Meet The Ascent Team
Terri Wilber, CHt
Conflict Resolution Specialist & Fractional Chief Mindset Officer.
Founder & CEO of Ascent Training & Consulting, LLC
Terri Wilber is a seasoned expert in human behavior, communication, and high-stakes conflict resolution — uniquely positioned at the intersection of neuroscience, strategic facilitation, and organizational effectiveness. With board certifications as a Trainer and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), as well as mastery in mental and emotional release and hypnotherapy, Terri brings an evidence-based and results-oriented approach to complex interpersonal and organizational challenges.
Before building Ascent Training & Consulting, Terri served as a 911 dispatcher — a role that required real-time crisis assessment, emotional containment, and precise communication under pressure. This foundational experience honed her ability to remain neutral, regulate high-intensity interactions, and extract critical insights in moments of uncertainty — qualities that now anchor her conflict facilitation work with leaders and teams in corporate and organizational environments.
As Fractional Chief Mindset Officer, Terri works with executive teams to strengthen organizational health by aligning leadership paradigms with strategic outcomes. She partners with organizational leadership to uncover unconscious patterns, mitigate escalation, and redesign communication systems that support robust decision-making and long-term performance. Her work moves beyond surface-level negotiation to address underlying beliefs, relational dynamics, and systemic patterns — enabling sustainable solutions preserving trust, accountability, and equity.
Terri’s methodology draws on advanced NLP, behavioral neuroscience, and structured mediation frameworks to reduce friction, de-escalate polarized narratives, and co-create outcomes that are ecologically viable for all parties involved. She is known for her ability to hold space with impartiality, guide divergent perspectives to shared clarity, and translate human complexity into practical action.
In addition to her corporate consulting and conflict resolution work, Terri is respected nationally for her communication training and leadership development programs, which empower individuals and teams to rewire limiting patterns and elevate performance. Based in he Colorado foothills, she leads Ascent with a commitment to integrity, psychological safety, and results that endure.
Gabriella Richardson
Director of Operations & Strategic Integration,
Transformational Coach
Gabriella “Gabby” Richardson is an Organizational Strategist and Executive Systems Integrator who helps leaders and companies align their people, structures, and culture to unlock clarity, execution, and high-performance collaboration.
Gabby brings a rare integration of neuroscience, leadership strategy, and organizational systems thinking, equipping her to work at the intersection where human dynamics, communication patterns, and organizational design meet. She specializes in revealing hidden organizational patterns that create friction, building clarity-centered structures that eliminate ambiguity, and aligning leaders and systems so collaboration becomes durable—not momentary.
Her approach blends deep human insight with operational rigor. Gabby connects how people behave to the systems that shape—and sometimes constrain—their success. Leaders and teams working with her don’t just resolve immediate issues; they embed the mindsets, agreements, and decision flows that protect alignment and performance long after the engagement ends.
Gabby also expands impact through story. As host and producer of Nexus of Narratives, she curates conversations that bridge differences, deepen empathy, and remind audiences of the threads of humanity that connect us. The project sparks dialogue that challenges assumptions and builds community across lived experience, culture, and identity.
Gabby earned her B.S. in Neuroscience and M.S. in Organizational Leadership, with specialized graduate studies in Strategic Innovation & Change and Advancing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Organizations. This academic foundation, combined with field experience, enables her to translate complexity into clarity and guide individuals and systems through meaningful change.
Whether she’s engineering structures that remove ambiguity, facilitating breakthrough conversations between leaders, or amplifying stories that challenge assumptions and inspire connection, Gabby’s mission remains constant:
to support people and organizations in stepping into their highest expression—with clarity, alignment, and shared purpose.
Gabby is happily married to the love of her life and their home is buzzing with their daughter, two dogs, and MANY houseplants.
Sean Marshall
Trainer & Transformational Coach
Discovering Truth has been Sean’s guiding force since 1998, when his first personal-development class sparked a lifelong curiosity about what shapes human behavior. Nearly three decades, countless trainings, and many life lessons later, his purpose has become clear: helping people recognize their inner light and reconnect with the direction their soul already knows.
Sean believes purpose isn’t a heavy commitment—it’s an inner alignment. We all drift at times, and that drifting is part of the journey. What matters is pausing long enough to look up from the noise of life and reconnect with the intuitive force that has always been within us.
As a certified Integrative NLP Coach, Sean bridges neuroscience with the more esoteric paths of self-discovery. He works with both the conscious and unconscious mind, drawing from NLP, Jungian psychology, Huna, and Astrology to help clients uncover what’s true for them. This integrated approach consistently leads to deeper fulfillment in career, relationships, and overall wellbeing.
Sean is a loving husband and father to two adult children. He enjoys travel, golf, and lifelong learning.
Daren Wollesen
Transformational Coach
Daren Wollesen is fascinated with what it means to be human, which fuels his drive to explore the realms of consciousness. He is constantly stretching himself toward congruency with purpose and helping others do the same. He has a knack for simplifying the complexities of thought, and relating through his own experiences. Ancient cultures and philosophy, and how
they relate to the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience peak his curiosity.
Daren is a Certified Master Practitioner of iNLP, MERⓇ, and Hypnotherapy. He is well equipped to guide people in their own self-discovery with his almost 20 years of experience in personal growth and 10+ years as a transformational coach.
When he's not immersed in his professional endeavors, Daren thrives in the great outdoors. Camping, lakeside lounging, and traveling to new places are his go-to activities. Alongside his
wife, Joy, and their beloved dog, Cash, Daren enjoys spending quality time rooting for the hometown teams and exploring new landscapes.
Peter Weller
Production Manager
Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Peter Weller has always viewed the world through a lens of curiosity and possibility. Even as a child, he challenged convention — once telling his teachers, “I already learned that. I want something new and challenging.” That hunger for growth has shaped his entire life.
Today, as a Business Coach, Instructor, and trusted partner to entrepreneurs and leaders, Peter helps people think beyond their current limits. Guided by Einstein’s wisdom — “We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them” — he invites clients into deeper reflection with questions like his signature: “Are there padlocks on the doors?” Is the obstacle real, or is another path available?
For nearly a decade, Peter has led Coach Weller Business Coaching in Littleton, Colorado, known for his contagious energy, authenticity, and unwavering belief in people’s potential. His mindset of abundance has helped countless business owners regain clarity, confidence, and direction.
Before coaching full-time, Peter spent over 17 years in leadership and business development across real estate, security, and corporate management. As a Licensed Realtor with Keller Williams Realty, he combined financial strategy with people-centered leadership, and earlier, as President and Founder of American Eagle Safety Systems LLC, he gained firsthand experience in the rewards and challenges of entrepreneurship.
Outside of coaching, Peter channels his curiosity into aviation and model aircraft. As a long-time volunteer with the Arvada Associated Modelers, he has served as Secretary, Safety Officer, and Flight Instructor, sharing his love of flight with others.
Peter’s journey is one of growth, reinvention, and service — a testament to what becomes possible when curiosity meets courage and an open heart.