Our Team
Vickie F. Henson
Senior Consultant
Vickie is an Organization Communications and Talent Development Consultant with more than 20 years’ experience. A proven leader, Vickie has driven key initiatives for Allstate Insurance Company, Aon Hewitt, Maritz Learning, Dale Carnegie Training and SSM Health. She is adept at implementing enterprise employee engagement, leadership development training and talent management solutions. She enjoys helping clients implement creative solutions that align with business priorities and improve stakeholder engagement. It is her goal through her 2nd Thought Communications practice to deliver effective, turnkey solutions that nurture cultures where people have space to share, learn and grow. Vickie cites her most rewarding experiences have been connecting with people and helping them grow into their potential. Vickie graduated from Loyola University of Chicago with a degree in Organizational Communications.
Leslie Peters
Senior Consultant
Leslie Peters has provided counsel and training in organizational development, strategic planning and leadership development to for-profit and non-profit organizations nation-wide for more than 30 years. Leslie’s engaging and insightful approach to training and facilitation creates opportunities for individual and group transformation.
With clients as diverse as the Community Development Corporation of USBank, the Regional Arts Commission and a national foundation that funds opportunities for deaf children to learn spoken language, Leslie is able to leverage her experience to bring new perspectives and ways of communicating that move people and organizations forward.
Leslie has a bachelor’s degree in English and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of “Finding Time to Lead: Seven Practices to Unleash Outrageous Potential.”
Jason Wells
Senior Consultant
Jayson Wells spent 13 seasons traveling the world as a Professional Basketball Player… he has played with, against, and collaborated with some of the most recognizable names on the planet. He now guides people on their individual and collective journeys of greatness. He uses the same principles that the highest performing athletes use to perform at an elite level. He is the author of “The Things We Know, but DO Not DO”, which provides insights to parents, coaches, and athletes to enhance awareness, connection and achieve a greater sense of self. A passionate seeker of growth, he is a mirror of authenticity… and hates to have his name misspelled!