Renee Moorefield believes that business leaders hold the key to a global shift in human consciousness, which will result in new frontiers for our civilization. She founded Wisdom Works to offer top-level executives a program of leadership and lifestyle strategies designed to help create healthy profits, healthy workplaces, healthy people and a healthy world.

As a keynote speaker, Renee has addressed a wide spectrum of international conferences including Pegasus’ Systems Thinking in Action, the World Future Society and the European Society for Organizational Learning, Natural Business Communications’ Marketing Trends,The Conference Board, Naropa University ’s Conversations on the Edge, and Engineers Without Borders.

A noted author, Renee’s publications integrate the topics of holistic impact, integral leadership, human evolution, wellness and purpose-driven business. Her newly-released book is Driven by Wellth: The 7 Essentials for Healthy, Sustainable Results in 21st Century Business & Leadership. In addition she has written for The Systems Thinker, Colorado Springs Style and Journal of Religion, Disability & Health. Renee has been a contributor and advisor on a number of books, including Managing the Rapids: Stories from the Forefront of the Learning Organization, The Lemming Dilemma and Systems Archetypes Basics: From Story to Structure.

Renee holds a B.S. in Physiology and Health Education, an M.A. in Business and Human Relations, and a Ph.D. in Spirituality, with a focus on integral leadership. She is a Master Certified Coach and is certified in Spiral Dynamics, a systemic framework for social evolution.

Nina Peterson is COO at Wisdom Works. She helps clients envision the benefits of healthy, sustainable approaches to business and leadership, and then supports them in the creation and implementation of practical solutions for lasting changes that bring wellthy success.

Her background in R&D and manufacturing businesses, work in mergers and acquisitions, and knowledge of innovative work structures has given Nina a unique mix of skills. Prior to joining Wisdom Works, she was President of TeamWorks Training Corporation, which specialized in team building, change management, leadership development and customer service.

Nina spent fifteen years working at the executive level in HR Management, Organizational Development and Business Planning for a number of corporations. During this time, she led programs and initiatives critical to every phase of a company’s evolution including: staffing for start-up and rapid growth, organizational and cultural integration, business and budget planning, design and implementation of self-directed work teams, work redesign, management coaching, and change management.

She holds a degree in Health Education from the State University of New York at Cortland .

Jane believes in the individual and collective power of business leaders as agents of positive global change. Her work with Wisdom Works allows her to express this passion for delivering transformational leadership services.She is key to our new program to license coaches and consultants in WisdomScape®, our ground-breaking visioning and action design tool for leaders.

Jane has an extensive background in coaching, consulting and facilitation. She is a Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. She received her initial exposure to coaching with Tim Gallwey and honed her skills in part through work with Jeff Staggs and Laura Whitworth. She is certified in using the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument©, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator© & The Leadership Circle©. She received a BA from Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont in the area of Leadership Development.

Jane adds significant contributions to leadership development through her established courses: Coaching and Feedback and Leadership Discovery. She is an expert in designing and delivering high impact leadership development programs. Over the past 17 years, Jane has worked with many companies internationally and in the United States. Some of these are: The Coca-Cola Company, Sanofi-Aventis, EDS, Texas Instruments, Nortel, Bell Helicopter, Johnson & Johnson, Pennwell, Sapient. She has also done extensive coaching with The Power of Self Women's leadership program out of Dallas, Texas.

"I believe it is absolutely possible to bring about transformational change if you are committed to the journey. It's not a short trip."

Jane Cocking

Leigh Solo - Managing Director

Leigh Solo is Managing Director for Wisdom Works. She collaborates with the Wisdom Works team and key stakeholders to create clear business strategies to enable Wisdom Works’ sustainable growth. She also oversees strategic implementation to facilitate Wisdom Works to bring “wellness, vitality, energy management, sustainability and wisdom” into business.Ultimately, her focus is on creating new ways to continually enhance and extend the effectiveness of Wisdom Works in the realization of its mantra, healthy leader, healthy business, healthy world.

Leigh brings extensive expertise in global program and project management, strategic planning, business development and training program management. She has gained this expertise over 26 years in the Information Technology Industry serving Electronic Data Systems, EDS, where she led high-impact, high-performance teams that developed and implemented large-scale, complex, business systems.Her experience in systems development includes the financial, insurance, health care, manufacturing, law enforcement, human services, and telecommunications industries, as well as mission critical systems for the US and UK governments.

As a senior leader she was recognized for producing creative and innovative solutions to challenging problems.Leigh is experienced in the design and development of processes and methodologies with the ability to customize and implement new approaches according to the unique needs of an organization.She also has a strong background in organizational change management, teaching, mentoring, and coaching. She is a recipient of the EDS Leader’s Inner Circle Award for leadership innovation and effectiveness.

Prior to joining EDS Leigh was an educator in the Hazelwood, Missouri School District as a mathematics teacher and counselor. Leigh earned a Masters Degree in Counseling from the University of Missouri at St. Louis.She also holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Missouri at St. Louis.She completed post-graduate coursework in Education Administration and Quantitative Research Methods at St. Louis University.

"I have witnessed the tangible importance of skilled leadership that focuses on sustainability and cultivating shared vision. For the future of business, communities and individuals, there is no other way than to always be a learner. "

Leigh Solo

Mira Dean - Office Manager

Mira serves as the Office Manager for Wisdom Works.  She is our cornerstone of operations.  Mira brings distinct experience in management, a deep understanding of servant leadership and a warm and very energetic presence to our Boulder office.  Prior to joining Wisdom Works, Mira worked at Naropa University for 7 years where she helped to advance the principles of contemplative education.  She served in both the admissions office and human resources as Office Administrator.

Mira’s business background also includes several years at CareerTrack, a professional and personal seminar development company.  Her main role was that of Customer Service Manager.  In this role she also created and presented seminars across the country assisting data entry professionals in self-motivation skills.

Mira has a thorough understanding of business garnered via the many different roles she has served throughout her professional career.  She brings her forward thinking questions and astute project management to serve in client projects as well as the daily operations of our growing company. 

Mira loves music of all kinds and often kicks off her day with an eclectic mix of inspiring tunes.  She is dedicated to self knowledge and insight, bringing this grounding to her work and her worldview. Mira holds her undergraduate degree in Business Administration and English from the University of Wyoming.

"The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been." – Henry Kissinger

 

Melissa Williams - Office Assistant

Melissa comes to Wisdom Works with a wealth of experience.  She is key in supporting the operations of the Colorado Springs office.  Melissa has worked in event and project management, non profit development, product analysis and finance administration.  Her attention to detail and superb quality make her a priceless part of our operations team. 

Melissa recently moved to Colorado Springs with her husband from Southern California.  In her positions there, she worked diligently advancing diversity awareness and captaining in-house employee education opportunities to enhance team effectiveness and cross cultural understanding. Melissa brings an excitement for learning and a great sense of adventure to our team. 

Melissa received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of La Verne in Organizational Management.  She graduated cum laude.  She also holds a certificate in Human Resources Management from California State University at Fullerton.

"Celebrate the diversity within your organization.  Understanding and embracing the unique qualities and contributions of your team members will foster an environment open to creative thinking and innovative ideas."

Melissa Williams