Our Team

Sheila spent the first 26 years of her career at Bank of America as a leader in various functions across the company. As her career progressed, she discovered a love for coaching and leading with caring. Her Halftime Roundtable experience in 2016 led her to a new chapter as a leadership coach.  She founded Enlightened Workplace, specializing in helping businesses bring God’s love into their workplaces.

Sheila is also a spiritual director, which focuses on a person’s experience of God, helping them explore how God is present and working in their daily life. Her present position allows her the freedom to combine coaching for business leadership with nourishing a leader’s spirituality.

Sheila and Richard have been married for nearly 30 years and have two amazing grown daughters. Sheila’s favorite pastimes are reading, eating chocolate, and taking quiet pauses to listen.

Hunter Pugh and his wife, Katherine, have been married for more than 40 years and have 3 adult children and 4 grandchildren.   After a few years in banking, Hunter joined Ronald Blue & Co. (now Blue Trust) 37 years ago and started the Charlotte office 30 years ago. As a private wealth advisor, he enjoys helping clients make wise stewardship decisions to align their life goals with their financial plans.

Hunter completed a Halftime Roundtable in 2015 and began serving as a Halftime facilitator and coach soon after.  His mission statement is to resource and equip individuals to be stewards of their life, resources, and abilities so that they maximize their Kingdom impact.

Hunter enjoys leading small groups with Katherine, time with grandkids, biking, tennis, pickleball, travel and photography.

Paul and Melonie (wife of 46 years) have 4 children, 2 daughters-in-law and 7 grandchildren. As a Roundtable member of the class of 2015, Paul continues to be focused on “raising the bar” in every area of life and helping other men do the same.

Paul and Melonie attend Calvary Church of Charlotte, North Carolina and are involved in several outreach ministries including SIM International, Sports Friends International and Hope for India.

Personal interests are growing in the faith, loving on his wife and family, supporting family business endeavors, investments, music, lake activities, his dog “Sven” and numerous outdoor activities.

In 2006, Paul founded Consortium Structured Investments, a boutique investment firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina and focused on tax equity investments for Corporations. Consortium has represented both investors and developers in structuring tax equity investments utilizing federal and state Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits, New Markets Tax Credits, and Low-Income Housing State and Federal Tax Credits.

Prior to Consortium, Paul spent 30 years with Wachovia Bank/First Union and predecessor banking organizations in Real Estate Trust, Investment Banking and Capital Markets.

I have been engaged with Halftime since 2017, when I went through the Roundtable. In the past few years, I have had the opportunity to co-facilitate two Roundtables and one Halftime Couples Retreat.

I am also involved with several local Christian organizations. I “retired” from corporate life in 2014, most recently having been an executive with ITW, a Chicago-based industrial conglomerate. I continue to do some corporate board work.

I am very involved with Reynolda Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem and currently serve as an Elder.

My Halftime mission is to use my faith and business experience to help others joyfully apply faith in their lives and in their business careers. Deborah and I also apply Halftime principles in feeding into our grandchildren on a regular basis and demonstrating Christian values in building our relationships with them.

My wife, Deborah, and I live in Winston-Salem, where our two children and eight grandchildren also reside.

I have been blessed with a wonderful family and successful career. For the past 25+ years, I have focused on building a career to provide my family with the security and comforts they deserve. After participating in a Halftime Roundtable in 2015-16, I refocused my work to shift the focus toward influencing others to think about their life purpose and how they can influence others.  My son and I work at Merrill Lynch helping people achieve their financial goals and challenging them to use their resources to help others.

In 2017 God opened my eyes to the beautiful people trapped in addiction and led my family to establish a non-profit to help free people from addiction and lead them to a life in Christ.  We run a safehouse where we receive men out of detox and provide for them until they can get into a treatment program.  After treatment, we have a team of life coaches to come alongside the men to help them grow in their holistic being and find their life purpose.

Since 2015, I have been a coach for Leader Mundial, an organization that coaches leaders of global ministries.  My wife has a ministry where she hosts organizations, at our home in Pinehurst, that share our mission of training disciples.  It has been an amazing journey since my participation in the Halftime Roundtable and I look forward with excitement for what God has planned for the remainder of my life.

While I grew up in Richmond, Va and attended Washington and Lee, life as I know it has been lived here in Charlotte.  Lynne and I married in 1979 and moved here shortly thereafter with Young Life.  All three of our children were born here.  Our friends and community are all here.

My M.Div is from Fuller Seminary.  After serving in YL for ten years, I served on the staff at Forest Hill for two years before launching the Barnabas Center in 1989.  Barnabas has afforded lots of opportunities, in and outside of the counseling room, for meaningful conversations about how the real Jesus can meet us in our real lives with his real hope… And on the side, I love to read, walk and play golf.

Tracy Howe recently retired as COO of the YMCA of the Triangle after 46 years of service and now works as a leadership coach.

Married for over 40 years to Pamela, living in downtown Cary, North Carolina, life is full with 3 adult children, two daughters-in-law, a soon to be son-in-law and 6 grandchildren who are all local. Both have been involved in the Young Life ministry for the past 40 years in Wake County.

