Eric is a native of Dallas. After receiving a BBA at the University of Texas in Austin, he began his 20 plus year investment career at a bank in Helsinki, Finland, investing the bank’s capital in international stocks. After Finland, Eric worked as a financial advisor until returning for his MBA in investments at the University of Texas so he could focus more on the research side of the business. He worked as director of research for a Dallas investment firm for a number of years, and currently is building a wealth management business as a financial advisor for individuals, and the manager of the Dallas office, for Fusion Analytics Investment Partners.
 
Eric and his wife of 11 years, Linda, live in Dallas and enjoy raising their 5 year old daughter Sky, whom they adopted from China as an infant. Linda is an accomplished interior designer who has put her career on hold to raise Sky full time. Eric is active in his church, and enjoys spending his free time with his family.
 
Eric attended Discovery after being sponsored by his wife in 2004, and started as a TA soon after he finished the program. The program helped him to overcome his fears and to focus on what is truly important in life. It changed his life and the lives of many family members, and Discovery became an extended family.
 
He has a passion for teaching and inspiring people, and found Discovery to be a great outlet for that passion.

James was born, raised and is still calling Wichita Falls, Texas home. After high school he headed south to College Station where he met Caren, his wife of 36 years. They both walked the stage together at Texas A&M University and were married a week later. Returning to his roots, he worked in the family cattle business along with beginning what has become a 35 year career in the custom home building business. As if that wasn’t enough, in the early 90’s he decided to dive into the hotel business developing, building and operating a number of limited service and all suite hotels.
 
James and Caren have two daughters, Alora and Erin. Both are married and between the two of them James has a total of five grandsons and one granddaughter.
 
Active in his church, James focuses on small group facilitating both with men and with couples.
 
Erin, the youngest daughter, sponsored her dad to attend Discovery! The very first weekend his experience at Discovery “woke him up”. For James, the overall Discovery experience is a tool that he has used by “living the training” every day since January 2010. That change in James’ path has made a huge and very positive difference in his relationships at home, church, work and everywhere. Truly, Discovery is one of the top 10 markers in James’ life journey. He loves Discovery! As a result of his own experience, James has made the trip each month to Dallas driving and sponsoring friends, relatives and employees to Discovery!

Corporate Trainer, Sandler Training As a corporate training professional, Allie has spent 16 years in various training capacities for OfficeMax, Beryl Corporation, Clark Financial, and currently with Sandler Training. As a graduate of Utah State University with degrees in Business, Information Systems, and Public Communication/Training, she is passionate about ensuring each person she encounters will discover greater insight, direction and clarity. She maximized her collegiate experience serving on several student government and ambassadorial positions taking her to over 200 university campuses across the country. This continues as she is an avid proponent of professional networking, having attended or spoken to over 30 different networking groups in DFW since moving to Texas from Utah.
 
Allie considers herself fortunate to have served as PTA President for both local and district chapters, as Community Director for Girl Scouts and as a leader of several women's groups at her church... with her current focus on volunteering with the No. Texas Chapter of Alzheimer's Association in honor of her beautiful mother. Sponsored by her husband Curt, a facilitator with Discovery Refocus, Allie attended Discovery! in 2008. Their favorite moments are serving as training assistants together for every Relationship weekend since 2009!
 
Ultimately, Allie is most proud of being a mother to two daughters, a 'bonus' mother to a daughter and son, the eldest in a large family, a daughter, a granddaughter, an Aunt and a friend. While she enjoys living in Benbrook, a sandy beach is her first choice!

Brent was raised in a small town in Texas and moved to Amarillo, Texas after finishing Pharmacy School. He was offered an opportunity to start a pharmacy in a newly formed clinic in 1995 and has been there ever since. The clinic is an indigent care clinic and Brent has been able to live a mission in life by serving others and helping those who are less fortunate than most.
 
Brent is married to Melvonna. They have been married for 17 years and have two children, Emily and Nathan. Brent is devoted to his family and places them at top of his priority list. Brent is active in his church, serving on the education committee and teaching classes for both adults and children. Brent hobbies include reading, computers, martial arts, photography and wood-working.
 
Brent attended Discovery in April of 2008. He has said many times that it was one of the top 5 things he has done in his life. Later in 2008, Brent was offered the opportunity to TA and has been regularly volunteering ever since.

For the past 28 years, interior designer Sherry Ratliff has used her talent for creativity in a variety of ways including decorating restaurants, designing building interiors, set design for television shows, designing furniture for her clients, designing and landscaping flower beds for homes and businesses and creating her own unique jewelry. She has decorated the homes of friends and homes of the prestigious. Sherry is currently pursuing a television show called “One of a Kind Design.”
 
Sherry is the mother of five grown children and is known as “Sweetie” to her four grandchildren. She currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas and is a member of Potter’s House Church in Dallas.
 
Sherry, a kind and loving woman, first attended Discovery Training in 2010 and has been a volunteer since May of 2011.

Charli was raised in the small west Texas town of Andrews. Married and began raising two boys. While living in Andrews, Charli coached and operated a Gymnastics Team that competed at the world level; as well as owned and operated a retail business/gift shop.
 
Her husband is Jay Sherrill. In 1998 they were transferred to Oklahoma with Jays job. With Charli’s experience, she took a job with L’Oreal USA /Redken division as a Territorial Development Manager. This job kept her busy Nation wide, yet she still found time to coach gymnastics in the evenings at a local gym. After eight years with L’Oreal/Redken Charli and Jay landed in Granbury Texas. This is where the Design Directing opportunities and Image Consulting have kept her bus.
 
Charli attended Discovery after first sending her oldest son Logan through it in May of 2011. Since Discovery she has found a sense of belonging. All other things she’s done has paled in comparison. To serve in any capacity whither in the halls of Discovery or in the class room brings her true fulfillment. She is now a grandmother of two beautiful boys, and has a marriage going on 30 years.

Craig was raised on the Oregon Coast and attended college in Chicago, Ill. and Portland, Oregon. He served as a missionary for two years after graduating from high school. After college he worked as a regional manager in the mid-west with a building materials wholesaler in Chicago. Craig spent several years with Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages after which he worked as a regional Vice President for a publishing company. He then became CEO of two construction companies followed by working as a Design Manager for Wal-mart stores handling the design and site engineering in the state of New York. Wal-mart re-organized in 2009 and eliminated my department. Craig changed direction after Discovery and decided to do something different. He is currently a student working on a Bachelors Degree in Nursing.
 
Craig has two sons and two daughters, plus four grandsons and three granddaughters.

Eric is a native of Dallas. After receiving a BBA at the University of Texas in Austin, he began his 20 plus year investment career at a bank in Helsinki, Finland, investing the bank’s capital in international stocks. After Finland, Eric worked as a financial advisor until returning for his MBA in investments at the University of Texas so he could focus more on the research side of the business. He worked as director of research for a Dallas investment firm for a number of years, and currently is building a wealth management business as a financial advisor for individuals, and the manager of the Dallas office, for Fusion Analytics Investment Partners.
 
Eric and his wife of 11 years, Linda, live in Dallas and enjoy raising their 5 year old daughter Sky, whom they adopted from China as an infant. Linda is an accomplished interior designer who has put her career on hold to raise Sky full time. Eric is active in his church, and enjoys spending his free time with his family.
 
Eric attended Discovery after being sponsored by his wife in 2004, and started as a TA soon after he finished the program. The program helped him to overcome his fears and to focus on what is truly important in life. It changed his life and the lives of many family members, and Discovery became an extended family.
 
He has a passion for teaching and inspiring people, and found Discovery to be a great outlet for that passion.