THE MAZE RUNNERS CONSULTING STORY
Maze Runners Consulting, a personal brand enterprise founded by Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Eubanks, is a platform for helping people through applied organizational psychology. Since 2002, Maze Runners Consulting (MRC) has provided hands-on consulting services to help people, teams, and organizations be successful. Not content with just helping larger organizations, which is most often who can afford professional consultation services, MRC rebranded and is adding an online, self-help resource to help anyone achieve goals, work smarter and be more successful. These self-guided learning modules are called “Playbooks” and the first two are available with more coming in 2025.
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BETSY EUBANKS PSY.D., PMP
BETSY EUBANKS
Focus: business development, issue assessment and intervention, process implementation planning, executive coaching, work inspiration
The path to the creation of Maze Runners Consulting started at the University of California in Berkeley. From student employee during undergraduate work through several job levels of increasing breadth, Betsy rose to the position of Director of Parking and Transportation. The experience of running a large, self-funded department ignited her quest to study organizations to make them better places to work. Betsy began Maze Runners Consulting in 2002 as a way to work with a range of clients and industries. Betsy develops personalized solutions to client concerns by applying theoretical concepts like organizational lifecycle, innovation diffusion, and hermeneutics of communication to organizational problems.
Betsy has expertise in collaborative learning. She earned her Master’s Degree in Management and Organizational Transformation through John F. Kennedy University in a cohort model program. She then attended a pioneering collaborative learning doctoral program called the Pacific Learning Community at the Professional School of Psychology. She received her Doctorate in Organizational Psychology, completing her dissertation work in crisis management. She is certified as an Executive Coach from the Center of Executive Coaching, is a Professional Project Manager (PMI), and teaches Communications courses at Montana State University Gallatin College.
Besides the passion of helping people at work, Betsy is an active Scouter, currently overseeing Training and Communications for Mountain Valley District, is a Wilderness First Aid Course Director, and a Special Olympics coach. All this is fueled by a love of good books and coffee.
GEOFF BALDWIN
Focus: Planning and execution, operational process improvement, team building, and coaching.
Geoff currently serves as Director of Park Operations for the Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation (HPARC) in San Antonio Texas, and is responsible for directing operations, activation, and programming. HPARC is a 501(c)3 local government corporation established by the City of San Antonio for the purpose of creating a vibrant and inviting park district. Upon completion of construction in 2020, it will include three distinct park environments and include residences and local businesses. He worked in operations at Sea World Parks for 36 years, and is an experienced problem solver adept at establishing teams, developing infrastructure, creating support systems, and coordinating execution of design and construction. Geoff has been responsible for building and successfully managing labor and expense budgets up to 4 million dollars, directing management teams accountable for up to 940 staff members, operating a water park, rides, show stadiums, playgrounds, landscaping, central warehousing, guest parking and admissions, employee transportation, park services (janitorial), and planning and execution of special events including concerts, fireworks, and fund-raising activities. While at Sea World, Geoff instituted employee and guest safety protocols that consistently met or exceeded industry standards.
Geoff is an Eagle Scout and volunteers with Boy Scouts of America. His leisure time is devoted to family, gardening, and BBQ! And while he’s at it, he’ll bake bread (no machine) and serve some homemade brew to go with that!
NICK O’DONNELL
Focus: IT, graphics, video projects
Nick hails from the small town of Belgrade, Montana. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and works as a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer for a household-staple manufacturing company. Graduating from Dakota State University with a BS in Cybersecurity, Nick still enjoys working on home labs and continuing education in cloud security and technologies.In his free time, Nick enjoys watching movies, volunteering for small school IT departments, and taking his side-by-side into the "mountains" with his German Shepard and partner.
LANE BENDER
Lane was raised in Bozeman, MT, the current home city of Maze Runners consulting, but now lives in San Diego, pursuing a career in emergency medicine. He graduated from the University of Montana in 2020 with a BA in East Asian Studies with an emphasis on linguistics and hospitality. Graphic design and digital art started as a hobby for Lane in his early school days and has since developed into a professional passion.
In his free time, Lane enjoys getting outdoors and enjoying the warm weather, kickboxing, and painting with friends.