Business Leaders Network with JR Spear Today on the Business Leaders Network Business Success Coach, Jr Spear is going to drop some truth bombs and teach you how to maximize your resources, so you aren’t leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table! Join Jr Spear and Pat D’Amico as they Address The Leadership Gap Epidemic and teach you how to build a community that works like a team. The number one reason people leave a job is because of their direct manager. The resulting negative cost of losing a good employee can range from $200-250k each. Senior executives know their leaders lack leadership competency, but also know and admit that their organization isn’t investing in solving this enormous problem. Pat D’Amico is going to share his decades of training and experience with us as we take a dive into this topic on business that often times gets ignored. On the Business Leaders Network we strive to bring you the best of the best, so that you can grow and scale your business more efficiently and more quickly than we have who have come before you! Pat D'Amico, Founder and CEO of About-Face Development and Sr. Performance Consultant for Matrix Achievement Group, has over 30 years of leadership and training experience, and 30 years experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Pat is a master facilitator delivering programs focused on leadership/management development and serves as an Executive Coach to C-Suite leaders. With strategic roles spanning from Fortune 50 companies to start-ups, Pat D'Amico experience provides him a unique perspective on what makes individuals and organizations commercially successful. Pat D'Amico leadership experience began at an early age, accelerating after his enlistment in the U.S. Army, and then while at Valley Forge Military Academy where he rose to the rank of Cadet Commander of the College. After his commissioning as an officer in the U.S. Army, Pat served in overseas deployments leading soldiers in Panama, Cuba, and the Middle East. He achieved the rank of Captain and received numerous recognitions for his leadership in both combat and humanitarian operations. Working in Fortune 500 companies including Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic, as well as start-ups, Pat D'Amico roles have included sales, sales management, commercial operations, recruiting, marketing and training. As a sales manager, Pat was a 4-time President Club winner. He has led departments at the Director or VP levels in commercial operations, sales operations, learning & development, and sales recruiting, many times encompassing global responsibility. One of the most novel aspects of his career is that more than half his roles were newly created, allowing him to design and launch new departments, even within large established organizations. His cross-functional and cross-business experience have given him a knowledge and perspective on the multiple factors that can impact commercial success. Throughout his career, Pat's passions for the study of leadership, driving organizational success, and teaching, along with his belief in being a lifelong learner, have continually led him back to roles in learning & development and training. Pat holds an MS in Education (Instructional Design), a BA in World Politics, and an Executive Coaching certification from the UC Berkeley Executive Education and Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute. He is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to learning& development and leadership and is a member of the Entrepreneur Leadership Council.  https://aboutfacedevelopment.com/ pat@aboutfacedev.com   Connect with Business Leaders Network www.businessleadersnetworking.com    grow@businessleadersnetworking.com The Success Guide To Building Your Coaching Empire  A Strategic Battle Plan for Motivated Coaches and Consultants by JR Spear   https://www.jrspear.com   ~ More About Business Leaders Network with JR Spear ~  From Getting Blown Up In Iraq To Leading Entrepreneurs On How To Start And Scale Their Business… JR Spear is the founder of CREED Consulting and Business Leaders Network…He is a Strategic Business Success Coach, Speaker, Podcast Host, and Author. Since his  return from the hot desert of Iraq in 2007 he has built several multi-six figure businesses ranging from the fitness and martial arts industry, marketing and advertising, to consulting. His mission is to arm small business owners with the right tools and resources needed to grow their business, giving them the direct path to bypass the struggles he had to endure so they can achieve the life and business they desire… Since 2017 JR has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs 2x, 5x, even 10x their businesses by implementing the proper STEPS (Structure, Technology, Efficiencies, Processes, that leads to Scalability). www.businessleadersnetworking.com To get more of Business Leaders Network with JR Spear, be sure to visit the podcast page for replays of all the shows here: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/business-leaders-network-with-jr-spear/