A Global Network of Certified Adaptability Experts

Carolyn B. Ellis empowers leaders to navigate disruptive change while strengthening team relationships and emotional well-being. With over 25 years of experience across the private and public sectors, she helps organizations turn complexity into clarity and momentum. A Certified Adaptability Quotient (AQ) Coach, award-winning author, and seasoned facilitator, Carolyn works with leaders in financial, municipal, insurance, and nonprofit sectors to elevate performance and strategic thinking. Known for her powerful use of visual models and experiential techniques, she supports clients through executive coaching, board retreats, and adaptability-focused leadership programs. Learn more at www.CarolynBEllis.com.

Percy is an optimistic leadership professional with over 28 years of experience in management and the automotive industry. He passionately advocates for customer and associate engagement, focusing on people management, development, and engagement through optimising individual strengths. Percy’s business philosophy revolves around driving and delivering results through team building, agile scrum management, performance optimisation, and productivity enhancement, all underpinned by a Kaizen mindset for continuous improvement. He believes in fostering teamwork to deliver exceptional customer service and engagement. He is deeply passionate about people, change management, teamwork, and delivering excellent customer experiences that drive loyalty and retention.

I would love to work with you! As the President and Founder of Platinum Business Strategies, I am deeply passionate about leading high-impact people initiatives that drive meaningful, measurable results. I find it incredibly rewarding to help individuals, teams, and organizations uncover both their superpowers and kryptonite—and to guide them toward strategies that enhance productivity, collaboration, and satisfaction, all while delivering a clear return on investment. With more than 25 years of experience as a facilitator, business coach, and strategic partner, I’ve had the privilege of working with a wide range of clients—from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies—on initiatives that elevate strategy and organizational effectiveness. My work spans a diverse range of industries across the globe, including medical devices, technology, education, construction, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, food distribution, and sales. Clients often report improvements in trust, communication, engagement, accountability, profitability, and leadership clarity as a result of our work together. Specialties: Team development and leadership growth rooted in social sciences; assessing and optimizing individual and team effectiveness through tools including: DISC (TTI Success Insights) 12 Driving Forces (TTI Success Insights) Acumen (TTI Success Insights) Competencies (TTI Success Insights) Emotional Intelligence (TTI Success Insights) Stress Quotient (TTI Success Insights) 8 Factors of Engagement (TTI Success Insights) Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI®) Adaptability Quotient (AQme) The Leadership Circle Profile™ Hogan Assessments

Rhiannon is a business psychologist, workshop facilitator, coach, and speaker. Though her company Team Weaving, she specializes in transitions, recognizing that individuals and teams are constantly pulling the pieces together, figuring out how they fit, and reweaving their futures. People need awareness of their adaptability through AQai, but they also need flexible tools to implement the insights they receive from the AQai assessment. By combining AQai with Appreciative Inquiry, Rhiannon provides a unique pathway through change. Appreciative Inquiry is an energizing and inclusive process that fosters creativity, builds new skills in individuals and groups, develops new leaders, and encourages a culture of curiosity. She then uses Agile and systems thinking methods to ensure the changes are designed for impact and are measurable and sustainable. Rhiannon has a Master's degree in Business Psychology and is certified in AQai (Adaptive Intelligence), Appreciative Inquiry, Systems Thinking, Agile, and Creative Leadership. She has worked across industries including manufacturing, healthcare, e-commerce, financial services, insurance, and aerospace. Her diverse experience spans solopreneurships to multinational corporations across public, private, and non-profit sectors. Her 'What's Next Workshops' for individuals are AQai and Appreciative Inquiry based, offering structured guidance for individuals experiencing transitions of all kinds. Her Team Formation workshop series takes teams through psychological safety evaluation, through the awkward phases of team formation, and into productive performance efficiently. She wants to make transitions joyful for both individuals and teams. Her work focuses on creating the ability to thrive in a complex technical reality. This process can be psychologically sound, joyful, and collaborative, creating sustainable change that energizes rather than exhausts participants. She lives with her software developer husband and student pilot son in Denver, Colorado, where she volunteers in her neighborhood and with international groups Parents for the Planet and Team Project 54 International.

Laurie Hillis is a Professional Certified Coach with a passion for unlocking human potential and transforming leadership with her clients. With a Master's in Leadership and over three decades of experience, she is driven by curiosity and on-going commitment to growth. As the founder of Megatrain, her boutique leadership practice, she has always been at the forefront of the practice of supporting leaders (while being adaptable of course). Laurie creates a supportive, challenging environment fostering authentic, courageous leadership. She has learned a lot about leadership and adaptability from her 11 lb. Havanese pup! She looks forward to learning from you!

