Mary E. Banks , M.S.M/SPHR

Mary Banks is the founder and president of WOW Consulting Group, a firm that specializes in executive coaching and leadership development training. Mary has a passion for "connecting people to purpose" and building strong leaders.

Mary's background includes coaching executive management teams on the people agenda for mergers and acquisitions, team building, transition planning and change management. She has comprehensive experience in leading teams through national change initiatives resulting in organizational and job redesigns. She enjoyed a successful 25 year career in both the financial services and energy industries prior to launching her own firm. She was the Senior Vice President of Leadership Training & Employee Relations at JP Morgan Chase and the Senior Vice President of Organizational Design & Change Management at Bank One.

Mary served as President of the Houston Human Resource Management Association, one of the largest HR associations in the nation with over 2400 members. And has served on numerous board of directors for several non-profit organizations. She is a bestselling author and a frequent speaker on topics such as Increasing Your Personal Effectiveness and Discovering Your Purpose.