Adam Mering

After 10+ years running branches and markets in the industrial space, in 2019 I stepped into a regional vice president role for a large staffing firm, leading a team of about 150 operations, sales, and recruiting leaders and contributors. I served in that role for five-and-a-half years, leading sales and profit growth while also focusing on the individual development of each team member. Each aspect of the role presented its own satisfactions and challenges, but it was ultimately my desire to dive more deeply into development that led me to Southwestern Consulting.

In the regional vice president role, I loved the strategic work we did to help our clients find the talent they needed to grow. But my favorite part of the work was partnering with leaders one-on-one to help them unlock the best version of themselves in whatever role they were in. That’s what I love about our work at Southwestern Consulting: the human flourishing aspect of each partnership.

In my time in leadership, I was a three-time Circle of Excellence Winner and five-time President’s Club winner, recognized for sales and leadership excellence. Throughout it all, I served as a mentor, coach, and accountability partner for both individuals and sales teams, helping teammates to develop the right habits to achieve their business and personal goals.

At its core, successful coaching should challenge people in the way that they think about their lives. Great coaching helps people evolve at the thought level, which in turn changes their actions, which of course changes their outcomes. But it’s the lasting change that comes through thinking about their situation differently that I most aspire to in our partnerships.

The difference in my coaching I think can be summed up in the ideal that I call “Unity of Life.” I want my clients to be the best version of themselves in every role that they play in life, professional, but also personal (husband/wife/father/mother/son/daughter, etc.) and spiritual (a child of a loving God). It is this whole-person perspective that I think creates that lasting impact which will echo out into every aspect of their lives, and in the lives of those they are closest to.

One of the most important spiritual maxims in my life is “Begin again!” and I chose to join Southwestern Consulting and partner with our clients because I see each of them raising their hand and saying yes to this idea of beginning again when they get into coaching. Many are doing many great things already and have had tremendous successes in their lives and careers, but they also know that they are called to more, and they need help to get there. That’s true humility, and that is an example of greatness in waiting, and I love the challenge of playing a small role in seeing that greatness realized!