Introducing the Miick Team
RUDY MIICK, MA, CMC, FCSI
Founder & President // @RudyMiick
As founder of the Rudy Miick consulting group and Leadership In the Fall Line® Rudy models his methods. His expertise comes from an ongoing blend of experience, grad school academics, hunger for life-long learning, and a never ending quest for high performance.
Rudy’s focus is leadership development, sales building, and profitability. His methodology is driven by the creation of vibrant, values-based business cultures, no matter the industry. Results? We drive performance that exceeds median averages by 3 to 5 times in bottom line performance. This improvement ends up a combination of both top and bottom line performance shifts. How? Finding flow, finding balance, and learning how to deal with change while in motion.
Rudy’s skill is providing a real sense of safe support. He’s able to create shifts in leadership performance, both in attitude and action. He says, “I get concerned when I hear, ‘This is who I am and how I lead.’ There’s a lot of truth in the old saying, ‘the habits that got you here are not likely to be the habits that will get you where you want to go.” Expect changes, and an evolution of skill in your time with Rudy.
EMIL BOHN
Retained Consultant // @EmilBohn
Emil has worked with senior leaders worldwide for over 30 years designing, implementing, and leading large-scale organizational change. He’s a master at leadership and team development.
His success comes partly from supporting execs to acknowledge their current realities, both internal and external, then facilitating a compelling future state. He knows how to get results the organization must deliver. Emil is a trusted advisor and executive coach.
Emil’s skill has been proven in a wide spectrum of industries including energy, financial services, hospitality, transportation, insurance, direct sales, healthcare, telecommunications, and manufacturing. A partial list of his clients include: Oakwood Healthcare System, Dyson, PetroVietnam, Royal Caribbean International, Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, GOJO Industries, AT&T Capital, Qwest, US West, Tupperware, Gannett Newspapers, Ameritech, Continental Airlines/Quality Service Institute.
He’s worked throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia Pacific. Emil was most recently Senior Director of Organizational Capability at Blue Shield California. He was previously the Executive Director of Organizational Effectiveness at Kaiser Permanente. He was a co-founder and partner at Maxcomm, Inc., and a tenured associate professor and assistant department head at Utah State University.
Emil is an author of numerous articles appearing in both national and international publications, and is the co-author of The Quest for Service Quality (1996, St. Martin’s Press). His doctorate is in Communication from the University of Utah. Emil and his wife, Christy, recently celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary. He’s a strong skier and has been the alpine coach for Utah State.
Damaris Patterson Price
Strategic Partner // @damarispattersonprice
We’re honored to have Damaris Patterson Price as our strategic partner on the Miick team!
Damaris is the founder and principal of Working River Leadership Consulting! Her northeast Ohio Talent Development boutique designs and delivers B2B and B2C coaching, consulting, and learning products! Her work in Leadership Development, DEI, Career, and Managerial competencies in organizations is second to none.
Damaris has provided development services to leaders in 6 countries: the US, Canada, UK, India, Spain, and Germany. Informed by her own experiences over 30 years in the people development business, she’s focused on coaching and evolving leaders in a broad and diverse spectrum of people in Corporate Retail, Commercial Real Estate, Chemical labs, Financial Services & Insurance, Marketing & PR, Higher Education and Independent Schools, Technology, Non-Profits, Specialty Foods, Foundations, Industry and Professional Associations, Large Hospital Systems, and Law Firms.
At the heart of her portfolio of work is DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Management consulting. Arguably now more than ever, organizations must lean into the work of Diversity & Inclusion. Passive neutrality is no longer an option, while untold value awaits organizations who choose to actively engage. Damaris has worked as a consultant and educator in the DEI space since the 1990s. Equipped with this experience, proven diagnostic tools, and actionable forward-looking strategies to offer, Damaris Patterson Price serves as a capable and trustworthy partner to organizations as they traverse their unique DEI journeys.
Damaris Patterson Price is the author of Unlock Your Leadership: Secrets & Straight Answers on Standing Out, Moving Up, and Getting Ahead as the Leader You Really Are! Kirkus Reviews describes her work as a “road map,” “a practical, in-depth guide and the closest thing to having a personal career coach.”
Damaris holds an MA in Organizational Psychology and has served as an adjunct professor in Diversity, Gender, and Leadership studies. She’s a certified Organizational Development and Diversity Management strategist, as well as a Board-Certified Executive Coach – with additional credentials from the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and Forbes Coaches Council. Damaris and her children, a set of twins, live in northeast Ohio.
ARIEL MICK
Creative Director & Operations // @ArielMiick
Ariel is the founder and president of Miicks Media. Her production company is based in Los Angeles, with offices in Colorado. Ariel creates strong visual brands. She understands brand strategy and facilitates work that hits the core of both short and long term success of her clients. Ariel is adept at hearing and seeing “between the lines.”
Ms. Miick has worked with startups, well established entrepreneurs, and global brands. Her work is known to shape creative connections and each project evolves her passion for imagery. She is adept as both an artist and a business woman who understands goals achieved, deadline and budget.
Ariel got her B.A. in film and photography at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. Her studies also included advertising, fashion photography, and film, at AIU in London, UK, and The Academy of Cinema in Athens, Greece. Her passions include Rock Climbing, Aikido, and Alpine Skiing.
MARK RAYMOND
Facilitator // @MarkRaymond
Mark hails from Maine, is an Alpine Examiner for Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA), and serves on the PSIA Rocky Mountain Education Committee. He’s a Regional USSA Coach as well. Mark is a ski pro working as a private instructor for the Aspen Snowsports School.
Rugged and surprising is the way to describe this guy: hockey player, dirt bike rider, hardcore skier. Then just about the time you think you have him figured out, he’s a great facilitator, coach, dad, and husband who loves to sketch and paint.
Mark is a facilitator for The Miick Companies Leadership In the Fall LineⓇ program.
KELLY FREY
Operations // @KellyFrey
As a proud Colorado native Kelly’s love for the mountains and everything outdoors has to offer comes naturally.
She was a member of the Eldora Mountain Resort Ski Patrol for five years, then attended The University of Colorado completing her BA in Environmental Sociology. Naropa University was next where she completed her MA in Resilient Leadership.
Kelly has proven expertise and track record in small business startup, particularly in the food & beverage industry. Her ability to implement sustainable systems, lead authentically, and combine contemplative practice into everyday business practice is what has driven her career. She brings a balanced approach to all challenges and prides herself on her ability to mindfully impact change where needed. Kelly is adept at achieving purposeful success in whatever work she’s doing.
When she isn’t skiing, she can be found hiking, camping, and chasing her young son around the climbing gym.
JIM SHAW
Jim earned his BS from SUNY Cortland in Physical Education, and an MSE from the same school in Recreation Education. He's a current two time member of Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) national telemark team and a facilitator for The Miick Companies Leadership In the Fall LineⓇ program.
Patti BANKS
Outdoor Program Facilitator // @PattiBanks
Connecticut born, after college Patti moved to Colorado to pursue a life in the great outdoors. She did, and she still is! Patti Banks is a legendary river guide. As a top examiner in the Rocky Mountains teaching a myriad of snowsports and leading trips in the backcountry, Patti’s a conscious facilitator of experiential learning. She loves her work, and let’s anyone who listens know that she has the best office ever!
Patti is a facilitator for The Miick Companies Leadership In the Fall LineⓇ program.
