About
AddingZEROS
Release the Potential of the Business World
Executives are the ceiling of their team, their team’s behaviors, and their business’s results. When executives are growing in their skill sets and thinking strategically, amazing things happen.
AddingZEROS is to be a global Organizational and Executive Development firm, helping CEOs and executives bring clarity to how to lead and manage their organizations. The foundation of teachings and work with clients is based on AddingZEROS’ definition of a successful business.
A successful business is Sustainable, Predictable, Stable, Consistent, and has an Emotional Connection.
Our Brand Promise
Transform a Company
Achieve Incredible Results
Advance a Career
To fulfill these promises, AddingZEROS defines how we work with clients in four words:
Our Core Values
AddingZEROS drives our behaviors and culture.
Impact Driven
Achieving exponential growth for ourselves and our constituents.
Intentionally Focused
Bringing clarity through simplifying structure, process, and details.
Thought Leadership
Relentless pursuit of excellence and knowledge in business.
Influential Inspiration
Creating energy with passion and belief.
Engaging Presence
Enhancing lives and aligning people to purpose.
Our Approach
AddingZEROS helps its clients gain leadership and management skills through the process called “STRATEGIC THINKING, EXECUTION PLANNING.”
Thinking strategically is about seeing the big picture, understanding that everything is connected, and every decision impacts everyone else. Critical thinking (for the big picture) is a skill that everyone can learn. When clients experience “Strategic Thinking, Execution Planning,” they are better able to not only lead and manage their organization better but can adapt to their challenges more effectively.
AddingZEROS believes that strategic planning no longer works. One must think strategically about how to have leverage, how to scale, and how to market, to maximize the opportunity that was chosen to address in the marketplace. In going through this process, one must balance people and productivity. Too many times, strategic planning solely focuses on the results or financials of the business. Team retention, engagement, and recruitment must also be discussed and acted on. AddingZEROS helps its clients see how everything is connected and how management must be fully engaged themselves.
Our Team
Monte Wyatt is a relatable realist who believes organizations and people can be intentional in how they lead, influence and manage their lives and businesses.
He brings over 30 years of remarkable leadership, business strategy, and personal development experience to executives and business owners. One of Monte’s goals is to create greater emotional connections between organizations and their teams.
Monte gained his work ethic growing up on a family farm in Iowa. He went from sowing corn to sowing seeds of success globally leading, managing and training teams.
Monte has been recognized as a Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best-Selling Author with his book, “Pulling Profits Out of a Hat,” recognized in the 2022 Success 125 by Success Magazine and the Brainz 500 influencer list for 2021.
As CEO of AddingZEROS Executive Development, Monte enables organizations to retain and grow their workforce
The facilitator team at AddingZEROS is constantly learning, challenging its thinking, and identifying best practices to help its clients succeed. The team gets the results that the clients are after because AddingZEROS is best in three critical areas.
Making complex topics simple.
It is natural for humans to over complicate and overthink.
Teach to think like executives.
Most people have never been taught to be an executive. Great executives know how to balance the short term with the long term, teach their team to think, and anticipate needs and roadblocks for success.
Facilitate “Strategic Thinking, Execution Planning” process that gets results.
AddingZEROS role as a facilitator (not a consultant), is to teach people how to think, act, and influence in every interaction
Angie Fairbanks
Nevada, United States
Angie Fairbanks
Angie is an experienced Coaching & Training Professional and International Speaker. She has a diverse background working with individuals, teams, and organizations in the business world.
No matter what challenge you are facing, Angie can help you develop the habits and skills to effectively deal with them. Her approach is tailored to your specific needs and she will work with you to create a perspective that is healthy and productive.
Angie has been in the business world for over 25 years, and during that time she’s learned one thing: success comes down to having a strong mental attitude. She knows what it takes to push through difficult times and achieve your goals, and she wants to help you do the same.
She is different than other business coaches because she is able to see your issues objectively from multiple angles. This unique perspective will help you become more self-aware and push beyond the limits that have been holding you back. Angie will make you think differently about yourself, your business, and your opportunities–and that’s when real change can happen.
From a young age, she was always playing sports. A natural athlete with a competitive nature, it was only a matter of time before she found her passion in life – and that passion was leadership. She played basketball at Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina and it was during those years that she developed her skills as a leader and began to grow the business side of things.
