Speaker and Author Gayle Abbott was recently selected to be a part of the exclusive “X-Group” – a new Dicks + Nanton Ultimate Celebrity Expert® Mastermind group.

Orlando, FL – June 18, 2014 – Gayle Abbott, President of Strategic Alignment Partners, Inc. and Mind Soul Academy, is proud to announce that she has been accepted into the newest Dicks + Nanton Ultimate Celebrity Expert® Mastermind group, also knows as “The X-Group.” This yearlong MasterMind experience includes unprecedented events across the United States and networking opportunities with some of the country’s leading business minds. The purpose of The X-Group is to meet with other experts and leaders around the country to brainstorm new ideas for taking companies to the next level.

Gayle Abbott, along with several other business leaders from various industries will participate in MasterMind events with marketing expert and legend Dan Kennedy, best-selling author, speaker and noted business consultant Brian Tracy, President of High Point University and business expert Dr. Nido Qubein and others. Each member of The X-Group exhibits stellar business acumen along with a commitment to build a thriving business that has value to others and gives back the opportunity they have all been given.

Dicks + Nanton Co-Founder, Nick Nanton, remarked, “We prefer to consciously employ this (MasterMind) principle. And as members of great MasterMinds with incredible leaders and facilitators, we have found this concept reveals new ideas, ventures and possibilities, while exponentially expanding our businesses through the vast power it holds.”

Gayle Abbott works with boards of directors, executives, leaders, high potentials and teams to fulfill more of their potential and facilitate their achieving their strategic initiatives and practical performance results.  She is passionate about helping people and organizations move to new levels of success, impact and profit on their journey. In doing this, she uses her sixth sense, practical business techniques and tools, the esoteric sciences and her expertise in people, communication, critical thinking, practical results and business strategy and execution to help move individuals and organizations to the next level of performance.

She is an entrepreneur and leader who has run a successful company for over 20 years. Gayle reached Amazon’s best-seller list with her books, The New Rules of Success; Think and Grow Rich Today; and SuccessOnomics.

She has been quoted in several articles in CBS MoneyWatch, Businessnewsdaily.com and CEO Update.   She has also been published in the magazine, Dollars and Sense.  She was seen in the July/August 2013 edition of Fast Company where she was recognized by America’s PremierExperts® as one of “America’s Top Business Leaders.”

Gayle has spoken on such topics as “Achieving Your Summit: Strategies for Personal and Career Success,” “Strategic Alignment for Increased Productivity and ROI,” “Increase Your Profitability and Leverage Your Time: Keys to Grow Your Business,” “Freedom to Profit: Unleashing the Power of People Our Real Competitive Advantage,” “Selecting and Retaining Top Performing Talent in a Competitive Market,” “Using Competencies to Develop and Get Better Results through People,” “It’s Not What You Know but What You Do” and “Increasing Your Leadership Effectiveness.”

Gayle Abbott has served as an adjunct faculty member at Marymount University and American University.  She has won several awards for outstanding leadership over the years and has been listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, Who’s Who in Finance and Industry and Who’s Who in American Women. She is certified as a Growth Curve Strategist and is TriMetrix® HD and Emotional Quotient certified.

Learn more about Gayle Abbott and Strategic Alignment Partners at http://www.strategicalignmentpartners.com/