Dr. Joe Pettigrew is co-founder of In The Zone, and is a leading authority on the issues affecting today’s senior executives. He is a highly distinguished consultant and professional speaker based in Memphis , TN. Joe’s experiences represent 25 years of exceptional senior leadership and management success. He is among a very elite group of leadership coaches worldwide to hold a Doctorate Degree in the field of Leadership. Dr. Pettigrew has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and U.S.A. Today and the Wall Street Journal.

In The Zone co-founder Kyle Rote, Jr. is the only American born player to ever win a major professional soccer league scoring championship and represented the United States in international competition for four years. Kyle was the champion of the popular nationally televised Superstars competition in 1974, 1976, and 1977. In 1984 he was selected as one of the "Ten Outstanding Young Men in America ." Kyle also took a year off at the height of his career to assist Mother Theresa and others in the battle against hunger.

Kyle has been the principal in five films and is the author of Complete Book of Soccer and Beyond the Goal . Kyle currently maintains an extensive speaking and broadcasting schedule. He is an active owner of Athletic Resource Management, Inc., a successful sports agency that represents some 40 pro athletes.