ODYSSEY TEAMS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Live Events Logistics Coordinator
Though Allison's main role is working with Odyssey's clients to ensure smooth and successful events, she is known around the office as our Swiss Army Knife as she does a little bit of everything. She is calm and cool under pressure and is always up for any task or challenge that comes across her desk. Allison loves to travel, make delicious meals from scratch and do all things outdoors.
Bill John - CEO, Founder, President
Job Titles:
- Admin
- CEO
- Co - Founder
- President
Bill cooked up this Odyssey many moons ago and has found a way to keep improving with every client and group with which he engages. Challenge him, trust him and then get out of the way and let him do his thing. You won't be disappointed.
Purpose-driven work, the "Why", is not just a cliché to Bill. His work with Odyssey Teams has resulted in over 60,000 prosthetic hands given to amputees in 85 countries and over 23,000 bicycles to underprivledged children. Bill John demonstrates what all leaders hope to embody. It's his life's goal to lead you in discovering the best version of yourself and connecting you with the service and dignity of your work. The excellence of his keynote skills and knowledge is matched only by his humility.
Bill brings over 34 years of experience working with senior executives from the world's biggest organizations such as Shell, Oracle, Kaiser Permanente, Express Scripts, Microsoft, UT Austin McCombs School of Business, UCLA Anderson School of Business, and his work is conducted around the globe with impact in over sixty countries.
When he isn't changing lives in a program room, he is pursuing his passion of wildlife photography. His photography is what inspired the philanthropic component of our Team Mosaic Give program to protect wildlife in Africa.
Bobette started as a client and jumped into the Odyssey HQ after retiring from her first 35-year career with Tri-Counties Bank. A valued client for 15 years, Bobette knows Odyssey from both sides of the phone. She worked with us to pioneer one of the longest and most successful training programs in the history of her previous company. She was the training and development guru and basically the heart and soul of one of the fastest growing financial institutions in California. Bobette is very passionate about helping people succeed and work together as a high performing team.
Job Titles:
- Office Logistics Coordinator
Carol Jones is relational to the core. Whether she is camping with her family of five, on a bike ride with friends, or working to provide excellence for Odyssey's clients, Carol is driven by her love for people. She juggles incoming calls, emails, shipping orders, inventory, and whatever else falls on her desk.
Ceanne's twenty years of human resources management experience in established corporate and leading-edge technology environments can benefit every level of an organization. She has proven expertise in coaching and development of staff, designing and implementing staffing assessments and recruitment. She loves to travel, ride her horse and hike.
Job Titles:
- Mindful Living and Leadership Trainer
For the past 29 years, Chau has volunteered countless hours to teach meditation, yoga, tai chi, and other mindfulness techniques to thousands of people. She lives in Walnut Creek, California, with her husband Jim, to whom she has been married to since 1971. They have two daughters, a son-in law, a granddaughter & 2 grandsons.
Job Titles:
- Administration Specialist
Every team needs a Christina Trujillo to make order from chaos. She is an organizational machine and can take any system or process and make it better. A new arrival to the Odyssey, Christina approaches all aspects of her role with a positive and hard-working mindset. She is a customer advocate and takes on any challenge with a personal commitment to finding solutions. At the office, her enthusiasm and lively spirit are always on display. When she's not supporting our clients by answering phones, firing off emails and preparing booking agreements, Christina enjoys traveling, being outdoors, hanging with her family of four and playing games.
Cynthia is soulful and spirited! She walks the path of honesty with an open heart, a curious mind and an authentic experienced voice. Cynthia does just about everything, from high ropes courses to leading one of our philanthropic programs. The incorporation of a philanthropic approach to the training room is her favorite part of Odyssey.
Job Titles:
- COO / Co - Founder and Head Dream Chaser
Everyone wants to be Lain Hensley's friend and listen to his podcast You Go First. Lain is one of those rare people who sees what people often don't see in themselves. The beautiful beginner. The sacred wonder. He'll reveal your magic and he'll get you to believe. He is generous, smart, and oriented to making things better.
From above the clouds of Machu Picchu to beneath the blue waters of Bora Bora, to the pyramids of Egypt and the magical Okavango Delta of Botswana, Frank stretches the limits of seeing the world with the same vigor that he stretches for the very highest levels of individual and team performance in others. Frank has worked with high-performing teams from the "super-speedway world" of NASCAR to the NASA Manned Space Flight Center - and a whole lot of companies in between. He has a MS in Organizational Development and Knowledge Management and is driven by an intense desire to see people create an extraordinary experience for themselves and for others! More on Frank Hackney
Job Titles:
- Office Logistics Assistant
Whether it is a mountain or a mountain of work, there isn't anything Jamie Engel can't conquer. She's committed to improving Odyssey HQ's efficiency and works with a positive team-oriented attitude. She loves meeting participants at Odyssey's programs and her co-workers. Jamie is a rock for the team and we are so lucky to have her!
