LEADERSHIP
We have an ever-expanding network of talented coaches and mentors, dedicated to the mission of connecting through authentic relationships to provide wisdom and direction for our community of entrepreneurs. EI’s support collective experience spans almost every industry.
WENDY K. CLARK
30+ year entrepreneur who turned less than $100 into thriving, sustainable ventures.
Wendy’s businsess include Carpe Diem Cleaning, MisFit Leadership, and Entrepreneurs Ignite. Wendy K. Clark is a commercial real estate developer, EO member and leader since 2014, strategic Bloom Growth coach, and speaker on life-work integration, entrepreneurial growth, and systems that scale.
She is passionate about helping others create wealth, freedom, and live their best lives. Wendy is building what she wishes she had: not just startup advice, but the tools to build real capacity. Her niche is supporting founders and nonprofit leaders who’ve outgrown the small business hustle and feel stuck—guiding them to create the systems, teams, and clarity needed for the next season of growth.
Since 2018, she’s implemented a growth system that allows her to work less than six hours a month in her business—while her leadership team scales it and transforms lives. She has helped dozens of organizations do the same. She is a single mom of two, godmom to two grown, thriving sons, and caregiver for to her 80+ year-old mom.
Brian Scott
Brian is a music enthusiast and gets great joy supporting his community. He has served as a Haiti missionary, co-led a team that has provided meals for over five million people in need, served on many boards and leads the youth group as his church.
Bill Davis
“Helping people to realize their dreams is my goal,” says Bill Davis, retired owner of Team Nimbus of North Carolina. Team Nimbus is a small business advisory service that helps business owners and sales professionals make more money in less time while living the life they want.”
Bill brings a broad background and a wide variety of experience to his clients. During his 28 year career in the telecommunications industry, he held leadership assignments in Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, Training & Education, Total Quality Management, Human Resources, Organizational Development and Program Management, in numerous locations throughout the Southeastern and Northeastern US. After retiring from the telecommunications industry, he founded Davis Consulting & Coaching, LLC, to provide personal coaching services to executives and business professionals. Bill received his Bachelors of Arts Degree in Politics from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina in 1972, and completed The Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University in California in 1994. Other executive educational experiences include the Management Development Program at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, The Wharton School of Business -University of Pennsylvania, and the Aspen Institute.
Through Team Nimbus of North Carolina, Bill now specializes in coaching and training small business owners and professionals to grow their businesses so that it will provide them with the resources and time to live the lives they love. Since 2009, Team Nimbus has reached over 1000 small business owners and professionals through its 100 Days to Abundance program. Bill received his coaching certification from Results Coaching System and is licensed through the One Page Business Plan Professional Consultant Program; and is a SCORE Mentor. An avid volunteer for Boy Scouts BSA, he started as a Tiger Dad, and has served as a CubMaster, Troop Committee Chair, OA Chapter Adviser, Council President. He is Vigil Honor and has been awarded the OA Founders Award and Silver Beaver. Bill resides in Raleigh, NC and is the proud father of William, a Life Scout and an adult daughter, Tiffani who resides in Memphis, TN.
Jesus Atiles
From systems chaos to strategic clarity.
Every entrepreneur reaches a breaking point where their business outgrows their systems. That’s where Jesus comes in. As Managing Director at Lifelong Development, he bridges the gap between entrepreneurial vision and operational reality.
Jesus understands the entrepreneur’s dilemma: you started a business to create freedom, but somehow built yourself the most demanding job you’ve ever had. Drawing from two decades managing $40-60M IT projects, he helps business owners implement systems that let them step back without losing control.
His superpower? Taking chaos that entrepreneurs accept as “just part of the business” and turning it into streamlined, automated processes. He helps business owners use technology to accelerate growth, including AI for workflows ranging from voice, conversational, and content.
What makes Jesus invaluable isn’t just his technical expertise (PMP, CIIP, CompTIA Security+) but his understanding that behind every systems problem is an entrepreneur who wants their business to work without constant intervention.
A U.S. Army veteran, Jesus and his wife Karen are raising two daughters. When not optimizing business systems, you’ll find him watching movies with family, bike riding, or playing video games.
Karen Atiles
From combat boots to boardrooms.
Karen is the creator of the Intentional Resilience program, a structured journey with practical tools and support that helps individuals and teams build the mindset, strategy, and capacity needed to thrive through challenge and change.
Since retiring in 2016 from her 20 years of U.S. Air Force service, including five years as a Master Resilience Instructor, Karen has helped companies across the U.S. and abroad define their “business DNA,” create high-trust teams, and develop the leadership skills that fuel sustainable growth.
She is the founder of Lifelong Development, LLC, a training and coaching firm certified as both a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). Through Lifelong Development, Karen works with entrepreneurs, executives, and organizations to align their people, purpose, and processes for long-term impact.
Karen’s coaching approach is grounded in her ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) ideology and her current PhD research in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She focuses on developing the whole leader, equipping clients with the clarity, systems, and resilience they need to lead with purpose and avoid burnout.
Karen also serves on the executive board of the Apex Chamber of Commerce and is a co-founding leader of Triangle Masterminds.
A global traveler who’s visited 49 countries, Karen and her husband Jesus are raising their two daughters to be globally minded, resilient leaders. In her spare time, you’ll find Karen traveling, running a charity 5K or baking celebration cakes with her daughters.