Maestro-level leaders Director

Dr. Sarah Harstad, the Director of Maestro-level leaders, is deeply committed to ensuring the experience of Maestro-level leaders is one of excellence and value. Dr. Harstad is also the founder and principal of 112 Advising, a successful executive coaching and strategic planning consultancy specializing in succession planning and leadership development for privately-owned organizations. With a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership and an MBA focused on organizational change, Dr. Harstad brings a unique blend of academic insight and real-world experience to her work, helping clients navigate with clarity, confidence, and strategic foresight.

A former professor of business and seasoned practitioner, she is known for her practical, people-centered approach to leadership development and organizational growth. Dr. Harstad is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and a member of the International Leadership Association (ILA), where she contributes to the advancement of leadership excellence and global best practices.

Beyond her professional work, Dr. Harstad’s primary joy is in time with her family. She also enjoys reading, doing puzzles, a great cup of coffee, and spending time outdoors.

Maestro-level leaders Facilitator |CEO and Executive Advisor, Telos Consulting | Member, Sage Collective

Dr. Andrew Stern has a passion to see Maestro Level Leaders sling-shot their successors and their organizations into the future. Andrew’s experience is focused around succession, estate planning, board development, and executive advising.

After 20 years of experience in executive leadership, teaching, team leadership, and revenue growth in the non-profit world, Andrew started Telos Consulting working with CEOs and executive leaders internationally to grow and retain their senior leadership, increase revenue, and build resilience both personally and corporately. Andrew also serves as a Member of the Sage Collective offering confidential, round table advising for clients with a specific, pivotal issue. Dr. Stern is a Certified Process Consultant (CPC) and is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP).

In addition to visiting his six children around the world with his wife, Andrew enjoys a good book and walking with his dog in Forest Park.

Maestro-level leaders Facilitator | Senior Consultant, Design Group International

As a change agent, I enjoy helping leaders gain clarity, align disparate groups, and move strategy into action, through sustainable results.

Linda serves as Process Consultant, Leadership Coach, and Cross-functional Facilitator throughout all aspects of business, global corporate, subsidiary, and non-profit settings. She brings broad executive leadership experience from over 3 decades at Miller/Knoll (formerly Herman Miller, Inc.). Her corporate background, coupled with extensive non-profit engagement, have yielded deep and wide experiences, which allow her to bring wisdom and insights into any business or non-profit setting.

Her areas of expertise include Product Design, Development & Market Launch, Change Leadership, and all aspects of Human Resources.

Linda helps leaders transform into a vibrant future, often when an organization is either a start-up, and/or has a strong foundation, and now leadership

Sees areas with so much potential, yet "aren't quite there"
Seeks help motivating and energizing teams through turbulent times
Is ready to gain organizational alignment around common goals
Has recently communicated an updated strategy that is ready to activate

Linda engages when organizations are experiencing significant change:

Leadership changes are coming
The market is shifting
Scaling certain aspects of the business is harder than anticipated
The workforce is going through significant turnover

What she does NOT do: present a rigid process with pre-conceived plug-and-play outcomes.

Linda's Specialized Training, Expertise & Certifications

Certified Process Consultant, Society for Process Consulting
Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC)
Global Strategic Human Resources Leadership, University of Michigan Global Consulting Alliance
Managing New Product Development for Strategic Competitive Advantage, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
Certified Student Leadership Challenge Facilitator

Maestro-level leaders Founder and Facilitator

In addition to facilitating Maestro-level leaders and his work as an Executive Advisor, Mark is the Founder of Design Group International and was instrumental in the launch of the Society for Process Consulting, where he teaches the introductory and core competencies courses for those seeking a professional credential. He recently authored the book: Listening Helping Learning: Core Competencies of Process Consulting.

Mark's accumulated experience includes more than thirty-five years pioneering a variety of approaches to Process Consulting, executive leadership and organizational capacity-building, entrepreneurship, interim executive leadership, CEO peer-based advising, and professional development and credentialing. His focus on a process approach to helping organizations and leaders live into their mission has led to successful adaptive change initiatives with more than 900 clients across varied domestic and international marketplaces.

Mark serves on the boards of Cox Family Holdings, Silver Rock Consulting, and the Steward’s Journey. He also sits on the Standards and Ethics Committee for the Society for Process Consulting.

Married to Patricia Teall Vincent, a life coach, their time divides between family, work, and earnest conversations in the various coffee shops of Boise, Idaho and Eastern Wisconsin.