Exaudian Consulting was founded by Robert S. Wert, a Chicago-area attorney.   While participating in negotiations with executives who were trained in PCM, he was struck by their ability to control the tone of the negotiations and to reach a win/win position with far less effort than in comparable transactions.  He later learned that PCM had been used to great effect in several jury trials.

After learning more about the model, Mr. Wert began considering other legal applications and became convinced that PCM could be used effectively by all practitioners.  Mr. Wert approached Dr. Kahler with his idea of forming a consulting company with the primary mission of training attorneys in the use of PCM.  Dr. Kahler was enthusiastic and offered both to assist him in creating a PCM course of study focused on the legal profession and to grant him the exclusive right to provide PCM training to attorneys in the United States.  With that encouragement, Mr. Wert formed Exaudian Consulting.

While Exaudian Consulting is unique in its work with attorneys, it offers PCM training for executives, managers and professionals in nearly all areas of endeavor, as well as individualized consulting and coaching services for businesses, individuals, families and educators. Exaudian Consulting's services are provided primarily by Mr. Wert, although a network of other trainers is available should the need arise.  All trainers used by Exaudian Consulting are certified PCM trainers.

Exaudian Consulting's name is derived from the Latin word “exaudio” - to listen or hear plainly - the key to the successful practice of PCM.

ROBERT S. WERT

Mr. Wert received his B.A. in Political Science from Northwestern University and his J.D. from The University of Chicago.  

Following law school, Mr. Wert joined the Chicago law firm of Holleb & Coff, practicing in its Corporate Department and working primarily in the areas of commercial and corporate finance, securities regulation and mergers and acquisitions. He was elected as an equity partner in 1996.    

In 1998, Mr. Wert accepted an offer to become the lead in-house transactional attorney at Katy Industries, Inc., an NYSE-listed diversified holding company.  Mr. Wert left Katy in early 2001 to join eLoyalty Corporation, a NASDAQ-listed information technology consulting and managed services company.  He was Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of eLoyalty until leaving to form Exaudian Consulting in 2006.

Mr. Wert has been certified both as a PCM trainer and as a Master Trainer – one of only five individuals in the United States authorized to conduct certification training and to certify other PCM trainers.  In addition, Mr. Wert has received certification as a trainer in the specialized PCM applications created for educators.