Now married to Jeremy with 2 handsome sons, 3 beautiful daughters, and 1 granddaughter, she continues to look for ways to grow the business, team and people around her. In addition to being a mom, wife, and businesswoman, she also enjoys hosting foreign exchange students so young students can experience American culture.
Connect with Angie
775-745-2608
Sam Mugavero
Pennsylvania, United States
Sam Mugavero
After a successful 30-year career working with business owners in accounting, risk management, sales, and business education; Sam changed his focus in 2013 to building businesses in his local community. Originally mentoring small to mid-size businesses to achieve success beyond their original expectations; he and his clients have won both International as well as National business growth awards!
Today Sam has grown and moved on to having an impact on a greater number of lives through his Adding Zeros Practice. Through facilitation of Adding Zeros, he guides his clients to achieving ultimate, optimal success. He defines this success as a business that is sustainable, predictable, stable, consistent and has an emotional connection.
Inspiring his clients by bringing clarity to how CEO’s and Executive Teams lead and manage their organization, the focus is on the organizational actions or disciplines that create exponential growth. Facilitating the client’s growth in the areas of Strategy, Business Development, People, Execution and Mission, leads to the desired results.
Sam has the goal of having the greatest amount of positive impact on the greatest number of people, through the facilitation of his client’s optimal success.
In essence, one way to recognize that you are building a great corporate culture is when it becomes obvious to all that all policies reflect a deep respect and concern for the welfare of the people who work with you and those whom your business serves – Anonymous
Sam Mugavero, MBA
- ActionCOACH Business Coach
- Executive Coach
- Adding Zeros Facilitator
Kevin Simpson
Alberta, Canada
Kevin Simpson
Kevin Simpson is an award winning coach and professional presenter with the #1 business coaching firm in the world – ActionCoach and is ranked globally in the top 50 list of best business coaches. Simply put – he sets the bar high for himself and his clients
Kevin’s belief is that success doesn’t happen by accident – it’s planned, earned through dedicated execution, and through his dedication to abundance it is to be shared. Every detail counts and it is this commitment that comes through in everything he does, every company he works with, and every audience he speaks to.
Organizational & Executive Coaching Impact
Kevin’s career began as an Electronic Engineer in the field of medical imaging with Siemens Medical where he grew to become one of the leading MRI technicians in the world, working with health care providers in Canada, the United States and all over Europe, then finishing his career at Siemens as their National Technology Manager.
Kevin’s expertise leading teams and developing strategies at Siemens evolved into three decades of business experience, working with multi-billion dollar companies across Canada and the United States like Shimano, Thule, Brooks Running, Camelbak, and the City Of Prince George.
With his energetic and inspirational style, combined with the results from coaching these companies, Kevin realized his true passion – executive coaching which led him to starting and growing his own nationally recognized and award winning coaching firm – ActionEdge. ActionEdge now has 3 locations across Canada with 6 coaches, 4 of whom are internationally recognized leaders in the ActionCoach system.
Today Kevin continues his executive coaching journey with some of the world’s leading organizations such as KPMG, Superior Gas and others.
His clients will tell you he is more than their executive coach, he is positioned as one of their board of directors and is with the company’s executive team helping them get clarity on leading their companies – then making sure they execute.
Kevin’s commitment to continuous improvement never stops. ActionEdge has become the first Canadian coaching firm to be internationally OKR (Objective & Key Results) system certified, as well as Kevin himself is AddingZeros © certified.
If not in an executive boardroom working with a CEO and their team – Kevin’s can be found speaking to global and international business audiences around the world.
Community & Family
Kevin served on the board for Big Brothers and Big Sisters and he was President of his hometown’s Canmore’s Downtown Business Development group.
His passion for the outdoors and sports has led him from the base of Mount Everest to racing his mountain bike over most of Europe’s highest passes. He is a proud finisher of both the TransAlps and TransRockies Mountain bike races.
He and his wife Wendy (who leads her own Human Resources Company, Sequential HR) love to travel, preferably with their bikes and dogs. They share a love of great wine, great food, and great dining experiences. They are partners in business and life.
Kevin’s drive and determination to strategize, plan, execute, and then win, all stem from his personal mantra that comes from the ancient Greek Statesman Pericles:
Those who can most truly be called brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life, and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred, to meet what is coming.
