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Emerging Leaders Academy

(817) 748-7425

  • Home
  • The TEAM
  • The PROGRAM
  • The MISSION
  • The RESULTS
  • ELA ALUMNI

About Us

Rick Kolster, CBC, CPBA

 

Coaching Experience: 15 years
Position: Founder & Head Coach

"Coach" Rick established the
​Peak Performance Group in 2003 to provide development programs that will help leaders and teams grow and work together more effectively and cohesively.  His philosophy is that every leader should be a servant and focus on making the people around them better. He provides the vision and forward thinking and is our 

Head Coach and the Dean of the Emerging Leaders Academy

Dr Mike Bolen, PhD

 Years of experience: 10 

Position: Executive Director of Business Growth/Advisor  

​Dr. Michael J. Bolen, or just Mike, is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and former Marine officer.  He is an expert in the areas of creating leaders and helping businesses increase revenue and improve performance. He heads our ELA advisory board and business development efforts. 

Mark Graham

Coaching Experience: 5 years

Position:  Senior Associate

 Mark is the founder of eNtelligy Marketing and an expert in leadership and use of the DISC sciences helping organizations achieve their goals.  He is also a partner in the joint venture with PPG and eNtelligy helping banks grow using the VisionShop Organizational EKG assessment.  As a former All-American Baseball player, he understands hard work and the power of a solid team. He holds a BS in Mathematics from Delta State University and MA in quantitative Business Analysis from LSU. 

Lauren Gammage

Coaching Experience: 6 years

Position: VP/Lead Facilitator

 Lauren began her leadership journey when she was selected as a high-potential candidate with a multi-billion dollar restaurant chain and named the youngest GM in company history.  She has spent the past 6 years in leadership positions running multi-million dollar locations. She leads our development efforts and serves as our co-facilitator for the Emerging Leaders Academy Program 

Megan Pagoulatos

 

Years of experience: 5
Position: Director of Client Relations

Megan started with us as an intern and after graduating from Texas A&M went on to become our first staff member supporting sales, programming, and our client services team. She has grown into a dynamic teacher and continues to support all our clients and team

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