US Office Team

The Tad James Co.: US Office Team

Laura Petrie
Training Room Manager & Master Trainer Program Coach

Laura Petrie is the dynamic and gregarious Student Coordinator and Master Coach on staff with The Tad James Co. since early 2013. Laura was raised in New Jersey and went to college in Pennsylvania. She began her educational and professional career in research and development in the fields of Neuroscience and Psychology as well as clinical research in Women’s Health and Gynecology. It was during her many years in the field of clinical research that she noticed the profound effect that significant emotional events from past relationships affected women’s current emotional and sexual health. Taking Practitioner and Master Practitioner with Drs. Adriana and Tad James in 2011 was her first step out of the pharmaceutical world and into realhealth and healing with NLP, Time Line Therapy® and Hypnosis.

Starting her own coaching practice in Miami only 3 days after finishing Practitioner with Drs. Adriana and Tad, Laura began working with countless clients in many contexts of personal and professional development. Passionate about integrating her previous experience with the cutting-edge change technology of the Time Line Therapy® techniques, her primary focus was directed toward working with women who wanted to overcome all limitations in life. With much success her clients experienced healing that most medical and psychological professionals deemed impossible.

Laura is honored to be on staff with The Tad James Co., working alongside the pioneers and the best in the field. Her love for transformation and having fun can be detected in all areas of her life. You will see her dancing and smiling during the breaks at your next Tad James Co. training.

Debra La Rue
Office Administration Manager

Debra was born and raised in a small town in sunny California. Interested in meeting new people and wanting to change her small town living, she adventured to the bright lights of Las Vegas Nevada. She has 11 years of customer service and hospitality management experience. Working with people and helping the customers get the best experience from her team was rewarding. Debra decided to move to an administrative position back in 2014 to spend more time with her young son.

In September of 2014, she joined the Tad James Company. She was excited about continuing her life’s journey with a new path of development and growth, working alongside the best in the field of NLP. The Tad James Company has given her the opportunity to help people on a higher level by changing their lives for the better, giving people support for living a happy and fulfilling life to the fullest. She attended the Secret of Creating your future® Training in 2015. She became certified as a Practitioner in 2016 and became a Certified Master Practitioner of NLP, Time Line Therapy®, Hypnosis and NLP Coaching in 2017.

In her spare time she enjoys spending quality time with friends and family. Especially, precious time with her young son, exploring and teaching all the beautiful things nature has to offer in the great outdoors. Being a creative person she engages in artistic projects, dancing, and traveling embracing this beautiful journey of life!

Michelle Kaopuiki

Michelle Kaopuiki has been a proud team member of the Tad James Company since 1998. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, attended Punahou School and the University of Hawaii. She has worked for two different insurance companies before joining the Tad James Company.After completing the NLP Practitioner, NLP Master Practitioner and Trainers Training with Drs. Tad and Adriana James, she knew at heart she would be around this positive family for years to come.

Do not be deceived by her demeanor and her next door friendly looks. Michelle is relentless in her efforts to contribute to the wellbeing of the community of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) around the world. Her biggest passion is to enhance and develop the lives of others. Michele is always on the search for how possible ways to be of service for each individual so that their best potential becomes a par with life’s many challenges. With trainings in social relationships, Michelle’s focus remains faithful to extensive student/ participant support.

In her spare time she enjoys bowling, shopping, racquetball and spending quality time with her family.

Debra Heslin
In-House Coach

Born and raised in Australia and living in New Zealand for most of her teenage years, Debra moved to the U.S. many years ago living, working and raising her family in New York. She is now a certified trainer of NLP | Time Line Therapy® | Hypnosis and is the in-house coach for the Tad James Co. U. S. office.

Debra first discovered her passion for NLP while attending numerous other training courses to expand her knowledge in coaching while working in Corporate America. It was while attending her first NLP Practitioner Course that she knew this was would make the difference for herself and her clients. After completing the course, her business doubled within three months, but more importantly, watching the lasting changes that took place with her clients was extremely fulfilling. “I was doing what I love and my clients were achieving their results,” says Debra.

Debra was also the General Manager of John F. Kennedy International Airport for a major airline, overseeing a large staff and approximately 1,800 flight attendants. For a few years she ran her private coaching practice in conjunction with the high-pressured corporate position before deciding to follow her passion full-time.
Within twelve months of completing NLP Trainer’s Training, she ran her first 4 in 1 NLP Practitioner course and certified many others in the field. To her this body of knowledge helps everyone open to learn and is by far the most rewarding industry in the world today.

Debra is also a Master Yoga Teacher, mother of three daughters and seven grandchildren. Her other love is travelling and rock climbing of which she has done many of America’s fifty classic climbs including Half Dome in the Yosemite.

Ryan Miller
Training Advisor

Ryan was born in Miami and was raised in Israel up until his military service.
Ryan’s has decided to travel the world after his service in order to explore different cultures and learn as much as he could from others.

Upon his travels (Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Tasmania) Ryan has managed to absorb many different perspectives about life and forged one of his own.

Ryan was always interested in psychology and how the mind works and was looking for answers from an early age. Great emotional charge from the army and “baggage” from the past, made has drawn him into NLP. Ryan has completed his practitioner training in June 2018. After the training Ryan’s has decided that he would like to his life to revolve around NLP 24/7 and so he joined the Tad James company only a couple of months after his training as a Training Advisor. Ryan’s role in the company is show our students how NLP can transform their lives in every aspect. He is always excited to get to know new people and hear their stories and ways of thinking, and is passionate about sharing his knowledge with others so they can achieve their goals and step into their true potential.

Tiffany Williams
Shipping and Administrative Assistant

Tiffany was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, she is an Office Assistant at the Tad James Company and currently a student in Business Administration. She spend most of her spare time with family, at the gym, or with her dearest 5-year-old shih tzu, Duchess. She loves working for the Tad James Company because they emulate the values that are most important in her life, with a positive work environment, and a true belief in the life changing products and services they provide. As Asha Tyson says, “You never stop earning when you do what you love.”

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