Certifications:
ActionCoach Business Coach
ICF Coaching designation
AddingZeros Facilitator
LEA 360
Strategic Planning Certification – San Diego Centre For Strategy
Shanti Persaud
Guyana
Shanti Persaud
A passionate servant leader, wife and mother of three girls, Shanti Persaud is on a mission to empower people to live empowering lives. With over 20 years of experience in business and six years of Banking experience, she believes she can add value to others with the knowledge she has by “teaching them to fish.” From her high school age, Shanti envisioned being someone who would be a builder of people. Thus, she embarked on her growth journey by achieving a Degree in Business Management from the University of Guyana, a Master’s in Business Administration and a Doctor in Transformational Leadership from Bakke Graduate University, Texas, USA. She understands that in order to give, she must have, and thus she got certified as a Maxwell Certified coach, speaker, and trainer and an ActionCOACH Business and Executive Coach, and an Adding Zeros facilitator. Shanti is also a Behavioral Analysis Trainer, an Accumatch Behavioral Intelligence Coach, an NLP Practitioner and a CBET certified trainer. With over eight years of experience in Corporate Training and more than six years of experience in business and executive coaching, her passion is to help organization leaders achieve meaningful transformation and growth in their personal and professional lives. Additionally, she serves on different boards, such as a director of the Youth with a Mission Guyana and the President of the Auxiliary of the Gideon’s International in her camp. She has started the first non-profit leadership foundation in Guyana, which teaches values and soft skills to individuals with the purpose of building leaders who will transform their homes, organizations, communities, and country.
Contact Shanti
592-629-7291
leadtoinfluence@outlook.com
Facebook.com/Shanti.narine.3
linkedin.com/in/shantipersaud/
leadtoinfluence.com
Presently, she is the chairperson of the security and governance committee at the American Chamber of Commerce (Guyana) and has served over 12 years on the Georgetown Chambers of Commerce council. She is a member of the Guyana Manufacturing and Service Association. Her passion for outstanding leadership is demonstrated through her faith. She believes that we are all made to do great work. Her favourite quote is from Mahatma Gandhi, who said, “Be the change you ‘wish to see in the World.
Experience
2022- Present
Founder & Director – Lead to Influence Leadership Foundation
2021- Present
CEO and Founder • Lead to Influence –Business & Executive Coaching, Training and Speaking Services.
2021–Present
Consultant • Silvie’s Industrial Solutions
2006 – 2021
Chief Operations Officer – Silvies Industrial Solutions
2019 -2021
ActionCOACH Business & Executive Coach – ActionINVEST, Guyana
2000–2006
Senior Accounting Clerk• Bank of Nova Scotia
As the Chief Operations Officer of Silvie’s, I have significantly increased the revenue and developed strategies to grow the business, while transforming the way they do business. As a Senior Accounting Clerk, my key responsibilities were preparing all financial reports for the Bank of Guyana and Scotiabank’s head office in Toronto. As a Business and Executive Coach, I bring clarity and simplicity to how leaders of organizations and businesses manage their teams for maximum results.
Education/ Certifications
Bakke Graduate University, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Doctor of Transformational Leadership (2022)
Coach Transformation Academy
- Senior Certified Professional Coach (2022)
AccuMatch
- AccuMatch Behavioral Intelligence Coach (2021)
NLP
- Practitioner (2021-2022)
CTVET
- CBET Trainer (2021)
Bakke Graduate University, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Masters Business Administration – (2019)
ActionCOACH, Las Vegas, USA
- Certified Executive Coach (2020)
- Certified Business Coach (2019)
John Maxwell Team, USA
- Certified Behavioral Analysis- DISC Trainer (2019)
John Maxwell Team, USA
- Certified Mentor, Speaker, Trainer, and Coach (2018)
Institute of Canadian Bankers
- Diploma Consumer Behavior and Financial Needs (2003)
- Marketing (2006)
- Organization Behavior (2007)
Thompson Education Direct
- Diploma Master Art (2003)
University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana
- Bachelor’s in business management (2000)
St. Joseph High School, Georgetown, Guyana
- Diploma in Business (1996)
Leadership
Presently, I lead a training and coaching service business. I am the founder of a leadership development foundation in Guyana, and I serve as the President of the Auxiliary of the Gideons International, East Coast Demerara Camp and a Zone Coordinator in charge of 10 camps. I have served on the executive body of the Georgetown Chambers of Commerce in the capacity of secretary and treasurer. I am a director on the board of YWAM and a toastmaster. I lead a team of over 40 people at Silvie’s Industrial Solutions. And presently serving as the chairperson of the security and governance committee at AMCHAM.
