For 25 years, Jonathan Michael, the Catalyst behind Mentorshift ,has been a teacher, exemplar, activator and mentor of world class leaders, a catalyst for change in organizations and an experienced and certified Job and Career Development Coach. Click here to know more.
He has been trained in Coaching, leadership and effectiveness philosophy and practices, by Blue Point Leadership (formerly the Tom Peters Company), the Coaches Training Institute and Franklin Covey. He is a Senior Birkman Certified Consultant (Level III), Job and Career Development Coach (JCDC) and Principal of Foresight Leadership Solutions. He has been mentored in Career Development by Richard Knowdell, renowned career development author, and the founder of the Career Development Network.
Jonathan graduated with an M.A. from Trinity Western University, winning the prestigious Governor General’s Gold Medal, which is the highest academic achievement in Canadian education. Other people of note who have won this award include Pierre Trudeau, Tommy Douglas, Kim Campbell, Robert Bourassa, Robert Stanfield and Gabrielle Roy.
His equivalent of an Honors B.A, explored Political Science, Sociology and History, along with German and English Literature at Osmania University, which was founded by the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. He was voted “Ambassador of Class 42” in the renowned YMCA Entrepreneur program that has birthed many leaders and entrepreneurs in Vancouver including 1-800-GOT-JUNK.
Hundreds of young people and those seeking to have clarity around career choices and personal and leadership development have consulted Jonathan, whether a Harvard trained Lawyer or the President of Canada’s largest University Student Society.
Jonathan is also mentioned several times as a Birkman Consultant because of his transformational results, in the book “The Birkman Method” by Stephanie Capparell, author of the best selling “Shackleton’s Way”. “The Birkman Method” was among Amazon’s top ten business books for May 2013. Jonathan’s clients have included a Member of Parliament, University Administrators, HR Directors, Small business owners and the President of Canada’s largest Student Society.