About Me
For over 30 years, I’ve proudly carried the title of “Coach.” Yet, for me, coaching has always been more than just a job — it’s an expression of who I am at my core.
This path was inspired by the early influences in my own life.
As a young boy, I was fortunate to have coaches and teachers who saw something in me that I couldn’t yet see in myself. They gave me a sense of well-being and possibility that reshaped how I saw the world — and myself. That experience left an indelible mark on me, sparking the desire to do the same for others.
Since then, I’ve been privileged to support people from all walks of life and corners of the globe. From Olympic athletes to social entrepreneurs and ambitious leaders, the diversity of those I’ve worked with keeps my work endlessly fascinating.
What inspires me most is the common threads that unite us all. While our stories, backgrounds, and challenges may differ, at our core, we share more similarities than we often realize. Yet, it’s our individual uniqueness that adds beauty and meaning to the journey.
Experiences
Every experience in my life helps shape my professional journey, contributing to the insights and tools I use today to serve my clients.
Starting in 1990, I spent two decades immersed in high-performance sports, working with elite athletes, including Olympic and World Champions. Later, I coached other coaches and advised talent development experts across a range of Olympic sports. These experiences deepened my understanding of nurturing talent and unlocking potential at the highest levels.
In 2016, a performance conference in New York City became a pivotal moment in my career. Hearing top talent experts from business, arts, education, medicine, and sport discuss shared challenges and themes, I realized that the ability to help others see new possibilities in themselves isn’t confined to athletes. It’s a gift that can empower anyone with ambition, work ethic, and the drive to achieve their most inspiring dreams.
In late 2020, during the global pandemic, I launched the Global Coach Community — a space for coaches of all types to connect, learn, support, and grow together. This initiative has become one of my proudest achievements, a thriving community of collaboration and inspiration.
In the summer of 2022, a conversation with Shari Hughson, a talented colleague from Queen’s University, about a new model for supporting social entrepreneurs from around the world led to Circle of Impact. In this online community and incubator, we’ve created a sustainable, long-term solution to support those creating meaningful, positive, and lasting change.
Most recently, in 2023, I fulfilled a lifelong dream by completing the 11-month Clipper Round the World Sailing Race. This transformative journey of challenge, resilience, and personal growth gave me a deeper sense of clarity in my personal and professional life. It was an emotional reminder of the power of pursuing one’s dreams—a lesson I now share with those I coach. (You can read more about this incredible adventure on my My Dream page.)
Inspiration
I am a father to three daughters and am inspired by them every day and a big part of how I show up in my own ‘best life’ is driven by the kind of example I want to be for them.
I’m passionate about social issues, especially youth and Indigenous people in Canada. In 2019, I spent two and half weeks hiking over 600km across northern Canada in memory of a young Indigenous boy who, in the late 1960s, died while trying to walk home from the residential school he had been placed in. The movie below inspired the journey, and I shared more details about the origin here.
I also support Chicago-based One Solution and their inner-city youth program, Rebels for Peace. Through this work, I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting inspiring young leaders who are committed to shaping a new future for youth in Chicago by educating them about the mind from as early as Grade 4.