Our Consultants, Facilitators and Coaches

  

 
  
Scott Schwefel, Managing Partner, Insights Twin Cities, Insights Accredited Practitioner since 2004

Scott Schwefel founded Benchmark Learning in 1995, growing the company to become Minnesota's largest technical training company.   In 1997 and 1998 Benchmark was named to Minnesota’s “Fast 50” listing of the fastest growing privately held private companies in Minnesota.  In 2002 Schwefel was named to Minnesota’s “40 under 40” listing of top executives in Minnesota, under age 40, published by The Business Journal.

Schwefel began facilitating  team-building sessions, and delivering Sales and Leadership events in 1990 using numerous world class psychometric instruments, and after selling his interest in Benchmark in 2003, launched Insights Twin Cities to teach and train full-time.  He is a sought after keynote speaker, (www.scottschwefel.com) and also a published author.  He founded www.selfconfidence.com and www.getajobfast.com, and has even lived remotely with the Hadza and Maasai tribes in Tanzania. 

Today he owns and operates the Minnesota Insights Learning Center, and teaches and coaches CEOs, Presidents and Senior Executives using the Insights Discovery System.  Mr. Schwefel  is also a speaker for Vistage, the world's largest CEO organization.  He holds a B.A. in Organizational Behavior and Communications from Concordia University.

 

Linda Schwefel, Insights Accredited Practitioner since 2007

Linda Schwefel has been a Sales Manager, and Salesperson with Xerox, where she was the Marketing Representative of the Year in 1987, and later worked as an Account Manager for Versyss Corporation, where she was ranked 2nd out of 700 Sales Representatives nationwide 5 years in a row.  Linda's sales career evolved to conducting full-time sales training, and delivering keynote speeches. This led her to found Keynotes.com, which she ran as a speakers bureau from 1993-1998, also speaking and training to sales teams across the country.. 

With the birth of her second child in 1998, Linda chose to take 8 years off from her sales and speaking career to raise her 3 children full-time, returning in 2007 to apply the Insights Discovery System to Sales Training, and now speaks and trains Salespeople on the Insights Discovery System.  Linda is also a Managing Partner of Insights Twin Cities, and still manages the three youngest Schwefels.
 

Dr. Jean Davidson, Insights Licensed Practitioner

Jean Davidson brings more than 20 years experience in business, education and consulting to her practice.  Her background includes consultation, management and training in the financial services, retail, pharmaceutical, and technology industries.  She has also worked in academic and government environments on small and large group interventions. She has proven success in team development, leadership coaching, business model development, transition planning, culture change and the development and successful implementation of strategic business initiatives.

Jean holds a Doctorate in Organization Development from the University of St. Thomas, with a special research interest in leadership and transition.  In addition to being the Principal for Davidson Consulting, she is an adjunct faculty member at the University of St Thomas and Hamline University. 
 


Robert Sicora, M.A. Insights Licensed Practitioner & Internal Consultant 

Robert Sicora brings almost 20 years experience in business and consulting to his practice.  Robert’s background includes strategic human resources, organization development, and process management in the pharmaceutical, technology, foods, marketing, hospitality, travel, restaurant, and premiered industrial manufacturing industries.  He has worked in profit, non-profit, and academic environments for small, medium, and large growth orientated companies.  Robert specializes in employee engagement, human capital ROI, performance management, talent management, change management, process management (Six Sigma), systems implementation, learning development, leadership development, and team effectiveness.  Robert has worked for firms such as Pfizer, University of Minnesota, Pillsbury, Carlson Companies, Eaton, and Cargill. 

Robert holds a Masters degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Minnesota, with emphasis’ in Organization Development and Management Information Systems.  In addition to being the Principal for Sicora Consulting, Robert has been an adjunct professor for St. Cloud State University, and President of his local Community Tennis Association.

 
   

David Baker, MBA
 Consultant and Insights Accredited Practitioner since 2005

David Baker brings the benefit of over 20 years of multi-industry and cross-functional business experience to his clients, spanning corporate America, the military, and the Department of Defense.  His work experience as both a Corporate Manager and an Operations Manager gives him a unique insight into personal and organizational development and an inherent ability to relate to all levels of any organization.
David has been a Senior Manager of Global Learning & Development and a Manager of Global Leadership Development for a medical technology and health care industry leader.  During his eight-year tenure, David designed and led corporate performance management and leadership programs for over 6,500 domestic and international associates and designed and facilitated hundreds of Personal Effectiveness and Team Effectiveness workshops and programs at all levels of the organization, including Executive Management, Sales, Service, Legal, Marketing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, and Operations. David also has an extensive background in Operations Management and Engineering, holding these positions in the health care, medical technology, and telecom industries, as well as the United States military. 

David received his BS degree in Nuclear Engineering Technology from Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey and his MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.  He is a graduate of the Naval Nuclear Power program and a certified naval nuclear instructor.  David holds certifications in Personal & Team Effectiveness, Leadership Development, Adult Learning, and Behavioral Interviewing.  David lives in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area with his wife, two children, and faithful dog, Lex.

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Dr. Lynn Workman Nodland
Consultant and Insights Accredited Practitioner since 2006

Dr. Lynn Workman Nodland is an Insights Accredited Practitioner. She is also credentialed by ICF (International Coach Federation) as a Master Certified Coach, and has been coaching since 1991. In addition, her training and experience as a psychologist, LMFT and business owner contribute to her coaching skills. Clients and organizations appreciate Lynn's unique combination of credentials, expertise and caring to help them reach peak performance while still maintaining balance in life.


 

 

 

Dr. Curtis A Levang, Licensed Psychologist/Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Insights Accredited Practitioner since 2000

Dr. Levang graduated from the Fielding Institute with his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. A practicing therapist for nearly 30 years, his experience includes a variety of settings including private practice, corrections, business, and academia. He has a certificate in PBSP and often helps clients whose experiences with traditional talk therapy leave them wanting more lasting change. In addition, Dr. Levang uses this method in his supervision of graduate students and in business consulting with managers and executives.

His first book, Looking Good Outside, Feeling Bad Inside, uses the story of Adam and Eve to understand the universal nature of shame and how to recover from its affects. He also published Adam and Eve Complex and Become a Better Lover in Thirty Days.