Chairman of Top Line Talent
Dr. George W. Watts, Chairman of Top Line Talent, is a nationally recognized author, behavioral scientist, and senior executive. His passion is inspiring people to mature their natural personality strengths. George is a frequent speaker and delivers acclaimed leadership and sales training programs throughout the world. He coaches CEOs on how to build formidable sales and leadership teams. Thousands of people have experienced his approach and commitment to teaching his powerful principles of professional development.
George started his career as a sales trainer and moved into senior management positions. George has been a CEO of a mid-cap publicly traded company, and EVP of two large service companies. He received his doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from the College of William and Mary, and is Foundation Board President for the Society for Psychologists in Management (SPIM). He is also co-author of the Top Line Talent book/coaching program and the new book, Becoming a Strategic Leader. He has also published numerous professional articles on leadership and talent management.
President and CEO of Top Line Talent
Laurie Blazek, President and CEO of Top Line Talent, has over twenty-five years of consultative selling and leadership experience as a Managing & Executive Director for several large multinational banks including JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Bank of America. She has held senior positions in a wide variety of sectors including corporate and investment banking, private banking, and financial advising.
Laurie received an MBA, with a concentration in Finance, from DePaul University and a BS in Business from Illinois State University. She holds a Certified Financial Plannerâ„¢ designation. Laurie and Dr. George Watts have traveled globally to deliver leadership development and sales training workshops on the principals contained in Top Line Talent. A frequent writer and speaker on a variety of leadership and sales training topics, she has authored numerous professional articles. She is also co-author of the Top Line Talent book/coaching program and the new book, Becoming a Strategic Leader.