Jan Byars is the founder and president of LeadSync, LLC. After years of study and research, she believes an organization leader’s internal state is critical to leadership ability and ultimately affects the organization’s success. The philosophy that Leadership is Being and then Doing drives LeadSync’s unique approach to leadership development which can be applied across all levels, organizations and industries.

This philosophy is supported by a business system Jan developed based on her research, which helps individuals and organizations to break through barriers to achieve greater success. This system increases overall leadership skills and productivity through the development of strong and effective intrapersonal and interpersonal leadership skills working with individual leaders and leadership teams.

The ultimate and final shift is characterized by the generation of a work environment centered on strong critical thinking; respectful problem solving and cohesive teamwork aligned with company performance and productivity goals.

Jan has a PhD in Leadership and Organizational Change from Antioch University. She received her Master of Science in Clinical Counseling from Wright State University and is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. Jan received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications from the University of Kansas. She has also been trained in mediation and is a professional HeartMath® provider.

She has experience in public and privately held organizations as well as non-profits, non-government organizations (NGOs) and government organizations in industries such as manufacturing, communications, construction, health services and food service.

Jan is an active member of the International Leadership Association. She is in an advisory role as Immediate Past Chair for the Leadership Development Member Interest Group and Co-Chair for the Ethics Forum Learning Community. She has presented at many International Leadership Association Conferences worldwide.

VisionJan’s vision is to transform leadership – and business - through intention and integrity, generating positive, profitable ways of doing business and creating truly sustainable leadership.

Helen Wilcox-Evwaraye is the Corporate Chaplain at LeadSync. She is passionate about the power of individuals to transform themselves, their communities, organizations and their world as they tap into and integrate their physical, intellectual and spiritual resources.  Helen’s position as a one-on-one LeadSync integration coach allows her to assist individuals in learning to develop and maintain a position of individual strength and clarity based on core values.

Helen was educated in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States in the biological sciences and theology. She earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, a Master of Science from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and PhD from the University of Reading, England. Helen taught and supervised PhD candidates focused on Spirituality and the Practice of Ministry at United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio. She has over thirty years experience in university-level teaching, mentoring, research and administration in the life sciences and the natural environment, in the United States, Europe and Africa.  

As a scientist and theologian, Helen has spent most of her life exploring the secrets to life enrichment and empowerment are found in integrating the body, mind and spirit. She strives to integrate spiritual principles in every aspect of her work and freely shares her perspective in seminars and workshops within and outside the United States.