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We Help Organizations, Individuals & Teams Become Better Versions of Themselves

Fortis Leadership creates long-lasting relationships with individuals and organizations. Our commitment to helping people grow transcends the last engagement as we continue to connect with those we serve throughout their leadership and organizational journey. We exist to help people grow, change and lead.

Fortis Leaders

Jan Bazow

Jan Bazow

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Jan’s 38 years of experience spans both corporate and non-profit entities. She has led the process of merging various cultures and has held senior Human Resources and Organizational Development leadership positions...

David Giles

David Giles

Senior Consultant

David has spent 20+ years working with people from all cultural backgrounds and with ages ranging from 8 to 80 as an educator and a leader in the non-profit sector.

Christy Foldenauer

Christy Foldenauer

Senior Leadership Development Consultant and Executive Coach

Christy is known for coaching and developing leaders, guiding diverse teams to innovation and collaboration, and elevating the performance of teams.

Evan Wooton

Evan Wooton

Senior Consultant and Executive Coach

Evan leans on his small business experience to bring perspective and know-how to coaching others. For over thirty years, he has built a reputation for helping many small businesses reach the “next level” by transforming strategy, operations, human resources, and finance.

Michelle Cabell

Michelle Cabell

Senior Consultant and Executive Coach

Michelle holds nearly 3 decades of leadership and executive experience in a highly complex and heavily regulated business environment. She successfully navigated the rapidly changing work setting while delivering high-level outcomes balanced with preserving an employee-centric culture.

Aaron Lee, ACC

Aaron Lee, ACC

Senior Consultant

Aaron is an experienced nonprofit leader and most recently directed a national volunteer disaster response organization. He is a gifted communicator, speaking at events and presenting workshops.

Scott Hammer

Scott Hammer

Senior Consultant

Scott has 40 years of experience helping public-, private-, and non-profit sector organizations align structure and culture with vision and values.

Marla Weston

Marla Weston

Executive Coach & Culture Transformation Co-Lead

Marla helps CEOs, their senior leadership teams and boards of directors achieve extraordinary results. Using a consultative and mentoring approach,...

Jeff Ukrop

Jeff Ukrop

Facilitator & Focus Group Lead

Jeff has the experience and the passion for helping people and organizations create workplace cultures based on values and appreciation. With each keynote presentation or workshop, he creates an environment that helps...

Ann Fisher

Ann Fisher

Director, Assessment Center

Ann’s collaborative spirit and attention to detail and analysis ensures that our clients are informed and prepared to engage in the right assessments at the right time.

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