I am a Life Coach and Business Coach, based in Toronto, Ontario, and have been involved in the human potential movement for the past 22 years. Trained in Solution Focused Coaching from Erickson College, I`m a member of the International Coach Federation, the leading global organization dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards, providing independent certification, and building a worldwide network of credentialed coaches with more than 11,000 members in 80 countries.

I earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and have over 15 years experience as an entrepreneur and in corporate business. That experience includes owning and operating a successful retail produce chain, successful Bistro café, and a successful vacation and residential rental company which I continue to own and operate today. My corporate experience involved people management, sales, and project management.

I love to travel, and have visited nearly 30 countries so far, both as a vacationer and on backpacking excursions. Having seen some of the world firsthand gives me a perspective that would be difficult to duplicate from just reading a book or watching television programs. I consider traveling to be a part of my ongoing education in being human. In 2005, I experienced the phenomenal power of coaching. That was the year I became an Ironman triathlete – someone who competes in a competitive race in which more than 2,500 participants swim 3.8 kilometres, bike 180 kilometres, and run 42.2 kilometres – all in one day.

My training, life experiences and background in business have led me to believe that effective coaching needs to take into account the person as a whole, and their life in context, and not just focus on isolated goals or behaviours.

A successful life coaching relationship means helping people to understand themselves and their desires better, to sort out what’s worrying them or holding them back, to identify actions that will take them forwa…