with hundreds of companies in all phases of growth, from start up, through operations, to exit. As a CPA, he learned about systems and process. As a consultant, he worked with clients on managing and growing their companies. In addition to working with clients, he was managing partner of his accounting firm. This is where he learned the realities of running his own business, not just looking at other people's companies from the outside. To build on his strong business background, he pursed an extensive coach training program. This is where he enhanced his communication skills and leaned additional coaching skills. He has been coaching full time since 1994 and been on the faculty of Coach U (the largest coach training school in the world) since 1995. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the International Coach Federation and is currently their Treasurer.

We all have untapped potential. Philip's vision is to assist as many people and organizations as possible realize their full potential.

Board memberships: International Coach Federation
Master Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation

Contact Philip Cohen at: pcohen@beyondpointb.com

Helen Scully-Performance Development
Helen Scully, holds a Master Degree in Career Counseling from California State University, Sacramento and is an Associate of Beyond Point B. She is a Nationally Certified Career Counselor with sixteen years of experience helping people from all walks of life make successful career transitions and find great jobs. She also is a highly regarded trainer, executive coach and facilitator specializing in team building and business communication.  Helen is the author of Elevations™, a comprehensive online assessment for career changers and job seekers found at ElevateYourCareer.com.

Helen Scully has earned the respect and trust of the organization, demonstrating an uncanny understanding of our culture and unique needs.  She is highly professional, consistent and a very quick learner.  She listens carefully and hears both what is being said and what is not—and finds a way to diplomatically addresses the “real issues”.  She is outcomes oriented and produces consistently high quality reports and final products.
Nichole Gauthier, Executive Assistant to the Commander and Team Building Contract Manager- US Army Corps of Engineers, 1997 - 2005

"Helen is highly professional, consistent and a very quick learner. She listens carefully and hears both what is being said and what is not—and finds a way to diplomatically address the 'real issues'. She is outcomes oriented and produces consistently high quality reports and final products."
---Nichole Gauthier, Executive Assistant, US Army Corps of Engineers

"Overall, I found all of our consulting work with Helen Scully to be superior to any consultant we have worked with over the years.  She is in tune with her audience (whether presenting to front line worker, department heads, County Executive or the Board of Supervisors), listens, has a great depth of knowledge, has the ability to develop a workable plan for the organization and the ability to implement it. It was always a pleasure working with Helen on the challenges of workforce issues."

---Mike Debord, Prior Administrator, Human Resources Agency, Director of Quality and Strategic Planning, Director of General Services for the County of Sacramento

Contact Helen Scully at Hscully@beyondpointb.com

Jim Phelps-Communication

For nearly 25 years Jim Phelps has provided communications organizational development consulting services to private, public, and independent sector organizations. Jim founded JamesVirgil Copywriting and Creative Services in 2005, providing a full continuum of long-copy, marcom, web, and advertising copy to clients across the country.

Besides providing communications services to organizations of various size, Jim’s private sector background includes serving as Editorial Manager for Travelhost Magazine (National) in Dallas and Production Director for Cable Advertising Systems in Austin, TX. His background in the nonprofit sector includes being executive director for two chambers of commerce, executive director for an economic development corporation, and development director for a medical/mental health services provider. Over the past two years his grant proposals have garnered over $2 million in funding, while his direct mail campaigns consistently yield 7-10% returns.

In addition to producing high-level writing and communications projects for all sectors, Jim also provides executive-level consulting to nonprofits. Areas of interest include fund development, executive coaching and training, mergers, organizational development, and marketing/communications strategies.

Contact Jim Phelps at jphelps@beyondpointb.com