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It can be lonely at the top, but it doesn’t have to be.
We know leaders limit their potential when they lead from isolation. But, when surrounded by trusted advisors with a common goal and a biblical worldview, they can maximize performance and energize cultures. With faith as the foundation, this powerful group of peers meet in an exclusive, confidential forums in the Dallas metroplex to have their questions answered and their answers questioned.
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Business Forum Leaders in the North Texas Area
TOM HAWES
Tom is excited to expand the C12 Group’s reach to Christian CEOs across North Texas. He has had the privilege…
TOM HAWES
JOE PETERSEN
As the Managing Chairman of The C12 Group (Tarrant County), Joe gets the privilege to work with many of the…
JOE PETERSEN
TOM O’DWYER
After beginning his career in industrial sales with General Electric Company and Ling, Oliver & O’Dwyer Electric, Tom entered the…
TOM O’DWYER
JOE GALINDO
Joe founded 6th Man Executive Coaching, a strategic management and consulting firm in Dallas, Texas where he has served as…
JOE GALINDO
MIKE GULLATT
Throughout his career, Mike has had a passion for integrating faith and business, which ultimately led him to his role…
MIKE GULLATT
KEVIN PATE
Kevin Pate most recently served as the Executive Vice President at Lakeside National Bank, Rockwall Texas. He led in all…
KEVIN PATE
Kevin Pate most recently served as the Executive Vice President at Lakeside National Bank, Rockwall Texas. He led in all aspects of the bank including management, loans, compliance, and more. He began at the bank in 2016 and has earned his certification as a Community Bank Compliance Officer (CCBCO).
For nine years beginning in May 2007 Kevin served as the Director of Marketplace Missions for Global Advance, Dallas, Texas, USA. His mission there was to train and equip business leaders worldwide in the best business practices and impart biblical and spiritual concepts of business. In nine years there he directed about 170 international business events and personally lead about 70 of those events. He has worked in over thirty nations
Kevin began his professional journey by working 13 years in the Certified Public Accounting firm of Pate and Parmer CPA’s, Inc. in the areas of accounting, tax, auditing, and business consulting.
He then was the Chief Financial Officer for two organizations over the next eight years.
He graduated from Baylor University, in Waco, Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree. While at Baylor he served as the student body president 1983-84. Kevin serves as an advisor on the board of several ministries and is an ordained minister. He has been married to his wife, Diana, for 35 years and they have three married children.
SHAWN YATES
Being a member of C12 for the past 10+ years, Shawn has benefited greatly from the education, accountability, and wise…
SHAWN YATES
Being a member of C12 for the past 10+ years, Shawn has benefited greatly from the education, accountability, and wise counsel found in the business forums he’s attended. Ranging from healthcare operations to running a small business, Shawn has experience in multiple business settings large and small. He has learned that strategies apply differently to larger organizations with hundreds of employees than they do with lean small businesses with only a few. Seeing the challenges of implementing faith into the marketplace, Shawn has been called to advance the Kingdom of God by sharing what has personally benefited him both professionally and personally. With a strong passion for discipleship, Shawn believes that a mixture of accountability and encouragement is needed to advance the mission to build great businesses for a greater purpose. Shawn has been an ambassador for C12 in his professional roles and looks forward to sharing his experience with business leaders as they strive not only to implement best practices in business but to also influence those in their charge for Christ.
“C12 is everything I was looking for and more of what I didn’t know I needed. My peers challenge me in my blind spots, love me in hard times, and encourage me to glorify God in the way I lead my team. It’s a home for business leaders.”
