After a soaring career in the mortgage industry, Daniel established Building Champions Inc. in 1996 to coach business leaders in more purposeful professional and personal lives.

Daniel began coaching in 1987 as Assistant Vice President of a California-based mortgage-banking company.  His branch became the most profitable in the country.  After the company's public offering Daniel coached more than 180 managers nationwide.

During a one-year sabbatical, the vision for starting Building Champions -- and later Ministry Coaching International -- was born.  Daniel and his team created the Champions Coaching System, comprised by tools that have since helped nearly two thousand successful achievers in personal development, profitability and contentment.

Daniel recently authored, Becoming a Coaching Leader: The Proven Strategy for Building Your Own Team of Champions, which takes his more than ten years of coaching experience and transfers it into a system that leaders can use to more effectively develop their teams.

Daniel and Sheri were married in 1987 and are parents to Alexandra, Dylan, Wesley and Emily.  They live in Lake Oswego, Oregon, where their lives are filled with laughter and prayer, boating, surfing, the outdoors, and a Harley.