About
As a master business coach, Byron has committed over 2500 hours to coaching and helping successful business owners, leaders and executives find clarity, accountability and results when they are facing new opportunities or simply feeling stuck. He was honored to be named PBCA Coach of the Year – 2022.
In April 2021, Byron was named Vice President of Diversified Professional Coaching, LLC, a company that helps business leaders, executives and owners release their ultimate potential by linking them to professional business coaches. He is co-founder and Vice President of Infinite Ping, Inc, a US-based international consultancy and he is acting CEO and Board Chair of Skaggs & Calder, an Egyptian Joint Stock company he co-founded in Cairo, Egypt.
Byron has over 25 years of professional and executive leadership experience spanning diverse sectors, including business, education, development, and community-based initiatives. He is a Certified Professional Master Business Coach (PBCA) and a GiANT certified leadership coach and facilitator of several leadership and business effectiveness evaluation tools.
Byron’s passion for coaching, advising, and training leaders has taken him across North America, the Middle East, the European Union, and the UK. His “industry agnostic” approach allows him to work across disciplines and cross-pollinate ideas from AI and Information Technology to Asphalt Sealcoating, Food & Beverage to Graphic Design, Hospitality to Manufacturing, and Senior Adult Placement and Healthcare Services to the Trades Industry.
He co-founded and serves as Vice President of Infinite Ping, Inc, an international boutique consultancy based in the USA. Additionally, he coaches business owners and provides workshops and training sessions to corporate groups, start-ups, and small and mid-market businesses. As the Vice President of Diversified Professional Coaching, LLC, Byron helps business owners and executives unlock their full potential by linking them with 50+ certified professional business coaches.
Byron’s extensive experiences include co-founding, scaling, and exiting from a US-based facility maintenance company, creating an advancement/alumni relations office for a prestigious international school in Cairo, Egypt, and implementing successful fundraising strategies for US-based social entrepreneurship ventures.
As a consultant and fractional executive, Byron specializes in areas such as business strategy, operations, organizational effectiveness, human performance, marketing, and leadership development. He’s not afraid to “roll up his sleeves” to research, design, and implement operational systems, processes, CRMs, databases, and websites while also developing the training for better human engagement with new/updated systems.
Aside from his business acumen, Byron is adept at navigating diverse cultural contexts, honing his intercultural skills by living and working in developing countries for over 20 years. He enjoys international travel and engages with various global environments while understanding intercultural dynamics deeply.
Byron dedicates his time to serve on numerous boards of local, regional, and international non-profit organizations, charitable foundations, and religious institutions offering guidance towards issues of start-up and scale to restructuring and resource development.
He enjoys spending time with his family, which includes his wife, Dr. Jennifer Skaggs, and their two adult children. In his free time, Byron enjoys kayaking, reading, photography, softball, golf, watching Premier League games (Go Liverpool!) and working on yet another family Jeep.
Education, Certifications, and Boards:
- MDiv, Asbury Theological Seminary, KY, USA
- BA, Anderson University, IN, USA
- Certified Professional Master Business Coach PBCA, FL, USA
- Certified Facilitator: Business Effectiveness Evaluation (PBCA, FL, USA), Leadership Effectiveness Evaluation (PBCA, FL, USA), Extended DISC® (Extended DISC® North America, TX, USA), One Page Business Plan (The One Page Business Plan Company, CA, USA), 5 Voices Certified (Giant, OK, USA)
Areas of Expertise
- Family-Owned Businesses
- Strategic Planning
- Decision Making
- Business Systems
- Growth Strategies for Business
- Intercultural Leadership & Awareness
- Small/Medium Enterprise Start-up
- Business Exit/Succession Planning
- Conflict Resolution
- Fundraising and Resource Development
- Marketing
- Personal Effectiveness
- Leadership Effectiveness
- Business Effectiveness
- Organizational Culture Development
Recognition and Awards
PBCA Coach of the Year – 2022