A unique blend of live, interactive music and personal stories filled with humor and humility. Jeremy is the Hope Dealer and is able to create an environment cloaked in authenticity where it is cool to HOPE more, LEARN more, LOVE more and DO more, regardless of your past.
Jonas is the General Manager and has been a part of the Odyssey family since 2016. He originally began his work in team building in the early days of Odyssey as an intern through California State University, Chico, learning how to lead ropes courses and building Treasure Chest boxes. Jonas loves the variety of work here; from cutting wood for the Playhouse Challenge programs to meeting new people on international trips. When he's not at work, you can find Jonas on a bike, a boat, or a snowy hill with friends and family. We can always count on Jonas for his positive attitude, respect for his fellow human, and dedication to community.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant to Lain Hensley
Katie Leach uses her task oriented nature and communication skills to help dream chasers make their ideas come to life! She feels a great sense of purpose at Odyssey and loves the team spirit that has something new everyday. You can catch her outside of the office playing tennis or spending time with her husband and three awesome children.
Job Titles:
- Director of Client Success
Kim Clary's smile and infectious laugh will be the first things to make you gravitate towards her, but it's her ability to bring out the best in you that is her real gift. She is flat-out fun from start to finish. But her passion for giving and depth of experience is why she is our Director of Client Success.
Job Titles:
- COO / Co - Founder and Head Dream Chaser
Everyone wants to be Lain Hensley's friend and listen to his podcast You Go First. Lain is one of those rare people who sees what people often don't see in themselves. The beautiful beginner. The sacred wonder. He'll reveal your magic and he'll get you to believe. He is generous, smart, and oriented to making things better.
Leticia Velasquez is not what you might think of when you picture a typical number cruncher. She manages to hold down the financial side of Odyssey while bringing her friendly presence and fun laugh to the roll. Her discipline, thirst for knowledge, eye for details and easy-going attitude makes her a great co-worker, trusted friend and a key part of the Odyssey puzzle. When Leticia is not at work, you can find her cooking, dancing, and spending time with her growing children and husband Rafael. Balance sheets are her love language and she is the perfect combination of personal and professional to keep the Odyssey financial engine zipping along.
Job Titles:
- Visual Production Specialist
After twelve years filming and reporting sports and news for a local news station, Ross Field is a household name and face for most of Northern California. Ross is a walking comfort zone. He is a continual learner, ever-curious and has the humility to ask great questions and listen for the answers.
Facilitator Sarah Healy lives out Odyssey's love of transforming others' lives. She loves working with her fellow team members! Her background in Psychology helps her lead others to breakthrough and the other side of their fears. If she isn't leading a program, you will probably find her grooving to a tune or spending time by the ocean.
Job Titles:
- Sales Development Representative
Taylor has been involved with Odyssey for many years. She is an innovative team player with a vision for the bigger picture. A student in life and in school she is harnessing her communication skills to connect Odyssey to those the team can impact most. A member of the sales and marketing teams; her smile and passion for helping people is contagious. She enjoys being outdoors, traveling, and creating artwork.
Job Titles:
- Admin
- Chief Facilitation Officer
- Chief Facilitation Officer & Keynote Speaker
Todd Demorest has shared his wisdom with the top brass of almost every company out there, showing them that even if life is challenging, it has a brilliance that must be celebrated. He has seen it all and talks straight about life, work, and business to some of the best.
Think about a mentor who believed in you so much that you began to believe in yourself? Todd embodies that mentor in a room, whether it's 10 or 10,000 people. He will call out and cut through any malarky that prevents a program experience from having maximum impact, and he will do it with candor and disarming humor.
You'll never hear the same thought-provoking, on-point and funny keynote twice from Todd Demorest. Multiple discovery Zooms regarding the meeting themes and company values with Todd ensure your company receives the most relevant and powerful program possible.
Whitney has been working with Odyssey since 2007 in an assistant facilitator role and more recently an outreach specialist as well. Her background consists of a Masters in clinical psychology and has worked in personal growth and transformation field for over 25 years. She loves going on adventures with her husband Todd (yes THAT Todd) and her 2 daughters, doing yoga, and savoring a good cup of tea.