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Gil Merrick, Executive Leadership Mentor and Author

Gil Merrick.

Executive Leadership Mentor & Author · Founder, MC Publishing LLC

International operator. Olympic team leader. Survivor. Forty years across software, consulting, and healthcare — now the mentor high achievers quietly call when the wheels come off and trust has to be rebuilt from the inside out.

Gil earned a BA in International Finance and German from Hiram College and an MBA from Cleveland State University, then built a 40-year international career managing companies across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He has served as Chief Operating Officer at Mentor, as Vice President of Business Strategy across software and technical consulting sectors, and as Management Consultant and Principal at Mastery Concepts, where he worked with organizations on leadership and productivity. Earlier he led human resources at the National Health Council, contributing to patient-centered health policy.

Beyond business, Gil served as Team Leader for the U.S. Equestrian Federation at the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2008 Olympic Games. He now lives in South Florida and writes full time, channeling decades of lessons into books that refuse to sugarcoat the journey. His memoir work reflects a deeply personal story of survival through abuse, bullying, betrayal, and setbacks — and his decision to pursue an Olympic dream anyway. His chapter reflects a theme he has lived in his own skin: trust in yourself, trust in your work, and trust in the people you choose to walk with is what carries a person through the seasons when nothing is guaranteed.

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