MEET OUR TEAM
Professional Highlight: Former Special Investigator with the DOJ and FBI
Fun Fact: He’s a lover of math and all things Chicago sports (except the White Sox, but they don’t really count)
BRANDON WILSON
Professional Highlight: One of RED BEAR’s earliest hires
Fun Fact: Shares a birthday with Bruce Springsteen and owns multiple cats who love her keyboard
Bridget Healey
Professional Highlight: Founded RED BEAR after leadership at BayGroup International
Fun Fact: Connects to video calls from fishing spots and always wins at Texas Hold’em
Chad Mulligan
Professional Highlight: Former medical sales executive and C-suite consultant
Fun Fact: Lives on the water and cheers loudest for his daughters
VINCE SCHUESSLER
Professional Highlight: 10+ years of experience supporting operations, sales, and executive teams
Fun Fact: Lifelong golfer- still waiting on that first hole-in-one!
ABBY MAVIS
Professional Highlight: CPO at 3 Fortune 100s; deployed RED BEAR to 6600+ professionals
Fun Fact: Served on a nuclear submarine in the U.S. Navy
MIKE SLOMKE
Professional Highlight: 20+ years of training Fortune 500 companies, including GM, Maersk, and Bank of America
Fun Fact: Invented an award-winning board game that teaches children social skills
AIMEE SYMINGTON
Professional Highlight: Built memorable training programs through passion and energy
Fun Fact: Lead singer in three bands ranging from Classic Rock to Brazilian humor music
ALFREDO LAGO
Professional Highlight: Former PwC partner, expert in strategic change and transformation
Fun Fact: Trusted sparring partner for CEOs
ANDREAS BUERGI
Professional Highlight: Decades of facilitation experience across Asia
Fun Fact: Practices Taiji and is a proud mother of two
Catherine Zhou
Professional Highlight: 20+ years consulting after roles in various industries like wine, waste management, and handling profitability and process improvements for a Fortune 500 company.
Fun Fact: Loves cooking and a good glass of wine
Deborah Reynolds
Professional Highlight: Entrepreneur and sought-after facilitator
Fun Fact: Great basketball player and avid book lover
Erhan Imamoglu
Professional Highlight: Led sourcing for Ericsson, Vizient, and Staples
Fun Fact: Martial artist, wakeboarder, and mountain biker
Eric Imrie
Professional Highlight: Multilingual ex-Navy trainer with global experience
Fun Fact: Accomplished photographer and oil painter
Gopa Kumar
Professional Highlight: Longtime facilitator and keynote speaker
Fun Fact: Obsessed with the color orange and leads a local potato festival
Helen MacDonald
Professional Highlight: Delivered training across 6 continents
Fun Fact: Enjoys watching court proceedings more than Netflix
Jaren Chan
Professional Highlight: Former litigator, actor, and business coach
Fun Fact: Completed a 10-day silent meditation retreat
Jason Mitchell
Professional Highlight: Business owner turned negotiation expert
Fun Fact: Proud Canadian sports fan, father, and grandfather
Jim Stewart
Professional Highlight: 25 years in enterprise sales from SF to Barcelona
Fun Fact: Cold water swimmer and curious dad
Joseph Brakoiapa
Professional Highlight: Trains in 5 languages and 19+ years of experience
Fun Fact: Still competes in gymnastic acrobatics
KRISZTINA LORINCZI
Professional Highlight: Former Skywalker Ranch employee and media strategist
Fun Fact: Worked for George Lucas
Matthew Mitchell
Professional Highlight: 2M+ miles traveled for client work
Fun Fact: Negotiates for broccoli-centered meals at hotels
Nori Mizutani
Professional Highlight: Former Army officer and GE Appliances sourcing leader
Fun Fact: Cycled to the top of Victoria Peak on his birthday
Shawn Malone
Professional Highlight: Known for impactful storytelling and facilitation
Fun Fact: Keeps bees—100,000 of them
Tyler Croft
Professional Highlight: Integrates brain science into negotiation training
Fun Fact: Brings a plastic brain to class
WOJCIECH MENDYKA
Professional Highlight: Over 20 years in negotiation training
Fun Fact: Scuba diver fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese