Chuck Laughlin
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Chuck Laughlin has brought a visionary approach to the "art of sales" by illuminating the power of messaging and story in business. As a highly successful executive and consultant, Chuck is a master change agent, having developed a patented process to help companies maximize their resources, opportunities and successes.

Prior to co-founding Corporate Visions, Chuck worked at Shared Medical Systems, where he received "Top Sales person of the Year" honors.

Before entering sales, Chuck worked as an Engineering Analyst in the defense industry and as Systems Analyst for a software vendor. He holds a master's degree from Colgate University, awarded cum laude.

Karen Sage
Co-Founder, Secretary to the Board of Directors

Karen Sage uses her unique selling techniques, grounded in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, her global sales consulting experience and her ability to easily translate these skills into everyday practical use to help companies and people achieve success.

Prior to co-founding Corporate Visions, Karen was Vice President of Sales for an independent sales organization, the number one salesperson of computer peripheral equipment and a consultant to the oil and gas exploration industry. During these efforts she developed compelling selling techniques and presentation strategies. She then trained salespeople how to best use these techniques to grab the attention of the audience and win more business.

As a best-selling author, her work includes Samurai Selling: The Ancient Art of Service in Sales, which was voted one of the thirty best business books of 1993 by Soundview Executive Book Summaries.

Wendy Lea

Wendy Lea is an accomplished business leader with 25 years of experience driving strategic sales and marketing strategies that effectively connect brands to their customers. An expert in complex distribution systems, Wendy has served in a variety of roles including CEO, corporate executive, angel investor, strategic advisor and board member to dozens of innovative high tech start-ups and public companies.

Wendy’s career has made a recognizable impact on the sales and marketing field and developed her expertise in go-to-market strategy, demand creation, sales effectiveness and partner strategy. In 1999, Wendy established Siebel Systems’ eBusiness Consulting business unit which she joined after the company’s acquisition of OnTarget, where she served as VP of Marketing and Alliances. Prior to that, Wendy co-founded The Sales Consultancy (TSC) in the U.S., where she developed two innovative sales methodologies: CHAMP (Channels and Alliance Management Process) and TMP (Territory Management and Planning) adopted as global standards by IBM Software, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Microsoft, and Oracle.

In 2001, Wendy founded The Chatham Group, where she served as an angel investor, board member and strategic advisor for startup companies including UStream, Eventvue, Metallect, and Aegis Analytics.

Wendy is an active member of several non-profit organizations including SV2, TED TechStars and The Forum of Women Entrepreneurs and Executives. She lives in Menlo Park, California.

Margaret (Peggy) L. Taylor

Peggy is currently the Managing Partner of B Cubed Ventures, LLC, located in Incline Village, NV.
B Cubed Ventures provides financing, an experienced professional and business network, as well as mentoring to its portfolio companies. Prior to B Cubed Ventures, Peggy was President of PeopleSoft Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of PeopleSoft, Inc. Peggy has also served as Vice President of Trust and Investment Management at The Hibernia Bank in San Francisco, CA. During her three-year tenure assets increased from $300 to $500 million.

Previously, Peggy worked at the Bank of California, N.A., in San Francisco, CA, as Vice President and Director of Organization, Planning, and Development, where she was in charge of all personnel and staffing related operations.

Peggy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco, CA with a B.A. in Communications and Psychology.