Hobbies
Mentoring, coaching, teaching, swimming, painting and traveling.
Testimonials
“As a leadership and executive coach, what stands out most about Shanti is her passion and dedication to supporting leaders to operate in a high-performing way and ultimately achieve their objectives. This is evident in her commitment and persistence to solve people’s problems. If Shanti is not able to solve it, she will always find a way either by tapping into her network of experts or stepping up her knowledge base. She has the unique ability to take complex material and break it down into simple bite-size pieces that are very effective. If you are stuck and want to understand what it takes to improve productivity, reduce conflict, improve team and workplace dynamics, and direct and lead high-performing teams. I highly recommend Shanti to support you on this journey!” – Indira Couch (Owner – ActionEdge Trinidad and Tobago)
“Motivator, integrity, Accountability, Positive Results and goal oriented …. these are a few words used to describe Coach Shanti. A very dedicated and committed leader that is willing to guide you and your business to succeed.” – Disu Hall (Owner- Millenia Travel Agency)
Our Results
Heartland Coop
The AddingZEROS process of improving leadership and communication has enhanced every part of our organization. We’re doing a better job of explaining the ‘why.’ It’s been very positive for the coop. It’s been challenging, but we’re getting people on the same page, moving in the same direction. We have adopted new standards and practices. This is not another initiative that will go away.
~ Tom Hauschel
Ag Express Electronics
Without our AddingZEROS Facilitator, we probably wouldn’t have been as successful. We were stuck in a rut. We’ve always been a great company, but we had unmet potential. Our AddingZEROS Facilitator helped us tap into that and run with it. And with different opinions at the leadership table, it’s good having a moderator for discussions. We can be brutally honest, but everyone is in a safe place for discussion. We gained the confidence and foresight to be more productive. It’s really helping us get the most out of ourselves.
~ Craig Murphy
Atticus
We had a solid leadership team, but after the initial strategic thinking session, I could see areas where we weren’t aligned. We had different perceptions of the team and our core competencies. It was nowhere near where I saw things. AddingZEROS went deep to the root cause of the problem, and more clearly saw opportunities. I’m becoming a better leader. AddingZEROS helps me see what I can take off my plate, in order to know what I can take on. It’s helped with everything about who we are. We can now see and lead clearly.
~ Randy Canady
Cargill
We had been so focused on equipment and process that we needed to spend time on talent development, teamwork and our vision. The AddingZEROS Facilitator’s strengths aligned with what we needed and the direction we wanted to go. We didn’t know what we didn’t know. Bringing in someone from the outside is always a good thing. We see ourselves one way, and the outside world sees us differently. We are now in a much better place, with focus on our vision and values as a team, we are very grateful we took this step.
~ Al Viaene
Henning Companies
My goal was to get us into the position where I could be a president again. I had staff to manage operations, but I was still solving low level problems. Our Facilitator has been working with us for a couple of years and has helped us get to a strategic thinking level in our planning.Every quarter we talk about lessons learned, and we refresh our goals depending on what we thought the world was going to look like. This accountability has been reinforced for me and my team. We really like the AddingZEROS approach.
~ Kevin Walker
Lincoln Savings Bank
We have gained a much better focus and an ability to execute. We are getting things done more quickly and we are more focused on results. We are building the foundation for a very successful future of increased profit and significant growth. He has helped us create a sense of urgency across the entire organization. I truly feel AddingZEROS Executive Development has helped put our biggest goals within reach and will continue to be a valuable asset to our organization.
~ Erik Skovgard
Peoples Company
They have helped a great deal with culture. Our culture is one of the defining characteristics of our business now. And we’ve doubled in size since working with them. our Facilitator has helped us rein in our growth by ensuring we’ve got the right people on board. We’re being very intentional about growth. “Of course we’re one of their biggest fans. If you’re serious about your business, hiring an AddingZEROS Executive Development Facilitator is a great first step.
~ Steve Bruere
MercyOne
The Executive Development Facilitator has helped create clarity in some frustrating situations. They've taught me to be proactive rather than reactive, and the AddingZEROS Facilitator is working with my team to make sure we're all using the same language and creating strong relationships. Every single time AddingZEROS comes with a challenge, they want a positive outcome out of it. Even if it feels like something might be futile, AddingZEROS can ask questions to make you relook at how you perceive it. It's hard to imagine getting through our growth without their key focus.
~ Dr. William Vandivier
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