Laurie Cozart

MCC, MCNLP

Laurie Cozart is the CEO and co-founder of Brain Squared Solutions Inc. Laurie is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) and is in the top 5% of the world in her profession. She is also a sought-after mentor coach for The International Coaching Federation (ICF). She is also the President-elect for the Sacramento, CA, chapter of the ICF. Her most sought-after speaking and training topics address Executive and Neuro Leadership, Organizational Development, the Science of Achievement and the Art of Fulfillment, Employee Engagement, Emotional Intelligence, Public Speaking and Presentation Skills, Conversational Intelligence, and Executive Presence. Laurie is an accomplished TV and Film actor and brings that unique awareness to leadership, helping public and corporate professionals prepare for leadership, career advancement, and public appearances. Laurie has appeared in over 200 National TV and Web Commercials and has been a featured host on Shop NBC. Laurie has been featured in Smart Money Magazine, More Magazine, and on Care.com, addressing the current issues of women in leadership. Laurie is a graduate of the University of Utah with a degree in Organizational Development, a graduate of Coach Training Alliance, a graduate of the Academy of Coaching and NLP, a graduate of The Neuro Leadership Institute, and has served on the Board of Directors of A Hand-Up Coaching, See Forward and Compassion is Fashion.  2016 recipient of the UC Davis “Outstanding Service Award” for “Inspiring a World of Learning”. She is CEO of Brain Squared Solutions, Inc., and has developed and facilitated training programs for other major universities, corporations, and large national conferences.

Laurie has developed and instructed leadership programs for UC Davis Extension and is an instructor and mentor coach for The UC Davis “Professional Coaching for Life and Work” Coach Certification Program. Laurie is a highly sought-after Leadership and Organizational Development speaker, instructor, and executive coach.

Steve Cozart is the COO and co-founder of Brain Squared Solutions Inc and has more than 20 years of experience delivering communications and leadership training and spent over 15 years in the corporate environment at companies like Pacific Bell/SBC, New Edge Networks, and Google before becoming an independent consultant and trainer. Steve has worked with the senior level teams at many Fortune 500 companies, as well as delivered training for large groups of mid-level managers. He has experience in systems engineering, technical marketing, project management, consulting, and business ownership.

Steve is also the Co-founder, COO, and Director of Photography of SLC Talent Factory. Steve is an award-winning commercial and fashion photographer and a highly sought-after commercial actor and acting coach. Steve has appeared on hundreds of local, national, and International network television shows, over 200 national TV commercials, music videos, and feature films, and is Executive Producer on several major motion pictures.

Steve helps his clients learn how to be more comfortable in the spotlight, improve presentation skills, command a room, hold a group’s attention, and thrive in challenging and dynamic environments by using the techniques of actors.

Steve is also an internationally sought-after speaker and trainer, facilitator, and executive coach for the UCD Center of Human Services. Steve’s expertise includes public speaking and presentation skills, leadership and organizational development, executive and business coaching, change management, human capital development, talent management, business process reengineering, strategic planning, communications, and operations in government, corporate, healthcare, and entrepreneurial environments. Steve has more than twenty years of experience providing effective management consulting services to businesses and government, facilitating public speaking, crucial communication, media interviewing, public relations leadership and sales development, customer service, implementing and overseeing technology programs, and training and implementing customer care call centers. Steve has developed satisfaction and retention strategies & SLAs by ensuring adherence to specific metrics & KPIs and has created & delivered training and technical training to both internal and customer-facing team members.

Ray Weaver

MBA, PCC

Ray brings a mature perspective and seasoned expertise to coaching. For more than 30 years, he has coached and mentored junior, mid-level, and senior leaders from a wide range of industries, including aviation, medicine, communications, education, and public service. Ray is a 30-year Air Force veteran who developed extraordinary awareness and appreciation for individual leadership potential. As a coach, Ray connects with each client, building an atmosphere of trust while helping them discover new perspectives and solutions to challenges and changing needs.

Heidi Glunz

PCC

Heidi Glunz is the CFO of Brain2 Solutions and the founder of Glunz Financial Coaching. She is dedicated to providing education and personalized solutions for all manner of financial issues. She is certified as a Dave Ramsey Master Financial Coach and a Personal Finance Counselor through FinCert. Heidi has a passion for ensuring young and old are educated about their finances and helping small business owners take control of their finances.

Heidi is also a certified Project Management Professional and holds a Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Utah. Before becoming a financial coach, Heidi worked as a project manager for multiple engineering firms, including Idaho National Laboratory and NuScale Power. As a project manager, she has been responsible for $40 million plus projects. These projects taught her some budgeting and prioritization of spending skills well before she realized these skills could be applied to personal financial coaching. She finds the personal aspects of money management to be much more fulfilling and wants to help people create THEIR plan for THEIR money, so they can do what they WANT to do instead of just what they HAVE to do.