Leon Liu is an accomplished operations executive and management consultant with over 20 years of experience driving business transformation, operational excellence, and shareholder value creation for global corporations, private equity portfolio companies, and technology startups.

He currently serves as a Principal Consultant, where he partners with clients to implement strategies focused on cultural transformation, lean manufacturing, supply chain improvements, and post-merger integration. Leon has delivered millions in cost savings and productivity improvements for organizations across industries including aviation, manufacturing, and mining.

Leon has held many senior operations leadership roles where he successfully turned around business units, integrated merged companies, and drove enterprise growth, particularly through times of crisis.

Leon is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and passionate about continuous improvement by facilitating teams. He is known for his ability to quickly diagnose operational bottlenecks and rally cross-functional teams to execute solutions focused on sustainable improvement.

He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech. Leon resides in California where he enjoys mentoring students and advising startups on scaling with excellence.

Jeff spent his first business years in the field operations, marketing and continuous improvement prior to founding his consulting business. During his 25-plus year career he has held numerous key management positions, including General Manager, Sales/Marketing Director, Vice President New Business Development, Managing Director, and Continuous Improvement Director.

As an Improvement Manager and Coach, Jeff has facilitated teams in operational excellence and leadership effectiveness at many companies including: Union Carbide, Praxair, Pratt & Whitney, United Airlines, McDonald’s, Delta Airlines, Exide, Chemtura, Compass Minerals, Songwon and IKO. The events covered a full range of continuous improvement from production flow line, senior management practices, and business process changes to a total redesign of the business. He attributes a large part of his personal growth and success in the business world to his experience from a line operator on the shop floor to executive management.

Paul worked with Deloitte Consulting as a Principal – supporting clients all over the
world while also serving as an US Air Force Reserve officer. His career elevated to a
place where he managed many other partners, but he lost touch with customers he
loved engaging. A Life Plan retreat in 2008 made it clear to him that working alongside
leaders to help them find more successful enterprises and lives is what he loved most
and where he could make his highest contribution. He took early retirement from
Deloitte and now applies his extensive consulting knowledge to leaders and businesses
of all sizes through SummitTrek where he has been a partner for over a decade. He is
especially gifted at solving complex problems and helping others find a clear path
forward to success in their personal, professional, and spiritual lives. He operates with
a boundless confidence and infectious enthusiasm. He is a man of deep faith with a
marriage of 40 years and three grown sons. He is an avid motorcyclist, loves
woodworking, travel, and spending time working on his ranch west of San Antonio.

After twenty-five years in investment banking as an economist and fixed income
manager over billions in assets, Brian realized that he more enjoyed working alongside
individual leaders and helping them find greater success in their personal, professional,
and spiritual lives. A Life Plan retreat in 2009 made it clear that he was to not step into
the Chief Financial Officer role as the next step in his banking career, but instead begin
to come alongside small business owners to help them find greater success. He and
Paul have been partners in SummitTrek for over a decade. Brian enjoys curating
transformational experiences for their clients through merging he and Paul’s vast
experience, the best and brightest ideas of thought leaders, and a practical
understanding of what living in God’s kingdom is like. He creates the bulk of
SummitTrek’s canon of leadership and business curriculum. He loves Jeeping,
spending time with his wife of 34 years, 6 children, and many grandchildren. He enjoys
good food and is an avid movie buff (we have over 300 redemptive movie reviews on
SummitTrek’s coaching site!)

Hessel Baker is the Founder and CEO of Uplift Georgia and Dwell Communities.

Hessel has spent his career helping provide marginalized families with affordable housing in safe, thriving communities where spiritual transformation is the metric of success.  

Uplift Georgia’s primary aim is to enhance the quality-of-life experiences of residents in affordable housing communities, including senior living communities, by fostering a sense of community and building social connections among neighbors through educational, enriching, and engaging opportunities. We believe that these shared experiences and increased neighbor interactions will ultimately lead to stronger social bonds, greater trust, and a heightened willingness to support and invest in their community. Uplift Georgia also seeks to enhance access to valuable resources within the community while simultaneously facilitating connections with external resources through relationships forged between residents and supportive organizations.