Coaching is at the heart of HP2's approach. Our coaches are known for their competence, integrity, and care as well as their ability to create peak performance in our clients. They know how to bring out the best in your people while focusing on the bottom line. Along with in-depth training in coaching, many have earned graduate degrees from top-tier institutions. Our coaches have degrees in medicine, law, engineering, psychology, education, and organizational development. Many have lived and worked internationally. Some of our coaches have also excelled in athletic arenas such as skiing, sailing, running, martial arts, and team sports. HP2's coaches have a rich and varied background and expertise that generates change in your people and your organization. Meet one of our inspiring coaches:
"We are the sum of our choices; we are who, what, and where we choose to be in life!" ~Dr. B. Ncube
Paul earned a Professional (river) Safari Guide License from the Zimbabwe Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management. He has been the subject of documentaries produced by the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, and the BBC. In addition, Paul is an experienced management coach with a broad background in fast-paced, highly competitive industries in a wide range of business environments. His clients have included General Motors , US Bank and Beckett & Associates .
Paul specializes in developing high-performance teams and in business process design. Recently he has been leveraging experiential learning to deliver unprecedented results for organizations in the area of cultural and change management. Paul has studied and worked with leaders in the fields of communication and cultural change. He received special training in communications from the British Army as well as training in corporate coaching with Business Design Associates.
Paul has been with HP2 since 2005. He describes working with HP2 this way: "I like the opportunity to be a catalyst for productive change in people's lives, supporting them in their journey to embody new competencies, find new ways to live with dignity, and to move more powerfully in their lives. I see the work we do as being part of the global solution for many of the challenges our world faces."
Paul continues to lead expeditions as well as supporting the philanthropic work of his nonprofit, the Make-A-Difference Foundation. He is also an internationally known keynote speaker.
Dan Haygeman has been coaching executives and upper-management professionals in North America and Europe for more than twenty years. Dan completed his Master’s Degree in Psychology, with honors, at Pepperdine University. He then became a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California and was a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy until he shifted his professional focus from therapy to high-performance coaching and facilitation. He has completed the two-year ‘Professional Mastery’ program at Rancho Strozzi Institute and is certified at the Expert Level in the Harrison Assessment System. Mr. Haygeman uses the highly sophisticated Harrison behavioral assessment as a cornerstone of his work with individual clients and work teams.
Dan has worked with individuals and work teams in a wide range of organizations including, AT&T, Octel Communications, British Columbia Ferries, Capital One, The Boeing Company, and The University of Washington.
Dan lives in Bellingham, Washington with his wife, Nancy, a professional fine artist. He has 4 young-adult step-children and enjoys running, bicycling, photography and flying his radio-controlled helicopter (whenever weather permits).
Tyson has been a Logistics Supervisor, supporting the flow of successful events since 2005. Tyson genuinely has a good time helping those around him, and loves doing what he can to make events seamlessly successful. Tyson has a natural yes-can-do persona and always brings a light and fun energy everywhere he goes. Tyson’s passions include playing and teaching tennis, snowboarding, writing, and performing standup comedy. Tyson currently lives in Port Angeles, WA, where he enjoys clean air and the great outdoors.
For over two decades, Victoria Castle has been working with leaders and teams to be at their best, especially under pressure. As an executive coach and consultant, Ms. Castle's clients include AT&T, Capital One, Seattle University, Microsoft, Boeing, and Allianz, as well as business owners and entrepreneurs. She specializes in finding the intersection of greatest effectiveness with least effort/waste. Ms. Castle is a certified Master Somatic Coach and is trained in the role of linguistics and biology in generating trust and coordination. She is the author of The Trance of Scarcity (Berrett-Koehler 2007), teaches at graduate programs, and is known for her rigorous practicality and sense of humor. She has been an HP2 team member for 22 years.
For more than a decade, Frank Hackney has worked as a coach, facilitator and strategy development consultant to clients. His coaching engagements include Capital One, NASA, BARDA (Biomedical Countermeasures area of US Dept. HHS) and Allianz. He has facilitated graduate level Group Dynamics and Team Learning for the School of Public Policy, George Mason University, and leads philanthropic team building and process improvement programs for organizations around the country. Frank has a post-graduate degree in Organizational Development and Knowledge Management, and is certified by the Newfield Network as an ontological coach.