Cindy Bishop is a Vice President Operations, Root Whole Body Health, Inc. Colleagues describe her as "I had the pleasure of working with Cindy at Starbucks Coffee Company over many years. I first met Cindy in the late 90’s when her team was preparing to open a retail location for a large hospital group where I managed the wholesale business. It was early going for retail and wholesale and there was potential for conflicting interests – we had no established framework for how to work together. Yet I found Cindy to be affable, professional, and a flexible problem-solver. Together, we established a protocol for working in similar space, and were able to successfully maximize Starbucks’ presence in that location, which become the prototype for similar market penetration in the Pacific Northwest. Years later we each managed robust regions in different zones. In an effort to meet the demand of a volatile market, our division reorganized several times -- stimulating shifts in priority, span of control and accountabilities. During this time, we shared best practices, new market penetration strategies, and innovative ways to retain and engage new business. Cindy is competitive, but more naturally a collaborative team player." and "I have had the pleasure of working with Cindy for ten years in ever-increasing roles of responsibility. I believe she would make an outstanding executive in any organization. Cindy has been instrumental to me over many years. She was with me during times of tremendous growth and also by my side during the recent economic downturn offering advice, counsel, moral support and real-world business solutions -- all of which helped keep us competitive when others in our industry were not so fortunate. Cindy is thoughtful, fair and highly accessible. She brings her unbridled energy and good humor to any business situation. She has a passion for moving the needle forward. As an academic, I appreciate that she takes the initiative to educate herself and values that attribute in others. She knows how to use her resources and has no ego when it comes to getting the job done. Cindy's contributions to the organization are too numerous to list here. She provided organizational structure, developed sales protocol, helped me to evolve traditional and digital marketing strategies, designed customer service and administrative protocol, created new retail sales channels, inspired program development ideation, implemented tools for performance analysis across the business, positioned us for growth and was well liked by everyone. Cindy has a diverse business acumen, a healthy self-confidence and excellent leadership skills. All which combine to make her a wonderful addition to any senior leadership team. I have no doubt she will bring the same passion to whatever organization she chooses to champion. Cindy is worthy of any company's investment in her."