THE BE CAUSE TEAM

Steve Finkelstein

I have owned and operated several of my own small businesses, including restaurants, food stores, wood working, jewelry design and production, general contracting, farming, and others. I’ve started and have run the financial aspects of food co-ops.

In addition to my business background, I am also a psychotherapist, doing Hakomi therapy and re-evaluation counseling.

So, as well as having had the experience of being in business, I also understand the nature of our minds, and what gets in the way of our success. I believe that with the correct information, we all can unfold into our full potential.

Bob Adams

In the 70s, I set two world records as a paramedic in two-man CPR marathons that raised money for our local ambulance service. I built a large company collecting on returned checks in Utah and Idaho, and in the 80s became a tax preparer and opened an office. Four years ago, I moved to Utah to pursue self-awareness training and subsequently became an instructor and facilitator. My clients actualize their aspirations in businesses built upon sound tax strategies. My technical tax understanding combines with my passion for inspiring clients to trust themselves and experience new levels of creativity. Imagine seeing your tax strategy as an opportunity for vision and purpose! It's an experience you may not have had before.

Peter Ayers

I have been exploring success ideas for the past 38 years. During my multi-faceted career I have been a designer, builder, writer, sales rep, photographer, planner, programmer -- but mostly I've been a student of human nature. In 1966, I worked with Success Motivation Institute as a sales representative. I loved their programs, but I had reservations because so many of the people that bought their audio tapes didn't use them. In the intervening years, I created numerous planning books, thinking that I could assist people in their quest for success.

In 1970, I studied Transactional Analysis and developed a training program to teach sales people how to deal with their fear of prospecting and closing. I had my first coaching experiences with sales managers although we didn't call it coaching at the time. The material was valid, but the method was based on intellectual learning and it wasn't permanent.

In 1985, I became a computer programmer. I discovered a most interesting phenomenon. I realized that people read books, listen to speakers and attend seminars only to revert to old habits when the experience is over. People use programs. They interact with them by answering questions, entering information and viewing results. Here was the perfect vehicle to move people from where they are to where they really want to be. I developed the program "Just About Perfect" to assist people in identifying what they really want to be, do and have. It doesn't offer answers. It asks great questions. It prompts you to find the answers within yourself. Coaching is all about bringing out the best in people and I'm all about coaching.

Kathleen D. Packard

I now work with small companies, assisting business owners to access the hidden talents and resources of their employees, and assisting employees to expand their workworlds. With me, businesses see the way to solve their own problems. I love listening to people, and pulling together divergent viewpoints to form a new multi-dimensional perspective.

Where are you banging your head against the wall? We can see the windows and doors and we'll help you break on through to the other side.

John E. Anderson

My undergraduate studies in literature and art at Monmouth University were followed with a bachelor of arts in philosophy from Bloomfield College. I did graduate philosophy studies at New School University, New York and obtained a master of science in management from Antioch University, Seattle. I was one of the youngest writers and editors at Fairchild Publishing, New York. I have founded and sold businesses. I won awards at the international management consulting firm, George S. May.

Accounting, finance, taxation, insurance, change management and personal growth training have prepared me to enhance your enterprise.

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Dr. Gary Reiss

I am a licensed clinical social worker and certified trainer in process-oriented psychology, with 30 years of experience in private practice. As well as teaching process-oriented psychology worldwide, I'm on the faculty of the Process Work Center of Portland, and sit on the Board of the Global Process Institute. I have counseling offices in Eugene and Portland, Oregon, and act as director of a counseling clinic in rural Oregon.

One of my special interests in process-oriented psychology lies in facilitating conflict work, which I have done in Israel, India, Australia, and other hot spots around the world. I've worked with many diverse organizations and large groups, and facilitated town meetings on topical controversies.

I am developing process-oriented, conflict resolution within small business. I am finding new and less painful ways of addressing difficult employer-employee relationships.

I have authored five books, all published by Changing Worlds Publications, Eugene, Oregon including:

Changing Ourselves Changing the World

Angry Men, Angry Women Angry World: Moving from Destructiveness to Creativity

Beyond War and Peace in the Arab Israeli Conflict

Leap into Living: Moving from Fear to Freedom

Vital Loving - a Guide Book for Couples and Families

Diane Cole

In 1999, I began participating in Landmark Education’s self-awareness programs. After completing Landmark’s rigorous leadership training, I served two years as a course supervisor in their San Jose office.

I graduated from high school magna cum laude, and was awarded a state scholarship at San Jose State University where I completed two years. After passing analytic geometry with calculus, I decided to leave California and move to Oregon. In between, I accumulated five years’ experience in the banking industry, starting as a check filer and leaving as an auditor and assistant compliance officer.

I’ve raised two children, been a sheep rancher and was the first female firefighter for the city of Myrtle Point. I served as an officer for the department and in fire season, I worked for the Forest Service driving firefighters into wildfires.

A deep commitment to my own spiritual life is the thread that runs through all I do. Outside of my work life, I pursue that passion wholeheartedly. My home is in Gaylord, Oregon, population 100, where I live on the south fork of the Coquille River.

I really enjoy figuring out puzzles. Call and I’ll show you how I do it.