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You meet the most interesting people…

eLike any other professional counselor, from the law to the analyst’s couch, Clay Parsons treats the confidentiality of his clients with utmost respect. He cannot identify them nor talk about their specific situations, nor would he. But in general, they include many interesting, successful people in challenging and inspiring situations.

Just a few examples have included…

… a former environmental engineer and expert on West African affairs
who recently served as a negotiator in peace talks between the government of President Kabila and the rebels in the Republic of the Congo.

… the president of a prestigious university and former Cabinet officer and presidential assistant. He is planning to found a new, high-tech university in California.

… the former director of a top-ten international business consulting firm. He now owns and manages his own consulting practice and serves private- and public-sector clients world-wide.

… the former president of one of the largest consumer product companies in the United States. He is now a senior vice president for marketing of a major Bay Area high-tech firm.

… former manager of a famous rock band, long-time cab driver, now graduate student and (future) university professor. Parsons describes him as “one of the most intelligent people I have ever met.”

… an expert in real estate management and former regional manager for a
national real estate holding company. He now works for a Bay Area non-profit organization that provides low-income housing.

… a former pilot, flight instructor, truck driver and delivery person for one of the big shipping companies. Following up on a long-time dream, he is now a U.S. Customs agent.

… an executive assistant and secretary her entire career. She now works as an office manager for a real estate title company. A very religious person, she also plans to become an ordained minister.

… a former business executive and chief psychologist at a large federal prison. She now heads a statewide anti-crime program.

… a former sales and marketing executive and his spouse, also a former high-tech executive. Together, they founded a new online venture to sell premium wine over the Internet.

… a former financial services employee and part-time kitchen contractor, now a licensed marriage and family therapist.

… previously a powerful elected official, now a happy and self-fulfilled small-business owner.

… a former professor at one of the country’s most prestigious universities, now an instructor at a local community college, author, and community activist.

… a former navigation and shipboard electronics expert on a U.S. Navy nuclear attack submarine for 20 years. He is now chief of shipboard electronics on a state university oceanographic research vessel.

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