DANITA BYE, M.A. is a leadership and sales development expert. Valuable experiences, ranging from a sales leader at Xerox Corporation to private equity ownership, provided leadership coaching, mentoring, and leadership insight for all ages. She’s also been invited to serve Forbes Coaches Council.
Danita is the founder of Sales Growth Specialists and has served on the boards of private Christian universities, as well as the North Dakota Economic Development Foundation. She is a mother of three millennials and is passionate about inspiring business leaders who see investing in their millennial leaders as a key business growth and succession strategy, integral to their leadership legacy.
With a practical, rubber-meets-the road style that focuses on values and character-based success, Danita is a catalyst for experienced leaders gain an understanding of the importance of their role in shaping young leaders. Her vision is to energize and equip leaders of character with the skills and tools to coach millennials, our future leaders. She believes that leaders build leaders.
Millennials Matter is a culmination of principles gathered during Danita’s years in sales and coaching. She also authored Letters From the King: A Devotional Parable of Spiritual Discovery. Danita writes a leadership blog at www.DanitaBye.com, which provides tips, tools, and talk tracks for those who mentor emerging leaders. She holds a master’s degree in Transformational Leadership from Bethel University and a bachelor’s degree in Pre-Med from the University of Sioux Falls.
Danita and her husband, Gordon, have been married for over thirty years and live in Stanley, North Dakota. They have three Millennial children, Brittany, Westin, and Danae and are the proud grandparents of two active boys. Danita enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and traveling the globe to places such as China, Tanzania, France, and Panama.
Danita has authored many articles, here's some of them:
FORBES:
Is Social Media Impacting The Business Results of Your Millennials?
http://bit.ly/SocialMediaMillennialPerformance
Five Things Your Millennial Leader Needs from You
http://bit.ly/MillennialCharacter
To Succeed In Business, Build Your Millennial Leader Through Character Development
http://bit.ly/MillennialCharacter
The Christian Post:
Millennials and the Church, Part 1: Should We Write Them Off and Wait for the Next Generation?
https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennials-and-the-church-part-1-should-we-write-them-off-and-wait-for-the-next-generation-205217/
Millennials and the Church, Part 2: What Is Your Role in Passing the Baton?
https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennials-and-the-church-part-2-what-is-your-role-in-passing-the-baton-205218/
Millennials and the Church, Part 3: Are They Really as Confident as They Appear?
https://www.christianpost.com/news/millennials-and-the-church-part-3-are-they-really-as-confident-as-they-appear-205214/
Huffington Post:
How To Mentor Millennials Into Business Leadership
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-to-mentor-millennials-into-business-leadership_us_5a4fd87ee4b0ee59d41c0a7d
Five Capitals:
Five Things Your Millennial Leader Needs from You
https://fivecapitals.net/is-your-team-jazzed-24-7/