Since 2000, I’ve been working with individuals, organizations, and families to create meaningful change where connection and growth aren’t just possible, they become inevitable.

My journey began in education, teaching in Canada, Japan, Italy, and Grenada. Those experiences taught me that leadership has very little to do with authority. It has everything to do with creating environments where people feel safe enough to grow, stretch, and eventually lead themselves.

That lesson became even more personal when I became a father. Leadership was no longer just something I practised at work. It became something my children experienced every day.

That realization led me to write a book on parenting. Along the way, I discovered something that continues to shape my work today: the principles that build strong families are remarkably similar to the ones that build healthy teams and thriving organizations.

Today, I work with individuals, leaders, and organizations who want more than outward success. They want relationships that are stronger, cultures that are healthier, and leadership that creates lasting impact. They understand that technical expertise can take you only so far. Real influence comes from self-awareness, emotional maturity, and the ability to bring out the best in others.

I've also learned that no matter how capable or independent we are, we don't do our deepest growth alone.

The smartest decision I ever made was asking for help. Coaching changed my life, and it continues to shape who I am today. I still invest in coaching not because I need fixing, but because I believe growth never ends. I can't ask others to do work that I'm unwilling to do myself.

Credentials and Training:

• Honors degree in Biology — Queen’s University

• Post-graduate Certificate in Education — University of Victoria

• Studied Co-Active Coaching, Conscious Discipline, and Ontological Coaching

A Few Things You Might Not Know About Me:

• I live with my family in a soulful craftsman home in Victoria BC — creaky floors, thick fir beams, and a whole lot of character.

• I met my wife in Japan in the early 2000’s. We both worked on the JET program where we taught English in public schools.

• We raise two amazing kids who are confident, kind, and forging their own paths.

• I also raise a garden that includes veggies, kiwi, peach, fig, olives and berries.

• We have a golden doodle named Sunny, whose name says it all.

• We love life’s adventures — from tinkering in our garden to hiking, surfing, rock climbing and travelling to new countries and meeting new people.