the connect the dots team

brenda hampel

managing director

Brenda Hampel co-founded Connect the Dots Consulting in 2006, having already gained a national reputation as a leadership team session and discussion expert.

Brenda leverages her 20+ years of business and consulting experience to empower leaders and teams to reach their potential. Working closely with leaders in a broad range of corporate environments and physician and scientific leaders in academic medicine, Brenda has a keen understanding of the nuances of what it takes for leaders to build their leadership identity and be successful in their specific leadership environments by leveraging their unique, authentic selves.

erika lamont​

managing director

Erika Lamont co-founded Connect the Dots Consulting in 2006 after successful roles in Fortune 100 companies as an innovative supply chain operations leader.

Erika is a master executive coach, consultant, facilitator, author, speaker, founding partner, and Managing Director of Connect the Dots Consulting. Connect the Dots is a specialized boutique management consulting company with deep knowledge in executive coaching, team effectiveness, and leadership onboarding. Erika’s collaborative approach with clients and partners allows her to deeply understand the unique culture within an organization, identify its strengths, spot any shortcomings, and incorporate this insight into each personalized solution offered to clients.

jen gardner

director of client services

When it comes to organizational growth, Jennifer knows strong leaders are the secret to success. She understands effective leadership inspires the best productivity from their teams and delivers the winning results organizations crave. Jennifer is focused on partnering with leaders to help them and their teams achieve outstanding performance.

With 25 years of experience leading human resources and talent management in a variety of industries, Jennifer’s skillful expertise includes organizational development, talent management, employee relations, and talent acquisition.

jennifer johnson

director of client services

Jennifer develops client strengths and excellence in ways that are unique to the individual and relevant to organizational and strategic drivers. Executives change in an environment of trust, confidentiality, and integrity.

Determined to reinforce balance, Jennifer challenges leaders to celebrate their strengths while also taking steps to clearly understand their developmental opportunities. Realistic “real-world” goals are created, timelines defined, and progress evaluated, ensuring growth for the leader and organization is realized.

Jennifer’s 30+ years of working with Fortune 500 companies have allowed her to cultivate deep business acumen, influencing her work with individual leaders, teams, and companies.

barbara beggs

director of client services

Barbara designs and delivers coaching and development solutions that unleash a leader’s potential and recognizes their whole self. She helps those leaders build teams that not only produce results but are passionate about and committed to their mission. Her practical and pragmatic approach draws upon a long career in industry as well as from the latest leadership research.

Barbara has had a successful career in business, including a role as VP of Sales and Marketing, working with both Fortune 500 companies and small to mid-size businesses.

gaby alvarez-pollack

director of client services

Gaby is a learning/training expert and a certified professional coach emphasizing strategic talent development, human performance, and organizational design.

For over twenty years, her passion for learning, growth, and strategy has helped individuals, teams, and organizations succeed by finding the perfect combination of personal meaning and business results.

Gaby creates and delivers transformational learning experiences and profound coaching conversations focused on bringing individual talents and strengths to life, improving emotional intelligence, and opening continuous learning and growth pathways, always supporting organizational goals and business strategy.

bethany peters

director of client services

Dr. Bethany Peters is a seasoned executive coach and consultant with over 20 years of experience. Her expertise lies in helping individuals and teams develop their leadership skills, enhance communication, and navigate cultural differences. With a background in higher education, curriculum design, and international programming, Dr. Peters brings a unique, research-based perspective to her leadership coaching.

Holding a PhD in Organizational Leadership, Bethany bridges theory and practice, offering a dynamic combination of academic rigor and real-world relevance to support her clients’ development.

maria stevens

director of client services

For over 15 years, Maria has been a transformative force in leadership development and organizational growth. As the owner of Stevens Coaching & Consulting, Maria is not just a coach and consultant but a catalyst for change; empowering leaders to realize their full potential through coaching programs, leadership development initiatives, and strategic consulting engagements.

Maria’s expertise is deeply rooted in nearly three decades of professional experience, where she has honed her ability to grow leaders and businesses.

deborah andrews

administrative and assessment coordinator

Deborah’s process-driven approach and background in organizational development support the work we do with our clients to meet their leadership and company goals

ashley declaire

executive coordinator

Ashley’s laser focus and attention to detail keep us and our engagements running efficiently and on-track. Her experience working with client-oriented consulting firms, data and financial analysis and creativity enables us to deliver customized, data-driven solutions.

As a key voice and face of or our firm, Ashley connects the dots with our team and clients to make it all happen!

Our team-connect Survey Process

 

We start with thoughtfully diagnosing the team’s current culture by using available data, assessments and interviews.

This provides the team leader with a clear view of what is getting in the way of the team’s success.

We design a series of structured team sessions that:

  • Share the team culture analysis
  • Give team members the opportunity to talk through both processes and behaviors that need to be addressed
  • Productively provide feedback to one another
  • Develop both team and individual commitments that will lead to the team’s desired state

 

Measure progress by leveraging CTD’s team-connect Survey to:

  • Drive accountability and measure progress by collecting team feedback specific to one another’s engagement and behavioral change
  • Provide the team’s leader with a clear understanding of what he/she and the team need from each other to enable and support the team’s success
  • Share team and individual survey result reports