Thierry Montoya - Board Chair
Attorney
Adorno Yoss Alvarado & Smith
Region: Orange County - CA

What does ProGrowth mean to me?
ProGrowth is designed to attract service professionals that hold themselves to an unprecedented standard of accountability. On a marketing level, a ProGrowth candidate knows that you cannot test everything and see what sticks. Service professionals that are committed to the ProGrowth model understand that marketing success lies in building and deepening relationships, a process of hard work from which you will fulfill your business goals.

Maryellen Galuchie
Managing Director
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Region: Inland Empire - CA

What does ProGrowth mean to me?
ProGrowth has provided me the channel to connect with motivated business professionals in my community who want to achieve success by working together in a different way. I have also recommended several of my younger colleagues to the program which has help to accelerate the practice development success. As part of the Advisory Board, I hope to provide input from the “field” to continue to make the program more effective and learn more about the program to help me professionally.

Bill Self
President
The Leadership Factor, Inc.
Region: Rochester/Syracuse/Buffalo, NY

What does ProGrowth mean to me?
ProGrowth will mean the difference between same-as-last-year performance and superior sales growth for my organization. It offers close association with highly motivated peers who are focused on growing their businesses and challenging me to a stronger structure supporting my sales efforts. The end result will be a vibrant, energized performance not only for my company, but for all of the members on my TEAM.

Luci Harty

Luci Harty, CFP, AIF
Region: San Antonio, TX

What does ProGrowth mean to me?
ProGrowth is all about relationships. I describe The ProGrowth TEAM as a group of professionals who have made a commitment to help the other members grow their business by using a common structure and tools so we get results for each other. Unlike other networking groups, we meet one on one with each other to go deep and discover the other’s goals and needs.

Rodney Wacker
Owner
Celestial Care
Region: Phoenix, AZ

What does ProGrowth mean to me?
ProGrowth has provided me an opportunity to expand my network of professional service providers that will undoubtedly expand my business opportunities and production. The common sense methodology includes both teamwork and accountability so that results are more predictable.

Debbie Douglas
Principal
Douglas Strategic Communications LLC
Region: Orange County - CA

What does ProGrowth mean to me?
ProGrowth provides a turn-key, results driven system for new client acquisition. It is important to me, as a communications professional, to use it for new client acquisition and to let the world know what a great opportunity it provides to meet the many successful professionals active in ProGrowth.

Jim Ponder
President / CEO
Turnkey Strategic Relations
Region: San Diego, CA

What does ProGrowth mean to me?
ProGrowth embodies my personal and my companies philosophy of building business. High quality, trust centered relationships are what drives business and provides sustainable growth. ProGrowth provides a structure and platform to build, nurture, and maintain relationships. I am generally not a fan of “network” groups as they are laden with needy individuals. ProGrowth on the other hand brings together successful individuals who are focused, sincere and serious about creating value for one another. My future is brighter because of ProGrowth. As the ProGrowth family grows we all win.

Wesley Weise
Wealth Strategist
Northern Trust
Region: Denver, CO

What does ProGrowth mean to me?
ProGrowth to me is not a networking group, rather, it is a relationship driven approach to achieving greater success. One of the goals of the team is to introduce each other to professionals in the community that have clients that are in the market and market segment of the team members. Participation on a team therefore provides a focused process to meet Centers of Influence that are worth my time and will get the results I want.

Christina Bui
Division Director, Salaried Financial Executives
Robert Half Management Resources
Region: San Francisco, CA

What does ProGrowth mean to me?
I have found within my ProGrowth TEAM, my closest business colleagues and trusted advisors. It is nice to have a group of folks who are always looking out for me and for me to be able to reciprocate. I would like to continue building more of these key relationships not only for my firm but also for the rest of my career.