I am Senior Vice President and Partner with Burnham Benefits, an Orange County-based privately held employee benefits consulting firm with 6 offices serving employer groups throughout the US. Burnham has been recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States. I am a 1986 graduate of the University of Oregon with a degree in Economics, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa. With over 29 years of experience in the employee benefits industry, I help mid to large employers find creative solutions for providing cost-effective benefit plans to their employees. I have been a contributor to several national publications, as well as a speaker at various HR and employee benefits functions. I have 3 children and am passionate about spending time with them. I also enjoy many sports including the outdoors.

I hired Coach Scott in July of 2014, at a time when I was experiencing several business and personal challenges. Our industry was facing Health Care Reform and I was recently made a partner of our firm. In addition, I had just gone through a divorce. Either of these changes could have created major distractions from my ability to accomplish personal and business goals. During this time Scott, was a huge encouragement and help by providing accountability to get focused on getting things accomplished both professionally and personally. Having gone through other coaching programs, the bi-monthly calls are invaluable in keeping me focused and thinking about the next steps and sticking to the plans I have laid out. I definitely recommend Scott McBride, as the tools, and frequency of check-ins, have helped me “get things done” which can be so difficult in today’s distracted world.

My name is Stephen Chandler. I grew up a pastor’s kid from so young I’ve known a lot about church. From first knowing how to pretend to be awake in church, to learning how to play almost every instrument on stage in church to actually being over people and leading.

My 12 years of ministry experience greatly assisted me especially when I became the senior pastor of the church 5 years ago. Since becoming the senior pastor, I was able to see a small, traditional church of about 50 people transform into hundreds attending and thousands having fresh starts with God. And it has been a rewarding but challenging journey.

This past year I was fortunate to come in contact with Coach Scott McBride. From the time we began our calls to now, I’ve seen marked improvements in my leadership aptitude. In both personal coaching to professional coaching, I’ve been challenged to grow. From better articulating clear goals to developing executable next steps, to understanding more about personalities and how they greatly influence key leaders, I’ve seen my leadership lid increase dramatically. I’m thankful for the tough questions and simply the accountability I’ve received from Coach Scott. Not only has my executive team of leaders benefited because I’ve become a better leader, but my church has grown in numbers and finances. Coach Scott helped me navigate a critical time as a senior pastor for the church I love and I know the best is still yet to come.

I am an Oregon native, born and raised in the Portland metro area. I attended Willamette University in Salem, OR where I studied economics and played football for 4 years as an all-conference defensive lineman. Upon graduating, I decided to pursue my MBA from the Atkinson Graduate School of Management with a focus in finance. I began my career as a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual through the internship program in May of 2012, where I worked full time for a summer, and then returned to school to finish my degree while working on a part-time basis. I accepted a full time position at Northwestern Mutual in Portland, OR in June of 2013. Shortly after, I partnered with my wife, Polly, to further grow our financial advising practice. In 2015, I accepted the role of Growth and Development Director and began building a team and developing other financial advisors. Currently, our team is recognized both regionally and nationally across the country for our achievements and dedication to client service.

I hired Scott when I was in the middle of preparing for a wedding, expanding my staff, just purchased a home, and was beginning to feel overwhelmed and that I had lost control of life in general. With the help of Scott over the last year and a half, I have been able to successfully navigate balancing my home life with owning a business, as well as prepare for the birth of my daughter, Madeline, in April of 2016. If it was not for the guidance of Scott, as well as the organizational skills that I have developed from working with him, I would not be where I am today from either a personal or business standpoint. I have been successfully executing my ideal calendar, and even though there is going to be unforeseen challenges every day, I have more control over the direction of my day and am going about my life with intentionality.