Our Coaches

Bob Shank

TMP Coach (Founder and CEO) for sessions in Orange County, California.

Bob is the Founder of The Master’s Program, providing strategic life mentoring to Christian leaders, and is the co-founder of The Barnabas Group. He has been a mentor to thousands of Kingdom leaders over the last 20 years.

His 40-year career includes 14 years as a successful entrepreneur in the construction industry, four years as Senior Pastor, and 25 years as a CEO in the non-profit sector.

Today, he serves on the governing boards of churches in California, New Mexico and Florida, as well as seven parachurch ministries and two foundations. Married since 1971, he and Cheri live in Southern California, near their two adult daughters.

Rob Dayton

NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF COACHES & TMP COACH, SANTA BARBARA

Rob Dayton specializes in applying wise planning today to guide the inspired futures of tomorrow. Trained in urban planning at USC, Rob was a transportation and environmental consultant in Los Angeles. Then, with a plan to stay only “a couple of years,” he moved to the City of Santa Barbara to gain required government experience.

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Nadya Dickson

DIRECTOR OF THE MASTER’S PROGRAM FOR WOMEN

A pioneer in both private and Kingdom entrepreneurship, Nadya Dickson has broad-based experience in arenas as diverse as pastoral ministry, financial and operational oversight of private companies, including start-ups, and managing programs in branding, communications and marketing.

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Jeff Gerhardt

COO & COACH OF THE MASTER’S PROGRAM PRIORITY LIVING

Principal Consultant & President Centix Life Technologies Inc. Strategic business mentor for more than 20 years.

Jeff Gerhardt is an Organizational Health Consultant and a former IT Executive at Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW).

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Noah Elias

COACH, ARTIST & AUTHOR

Sold art door to door on a bike at 16 to creating art for clients such as Universal Pictures, Lucasfilm & Disney. Love helping creatives build a life of impact.

Born and raised in Orange County, California, Noah grew up to be one of the most well known artist in the country and around the globe. He began his company on his bike at sixteen handing out business cards to create art, signs and illustrations for local businesses. Soon after graduation from High School, Noah received an airbrush from his family. It was at that point that he then embarked on a career of creating custom portraits on clothing and canvas. Noah would set up and paint live at local clubs and coffee shops quite often, which caught the attention of numerous corporate companies, television stations and even internationally recognized clientele, including notable actors, actresses and musicians.

Noah’s work elevated globally when he was featured on The Learning Channel show “Rides” where he custom painted five award winning vehicles for Alpine Electronics. Universal Studios sought Noah’s expertise in designing the Suki vehicle in “2 Fast 2 Furious”. His career elevated again when MTV commissioned Noah to create pieces for the hit TV Show “Rob and Big” where Noah painted the bottom of their pool and their horse trailer. MTV also featured Noah’s work on episodes of “Meet the Barkers” with Travis Barker, who is friends with Noah and is one of his collectors. Noah has also formed relationships with such brands as Arturo Fuente Cigars as well as the French Cellar Imports who offer ten amazing Bordeaux wines from France. His story spread throughout the art industry leading Noah to be voted “Top 25 Artist’s in the World” by Art Business News Magazine.

An amazing day came when Noah partnered with The Walt Disney Company™ to create a line of Noah versions of the characters. Noah’s line has become a huge favorite among Disney collectors and fans worldwide. Noah’s talents cover a wide range of applications such as body art, in which he was nominated for makeup artist of the year by NAHA. His projects have included tattoos on recording artist “Pink” in one of her music videos, and various art direction and branding campaigns for Lexus, Toyota, MTV, Microsoft, Radio Disney Music Awards. Noah’s creations have grown to partnerships with Costco as well as Lucas Film Ltd..

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Curt Hensley

TMP Coach for sessions in San Diego and Rancho Santa Fe, California.

Curt Hensley founded IMPACT Payments Recruiting, IMPACT Technology Recruiting, IMPACT Advisors, and Wright Hensley, LLC. IMPACT Payments Recruiting is the payments industry’s leading recruiting firm in North America serving the industry for 21 years.

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Dave Cheatham

TMP Coach for Scottsdale area sessions.

Dave is the co-founder and leader of a successful commercial real estate brokerage and development services company. He is known as being a market innovator and thoughtful leader.

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Pat Brady

TMP Coach for Scottsdale area sessions.

Pat Brady is President and founder of Quantum Professional Search, headquartered in Warrenville, IL (since 1984). In this capacity, he has been responsible for directing employee growth and expansion efforts for executive clients in the computer software industry.

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Sanford D. Coggins

Founder and CEO of VisionWise Capital

Sanford is the Founder and CEO of VisionWise Capital, a $35 million Private Real Estate Fund that buys, renovates, manages, and sells apartment properties in coastal communities of Southern California.

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Chris Hornibrook

TMP Coach for sessions in Canada, including French and English provinces.

Chris is an Executive Coach/ Talent manager who challenges clients to be strategic about living out their unique life callings. He thrives in coaching and mentoring people who are seeking, finding and launching new for-profit businesses, non profit and/or charitable activities.

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Bob Neu

TMP COACH FOR Middle Tennessee AREA SESSIONS.

For 30 years, Bob was heavily invested in Christian schooling. After graduating from Wheaton College, Bob started his journey in the teaching and coaching world at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta where he served for ten years. He then spent nine years teaching, coaching, and ultimately as part of the administrative team of a then startup-up Christian school in Atlanta, Whitefield Academy.

The Lord then led he and his family into the world of leading Christian schools. For the next thirteen years, Bob faithfully served two different schools as Head of the School: one in Montgomery, AL and the other in Knoxville, TN. He and his wife, Pamela, “have heard it if all if not experienced it all” as ministry leaders, and they are now they now have the privilege to pour that experience in to others!

As they left Christian schooling and through a variety of means, the Lord made it abundantly clear to both Bob and Pamela that He was moving them into a position of walking alongside leaders of all types in a variety of ministries. Having known the great rewards, and extreme loneliness and isolation all too well, Bob now stands in the gap for those who are on the front lines of Christian ministry.

Bob asks questions such as these to Christian leaders: What should a leader do when his family feels the painful effects of his leadership? What happens when your co-workers are your dearest friends, and you face personal challenges? Who serves as YOUR confidante when you serve as everyone else’s?

Christian leaders are all too often left alone on the front lines of ministry, without someone to intentionally seek them out and “hold up their arms” in battle. And it just doesn’t work; not for pastors, educators, missionaries, parachurch leaders, or any other kind of ministry leader. They need to know they are being prayed for, actively and intentionally encouraged, and publicly supported.

Bob now serves with Standing Stone Ministry based out of Costa Mesa, CA. He has the opportunity to walk with Christians who are leaders whom daily recognize the spiritual battle and their role in God's Kingdom. He counts it a high honor and privilege to mentor and coach.

For almost thirty years Bob’s been married to Pamela. They have three grown children: Sarah, Stephen and Matthew. (One son-in-law, one daughter-in-law, and one granddaughter, Mia.) They are officially empty nesters, love hosting couples and individuals for what they call RESET retreats, and live with their one dog, Baxter, in beautiful Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Jason Lukawitz

TMP COACH FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA SESSIONS.

Jason Lukawitz is coaching with Bob Neu in Middle Tennessee.

John Karel

TMP COACH FOR Colorado Sessions.

John Karel has been coaching for The Master’s Program since 2014 in Colorado.

Even in times of career success, John found satisfaction from his work to be shallow. He believes it takes more for the serious follower of Christ Jesus to achieve the significance that God intends.

John likes to ask, “are you ready to explore, expose and exploit your Kingdom Calling in Colorado?”