The YourNextSuccess Team
Mentors & Program Leaders
Our Mentors
With over 170 mentors across 150+ career fields, we will provide you access to an unrivaled opportunity to learn from highly successful people in your desired field of interest
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Browse all Professional Mentors below, or use the dropdown filter to see who matches to your interests. Clicking Reset Filter will once again display all Professional Mentors after a selection has been made
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= AthleteBiz Board Member
= USATF Foundation Director
= Pro / Elite Athlete
Dawn Bazarko
Dawn Bazarko Consulting
Nursing, Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Nurse Executive
Derrick Peterson
DePaul University
Coaching
Don Franken
Method Films & Entertainment, World Class Sports, Franken Enterprises
Producer, Event Management, Sponsorship Sales & Mgnt, Agent, Marketing/PR
Emily Merola
Air Products
Pharmaceutical, Science, Research and Development, Industrial Gas, Systems Management
George Buckheit
Capital Area Runners
Natural Gas Trading, Training Group Leader, Web Platform Building
Greg Via
Cloud9
Sponsorship Sales & Mgmt, Talent Management, Event Management, Sports Marketing
Jack Wickens
AthleteBiz; United Health Group
Health Care Services, Insurance, USATF Foundation Director, AthleteBiz Founder
Deena Kastor
Mammoth Track Club
Motivational Speaker, Training Group Leader
Devon Joan Martin
Central Park Track Club
Attorney, Event Management, Agent, Race Directing, Track Club Management
Drew Wartenburg
NorCal Distance Project, Running Your World
Coaching, Teaching
Frank Marshall
Kennedy/Marshall Film Production
Entertainment, Film, TV, Web Production
George Pierson
The Pierson Advisory Group
Engineering, Environment, Construction
Hawi Keflezighi
Hawi Management
Attorney, Agent
Jake Bartholomy
Flow Rehab
Physical Therapist
Dennis Fillebrown
Anthem
Health Care Business Development
Diana Whitcomb-Pickler
Madison & Co Properties
Product Marketing
Dwight Phillips
EPIQ TV
USATF Leader, Entertainment, Film, TV, Web Production
Fred Siegel
Fred Siegel Partners
Non-Profit Leadership, Marketing, Media Consulting, Brand Development, Entertainment
Glenn McLaughlin
High School
Sales, Chemical / Plastics Industry, High School Science Teacher, Poet, Business Management
Ian Dobson
Eugene Marathon
Director of Running Programs, Coaching
Jamie Kempton
Rockland Community College
Journalism/Writer
Program Leaders
Jack Wickens
Lead Program Manager
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Jack Wickens launched AthleteBiz in 2014 and has served on the Board of the USATF Foundation since 2006. Both organizations are dedicated to the success of elite Track & Field athletes as athletes, as role models and as individuals. Jack’s business career included senior executive positions at UnitedHealth Group and at Prudential. He sees a fairly straight line from his experiences and “lessons learned” as a competitive runner to his business leadership accomplishments and personal life fulfillment.
Bob Fleshner
Lead Professional Career Coach
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Bob Fleshner is the YourNextSuccess program leader for AthleteBiz. He is the founder and President of EPICOACH and is a Professional Certified Executive Coach. He brings to the table decades of multi-disciplinary experience and skill development, realized as an entrepreneur, a road race director and as a Fortune 500 company executive. He applies a deep understanding of business as well as human nature to help his clients undertake a journey of self-discovery, which, in turn, helps them to unlock their potential.
Aaron Cattell
Program Manager
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Aaron Cattell joined AthleteBiz in 2013. Since that time he has worked with athletes to develop various tools and programs, focusing on both individual and overall platform enhancements for the off-the-track experience. Aaron has nearly a decade of experience in various Human Resources roles and functions, working in both small and large organizations. He holds an MBA from William and Mary, had previously earned the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification, and is a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt.
Lauryn Williams
Lead Financial Planner
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Lauryn Williams is a highly respected and credentialed financial planning expert, who, as a 4X Olympian with gold and silver medals to her name, has earned a deep understanding of how athletes tick. Lauryn is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC), College Student Loan Advisor (CSLP) and an MBA.
Kacey Gibson
Lead Sports Psychologist
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Kacey Gibson is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) who earned All-American status as a cross country runner for Florida State University. Kacey uses her past sport experiences as a guiding force in her sport psychology consulting services.
Kai Laird
Lead Counselor and Therapist
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Kai Laird is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC). Kai has experience in a variety of clinical roles and is currently the program director of Integrative Health at the Williamsburg Indoor Sports Complex.
AthleteBiz Board Members
Aaron Cattell
AthleteBiz
Deena Kastor
Mammoth Track Club
Joe Fabris
Plus3
Ashley Higginson
Miller Canfield
Hawi Keflezighi
HAWI Management
Steve Fillebrown
Clearview Consulting
Bob Fleshner
EPICoach
Jack Wickens
AthleteBiz
Willie Banks
HSJ