Paula Shepherd is an ICF certified and credentialed Communication Coach, Leadership mentor, keynote speaker, and host of the highly rated podcast, “The Confidence Sessions.” She helps values-driven business owners, teams, and organizations speak and lead with confidence. Paula believes that success is simple when you learn to boldly communicate and create powerful opportunities for others to do so.

After nearly two decades in operations, program management and project Management leadership roles with non-profit organizations and Fortune 500 companies, like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, she left to pursue her dream of helping teams communicate and operate in dynamic ways.

Paula has helped hundreds of clients start or reinvigorate their businesses through her The Courage Blueprint® programs and signature system, The 5 Voices Framework.

Paula is a Thriving Women Network television Talk Show Host on E-360 TV and Brainz Magazine Executive Contributor. She has also been featured in VoyageAustin magazine, is a 2021 Brainz 500 Global Award recipient, and has been a guest on numerous podcasts. Born and raised in Maryland, she has called Austin, Texas home since 2013.

Renowned Leadership Expert and Colonel, USAF (Ret.)

Described by Dr. Brené Brown as one of her “leadership heroes and a total badass,” U.S. Air Force retired Colonel, DeDe Halfhill is a proven leader who draws from 25 years of command experience and as a senior advisor to the military’s highest-ranking officials to provide a real-world perspective on the power of embracing humanness and vulnerability in leadership.

Twice deployed to Iraq, DeDe’s sought-after leadership insights are grounded in personal experiences commanding and advising organizations through challenging environments — often when lives were at risk and there were no easy answers. As a senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, DeDe was a trusted influence in developing human-focused solutions to the military’s most-pressing issues. 

DeDe’s story and insights have been featured in widely acclaimed outlets, including in Brené Brown’s New York Times bestseller Dare to Lead and on 60 Minutes.

Matthew Pollard is responsible for five multi-million-dollar business success stories, all before the age of 30. His humble beginnings, the adversities he faced, and his epic rise to success show that anyone, with the right motivation and the right strategies, can achieve anything they set their mind to.

Today, Forbes calls him “the real deal,” Global Gurus lists him as a Top 3 Sales Professional, Top Sales World Magazine named him a Top 50 Speaker, and BigSpeak lists him as an international Top 10 Sales Trainer. He’s also the bestselling author of The Introvert’s Edge book series, which has sold over 75,000 copies and been translated into 16 languages.

Hi, I’m Carolyn!

I am a business coach in Georgetown, Tx with a passion for helping people reach their goals.

My more than 25 years of management, sales, and people experience in multiple industries from retail, corporate America to yoga studios, gives me a unique perspective on business and marketing.

My goal as a young person was to be a teacher. What I realized after looking back at my life is all my experience has been preparing me for this time. The time where I get to share and teach others how to reach their greatest success (whatever that means to you.)

I love helping people tap into their own skills to achieve their success and find happiness and joy.

Join me in the journey of self-discovery and self-healing. 

Ahmed is a serial entrepreneur and seasoned business consultant who understands what it takes to build an enterprise from scratch. He likewise learned to interact with many different types of people, skills he would later refine as a volunteer business coach and workshop presenter for SCORE. He is also a mentor for the Newchip accelerator. These best practices have been captured in his recent book entitled Demystifying Project Management: Project Management in Plain English for Startups.

His overall life mission is to inspire and help people reach their full potential, in whatever capacity. Ahmed is based in Austin, TX.