Spousal Forum

Spouses of members who are in a Forum often want the opportunity to experience Forum. In the same manner in which the YPO member benefits from Forum, the spouse will similarly benefit… personally and/or professionally.

The Spouse Forum also provides tremendous to the chapter. Involved spouses lead to involved members.

A variation on the traditional spousal forum is the Professional Spouse Forum, which was created to meet the special needs of YPO spouses (either male or female) who have demanding full time careers.

In either of these cases, my work with spousal forums both parallels that of member forums, as well as attends to the complementary dynamics that include childcare challenges, demanding social calendars, and the range of issues that are involved in managing a demanding and high-performing household and it’s extensions. Typical topical areas focus on intimacy, raising children, family of origin vs family of creation tensions, juggling home and career, children transitioning out of the home, etc. As with members, the goal here is to cultivate authentic, supportive and meaningful bonds with like-minded friends and colleagues, where deep learning and personal transformation is able to take place. As with most learning environments, crafting a safe environment where both profound transformation and play can also unfold, is the royal road to meaningful development.

I have worked with Bert Parlee for the last year in his role of Senior Advisor at the Stagen Group in Dallas, Texas. I have found Bert’s insights, experience and intellect to be of high value to me in my role with the Young Presidents’ Organization. Bert has been instrumental in digging into challenges that have come up, and working on strategies to best address them. His advice and counsel has been extremely helpful and on the mark.

The key to Bert’s success is his ability to listen clearly, express himself with elegance and clarity, and to provide insights based on his experience and training. He offers both business and people based perspectives that fit my style very well. He is solutions oriented and is committed to making people successful.

As a Leadership Trainer, Bert is engaging, informative, a master interpersonal group process facilitator, and brings a wealth of learning models and experiential exercises to deepen and extend the traditional YPO curriculum.

I would highly recommend Bert to anyone who is looking for an integral approach to development, either individually or as a group.

David W. Cook YPO-WPO

I have worked with Bert Parlee for the last 7 months in his role at the Stagen Group in Dallas, Texas. I have found Bert’s insights, experience and intellect to be of high value to me in my role with the Young Presidents’ Organization. Bert has been instrumental in digging into challenges that have come up, and working on a strategy to best address them. His advice and counsel has been extremely helpful and on the mark.

The key to Bert’s success in my humble opinion is his ability to listen, and to draw conclusions based on his experience and training. He offers both business based solutions, as well as a personal, people based perspective that fits my style very well. He is solutions oriented and is committed to making people successful.

I would highly recommend Bert to someone who is looking for a holistic approach to finding solutions.

David Cook, Executive Director, YPO

I wanted to thank you for the week long training and coaching you conducted for the various groups in our chapter. You were definitely the man for the job! I was very worried that one person wouldn’t be able to address all the different needs that our chapter had, but your background and education proved to be EXACTLY what we needed. Your name continues to be brought up at our chapter events and we look forward to working together in the future. Thanks again for the successful training and moderating… let’s stay in touch.

Bryan Dyson, YPO Forum Officer
, OKC Chapter

I have benefitted tremendously from Bert over the years. In my role as Dallas YPO Chapter Chair and Board member, I received great feedback from our members and spouses regarding Bert’s forum retreat facilitations. Bert provides both a secure and demanding container to explore personal life and business challenges. Having been in a partnership relationship from the outset with a senior member, Bert helped me expand my perspective so that I was better able to navigate my way through crucial conversations with this partner (with who I had father figure dynamics in play), enabling me to buy him out. The business has been able build into a whole next level of valuation, and is now becoming a national presence.

Brian Schultz, CEO Studio Movie Grill YPO Dallas Chapter Chair

In my leadership role with YPO (Young Presidents Organization), I have worked with Bert Parlee for the last 3 years in his role Senior Advisor role at the Stagen Group in Dallas. I have found Bert’s insights, experience and approaches to be of the highest value. Bert has been instrumental in digging into what had been intractable problems. He has been able to creatively craft effective strategies and practices to transform these dilemmas into opportunities. His advice and counsel has been nothing less than liberating for me and my team.

David W. Cook, Executive Director, YPO-WPO International Events Team