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Meet the founder: Jeannie Jones, MA, CWP

After a 30+ year career working for multinational companies, Jeannie founded Rudder Consulting so that she could continue her passion of helping individuals, teams and organizations achieve healthy high performance. She thoughtfully chose the name “Rudder” because, just as you can’t steer a boat without a rudder, you can’t effectively navigate life or your business without one either.

As an Independent Consultant and Performance Coach, Jeannie specializes in helping individuals, teams and organizations find theirs.

Jeannie’s credentials include the following:

  • Certified Wellness Practitioner (via National Wellness Institute)
  • Authorized Partner, Coaching On the Go
  • Certified Mental Health First Aider (National Council for Mental Wellbeing)
  • Certified Everything DiSC® Practitioner
  • Certified Five Behaviors® Facilitator
  • Certificate in Science of Happiness (Berkeley)

Prior to starting her LLC in 2022, she worked at GSK for seventeen years; during her tenure, she managed award winning wellness programs, led an Energy & Resilience CoE, represented GSK at the HERO think tank, presented outcomes at industry conferences, and served as judge for NBHG Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles.

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Jeannie also facilitated Energy for Performance® and Resilience workshops “in person” in seven countries and virtually across even more. She worked with businesses to adapt content and delivery so that it was culturally appropriate for intact, virtual, and matrixed teams.

She’s skilled at building relationships and collaborating with OD, Talent Management, Facilities, People Analytics, and the business to achieve win-win outcomes.  In her last role, Jeannie was responsible for Global Quality and Assurance of employee health and wellbeing programs. She’s had a 360 view of employee health & wellbeing.

Prior to GSK, she worked at Michelin Tire Manufacturing in Sandy Springs, SC and then as a contractor at Nortel Networks managing their US wellness program and fitness centers five states. Each experience provided unique challenges and insights enabling her to relate to diverse audiences.

She earned a graduate degree in Exercise Physiology from East Carolina University where she was on the Women’s Cross Country and Tennis Teams. In the Human Performance Lab, she studied physical abilities and sports performance though she’s most recently more fascinated by the psychosocial aspects of performance.

As a native of Washington, NC, she enjoyed growing up in a small town and playing on the Pamlico River. She played three sports throughout high school (tennis, track, basketball) and now splits time between Cary, NC and Harkers Island, NC where saltwater fishing, kayaking, and boating help her recharge.

Most meaningful, Jeannie is a mother of two incredible young adults “who are each on their own amazing journey with their soulmates by their sides;” She loves the great outdoors, new challenges and adventures. Her core values are faith, family, friends, freedom, and health. These help her navigate daily life and big decisions adjusting her rudder as needed!
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Amy Grazen, MA

Amy develops and facilitates trainings for companies globally.  Amy has 25 years of experience in corporate training, coaching and leadership development.  She has a passion for supporting clients in living their best lives, multiplying talent of teams, and fostering healthy high performance as a priority for leaders. Amy designs, creates and facilitates curriculum to meet the evolving needs of organizations and individuals.  Amy’s empathetic manner creates a safe space for deeply looking at our mindset, what drives limiting beliefs and how to transform by embracing personal responsibility.  Amy champions creating work culture that enables individuals and teams to thrive, enabling competitive advantage when we recognize our most valuable resource is our people!

Trainings include;  DISC, Leadership Development, Performance on Purpose, Positive Intelligence, Team and Personal Resilience, Change Management, Energy Management, Practical Coaching for Leaders,  Coaching and Personal/Team Health and Wellbeing.  

Amy is a Performance and Positive Intelligence Coach and is Mental Health First Aid and Precision Nutrition Certified. Amy has a B.S. in Exercise Science and Health Education from Pennsylvania State University and a Masters in Adult Learning from Manhattanville College. 

Rudder is excited to be teaming with Vibrant You Wellness!  Together, our dynamic four-woman collaboration leverages a wealth of experience to address your business needs. Meet the Co-Founders:
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Trish Coppola RDH, DDS

Trish has had a 20+ year career as a sales professional in a highly competitive fast paced corporate environment. She is a former practicing dental hygienist and dentist and brings a unique perspective to the healthcare space. She understands the stresses of operating a healthcare business and the importance of team dynamics. Employees are the most valuable asset of any company and when employee engagement increases, absenteeism decreases and employees are happier and more productive.

Working in the corporate sector, Trish was fortunate to participate in a health and wellness program and her life changed forever! Her commitment to helping others and her passion for health and wellness led her to become a Duke Certified Health and Wellness Coach. Trish understands the stresses that healthcare workers face, and she’s dedicated to teaching healthcare workers effective strategies to manage stress, develop resiliency and prevent burnout.

Trish is the co-founder of Vibrant You Wellness and offers workshops on Leadership, Team Building, Stress Management, and Health and Wellbeing.

Trish lives in Louisville Kentucky with her husband Carl and has 3 grown children She enjoys spending time family and friends, hiking, traveling, and cooking plant-based meals. She volunteers at the Earth and Spirit Center as a mindfulness mentor.
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Debbie DeRoode, B Com.

Debbie’s professional experience, and her passion to help others discover their best life, lead her to Health and Wellness Coaching. She is a certified Health and Wellness Coach, through the Duke Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching Program and the co-founder of Vibrant You Wellness, specializing in the design/facilitation of both academic and corporate Employee Health and Wellbeing Programs (e.g. life coaching, nutrition, movement, sleep), Stress Management / Resiliency trainings and Leadership Training/Coaching.

For over 20 years Debbie worked in a fast-paced corporate environment. As a sales leader, in a highly competitive environment, she had the benefit of working for an organization that supported employee well being and she personally experienced the positive impact it had on individuals and teams. Debbie strongly believes the core of any successful business is a healthy, happy and engaged workforce.

Employees who thrive, strive to do their best work, it’s just that simple!

As a facilitator, she brings a wealth of experience and a diverse skill set to her workshops. Debbie is passionate about working with organizations to empower more individuals to lead healthy and productive lives both personally and professionally.

Debbie lives in Elora, Ontario, Canada with her lifelong partner, John and their yellow lab, Willow. She has three grown sons and a beautiful grandson and is happiest when she is cooking for a crowd. Personal interests incl., hiking, cycling, kayaking and gardening.