Strata Leadership Show

Speaking with Nathan Mellor on the Strata Leadership Show is Peter Arnstein.
Peter brings a wealth of valuable experience in corporate finance and capital markets to executive coaching for individuals, teams, and enterprises. His approach is action and outcome-oriented. Clients embrace practices that unleash their potential to get past obstacles, aim higher and surpass what they once considered not possible. The path includes identifying and clarifying goals, taking action, being accountable, and following through. Peter is known for his focused enthusiasm, insight, results orientation, and sense of humor to connect deeply and productively with clients.

Drawing upon over 30 years of investment banking experience, Peter partnered with C-suite leaders, owners, and entrepreneurs to advise on and execute strategic transactions requiring integration of a variety of subject matter and skills in a time-sensitive, high-stakes, and risk-laden environment.

Peter cultivated client relationships at Lehman Brothers and PaineWebber (now UBS) in New York, at First Union (now Wells Fargo) in Charlotte, North Carolina, and at Mesirow Financial in Chicago. He was co-head of the mezzanine investment group at GATX Capital.

Peter’s executive coaching is fueled by his interest and curiosity in developing and sustaining leadership throughout an organization and beyond. He finds executive coaching to be a tremendously challenging and fulfilling craft to continue to serve clients on a personal level with the mission of creating greater well-being for many.

Peter earned a BA in Economics from Stanford and an MBA from Wharton (University of Pennsylvania). He is certified as an Executive Coach from UC Berkeley Executive Education and the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute. Peter’s volunteer leadership activities include pro bono coaching for students at the College of Charleston School of Business and The Citadel – the Military College of South Carolina.

Peter enjoys outdoor adventures, swimming, and biking to stay in shape, humor and comedy in a variety of forms, and reading history, biography, and fiction. Peter is married, with three grown children: two sons and a daughter.

Nathan is joined by his dad, David Mellor, or "Coach Mellor" as he is known by those close to him. Coach shares his journey of coming out of a difficult childhood and becoming an adult who looks for opportunities to make life better for others, whether that be as an educator, foster parent, minister, or football coach. He encourages everyone to lead where they are, no matter how small the role or how menial the task.
"If you can get people to lead where they are, what normally happens is somebody will recognize that and give an opportunity to lead in a bigger way. Lead where you are."

Dr. Susan DeWoody shares about the motivators, mentors, and moments that lead her to become one of the youngest provosts in the United States and the first female provost in the 110-year history of Oklahoma Baptist University.

Supporting people through times of challenge and also challenging them so they can reach further than they could if they were not being pushed was what led Dr. Erin Greilick through the path, academically and professionally, that has brought her to where she is today.