Bob Bates is an innovator and respected authority of strengths based health and wellness programs. Bob developed a long-standing appreciation for wellness and human performance during his 18 year tenure as a marketing and information technology professional with several well-known hi-tech firms, including: Hewlett Packard, Digital Equipment Corporation, Clarify Inc. And Nortel Networks. He has experienced first hand, the power of coaching for life changing goal achievement with his work in business development for the worlds largest educator of coaching skills training, The Coaches Training Institute (CTI). Bob has a B.S. In Marketing, and an MBA in Telecommunications Management. Bob completed coach training programs with CTI and is a licensed Wellness Coach through the leading wellness coach training company, Wellcoaches Inc. He is certified consultant for Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence (SEI) Leadership Development. Bob enjoys personal training and nutrition counseling and is certified to do so through the Health and Fitness Institute and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).