ROBERT W BENDER CEO, Bayley & Bender. Prior to co-founding Bayley & Bender, Bob worked for 30 years at IBM Corporation as an Executive in Sales, Management, World Trade, Government Programs, and Community Relations. He received numerous awards including 22 consecutive Sales Quota Performance Awards, 3 Golden Circle Awards and No.1 Area Manager in the country. He ranked top 5 in the country as an Area Sales manager for 12 years. Prior to joining IBM, Bob studied at Cornell University and achieved several awards as Production Manager for a large corporation in Washington, D.C.

PATRICIA BENDER President, Bayley & Bender. Prior to co-founding B&B, Pat worked for IBM Corporation. In her first year she was Rookie Of The Year and went on to claim top performance awards for the next 10 years, a rare accomplishment. For 4 consecutive years Pat was in the top 2% in performance and was honored with the Golden Circle Award. In her final year at IBM, Pat earned the distinguished award "Top Sales Rep In The Country". After moving into management, she built and trained a sales force which finished as the top team in the country. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and the American Society of Training & Development.