Dr. Amir Georges Sabongui holds a PhD in psychology and specializes in Stress & Burnout Prevention & Recovery and Leadership Training.  He is best known for developing long-term partnerships with organizational clients to provide corporate leadership development, directing crisis and conflict interventions, and developing and facilitating training workshops on a variety of topics.

He is highly sought after as a dynamic and engaging speaker and has been prominently featured in the media such as ABC PrimeTime Live, CityTV, The Globe and Mail, CBC, The Montreal Gazette, and CJAD Radio ( www.drlaurie.com) among others. 

He is a former senior Naval Officer and has commanded patrol boats during search and rescue operations and was director of operations for a crisis response team during multi-national NATO exercises.  He still works closely with the Canadian military and has led an 8-year research programme initiated as part of his doctoral research to identify the factors that create high-performance work teams required to function under extreme conditions and protect soldiers from the psychological impact of armed conflict. This research was awarded the Outstanding Dissertation Award by the Canadian Psychological Association.

He is also the author of several books, including the upcoming Diamonds or Dust: What Makes People Shine or Crumble Under Pressure and directs both the Alpha Medical Clinic, an integrative mind-body executive health centre and Wellness Professionals Alliance.

Patrick Sabongui is a team-building and corporate training facilitator. He has over 15 years of experience leading high-altitude expeditions around the world under extreme conditions and has summitted North America’s highest peaks. His focus is on experiential learning, adventure-based development and hands-on, creative solutions exercises for groups, organizations and business professionals.  Patrick holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of California, a BFA in Experiential Human Development and a Collegiate Degree in Communications. His years of work as a professional actor and stuntman in film, TV and Theatre, working with such luminaries as Stephen Spielberg, Zack Snyder, Richard Donner and renown artists like Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie, Keifer Sutherland, Gerard Butler and Clive Owen on projects such as the Terminal, ‘300’ and ‘24’ have made him an exceptional communicator, much appreciated for his inspiring presentations.

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Stefano Maiorana holds undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Social Work, Human & Environment Relations, Anthropology and Theatre. His extensive and varied educational and work experience have enabled him to develop an acute understanding of human behavior and have made him an excellent communicator.

His expertise in stress management, pre-retirement planning, anxiety reduction, crisis intervention, achieving work-life balance, positive parenting and conflict resolution has allowed him to work closely with major corporations, health and educational institutions amongst both individuals and organizations.

Stefano is highly sought after as a corporate trainer and consultant. His hands on training teach participants how to apply practical social skills to life in and out of the office. He is best known for his perception anecdotes. Change your perception and you change your life! 

Stefano has facilitated well over 500 workshops and seminars for some of North America’s premiere businesses and organizations such as Bell Canada, Air Canada, Allstate, Sun Microsystems, Novartis, Canon, McKesson, Rio Tinto Alcan, Toronto Dominion Bank and McGill University.

He has appeared on television and radio and has also written several newspaper

articles.    Presently, he continues to deliver workshops and seminars across North America and is in charge of Business Development at both Wellness Professionals Alliance and Directions.