Dr. Zach Schaefer is a management consultant, leadership coach, and professional speaker whose personal mission is to "Be an Action Catalyst Through Communication."His award-winning consulting firm, Spark The Discussion, is St. Louis, MO's Certified Partner of the Predictive Index® and Line of Sight tools, where the Spark Team provides strategy facilitation and talent optimization solutions that drive results in the following areas:• Executive Conflict Facilitation • Selection Optimization• Team Development and Fit • Team Alignment and CalibrationSpark's hand selected team members are expert coaches, consultants, and process experts who have provided solutions to hundreds of companies. By building on the best practices of businesses in multiple industries, Spark drives additional value for its clients. Leading through crisis in companies Dr. Z owns and consults with have honed his empathy across all levels in an organization. Because many of Spark's projects focus on resolving conflict during change and growth, Spark signs non-disclosure agreements and keeps these professional relationships and coaching partnerships 100% confidential and non-publicized. Additionally, Dr. Z is a retired Associate (tenured) professor, where he taught and researched in the areas of organizational communication, Org. culture, conflict management, mediation, and negotiation. Dr. Z’s personal mission is to serve as an action catalyst through communication. He lives in St. Louis, MO with his beautiful, patient, and talented wife Kizzy, his tenaciously curious and bright daughter Claudia, his laser focused and high energy son Benjamin, and his 6-year old boxer dog named Baxter and spaniel puppy Maddy. CORE COMPETENCIES• Executive Facilitation (Mediation) • Talent Optimization• Professional Speaking • Leadership Coaching