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Emporia Group brings clarity and confidence to leaders by provoking systemic change that leads to a reformation in all areas of culture.
We primarily do this in the marketplace by offering corporate coaching and business consulting services. Our specialty is working with family-owned businesses on strategic planning and succession planning, but we also work with large non-profit organizations and diverse verticals including entertainment, manufacturing and multi-divisional corporations.
Emporia is a noun deriving from ancient Greek defined as a community of exchange prospering an economy greater than itself. We believe that when you partner and share ideas, truth and expertise, then you have the ability to impact culture in ways that none of us can do alone.
We all have the potential to be image-bears of God (imago dei). We believe it is our mandate to help our clients see this and operate most fully as they were created.
Jay and Sheri McCumber are partners in life, family and business. Through a lifetime together and their individual journeys to identity, each brings a unique perspective to coaching and consulting. Combined, they release the places in people and organizations that are ‘stuck’ and invite freedom, purpose and intentionality to propel destinies forward. Sound like a big ask? It absolutely is, but it is completely attainable. Discovering yourself may seem complex, but once found, life becomes remarkably more simple.
In addition to Jay and Sheri, the Emporia team includes Lead Development Partner, Delbert Beiler. With a passion for next-generation leaders and more than 25 years experience in education, training and blue-collar service industry, he is uniquely qualified to help clients navigate the nuance of succession planning.
Emporia Group also has relationship with several trusted subject-matter experts in the areas of accounting, legal services and human resources.
Chemistry . . . The Missing C
There is a commonly employed construct of what to look for in an employee and/or team member, typically formed as three “C”s. In a quick Google search, I saw these three Cs voiced by a number of prominent leaders and organizations, even the US Army. I’m not sure of the genesis point of these three points as a whole concept (though the Army is probably a good guess), but they are:
– Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace