I have built my career by leading, working with, and supporting fellow leaders and hands-on teammates in driving revenue growth, reducing costs, and successfully executing business-critical and mission-critical initiatives, including adoptions and transformations for several of the the world’s leading organizations (household brand names we all know), educational institutions/companies, government programs/initiatives, and entrepreneurs/start ups, succeeding where others have failed, often after multiple attempts, turning the impossible into reality, driving results where others saw obstacles, and entrusted with leadership when failure is not an option. My success and experience includes being a Sonar Supervisor & Super Tech aboard US Fast Attack Submarines, and as a pilot and navigator for a variety of Deep Submergence Assets.
With the advancement of technology, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI) and expected evolution and proliferation of AI + advanced technologies, it appears we are well on our way to evolving or having to evolve to think and do at a higher level of intelligence and consciousness.
To help individuals, leaders, and organizations succeed, the core element for change and success, leading a change, adoption, or transformation, and evolving to a higher level of intelligence and consciousness boils down to what I call
Self-Realization to Self-Actualization
Think of it this way, an organization’s most critical resource is its people, how they think and do. When an organization undergoes change, what happens with its people? Everyone is going to have to observe, absorb, shape, and put into action, thinking and doing in a new way by comparing and contrasting the current state to the future state.
Self-Realization = observe , absorb
Self-Actualization = shape, put into action (evolve)
Everyone’s moment of Self-Realization, when they self realize that they have to change, will come at a different time. Next comes Self-Actualization, the understanding of what changes they need to make and putting those changes into action which will occur when the individual is ready to change.
To succeed with your change initiative, adoption, transformation or evolution, you and your team have to successfully lead, manage, orchestrate, and synthesize a collective of individuals as they SR2SA. What that means, and how to achieve success is what I can do for you and your organization as a full time employee or as a consultant, a member of the Intelligence Catalyst team. If you would like, myself or my team and I can also teach, mentor, coach, and guide you and your organization on how to succeed. At present, GenAI + Agentic AI adoptions are the focus, where in years past Agile – DevOps – DevSecOps adoptions, automating workflows, and Digital transformations were top of mind. To help individuals and organizations evolve to think and do at a higher level of “intelligence”, myself or my team can help you succeed in your adoption of AI + advanced technology assistants, agents, and role-based toolsets, while you LEAD as a thoughtful leader.
Over the past few years, I was curious if there was a commonality between successful individuals, leaders, and organizations around the world. The good news to report is, there is. The commonality is a single intent + action taken by successful individuals and leaders supporting the organization… that intent + action being to learn how energy plays a role in their life. Some individuals called this getting in touch with their inner self, some said understanding their spiritual side, while others called this taking care of their physical, mental, and energy wellness. This is an example of an individual’s evolution to think and do at a higher level of consciousness.
Last year, 2024, Dr. Ken Russell and I wrote a leadership book titled Transact, Transform, Transcend, Becoming a Thoughtful Leader: Stories from the Journey. In this book we characterized this successful leadership style as being a Thoughtful Leader.
Combining the lifestyle habits of these successful individuals, leaders, and the concept of a thoughtful leader, in 2025, I have created the live experience titled LLIIVEE: a thoughtful living experience to emulate the experience of thoughtful living.
This live experience is designed to have you walk in the shoes of those successful individuals and leaders by living thoughtfully, experiencing first-hand, “what” and “how” they set intent and took action to learn about energy to consistently and repeatedly succeed. This is also the opportunity to experience first hand what and how to evolve yourself to think and do at a higher level consciousness. Living thoughtfully is how one can evolve to think and do at a higher level of “consciousness”.
What differentiates myself from other leaders is my attention to wellness as I lead, coach, mentor, train, work 1:1 hands-on with others… especially during a change initiative.
Today’s workforce is under tremendous stress and has been for several years. Depending upon how a person reacts to change, evolving to think and do at a higher level intelligence and consciousness may amplify their stress. As we change or evolve the organization’s way of thinking and doing, we will experience teammates who will need wellness help. As part of my network, I have teamed up with several wellness organizations, both virtual and an on-site retreat location, who provide a variety of information, knowledge, resources, and services to help our teammates with their physical, mental, and energy (spiritual) wellness needs. The goal is to provide our teammates what they need, when and where they need it so they can be engaged and successful in flowing value to the customer, contributing, being there for their family or those they care about, and most importantly of all, improving their quality of life to be the best version of themselves 🙂
Below are links to a group of articles I wrote March 7, 2025 which are published across three different web sites providing a cumulative view of how myself as a full time employee or myself as a consultant, assisted by my team if needed, can help you and your organization succeed.
Intelligence Catalyst Web Site
Thoughtful Leadership + AI, Agile, DevOps Adoptions, Business & Digital Transformations
Evolving Our Ability to Think & Do @ a Higher Level of Intelligence
Thoughtful Living – Incorporating energy into your personal & professional life
Evolving Our Ability to Think & Do @ a Higher Level of Consciousness
Providing you the Physical, Mental, and Energy (Spiritual) Wellness Services, where and when you need them
Higher Consciousness: A Guide to Elevated Mental Wellness
