Frank Mobus

Founder

Frank Mobus, founder of Mobus Creative Negotiating, was recognized as one of the world’s top authorities on business negotiating. After gaining on-the-ground negotiating experience as a fourth-generation road construction contractor, Mobus joined Karrass in 1982 and within two years was named senior vice president. Over the next three decades, he spearheaded the training seminar program that became the gold standard in its field. He conducted seminars for leading companies in every sector in the U.S. and around the globe, including General Motors, Ford, IBM, and GE.

In 2014, Mobus put his best and freshest ideas to work at Mobus Creative Negotiating. Combining academic studies with an unmatched track record in on-the-ground training and consulting, he created the most advanced negotiating programs in the field. Mobus graduated from University of California, Irvine, and earned his master’s degree from New York University.

William R. “Bill” Sanders, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

Bill Sanders, CEO of Mobus Creative Negotiating, served for 20 years at Karrass as director of program development, creating customized negotiating programs for the company’s top accounts. Together with Frank Mobus, he reinvented negotiating practice at more than half the Fortune 500–and gained an in-depth understanding of what it takes to flourish in 21st-century business.

After joining Mobus Creative Negotiating in 2014, Sanders helped to build an A-list clientele, including AT&T, BorgWarner, Skanska, and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford. Sanders previously worked in publishing as an acquisitions editor in STM (scientific/technical/medical) publishing for Chapman and Hall, IEEE Computer Society, and Springer Verlag. He received his doctorate in physical chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University. Sanders continues to consult with National Football League franchises in the area of statistical analysis. Over the last 30 years, this work has helped ten head coaches become Super Bowl champions.

 Genelle Patacsil

Business Development

Genelle Patacsil is a seasoned media professional who has produced, hosted, and written for a broad range of television and online outlets. As a business development consultant in the negotiation training industry, Genelle has helped companies identify opportunities to boost success by improving their people’s negotiation skills. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a degree in communication.

 Nathan Hertz

Senior Producer, Media Development

Nathan Hertz has worked in business communication, video, and online content creation, with front-line experience in sales and purchasing in the U.S. and abroad. While creating marketing content for public and private companies in Los Angeles, Nathan learned much about how organizations function in the modern economy. He earned a B.A. with honors from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he was mentored by Ken Rea, one of Europe’s top business communication trainers.

Alexandra Bromstad Lubenova

Digital Marketing Manager

Alexandra Bromstad Lubenova is a trained mediator who most recently designed business development initiatives for Behavioral Healthcare Center Alhambra, where she also created a patient curriculum in voice and acting. As event coordinator for Benarroch Productions, she worked with high-profile entertainment industry clients, including The Weinstein Company, Sony, and Lionsgate. Alexandra earned honors degrees from University of California, Berkeley, and the Guildhall School.

Patrick Clawson, Ph.D.

Advisor

Dr. Clawson is Morningstar Senior Fellow and director of research at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the largest U.S. think tank devoted to the Middle East. In previous stints at the National Defense University, the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Clawson participated in many delicate international diplomatic negotiations. He has written extensively about Iran in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, and is the author or editor of more than thirty books about international economics and the Middle East.

Howard Hertz, Ph.D.

Advisor

Dr. Hertz, a research psychoanalyst based in Los Angeles, has explored the subjective dimension of negotiating for 25 years. Among his topics of focus: buyers’ and sellers’ states of mind before, during and after transactions; changing emotions in all types of negotiation; the importance of relationship building. He earned his BA from the University of Chicago and his doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin, with post-graduate training at the Psychoanalytic Center of California.

Mary Lippitt, Ph.D.

Advisor

Dr. Mary Lippitt founded Enterprise Management Ltd. more than 25 years ago to serve organizations in implementing change, aligning communications, and improving leadership effectiveness.  Her award-winning book, Brilliant Or Blunder: 6 Ways Leaders Navigate Uncertainty, Opportunity and Complexity, outlines a new, results-focused lens for achieving excellence.  She holds a doctorate in business administration and teaches in the MBA program at the University of South Florida.

Ronald Fleisher

Advisor

Ronald Fleisher has trained more than 3,000 CEOs in the areas of compensation, negotiation, and financial analysis. He was a member of the Leadership Mastermind Group, an international think tank with a mission “to define and advance the art, science and practice of leadership.” Ron has served as a director for Chamberlin Edmonds, Interstate Investment Group, Xyte Inc., Firstline Creative Resources, and various retail companies. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Temple University and his MS from the University of Southern Maine