Glenn’s Bio
Drawing from a varied career in both large and small business with a background in sales, business development, sponsorship, large scale event production, publishing, and sustainability, Glenn has a keen ability to help business leaders and professionals cut through hidden dynamics that block progress and bring to light those things which open leaders to new possibilities.
In parallel to his business career Glenn has spent many years deeply immersed in Indigenous culture and spirituality. Through this immersion Glenn feels he has learned as much about leadership and innovation from indigenous elders and ceremonies as he has from his business experience.
Glenn is the author of Shift: Indigenous Principles for Corporate Change, a personal story about how Glenn came to acquire from indigenous culture the wisdoms he has related to organizational dynamics and how to apply them to the art of doing business. Glenn writes a bi-weekly blog, Heart & Mind, which is about integrating the heart and mind to strengthen intuition, improve communications, and develop culture.
Glenn mentors and guides business leaders to break through barriers and move beyond. Glenn and his wife and partner Maria Rueda offer workshops and retreats that support participants in an enjoyable way to strengthen their personal culture so that they may in turn strengthen their organizational culture.
Glenn enjoys spirituality, sharing his life with Maria, being in service to the greater good, sustainability, wholesome food, and the outdoors.
Metamorphosis
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Recharging Our Batteries
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Beliefs Are The Key to Change
We all have beliefs, and many of them. Some of us prefer to keep most of them to ourselves, and some enjoy espousing them at every opportunity. And yet, even when we say nothing of our beliefs we exhibit them in every word we say, every action or non-action, and by...
The Right Track
In times of plenty we rejoice in the knowing that we’re on the right track. In times of uncertainty we tend to look for the flaw in our strategy, the thing we missed or the stone unturned. In times of shortfall we tend to cave further into the abyss of, “What are we...
Winning Isn’t Easy When . . .
Winning isn’t easy when we endeavor to do intentional work. It’s not easy precisely because the notion of doing intentional work is that we do work that matters—work that is deeper and more meaningful than goals based on metrics such as revenue, market share, number...
The Inner Soul Of Branding
In branding we talk a lot about tone¬—the tone of the words and visuals. We focus on tone because it’s the best way we have to reinforce the essence of what a brand stands for. While we can say all day long what we stand for in words, the words are not nearly as...