Doug Bellah

With over 20 years of leadership and facilitation experience in fortune 50 companies, private equity, and mid-size organizations, ensuring everyone in the group has an opportunity to share experiences and ideas leading to greater engagement, innovation, and improved experiential learning is a passion for Doug. Talent development, succession planning, executive coaching, and employee engagement are also areas of expertise. Doug's passion for helping people is seen in his personal and professional life by investing the appropriate amount of time to actively listen, reflect, and ask exploratory questions that result in a deeper understanding of the situations and problems brought forward. Doug holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Michigan State University, a Master’s in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in organizational development and change from Bowling Green State University. Doug’s research interests include the impact of storytelling, leading to a more inclusive and psychologically safe work environment. Doug resides with his wife, four kids, five dogs, and a menagerie of other critters on four acres in Belmont, MI. Other interests include enjoying all four seasons of Michigan at the local parks, cooking, gardening, reading all types of literature, and taking time to notice the subtle changes in the surrounding environment.