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BIOGRAPHIES
Glenn Gutek
Chief Executive Officer
Glenn is the founder and CEO of Awake Consulting & Coaching, an organization focused on empowering professionals to realize their potential and lead with excellence. His vision and leadership have shaped a team of highly skilled experts committed to driving measurable results for businesses and organizations. Under Glenn’s direction, Awake Consulting & Coaching uses a diverse range of resources to build profitable, thriving businesses that benefit clients, employees, and owners alike.
Bob Finch
Senior Business Coach
Bob brings over 20 years of experience in executive sales, marketing, and organizational leadership to Awake. A dynamic speaker and trainer, Bob has made significant contributions to organizational growth and team development across churches, businesses, and non-profits. He specializes in helping leaders navigate failure and turn setbacks into opportunities for growth and excellence.
Brian D. Russell
Senior Business Coach
Brian has over 25 years of experience in higher education and non-profit leadership. He has served as an academic dean and associate provost, where he developed systems that increased enrollment and enhanced educational opportunities. Brian has worked with numerous churches, helping them build trust and cast compelling visions for the future.
James Loftin
Senior Business Coach
James has been a Senior Business Consultant with Awake Consulting since 2010. He excels at helping leaders develop clarity, create strategies, and resolve conflicts while maximizing resources and time to achieve organizational excellence. James has administered coaching and leadership courses both in the U.S. and internationally, including in Cuba, China, Russia, and the Philippines.
Jay Douglas
Director of Marketing and Sales
Jay serves as the Director of Marketing and Sales at Awake Consulting & Coaching, leading the organization’s marketing and sales strategy to drive growth and success for clients. With a strong background in leadership, team building, and public speaking, Jay is passionate about helping businesses reach their full potential through strategic marketing and high-impact sales processes.
Glenn Finch
Senior Business Coach
With over a decade of experience at Awake Consulting, Glenn specializes in helping clients from small and medium-sized firms break through barriers to achieve greater success. As a Senior Practice Advisor, he collaborates with professionals to envision new possibilities and develop practical strategies to turn visions into reality. Glenn’s work with clients nationwide has helped firms double their revenues and achieve a more balanced work-life dynamic through better practice management systems and client development strategies.
Chris Akers
Senior Business Coach
Chris has over 25 years of experience in executive leadership for nonprofit organizations, specializing in vision casting, change management, and growth strategy. His leadership and marketing expertise have consistently driven extraordinary results for the organizations he has led. Chris is skilled at helping clients maintain work-life balance while improving organizational effectiveness and boosting revenue.
Taina Dominguez
Administrative Support Specialist
Taina Dominguez is an administrative professional based in Atlanta, GA, where she supports the team at Awake Consulting with email management, communication, and a range of organizational tasks. With a Bachelor of Arts in Film, she brings a creative edge to her work while ensuring smooth and efficient operations. In addition to her role at Awake Consulting, Taina is a self-employed entrepreneur, building her career as a professional actor and exploring opportunities in the performing arts, film, media, and directing.
Our Coaches
Meet Our Coaches
Our seasoned professionals have supported corporate executives, professional service firms, government organizations, small business owners, and more. Whatever your goals, we’re here to deliver measurable results for your business.
Glenn Gutek
CEO
Bob Finch
Senior Business Coach
Brian D. Russell
Senior Business Coach
James Loftin
Senior Business Coach
Jay Douglas
Director of Marketing and Sales
Glenn Finch
Senior Business Coach
Chris Akers
Senior Business Coach
Taina Dominguez
Administrative Support Specialist
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Helping Entrepreneurs and Executives grow their business by growing their business leaders since 2003.
Entrepreneurial Leadership Profile
The Awake Consulting & Coaching Entrepreneurial Leadership Profile (ELP), which includes the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator, serves as a powerful tool to identify your next strategic move. Through the ELP, you and your coach will gain valuable insights into:
- Your unique leadership style and strengths
- The composition and dynamics of your team
- Current challenges in your marketplace
- The health of your organizational culture
- The effectiveness of existing systems and processes
- Work too many hours
- Deal with too much stress
- Struggle with understanding the measurements that matter
- Search for strategies that work
- Feel like they are all alone
Entrepreneurial Leadership Profile
Since 2003, we’ve been committed to helping entrepreneurs and executives grow their businesses by growing their leaders.
Our experience reveals that many leaders:
- Spend excessive hours at work
- Struggle with overwhelming stress
- Lack clarity on key performance metrics
- Seek effective strategies for success
- Feel isolated in their journey
Our team of trained coaches come from diverse professional backgrounds and have the tools, the processes, and the skills to help you get the results you want, with greater velocity and enjoy the process.
- Manage our time in an efficient way
- Execute the strategies that will yield profits
- Identify the talent your business requires
- Follow a process that produces consistent results
- Monitor the metrics that improve performance
- Tools to grow a multiplicity of leaders
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