The character Wendy Rhodes, who counsels a hedge fund company of the TV show Billions, sparked an idea in Joel Patterson’s head. The Vested Group, a Plano, Texas based tech consulting firm has a secret weapon to empower their employees…Patterson, a sixth year 2024 winner of Inc’s Best Workplaces, believes his investment (in the HPB Process) in employee empowerment has a positive effect on retention, engagement and productivity, and that’s ultimately a boon for The Vested Group’s bottom line. The company went from 4M annual revenue to 16M bottom line after the coaching culture. How This Company’s In-House Life Coach Turbocharged a New Hire’s Career.