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Come see the Banyan Tree difference
Come see the Banyan Tree difference
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ThinkEither vertically or laterally we will help you and your team with the right questions. We provide a confidential thinking space where you can wrestle with the choices.
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ChooseAfter a healthy amount of divergent thinking, we help you bring the team together in a direction. Clarity of vision, path, and purpose are a leader's charge.
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Drew Y. SandersCEO, Founding PrincipalDrew Sanders founded Banyan Tree Strategies in 2013 with three clients and the mission to help business owners grow their companies. Sanders and his team have worked with dozens of companies on a wide variety of projects which have led to the customized processes that Banyan now delivers. A typical client engagement begins with a breakfast or lunch conversation with a shorthanded business owner who needs a helping hand, a confidential thinking space, or an outside voice.
Sanders has helped at risk youth organizations and youth sports coaches of all ages for decades in a variety of capacities and is a volunteer coach in his local community. Sanders is a past director of The First Tee, The Boy Scouts of America, The Cal Golf Committee, and is the founder of The California Season of Life Foundation. Sanders publishes content on a daily basis at his LinkedIn profile and publishes a long format newsletter eight times a year by the name of ‘Branches and Roots’ which applies social science to business, life and sport. Sanders individual writings and teachings can be found at www.drewsanders.com as well as his author page at Amazon. |
Sara SandersCFO and Board MemberSara Sanders is responsible for finances, marketing, design, newsletter production, and a multitude of day-to-day operations. Sanders is an invaluable member of the Banyan Team. In addition to helping Drew raise their two children Ryan and Brooke, Sara worked in commercial real estate at SRS Real Estate Partners for fourteen years.
Prior to working at Banyan and SRS, Sara spent five years playing professional golf on the LPGA Tour. Sara earned a Bachelor's of Arts in Psychology at Stanford University and was also a 2-time all-American in Field Hockey. Like Drew she is passionate about sports and coaching, as well as volunteering in the community and at schools. |
Jeff Foley, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)Council of AdvisorsJeffrey W. Foley hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, graduated from West Point, and founded the leadership development company Loral Mountain Solutions, LLC in 2013. He works with executives and business leaders who want to lead with impact and inspire their teams to achieve positive, lasting change in their organizations.
He is an author, leadership coach, and speaker. He is certified as a Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coach TM. He is a partner with the Ken Blanchard Companies, the Wiley Corporation (5 Behaviors of an Effective Team TM), and with Jim Horan’s One-Page Business Plan TM company. He co-authored the Penguin published book Rules and Tools for Leaders (4th Edition), a down-to-earth practical guide for leaders. He is also a contributing author to the book Servant Leadership in Action (edited by Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell, 2018). Jeff served over 32 years in the United States Army leading soldiers in war and peace. Throughout his military career he served in leadership positions around the world, in constantly changing environments, all the time focused on the accomplishment of the mission and developing people. In his final assignment, he served as the Commanding General for Fort Gordon, Georgia and Chief of the Army’s Signal Corps. |
Jason StoughtonCouncil of AdvisorsJason helps leaders achieve business success with Artificial Intelligence by acting as a bridge between their needs and the relevant insights, products, technology and people that can solve their problems.
In 2013, before most business executives had Artificial Intelligence on their radar, Jason wrote The Way of the Navigator which laid out the business case for AI. Drawing on his 20 years of executive level experience in the technology industry, and especially within cutting edge venture backed AI companies, the book described recent innovations across the AI technology spectrum and how these would soon be applied to businesses across various industries. His mantra “The Future is here...are you ready?” continues to be a wake-up call to executives. Jason also currently host’s the popular podcast The Pulse of AI which covers the latest trends in Applied AI through in-depth discussions with business and technology leaders. Connect with him on Linkedin, follow him on twitter at @jstought, and sign up for his podcast. |
Andrew Bartley, MBA, MDiv, PCCCouncil of AdvisorsAndrew Bartley, MBA, MDiv, PCC, is a Principal of Platinum Leadership Inc., a consulting firm dedicated to helping people experience the joy of working together. He serves leaders, teams, and organizations, and the change their mission requires. Andrew helps teams and companies unleash their potential as they align their leadership, strategy, vision, and culture. He is pleased to serve as a Banyan Tree Associate for clients in Canada.
Andrew has designed and led planning and coaching processes, workshops and retreats for hundreds of organizations, and teaches leadership, strategic planning and coaching at Western University Continuing Studies. Previously, he served as Episcopal Director of Pastoral Leadership for the Diocese of London, supervising 17 directors and specialists assisting 110 communities and 700 employees. Andrew’s education includes an Ivey MBA, Master of Divinity (Spirituality), Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy), and Bachelor of Education. He is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation and holds Adler (ATC), Ken Blanchard, Master Tilt 365, MBTI, and Organization and Relationship Systems (ORSCC) certifications. |
Jason Hekl, MBACouncil of AdvisorsJason is a seasoned business leader and marketing consultant who specializes in the development and execution of demand creation strategies to accelerate growth. He has carried quota for selling policy production systems to insurance companies, managed tele-qualification teams for an on premise knowledge management solution provider, and marketed solutions ranging from specialized customer relationship management applications to cloud-based e-procurement solutions for the SMB market.
Previously, Jason was SiriusDecisions’ vice president and group director of demand services. In this role, Jason led SiriusDecisions’ largest advisory service and built the business case for SiriusDecisions to develop a service targeting “emerging growth” B2B organizations. Prior to joining Sirius, Jason was vice president of marketing at Coupa Software, an e-procurement and expense management solution provider pioneering cloud-based solutions to control business spending. Under his leadership, Coupa grew 100 percent year-over-year and went from a virtual unknown to an innovative challenger to industry leaders. Earlier in his career, Jason served as vice president of corporate marketing at InQuira, a leading provider of enterprise knowledge applications acquired by Oracle, and was responsible for all corporate marketing initiatives, including demand generation, messaging, and marketing communications. During his tenure, revenues grew nearly tenfold and the marketing organization won one of the original Markies (for Best Lead Scoring). In addition to consulting with clients, Jason serves on the Operations board of the Marketing Operations Cross Company Alliance (MOCCA), co-hosts the popular Marketing Milestones podcast, and most importantly, coaches his son’s Little League team. Jason holds an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) and a BA in international relations and economics from the University of Delaware. |