Our Experienced Team

Jack Wilder - CEO

Mr. Jack Wilder is a dynamic leader who brings more than thirty years of first-hand experience as a business and marketing executive. After serving as regional Sales Manager for Reigel Textiles in New York, Jack joined I.B.M. where he excelled at sales, becoming National Sales Leader incredibly, in the first and second years consecutively – an accomplishment no one else has ever attained. During his career with I.B.M. he was asked to develop and instruct the Advanced Marketing School, a program presented throughout the Unites Stated and the Orient.

Jack went on to serve as Vice President of Sales for Mary Kay Cosmetics, where he earned a national reputation for motivating and inspiring people. After five successful years with Mary Kay, he was tapped by the Shaklee Corporation to serve as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. There he became the youngest officer of a Fortune 500 company after taking them from $93 million in sales to more than $600 million in six years.

In 1986, Jack formed People Edge, a consulting, researching, speaking and training company based in Dallas Texas, that specializes in sales, team building and effective management skills. People Edge client’s include AT&T, Arthur Andersen, American Heart Association, Bank One, Boy Scouts of America, Burlington-Northern Railroad, CB Richard Ellis, Club Corp of America, EDS, Exel Logistics, Frito Lay, Hertz, JC Penney, JP Morgan Chase Bank, KPMG, Levi Strauss Corporation, New York Life, Parkland Hospital, Pepsico, Rosewood Properties, Staubach Company, Sarah Lee Corporation, Southwest Securities, Symantec, TXU, Texas Monthly and USA Today.

Jack served on various advisory boards of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) and has been a member in good standing for over thirty years. He has consulted with dozens of the top network marketing companies in the industry ranging from startups to multi-billion dollar corporations. Jack has earned a reputation as a corporate leader who “Listen’s to the Field” and works to ensure the success of the individual distributer.

In 2004, Jack took on the challenge of revitalizing a $150 million manufacturing and marketing company, EcoQuest International. He served in many capacities including Senior Vice President of Marketing, member of the Board of Directors, and member of the Office of the President. Jack also led major projects for EcoQuest with his expertise in business development, new product research, investor relations and legal negotiations.

Jack brings to his team the same effective principles that enabled him to pave his own future. By distinguishing “theories” from “actions” that truly work, he empowers others to grow and achieve. His motivating style is often compared to Mark Twain and Will Rogers because of his unique ability to connect with his team members in a comfortable, yet enlightening and powerful manner. During the past two decades, Jack has spoken to more than one million people, appeared on numerous television shows, and been interviewed by several major publications including the Wall Street Journal and the Dallas Morning News. His management style is action-oriented, substance-filled and truly motivational.

Jason Goudy - COO

Jason has over 25 years of business and entrepreneurial experience inlcuding building Trytanim Associates a cutting edge business consulting company. Also, was one of the founders of Pinnacle Performance Group a premier technology company. Pinnacle built a $3 million suite of online software tools for the network marketing and customer service markets. Jason was chiefly responsible for the successful implementation of the software suite into large network marketing companies including Eco Quest, YTB, Traverus and many others representing over 300,000 distributors.

Jason served as General Manager with FranklinCovey a premiere personal and leadership development Company. While with FranklinCovey, he revitalized some of their most prominent retail stores, trained and instructed retail managers and taught thousands of people the time tested FranklinCovey principles. He also consulted with companies like Godiva, Microsoft, Mary Kay, Hillwood Development, and many others.

Jason was the Founder and Inventor of Dust Gone Services, a company that revolutionized the way people deal with the incredible mess caused by hardwood floor refinishing and home remodeling. People no longer had to spend days or weeks cleaning up the disaster left behind only to find two months later they were still finding dust. This was made possible through the innovation of the Dust Gone Temp Wall and Dust Gone Dust Removal System. Jason sold his invention in 2007 and it is still being used today.

Jason also used his talents and love of people, as a Funeral Director, with Holbrook Mortuary in Salt Lake City, UT for over five years. This provided him the opportunity to serve people during their time of greatest need. He gained a greater appreciation for people and the need they have to be understood and cared about. Jason’s experience in business started at a very early age. F rom the time he was eight years old he worked side by side with his father, for over 15 yrs., in his father’s telephone technology business. 

Jason has also taught and instructed thousands of youth throughout the years and enjoys helping make a difference in their lives. He has served in many capacities with the Boy Scouts of America and has helped many boys attain the rank of Eagle Scout. He has also served as a teacher and youth instructor for his church and has served his community through involvement in Lions, Kiwanis, and other clubs and associations. 

Jason married his high school sweetheart and loves his four beautiful children. He relishes his opportunities to spend time with his family participating as a coach, set builder, graphic designer, counselor, mechanic, wedding photographer, audience and much more. Jason especially loves going on long drives with sweetheart. He has a passion for developing people and a deep desire to help individuals improve their lives.t

Mike Shaw - Partner

Mike has been a manager of people for over 30 years. He has worked with a variety of companies, including Lowes, Best Buy, Target, Sears and Office Max. Experience ranges from Store Manager, Staffing Manager and Training Manager in 4 different states. Mike began his career in retail as a Management Trainee for a small company called the J.M McDonald Company progressing from associate to Store Manager within 5 years. After the company was bought out, Mike move to Mervyn's (a division of Target), where he was a Store Manager, Training Manager and Staffing Manager in Colorado, Utah and Southern California.

In 1995, Mike made the decision to join Sears as a Store Manager. Mike ran the Plano, Texas location for 5 years and had incredible success. Sales were almost doubled within the 5 year period! The Plano area was experiencing unprecedented growth and Mike was able to utilize his ability to be an entrepreneurial manager to make merchandising decisions which dramatically effected the sales and profit of the location. Mike was made a Training Manager in the Dallas/Fort Worth market within his first year with the company.

In 2000, Mike moved over to Best Buy as a Store Manager and also a representative of the Regional Diversity Council. Mike was placed in a location that had been under-performing and was able to turn it around. It became a Top 10 Customer Service location for the company, thus improving associate morale, profits and other key measures. In 2003, Mike moved to Lowes and became a Store Manager and Operations training location in the Dallas/Fort Worth market. After two years and needing to spend more time with family, Mike moved to Office Max.

In 2004, Mike had a defining moment when his son, Bryce was killed in a car accident on his way to Oklahoma State University. This caused a change in many aspects of Mike's life. He continues to be married to his wife of 38 years, Laurie,after the accident. A feat in itself. He is very close to his others two sons, Ian and Trent, who both live in the area. He also is proud of his two granddaughter, Avery and Taylor. Mike has been the leader of a Grief Group, which meets twice a year for 8 weeks at a time. This helps him pay it forward to those in a similar situation.

His love of strengths based management and engagement has led him to mentor over 800 people in the Gallup StrengthsFinder process. This led Mike to become a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and Trainer in 2015. Mike has led Executive Teams at numerous corporations, as well as coached individuals seeking counsel through career adjustment and career transition. Mike has also spoken to Colleges and mentored youth using the StrengthQuest process. His joy is to be able to see the spark, when someone discovers how gifted they are and the strengths they have to impact their relationships, careers and life overall in a positive way.

Mike currently resides in Plano, Texas. He serves in a wide variety of volunteer efforts at his Church, to include being a Stephen Minster and Stephen Leader. He also co-facilitates a Career Transition Support group to give back to those going through a tough time.