The Journey Is Life Itself 

Where Will Life Take You?

Our Mission

With conviction and courage we aspire to positively impact the lives of those individuals who come in contact with our consulting practice and to honor God in all that we do.

Our Team

Our team brings considerable business experience and best practice processes to every engagement. Our PM trainers are all certified Project Management Professionals® (PMP)®.

Our Business

Founded in 2002, Journey Consulting provides project management and leadership training, coaching and consulting for organizations, colleges, universities and PMI® Chapters ranging from PMP® and CAPM® Certification Exam Prep courses, practical instruction in the tactical and strategic areas of project management, leadership development and team dynamics. 

Who We Are

Laura Wilson, President & Co-founder

Conference Speaker

LAURA WILSON has over 25 years experience in sales, marketing and consulting for leading global technology services companies.  She has extensive experience in providing a broad portfolio of business and technology solutions to help her clients improve their ROI and business performance.

In 2002, Laura left a successful career to co-found Journey Consulting while holding leadership positions in various non-profit organizations.  Laura is a requested conference speaker for organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, churches and non-profits.  She is invited to speak on a variety of topics that will inspire, equip and energize.

View Laura's Public Profile and References at:  www.linkedin.com/in/lauralwilson

Steven L. Wilson, PMP

Vice President & Co-founder

Author & Speaker

Principal Consultant & Lead Instructor

STEVEN WILSON has over 20 years experience in project and program management for leading global technology services companies.  He has consulted to senior leaders in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, churches and non-profits.  He brings considerable business experience and best practices to every engagement with his personal style, passion, and leadership.

Steve is also Vice President and Co-founder of Journey Consulting, specializing in project management and leadership training, consulting and coaching. Steve is the Principal Consultant and Lead Instructor on leadership, project management and team dynamics.

After earning his PMP^® Certification in 2003, Steve has successfully delivered CAPM^® and PMP^® Certification Exam Prep training to more than 650 project managers in North and South America and Europe.

Steve is often invited to speak and provide training for organizations, PMI chapters, colleges and universities on leadership, team dynamics, and practical instruction in project management.  He is the author of a new book titled:  “Leadership Spirit” available at: www.JourneyConsulting.org; Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  Read more>

Steve holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Education and worked as a professional educator for 14 years.

View Steve's Public Profile and References at:  www.linkedin.com/in/stevenlwilson

Chris Adams, PMP

Associate Trainer

CHRIS ADAMS has 32 years experience in process improvement, change management, leadership, and product development for Kodak.  His passion is working with teams to bring new products to market.  One project, Advantix, earned the International Project of the Year Award from PMI in 1997.

Chris is a past president of the Rochester PMI chapter and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP^®) since 1988.  He co-developed and has regularly taught a course in PM basics.  Chris holds a B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University where he graduated with honors in 1979.

View Chris’s Public Profile and References at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissadams

Jeff Manhardt, PMP

Associate Trainer

JEFF MANHARDT has over 15 years experience in network engineering, system implementation and project & program management. He has managed dozens of projects & programs for a Buffalo-based top 20 Bank. His proven experience in the development, acquisition, implementation, testing and support of Information Technology services includes managing large, enterprise-wide projects.

Jeff has taught a PMP® project management course at the Buffalo chapter of PMI and internationally at the Romanian Chapter of PMI.

Jeff received his PMP® certification in May 2005 and has served on the PMI Buffalo chapter Board since 2007 in the position of VP of Programs, VP of Professional Development and currently as VP of Administration and Technology. In 2010, Jeff was elected to serve as the founding President of the Buffalo Chapter of the International
Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).

He holds a BS degree in Business Management from D'Youville College. 

View Jeff’s Public Profile and References at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffman

Newton B. Green II, PMP

Associate Trainer

NEWTON (Newt) GREEN has over 25 years experience in consulting engineering, project and program management, accounting and finance, and business management.  He has managed projects and programs for hundreds of organizations as a consultant to non-profit and for-profit companies, colleges and schools, and government agencies. 

Newt is presently the Senior Sustainability Engineer at Rochester Midland Corporation, where he manages key sustainable programs and projects for internal and external customers, and he also provides technical engineering support for these initiatives.  Newt was formerly the Technical Manager of the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I), headquartered at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and he managed large projects and programs, and assisted companies in adopting sustainable practices.  He first served RIT as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Management, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in project management, both for distance learning and local delivery.  Newt has delivered workshops for MPUG in the use of Microsoft Project to plan, execute, and control a large two-year project. 

Newt received his PMP® Certification in 2001 and served for several years as an instructor for the PMP® Certification Exam Prep Course offered by the Rochester Chapter of PMI, teaching all modules of the entire course in some years.  He has also taught all modules of the Professional Engineering Refresher Course (both FE and PE exams) offered by the Monroe Engineering Society for several years.  Newt was hired by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying to write and evaluate chemical engineering examination questions used in the national licensing examination for Professional Engineering. 

Newt is a Professional Engineer in four states, a Board-certified Environmental Engineer, a Project Management Professional, and an expert witness.  He holds an MBA degree in accounting and finance and a Master of Engineering degree in mechanical and chemical engineering (both from Dartmouth College), and a BS degree in biomedical and environmental engineering from Brown University.

Angelo Arcoleo, PMP

Associate Trainer

ANGELO ARCOLEO brings over 30 years experience in engineering, project management, planning and training. 

He leads projects and teams to plan and execute critical projects utilizing his experience, quiet-leadership, passion and versatility to work with anyone.

He is a professionally trained Civil Engineer and has a BS degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology.  Angelo is a Master Scheduler for ITT – Geospatial Systems Division;  Orange Belt in Microsoft^® Office Project; and President of MPUG (Microsoft^® Project Users Group).

View Angelo's Public Profile and References at:  www.linkedin.com/pub/angelo-arcoleo/1/18b/a69

Tony Pottle

Executive Coach

TONY POTTLE is a professional coach and business leader with over 20 years of experience with a leading global technology company.  Tony has twelve years experience in all aspects of account management - seven years contributing in a Delivery Executive role - and seven years of project management utilizing project management software, methodology and tools.

Tony succeeds by putting a strong emphasis on process development/improvement, program/project management, teamwork, alignment, operational excellence, business acumen and client focus. Tony has accomplished results within highly matrixed environments, including international locations, as well as with direct reports. 

As an Executive Coach and Pat Lencioni practitioner, Tony utilizes his experience to increase the leadership competency in organizations and build high-performance teams. 

Tony is passionate about building highest integrity, trustworthy business leaders.

In doing so, he focuses on:

• Avidly supporting what coachees say they wish to achieve.
• Challenging the coachees to stretch, and come up with new ways of looking at things, helping them to notice opportunities to move forward.
• Using his experience in business and leadership, and being results focused.
• Holding the coachees accountable to those things they say are important to them…it’s all about the coachees!

Tony also contributes as an instructor in Coaching Skills for Leaders (CSL) Workshops with Results Coaching Systems.

As an Executive Coach and Pat Lencioni practitioner, Tony utilizes his experience to increase the leadership competency in organizations and build high-performance teams. 

View Tony's Public Profile and References at:  www.linkedin.com/in/tonypottle