Our Team : Biographies

David Lapin, a true futurist, has gained the highest respect among international business leaders. He has earned this respect from his unique ability to understand and unravel the complex dynamics of the human spirit, and at the same time to identify a business's most current strategic opportunities and operational challenges. This ability, combined with his uncompromising position on growing revenue and maximizing profit, places him in the mastery category amongst international speakers, thought leaders, and organizational advisors.
For those who do not already know his work, David Lapin is like a potent combination of Tom Peters, bestselling author of In Search of Excellence and Eckart Tolle, world renowned author of A New Earth. Read more...

Desi Rosenfield joined Lapin International in 1993. At that time, she already enjoyed an exceptional reputation as one of Deloitte & Touche's upcoming young consultants while working with their Strategy Group in Johannesburg. This position exposed her to the country's leading strategy experts, who pioneered South Africa's advanced methods of business strategy. Desi assisted renowned consultants Anthony Ball and Stephen Asbury by providing research for their best-selling book, The Winning Way. She was subsequently sought out to head the Economics Department at a large financial institution, where she rose to the position of Chief Strategic Planner and Economic Advisor to the CEO and his executive committee.

She also interacted at senior government levels dealing with critical issues relating to the impact of HIV and AIDS on the country. Read more...

Clint Parry began his career at Xerox Corporation. While there, he added over $4 million in annual revenue. His success at Xerox earned him three prestigious President’s Club Awards. Clint Parry’s coaching and consulting background includes working with over 300 individuals and businesses. For over five years, Clint’s coaching franchise, part of the world’s largest business coaching organization, proved to be the largest practice in clients and total revenue for his region.

Clint has been a columnist for several business publications. He was recently recognized as one of Tucson’s 40 under 40. Clint holds a business degree from BYU and an MBA from the University of Arizona's Eller School of Business.

Jocelyn Sanders joined Lapin international in 2002 as Project Coordinator. She is now Project Manager and IT Specialist responsible for the administration and management of the many varied consulting projects in the USA and internationally. She plays an integral role in research and development for various client projects, and she manages all data collection and analysis, which is key to the success of the Lapin International approach. Before joining Lapin International, she worked in the e-commerce and financial industries. Jocelyn graduated with a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.

Adena focuses heavily on public sector management and competitive strategy. Adena works with the team at Lapin International on program development and workshop facilitation. Prior to starting her own practice, Adena worked in the Strategy and Operations group at Deloitte Consulting. She began her career as a research analyst at Hanover Research Council, a Washington-based policy think-tank, and served as an intern at the Israeli Foreign Ministry Center for International Cooperation, where she worked on programs in community development, microenterprise management, and conflict resolution. Adena is interested in international policy and advocacy work and has presented and facilitated workshops at conferences around the world.

Raphael E. Lapin is a Harvard-trained negotiation and communication specialist, consulting and training Fortune 500 corporations and government agencies globally. Raphael received his training at Harvard Law School and was commissioned by DK Publishers (Penguin Books) of London to write Working with Difficult People for their Essential Managers Series. This book will be available October 2009

Raphael has served on the board of the Northern California Mediation Association and is an advanced practitioner member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, and international organization based in Washington, DC. Raphael is also a professional member of the Institute of Management Consultants.