...and we think you should, too.
We believe everyone has potential for greatness, and we are dedicated to helping others discover and develop the talents and abilities they possess to make it happen. Our mission is to inspire others to live and work with intention and purpose. Together, we can do amazing things.
Vickie Lynn Fielitz
Managing Director
Based in Charleston, SC
“It’s important to be intentional about your own growth and development. Understand what you love to do, and do it to the best of your ability. Never stop learning and growing.”
Vickie Fielitz has a passion for developing talent to create high performance teams in world class organizations. Her business acumen was developed during more than 18 years as a leader at The Walt Disney Company.
Getting her start in the heart of the most magical place on earth, she worked in the Magic Kingdom learning the fundamentals of delivering legendary customer service, and witnessing first-hand the impact of creating meaningful connections with customers.
She leveraged this passion for service in marketing and sales leadership roles at Disney Vacation Club. Vickie was selected to lead the first off-site division of Disney Vacation Club in Chicago. She led her team to surpass expectations for business growth in that market and was instrumental in the launch of additional offices in New York City and Tokyo, Japan. Vickie later led sales onboard the ships of the Disney Cruise Line, delivering record-breaking revenues and growth for the channel.
In addition to her extensive Disney experience, Vickie worked in commercial market account sales for AT&T, and she led marketing efforts for a joint-venture operation between Bass Pro Shops and The Bluegreen Corporation where she was instrumental in bridging gaps between different corporate cultures and building one of the most successful sales and marketing organizations in the industry.
Vickie was chosen as a Partner in Excellence with The Walt Disney Company, an honor bestowed on only the top 10% of employees for outstanding achievements in creating effective teams, fostering customer and internal client satisfaction, and driving business results. She was recognized as Marketing Director of the Year during her time at Bluegreen.
After relocating to Amsterdam in 2014, her passion for leadership and relentless desire to achieve excellence resulted in the creation of The Leadership Lab, Inc., enabling her to share her experience and expertise to help leaders across various industries, working with respected leaders and organizations around the globe.
Vickie holds a B.A. in Advertising/Public Relations from the University of Arkansas. She completed studies in Organizational Development & Change Leadership at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.. She studied at Crummer Business School at Rollins College in Orlando, and attended the University of Chicago Executive Leadership Development Program. She is a certified Executive Coach. She is also a certified Strengths Coach with The Gallup Organization and is a licensed facilitator of the Meyers Briggs Personality Preference Indicator.
Hilary Solomon
Strategist
Based in Nashville, TN
Hilary Solomon delivers facilitation support, marketing expertise, and operational guidance to enhance the Leadership Lab client experience. Her vision, energy, and creativity are vital to expanding client business and building authentic client + customer relationships. A proven marketing strategist, her strength lies in the ability to solve tough business problems by seeing patterns through the complexity.
Prior to working with The Leadership Lab, Hilary was a marketing consultant for Chick-fil-A - helping Operators launch delivery businesses during the pandemic. She most recently worked on the Chick-fil-A Brand Strategy team leading the naming of new menu products and menu product positioning.
Starting in Public Affairs, moving to brand strategy and innovation, advertising, and now brand strategy and innovation; her experience is multi-faceted. Her specialties include account management, strategic planning, creative strategy and execution, program development, global operations, large scale program implementation and operations, website development, project management, video production, contract negotiation, new business development, and digital strategy.
Hilary is certified in the EQi and EQi 360 assessments, as well as the TESI team assessments. She is working toward her coaching credential with the ICF coaching federation. Hilary earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.
Karen Scheff
Manager of Business Planning & Integration
Based in Orlando, Florida
Karen Scheff brings great energy, attention to detail and a passion for people to the Leadership Lab. Her signature strength of responsibility makes it easy for her to take ownership in delivering the things that matter the most to our clients. She is relentless in delivering results with integrity, ethics and excellence and encourages others to do the same. Karen’s positivity inspires others find humor and optimism in life.
With more than 27 years of experience working for The Walt Disney Company, she exceeds expectations in innovative, creative ways and it is part of her DNA. Her extensive experience includes time spent working in marketing, compliance, operations and business administration at both The Walt Disney Resort and in Vero Beach, Florida. She excels in strategic planning- combining creative thinking with statistical modeling and data.
She is known for strong relationship and partnering skills and building high-performing, collaborative teams. She makes deep connections that build trust and help to deliver better results. Karen has held a Florida Real Estate License since 2006.
