Profile

John is an experienced mindfulness teacher specializing in bringing professional skills development programs into organizations to ignite success by enhancing well-being, improving collaboration, and reducing stress. He has been teaching Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, Resiliency, Effective Communication, Stress Reduction, Building and Motivating Teams, and Understanding Customer Needs programs for more than 15 years. He is the founder of OptimisticBrain.com and researches and produces his own content regularly to stay current. As the former owner of his own retail store chain for over 15 years, and senior manager at one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies for over 18 years, John has learned what it takes to be successful in the business world. He has first-hand experience working for both start-ups and large enterprise corporations and understands their unique challenges. John brings a practical approach to all the programs he teaches. John has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the prestigious University of Waterloo as well as an Applied Mindfulness Meditation Certification from the University of Toronto.