The Details

Passionate About Inspiring Others

Jeff has been the Principal of Six Summit Leadership and previously helpmyresume.com for the past 15 years. He has coached hundreds of executives and leaders throughout their careers. In addition, Jeff has been a Chief Human Resource Officer for 2 publicly traded companies. And a Chief Administrative Officer of a 3rd publicly traded company. His experience spans multiple industries. He has led and supported established and high-growth start-up companies. He has worked with private equity, privately held, and publicly traded companies.

Jeff served as the Chief People Officer for Establishment Labs (ESTA), a medical device company focused on women's health. Previously he served as the Chief People and Places officer for Nu Skin (NUS), a global leader in beauty and wellness consumer products. He also has held a variety of executive and senior leadership roles in medical devices, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and engineering. His pedigree includes USAA, Petco, State Farm, and Walmart.

In a variety of roles, he has received regional and national recognition for leadership development and culture transformation. Notably, he has led organizational transformation including the $29 billion dollar spin-off of Alcon to an independent, publicly traded company from Novartis. Jeff's beginnings were in private education as both a teacher and a principal.

He is published on topics such as diversity, equity and inclusion, leadership development, and culture change. He is also the author of Geysers, Grizzlies, and Grit: Yellowstone's Leadership Guidebook. Jeff earned a bachelor’s in communication and a master’s in organizational communication and educational administration from Idaho State University. He also holds a master’s of business administration from Liberty University. He completed postgraduate work in adult learning and organizational leadership at the University of Idaho. Jeff has served as an executive board member for several non-profits tied to youth and personal improvement causes.

In his free time, Jeff enjoys spending time with his wife of 30 years, four children, and his grandchildren. He loves to travel, play on beaches, visit historic sites, cruise exotic ports, and play rounds of golf. His happy place is roaming Yellowstone National Park with a camera.