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leftBrain Performance believes that every athlete has the potential for personal greatness.
We assess the qualities, mindset, and skills that complement physical talent—GritABC™ Skills: Attitudes, Behavior, and Character. The qualities we assess depend on the individual—as well as the goals and values of the team or organization that we're working with.
Athletes can use our assessments to understand their strengths and opportunities for improvement—and also to benchmark against peers and other athletes who have achieved high-level success. Our assessments also help match athletes to sports programs that fit them well.
Moreover, leftBrain Performance offers mentorship programs, where former high-performance athletes can provide advice, insights, and motivation—and share their journey to success.
leftBrain Performance is incorporated in Canada and serves athletes in Canada, the United States, and worldwide. Our staff is based in countries around the globe.
We help athletes unlock their potential and make extraordinary happen.
Steve's 30-year business career and entrepreneurship has provided for his family—but in his heart there has always been an inherent need to mentor and give back to the community. This was fulfilled through 25 years of coaching youth sports and one-on-one mentorships: assisting athletes and their parents alike with what it takes to become successful and reach elite status in their sport of choice.
It was not until his own son—who played competitive hockey and reached the US collegiate level—that he found clarity in the need to understand the truths of competition that go beyond the skills and talent of playing the game that bring greater success in sport and life.
John is a former two-time world champion in curling—competing at the highest level for over 18 years. He has spent his entire career in sports: as a player, executive, founder, and parent. John is a former President of the TaylorMade Golf company, and he was an Adidas executive for more than 20 years. In these experiences, John saw that extraordinary things happen every single day in the world—and it doesn't happen by chance. It happens because somebody has a big dream.
John has had the opportunity to work with many of the most successful athletes across all sports. However, it was his experience parenting his son—a high school baseball standout—that fueled his passion for helping athletes unlock their potential.
Todd is a former professional hockey player, spending most of his time playing in the minor leagues. He has transitioned from hockey into a professional career as a firefighter—and for the past 20 years he has enjoyed working with developing children and older players trying to take the next step in their hockey careers.
Todd's experience working with young athletes—as well as having the opportunity of playing alongside former and current professional athletes—has sparked a curiosity on how to help individuals reach their full potential in order to maximize their chances of reaching their career goals. Whatever sport they play, Todd has made it a goal of his to help create an environment to allow these motivated individuals in reaching their goals.
Dr. Hudson is a professor of personality psychology at Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. He received his Ph.D. in personality/social psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016. Dr. Hudson's expertise is in statistics, personality assessment, and how people change across time. His research focuses on volitional personality change—how people can successfully make desired changes to their own personality traits, such as their Attitudes, Behavior, and Character.
Dr. Hudson's professional goals include helping individuals—including athletes—move closer to becoming the people that they want to be and maximize their well-being. To that end, Dr. Hudson is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Association for Psychological Science Rising Star Award, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Heritage Dissertation Fellowship.
Brad is a former professional hockey player and a certified leadership coach working in the digital marketing space.
Brad played professional hockey for 14 years (1999-2013). His junior career highlights include playing for his hometown Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League and representing Team Canada at the 1999 IIHF World Junior Championships. His professional career highlights include playing five games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs.
His playing career also included time in the United Kingdom, where Brad attended Coventry University and completed his Masters Degree in Sports Management.
Dr. Pinel has a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology and is a Registered Clinical Counselor who has worked in high-performance sport for over 20 years. Dr. Pinel's work includes working with athletes and teams at the Professional, Olympic, Paralympic, National, and elite amateur levels across many sports—including hockey, rugby, golf, baseball, softball, lacrosse, water polo, rowing, triathlon, swimming, and field hockey. Dr. Pinel's focus includes working with athletes to optimize performing under pressure, creating performance consistency, and supporting lifestyle choices commensurate with high performance ambitions. Dr. Pinel prioritizes supporting athletes' abilities to manage the mental health demands of high-performance environments, both on and off the field of play. Dr. Pinel has also been an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, in Canada, in the School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education for many years.
Alicia manages leftBrain Performance's finances.
Jason brings nearly two decades of business development and marketing experience in sports, media, entertainment, and not-for-profit industries.
A serial entrepreneur and global networker, Jason has collaborated with many of the worlds' premier player agencies, athletes, and celebrity brands—creating lasting relationships, innovative and impactful projects, and campaigns. He has also successfully negotiated contracts with over 500 professional and Olympic athletes from more than 30 countries and 45 sports.
Currently, he is an adjunct professor in sport finance at Sacred Heart University's Jack Welch College of Business and Technology—a Won For All strategic business partner. Jason is also a Venture Partner and Executive in Residence at Strand Venture Partners.
Theo is leftBrain's Chief Good Boy. His role consists of being a good boy, no matter what.
Theo's interests include long walks, sniffing unfamiliar smells, and snuggling with humans. Theo remains a good boy, no matter what life throws at him. There is no way to contact Theo. He's a good boy, but he's bad at any sort of communication... because he's a dog.