Tony Robbins says, "Success leaves clues." Brigitta says, "Success comes in patterns." Brigitta Hoeferle is a dynamic businesswoman, global speaker, and NLP Master Trainer. Born in Germany, she blends European precision with American ambition. After moving to the U.S., she built a successful Montessori school and became a leading expert in personal development, emphasis on Communication and Human Behavior. As chairman of the Center of Training, founded in 1986, she’s a sought-after corporate and government trainer, certifying business leaders in coaching (ICF MCC) and speaking. 👉 www.brigittahoeferle.com | www.centerofnlp.com

For visionary leaders, principals, and owners focused on architecting enduring legacies, LeaderMakers provides confidential, peer-to-peer strategic counsel. We partner exclusively with a select clientele, offering unparalleled bespoke advisory at the crucial intersection of high-level strategy, succession planning, and long-term impact. Our commitment is to help you craft and implement strategies that ensure your influence thrives and your vision transcends generations. This practice is deeply grounded in my core philosophy, one that rejects the inherent compromise of 'work-life balance.' Instead, I champion the deliberate integration of professional ambition and personal conviction – creating a congruent life where purpose and drive fuel each other. Mastering this synergy, living authentically by your own unwavering design, isn't just an art; it's the ultimate expression of autonomy and strategic living. Holding this standard for myself provides the foundation for how I advise. I understand the unique pressures and aspirations involved in building significant, lasting value. Through LeaderMakers, I guide accomplished individuals not merely in optimizing business tactics, but in architecting a holistic legacy and life – one defined by authentic purpose and executed with uncompromising resolve, ensuring meaningful impact and continuity entirely on your own terms.

In today’s fast-changing world, adaptability isn’t just a skill—it’s a leadership imperative. As an executive transition coach and leadership consultant, my mission is to empower senior leaders to strengthen their Adaptability Quotient (AQ)—enabling them to lead with clarity, resilience, and purpose in the face of complexity. My global career has taken me across sectors and cultures, shaping a nuanced understanding of how context and change impact leadership. This journey has grounded my practice in mindful, human-centered strategies that help executives unlock their potential, inspire their teams, and create sustainable business impact. From my base in Châtain, France, I partner with leaders around the world—offering personalized, forward-focused coaching that builds not just capacity, but adaptability for what lies ahead.

| Adaptability Strategist | Leadership Architect | Change Champion Michelle Kaplan is a trusted guide for leaders and organizations who are serious about thriving in a fast-changing world. Armed with a top-tier Adaptability Quotient (AQ) profile, Michelle blends high grit (AQ Grit 83), visionary mindset (AQ Mindset 98), strategic resilience (AQ Resilience 79), and dynamic hopefulness (AQ Hope) into every engagement she leads. With a powerful combination of business strategy and human-centered design, Michelle specializes in unlocking potential through adaptability science, leadership development, and transformational change management. Her big-picture thinking (AQ Thinking Style: Big Picture), driven motivation (AQ Motivation: Play to Win), and emotionally intelligent leadership allow her to create environments where people are not just supported, but truly empowered to grow. Michelle is uniquely gifted at balancing strategic clarity with authentic human connection. Clients love her ability to move seamlessly between tactical execution and inspiring vision. Michelle meets complexity with confidence and brings out the best in those around her. In a world where resilience, optimism, and flexibility are essential, Michelle stands out as a force of nature. She doesn’t just teach adaptability—she lives it. Every project she touches benefits from her unwavering belief that challenges are simply stepping stones to greater innovation, collaboration, and success. If you're ready to transform uncertainty into opportunity and unlock your organization's next chapter of growth, contact Michelle

Ken Ng Kien Mun specializes in Organization Holistic Solutions and introduces effective holistically concepts, systems and actions that have proven to be successful in producing improvements and progress results in organization that he works with. He has great passion in achieving success in the field of Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Training and Development, Coaching, Organizational Holistic Solutions, Change Management & Transformational Program, Life-Long Learning Knowledge and Skills. He is a certified Professional Trainer, certified EQ Coach, SEI Assessor, Certified EQ Practioner Certified IWAM profile, DiSC profiler, Change Management tool (Prosci Change Management, USA) and Neuroscience Coaching Certification (Australia).

Michael specializes in the fields of leadership development, personal growth, behavioral change and leadership coaching. He effectively increases the level of leadership awareness and is able to equip leaders with the necessary skills and knowledge to achieve exponential growth. His strength lies in his proficiency to customize training/ coaching solutions and develop curriculum to address an organisation’s developmental needs. As an AQ Level 2 Professional, Michael facilitates AQ workshops, and facilitates AS Assessment debrief for individuals and teams.

Shan is an international Trainer, Certified Facilitator, and Certified Coach with over 25 years of experience in coaching and facilitation. As the CEO & Founder of Teamcoach International, he has designed and led transformative leadership and coaching programs globally. Shan has coached top executives, board members, and business owners across industries, helping them unlock their full potential. A thought leader in coaching, he authored Coaching with R.E.S.P.E.C.T and Coaching and The Five As. Shan holds a PhD in Business Administration and is certified by leading coaching and facilitation bodies, including the IAC, EMCC, and IAF.