Tracy enjoys traveling, hiking, cycling and pickleball. Both Tracy’s and Pamela’s goal, with God’s grace, is to encourage others in having a “zeal” for God and living life to the fullest.

Tracy is now a Leadership coach with Both Time Release Coaching and a Certified Halftime Coach and Roundtable Facilitator. Tracy and Pamela co-facilitate the Couples Retreats.

Claire spent her 36+ year career as a Human Resources leader, the last 22 years as a member of the executive leadership team with Pepsi Bottling Ventures; a billion-dollar joint venture company owned by Suntory and PepsiCo.  Here she was most fulfilled doing M&A work, using her talent as a hands-on advisor to the executive team, bringing leadership vision to life, and crafting lasting legacies for the organization.

In 2022 Claire felt led to start a new chapter in life and “retired” from her corporate job and participated in the Triangle/Triad Roundtable where she was able to evaluate and identify who she would become in her second half.    Through the Roundtable she determined that her gifts are connecting with, coaching, and counseling business professionals to discover their gifts and engage their life’s passions for spiritual growth. Becoming a Halftime Coach and Roundtable Facilitator became an obvious and natural fit.

In addition to leading and coaching others through their second half, Claire is also coaching young professionals and emerging leaders.

Claire and Chris have lived in Raleigh, NC for nearly 25 years, have been married for over 35 years and have 2 daughters, 2 sons-in-law, and one exceptionally beautiful granddaughter.  Claire enjoys music, travel, cooking, interior design, and entertaining.

Jake is from Mt. Ulla, NC – a small, country town north of Charlotte, NC. He attended Gardner-Webb University as a student-athlete for men’s golf and served as the Student Body President his senior year. Jake met his wife, Kate, while participating in a yearlong fellowship program with the National Student Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. Kate was participating as a Fellow in a similar program Portland, OR. The two met at the 2019 National Prayer Breakfast. They have one son, Shep, and have lived in Charlotte, NC since 2020.

Jake currently works as a Program Manager for the True Homes Foundation where he is responsible for the Foundation’s workforce development initiatives. One of the initiatives Jake is passionate about is Builders Bridge, which is a non-profit that provides career readiness programs for under resourced young adults that helps them receive employment in the construction industry. In addition to his role at True Homes, Jake serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Charlotte Homebuilders Association serving as Chair of the organization’s Workforce Development Committee.

The 100x Forum Emerging Leaders program was pivotal in aligning Jake’s mission with his career goals. Since participating in the 2022 cohort, he has successfully co-led 2 additional cohorts in Charlotte, with Matt Hultquist, while also launching 5 cohorts across the country.  Jake is a spirited individual with a passion to use activity and sport to connect his community. His favorite activities include cycling, pickleball, golf, working out, and playing card games.

A Raleigh native and lifelong follower of Christ, I spent over 30 years in the restaurant industry, co-founding eeZ Fusion & Sushi and The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar. My wife, Alisa,  and I are raising three teenagers.

After navigating significant personal and business challenges—including a major home health crisis, restaurant closures during COVID, and a stressful lawsuit—our family sold nearly everything in 2022 and spent a year in Costa Rica to reset and reconnect. It was there that a friend encouraged me to reread Halftime. The message resonated deeply, and I soon realized I was living in my own halftime season.

Though I have not yet participated in a Halftime Carolinas Roundtable, I am passionate about the process and its power to bring clarity and purpose. In my role as Prospect Coordinator, I will connect with potential members, build relationships, answer questions, and help guide them toward the right next step in their halftime journey.

Tom spent over 34 years working in the energy field with Duke Energy. Since 1999, Tom served as a plant manager for Duke Energy in California, Indiana and North Carolina. In January 2012, Tom engaged with Halftime to determine how his skills and experience could best be used for kingdom purposes.

In December 2012, Tom left Duke Energy. In early 2013, Tom began his role with Halftime Carolinas as the CFO enabling him to utilize his organizing and financial skills. He also began coaching and facilitating Roundtables in 2015. In 2019, Tom assumed the additional role of COO with Halftime Carolinas. Tom and his wife, Vonnie, have been married for over 36 years and now live in Greensboro, NC. They have two grown children.

Lloyd Reeb is a seasoned entrepreneur, author, and thought leader focused on helping high-capacity leaders live and lead with greater purpose in their second half of life. As a founding partner of the Halftime Institute, the 100x Forum, and Ardent Mentoring, Lloyd has helped thousands of leaders discover their calling and multiply their impact.

He began his career in real estate development, building senior living communities before transitioning into full-time work helping leaders make the shift from success to significance. In 1998, he co-founded the Halftime Institute alongside Bob Buford. That movement has since expanded globally, empowering leaders to use their strengths and resources for greater good.

More recently, Lloyd launched the 100x Forum, focused on high capacity leaders eager to be “the good soil” that produces 100-fold impact. He also co-founded Ardent Mentoring, matching experienced mentors with young entrepreneurs scaling redemptive businesses.

Lloyd and his wife, Linda, live in North Carolina and have three grown children and five grandchildren. He is the author of ten books, including his most recent, Sage Stage: The Most Important Leadership Season—And How to Make It Count.