WGB Founders
Deborah Bauer
Founder, Drake Commercial Group
Deborah Bauer is the founder of Drake Commercial Group, a commercial real estate brokerage firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
For over 30 years she has represented investors and developers in the purchase and sale of commercial property. Drake Commercial Group’s reputation, as well as Deborah Bauer’s commitment to excellence, has earned her the respect of the commercial real estate community as a top professional.
Deborah has been the winner of numerous awards including: Entrepreneurial Spirit and Visionary award from NAWBO, Business Achievement Award from North Chamber, Entrepreneurial Leadership award from San Antonio Business Journal, Best in Commercial Real Estate – Land Deal from San Antonio Business Journal. Deborah was also featured in NSIDE Magazine and was on the cover of San Antonio Woman magazine. In 2017, she received Best Office Lease award for the Vistas Corporate Center from San Antonio Business Journal as well as the CREW 2017 National Impact award – Entrepreneurial Spirit for extraordinary achievement in Commercial Real Estate.
Trudy Madan
Chief Executive Officer, Synergyst Research, Discovery Clinical Trials
Trudy Madan launched Synergyst Research in 2006, Discovery Clinical Trials in 2009 and she has led it to five consecutive appearances on the Inc. magazine list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. She also has been recognized on the San Antonio Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list of young business executives.
Prior to starting her business, she was a senior executive at insurance companies and physicians’ organizations, where she negotiated multi-million-dollar contracts with national hospitals, multi-specialty physician groups and ancillary organizations.
Her expertise includes physician and hospital contracting, strategic business development, marketing, and sales. She also has assisted organizations in obtaining NCQA accreditation.
Trudy holds a Master of Science degree in Healthcare Administration from Texas Woman’s University.
Christy Prescott
CEO, Corporate Travel Planners
Founder & CEO Christy Prescott started CTP in 1991 as a one-location San Antonio venture. More than two decades later and still under Mrs. Prescott’s leadership, CTP has become one of the largest women-owned full service travel management companies in Texas and among the top 50 in the nation. CTP’s position in the marketplace is exclusively based on a commitment to excellence, the diversity of services offered and unparalleled customer service which allows us to be a comprehensive travel planning solution.
In early 2012, CTP came under the umbrella of Travel Leaders Group. Through this relationship with Travel Leaders, CTP has become a unique mix of local and global. Travel Leaders’ North America sales in 2011 exceeded $7 billion, from a network of 462 locations throughout the United States.
Travel Leaders successfully partners globally in over 80 countries in 1,300 locations and has a global purchasing power of $17 billion. This robust purchasing power translates into strong negotiating leverage directly benefiting our clients. However, our CTP office has been independently owned and operated for 25 years and is staffed by 70 dedicated business travel professionals. CTP has deep and rich ties to the San Antonio, TX community while also maintaining a healthy $17 billion in global purchasing power – essentially giving our clients the “best of both worlds”.