Meet Our Team
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Neil McLean sits in the Visionary seat for Sagacious Partners. He began his career as a high school football coach and that’s where he discovered his passion for bringing out the best performance in teams. Leadership team building has been a continuous theme
for Neil… serving as a U.S. Air Force Officer, as a partner of an internet startup that he grew from 8-45 employees, and again in 2001 when he formed Sagacious Partners.
Sagacious Partners is a South Carolina-based executive coaching firm dedicated to helping companies grow. McLean is the first Expert EOS Implementer™ in S.C. and has worked with more than 80 CEOs and leadership teams helping them gain traction and breakthrough results in their businesses.
McLean received his BS-Engineering and MBA from the University of South Carolina and participated in executive education programs at Wharton and Harvard Business Schools. Neil served as Chairman for MUSC-Columbia and was named to Columbia Business Monthly’s “50 Most Influential” in 2011 and 2012.
Neil lives on a pond just outside of Columbia in Blythewood, S.C. with his wife Deb and dogs Pete and Cooper. Children Veronica and Thomas are off to grad school and careers but still maintain bedrooms in the home.
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
What do you do really well?
See the big picture. Help others believe. Simplify. Coach. Cook.What are some things you care about deeply?
Deb, Veronica and Thomas. USC Football.What upsets you?
Excuses. Apathy.What grounds you?
Walking or running around the old cow field next door to my house. Fripp Island. Planting new things in my yard.What word describes you best as a person?
Sagacious (here’s a definition). Direct.
Kristin Hamilton sits in the marketing seat and is part of the leadership team for Sagacious Partners. She joined the company in 2013 and leads its marketing and communications efforts. She graduated from the University of Florida Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. in Advertising in 2006, and a Master’s in Advertising in 2009. She’s had the unique privilege of working remotely for SP since her oldest daughter was born in 2016 and currently lives in Spartanburg, S.C. with her husband Alex, daughters Hope and Sadie, son Jamie, and golden retriever Ellie.
When she’s not working or chasing a kid around, Kristin spends her time working on house projects in their historic 1920’s home, volunteering through various school and church initiatives, or finding something new to organize.
Hometown: Okeechobee, FL (more cows than people)
What do you do really well?
Make lists. Laundry. Entertain toddlers.What are some things you care about deeply?
Work/Life balance. Girls’ weekends. Documenting my kids’ childhoods. Dairy products.What upsets you?
Misplacing something. Last-minute changes.What grounds you?
Cuddling with my children (when they sit still). Zero unread texts or emails. Relaxing with a glass of wine and a mountain view. A weekend away with my husband. A clean house.What word describes you best as a person?
Dedicated.
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