Acknowledgments

We are incredibly passionate about the work we do, and we are thankful for the support we have gotten over the years from partners around the world and for their help in bringing this book to life. Thank you . . . to the employers and industry experts we have worked with and learned from over the years, and to those who invested their time in reviewing our manuscript: Gill Tulloch, Rodney Halstead, David Cowie, Keith Winters, Gordon MacDougall, Brian Sanders-Park, Gretchen Maswadeh, Dale Susan Brown, Denise Bissonnette, and Jennifer Repo. To the Margret McBride Literary Agency and our agent, Donna Degutis, who believed in us and this project from the beginning, and to the Prentice Hall Press publishing team and our extremely talented editor, Maria Gagliano, for her extraordinary guidance in making this book a reality. To our mentor, Richard Bolles, for his faithful guidance over the years, and to our husbands and families for their unwavering support. To God for His love, His grace, and the opportunity to serve people in such a powerful and meaningful way.