Ian McKelvie Partner
Ian has lived on four continents and spent the last decade residing in Seattle. His multicultural seasoning, innate fascination with people, and deep belief that everyone wants to play big" make him a powerful and highly effective facilitator. Ian is a formidable business force, proven marketer, and natural entrepreneur with a passion for people and a talent for bringing people and organizations together. He coaches teams and leaders to reach their full potential and take powerful action. His dynamic and collaborative facilitation style focuses performance and drives business results. Ian continues to be amazed by what people are capable of when inspired and living on purpose. A recipient of Inc. Magazine’s prestigious Marketing Masters Award and Cisco’s Growing with Technology Award, Ian spent 20 years running the sales and marketing functions in Fortune 500 companies such as IBM and Xerox, where his leadership and team development skills have been widely recognized. Dubbed the "team turnaround guy," Ian led a 55-person Marketing Division at Washington Mutual from the lowest 3% in client satisfaction to one of the company’s top performing teams in less than 180 days.
A serial entrepreneur who has built four successful start-ups, Ian thrives on challenge and inspiring others. As a helicopter pilot, extreme white water rafting enthusiast, and mountain biking nut, Ian believes that a life well lived is one in which an individual truly makes a difference. He is dedicated to transforming the planet through leadership and fellowship, and by coaching leaders and teams to discover their purpose, commit to results, encourage others, and live with passion.