Eric Konovalov
Secretary
Eric Konovalov is an immigrant, refugee, who’s family fled communist Russia in the early 90’s, when he was ten years old. Growing up in Baltimore, MD, Eric found his appreciation for the United States and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1999 as an Aviation Operations Specialist and a Russian Linguist.
During Eric’s military career he had the honor to serve in combat zones in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also supported Joint Task Force Operations in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
After an eight-year career with the marines, Eric decided to focus on building his family and a new career. He received his degree in Business Administration from University of MD and then went on to lead a sales team for Xerox in the Baltimore area.
In 2012, Eric Joined DCA Imaging Systems as their Director of Sales and helped the company grow their revenues.
To grow himself as a leader, Eric became a certified leadership trainer and coach through the John Maxwell Team. In 2015 he founded his own Executive Coaching and Sales Training company, The Goal Guide, Inc.
In 2020, Eric, his wife Julia, and their two boys, Max and Mikey, made the move from Maryland to Bradenton, FL.
Today, Eric continues to operate the Goal Guide. He is the author of B2B Sales Secrets and the host of Lead Sell Grow – The Human Experience Podcast. He travels the country and speaks at conferences on the topics of mindset, leadership, and sales. He also enjoys coaching executives to help them grow their businesses and develop their leadership abilities.
Eric and his family love to spend their time discovering all the amazing things Florida has to offer and helping the veteran community whenever there is a chance.
Edwin Smith – aka Coach Win, enjoyed a 21-year career as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Vocational Evaluator, and Certified Disability Management Specialist. He has provided expert witness testimony on employability and earning capacity issues in numerous court cases. Thereafter, he enjoyed a successful 23-year career as an IT Project Manager in the K-20 research and education space. He is a proud U.S. Army veteran with tours of duty in South Vietnam and West Germany. Ed is a Certified Life Coach. He currently serves on AARP California’s Veterans, Military & Their Families Advisory Committee and is a member of California’s Elder & Disability Justice Coordinating Council.
