[section is_fullwidth=”” default_spacing=”yes” height=”auto” background_options=”{"background":"color","color":{"background_color":"#8ca6a9"},"image":{"background_image":"","overlay_options":{"overlay":"no","yes":{"background":"rgba(0,0,0,0.55)"}}},"video":{"video":"","overlay_options":{"overlay":"no","yes":{"background":"rgba(0,0,0,0.55)"}}}}” class=”forcewhiteheader” auto_generated=”” first_in_builder=”1″ _array_keys=”{"background_options":"background_options"}” _made_with_builder=”true”][row][column width=”1_1″ default_padding=”” html_label=”” padding_top=”0″ padding_right=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ padding_left=”0″ background_options=”{"background":"none","image":{"background_image":"","repeat":"no-repeat","bg_position_x":"","bg_position_y":"","bg_size":"","overlay_options":{"overlay":"no","yes":{"background":"rgba(0,0,0,0.55)"}}},"bgcolor":{"background_color":""}}” txtcolor=”” tablet=”” offset=”” class=”” _array_keys=”{"background_options":"background_options"}” _made_with_builder=”true”][special_heading title=”About Author” heading=”h2″ subtitle=”” spacing=”heading-spacing” color=”#ffffff” class=”” _made_with_builder=”true”][/special_heading][/column][/row][row][column width=”1_3″ default_padding=”” html_label=”” padding_top=”0″ padding_right=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ padding_left=”0″ background_options=”{"background":"none","image":{"background_image":"","repeat":"no-repeat","bg_position_x":"","bg_position_y":"","bg_size":"","overlay_options":{"overlay":"no","yes":{"background":"rgba(0,0,0,0.55)"}}},"bgcolor":{"background_color":""}}” txtcolor=”” tablet=”default-tablet” offset=”no-offset” class=”centerit” _array_keys=”{"background_options":"background_options"}” _made_with_builder=”true”][media_image image=”{"attachment_id":"897","url":"\\/\\/theconversationalistbook.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2016\\/04\\/russell-verhey.png"}” image_size=”{"select_size":"auto","custom":{"width":"","position":"fw-single-image-center"}}” link=”” target=”_self” _array_keys=”{"image":"image","image_size":"image_size"}” _made_with_builder=”true”][/media_image][/column][column width=”2_3″ default_padding=”” html_label=”” padding_top=”0″ padding_right=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ padding_left=”0″ background_options=”{"background":"none","image":{"background_image":"","repeat":"no-repeat","bg_position_x":"","bg_position_y":"","bg_size":"","overlay_options":{"overlay":"no","yes":{"background":"rgba(0,0,0,0.55)"}}},"bgcolor":{"background_color":""}}” txtcolor=”” tablet=”default-tablet” offset=”no-offset” class=”centerit” _array_keys=”{"background_options":"background_options"}” _made_with_builder=”true”][heading title=”Russell Verhey” heading=”h2″ color=”” separator=”{"show_separator":"yes"}” class=”” _array_keys=”{"separator":"separator"}” _made_with_builder=”true”][/heading][text_block text=”<p>Russell Verhey is an entrepreneur, leadership advocate, and consultant walking alongside leaders in coaching discussions that result in life and organizational change. He facilitates leadership forums that engage and develop stronger leaders, producing greater team alignment, engagement, and synergy. Russell is the president of The Advance and hold a master’s degree in leadership development. He and his wife with their three children make their home in Colorado Springs, Colorado.</p>” _made_with_builder=”true”][/text_block][/column][/row][/section]