Our Founders

Reid Arnold

Managing Director @ Optimum Edge,
Certified Dynamic Vision High-Performance Trainer

Reid is a young entrepreneur who has gained strength in knowledge from life experiences resulting in a strong desire to help others. Recovering from an injury involving head trauma, Reid has learned through his own experiences in coping with mental health, how to relate and adapt to others and share his knowledge and empathy.

Having been a semi-professional athlete, Reid realizes the importance of cognitive health, visualization and dynamic vision training and has achieved certification in this field of expertise.

He currently works with a wide range of clients including athletes in many different sports, executives, professionals, students, special needs and those recovering from concussion.

For Mind Mastery, Reid brings his extensive experience with the cutting-edge technology he uses with pro-athletes and other clients at Optimum Edge.

Anne Arnold

Business Founder, Neurofeedback and
Dynamic Vision Certified Trainer

Anne has been president and owner of a successful printing company, DPGI Print Solutions for over 30 years with corporate experience in many areas.

She led a strong team in a successful business until her attention was diverted to the health and healing of her son after a Traumatic Head Injury. Stepping back from her business, she focused on learning about cognitive health and how she could work with her son to heal. As a result, it opened up a new world of understanding mental illness and the importance of helping others through a relatively unknown area of how to prevent, help with symptoms and build a strong cognitive network to support better brain health. Being certified and trained in many areas of non-invasive brain health, Anne has been able to help and relieve many symptoms of clients and realizes the importance of brain health in the corporate world.

Our Team

Mary Ventrella

PhD., CYC Author Mental Health Counsellor

Mary Ventrella has completed a Ph.D. in Counselling Studies at Capella University. Her research includes studying the correlation between mindfulness and creativity in the corporate environment. Read more…

Jill Hewlett

Brain Fitness Expert,
Wellness Authority

Jill Hewlett is an internationally recognized speaker, trainer, wellness TV personality and author. Her impactful keynotes have engaged professionals ranging from Educators and Clinicians to Sales Leaders and Entrepreneurs. Read more…

Abhinav Prakash

Co-Founder, CEO @ BoxOut Performance Science, Performance Coach

Abinav Prakash is an ambitious business professional who has carved out a reputation for exceeding customer expectations consistently. Always open to a challenge and an individual that uses strong problem-solving skills to find creative solutions and alternatives to capitalize on opportunities. Read more…

Boxout Performance Science Team

Experts in quantifying mental performance & holistic development.

Boxout Performance offers science-driven performance solutions based on the model of performance originally coined by the legendary military strategist and US Air Force Colonel John Boyd.

By using specific, scientifically-validated processes and methods, they take the guesswork out of performance and recovery. Identifying exactly what you need to do to reach your goals, so you don’t waste any time, energy, or money on methods that might not get results.

Dr. Cassidy Preston

SPORTS & PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY CONSULTANT

Dr. Cassidy Preston is a full-time Sport & Performance Psychology Consultant that specializes in working with elite athletes, teams, and businesses. Cassidy has an extensive background in hockey as a former OHL & PRO player. Read more…

Dr. Shirley Blanc

Practicing Optometrist, Neuro-Optometric Therapist,
co-investigator with the University of Toronto
Department of Physical Medicine

Dr. Shirley Blanc, a practicing Optometrist since 2001, has placed a focus over the past several years on vision performance and rehabilitation.

She is a Fellow of the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, and a member of the International Sports Vision Association. Read more…

Corporate Canine Program

Corporate Canine Therapy (CCT) is a reputable, Toronto-based company that provides trained Therapy Dogs and their handlers to the workplace and private environments. They promote employee productivity and well-being by offering therapeutic visits right in your office or private space. Read more…

Eleisha Stevens

Founder of InspireWorx, Pulse of the People and a Partner with Engage & Grow Global

Eleisha Stevens has spent over 15 years as a dedicated strategic advisor helping large global companies and SME’s inspire and recognize people for their great work through the engagement of their teams, customers and community. Eleisha’s passion and purpose is to create a globally engaged workforce whereby every leader and employee is inspired, connected, happy and living their true purpose… ultimately making our world a better place. Read more…

Marilyn Barefoot

Master Facilitator, Barefoot Brainstorming

Marilyn is the one who inspires teams to look at every project as an opportunity to be original!

Classically trained in tier one companies like Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, General Mills, Nike and Microsoft, Marilyn combines a wickedly smart and analytical brain with an intuitive gut.

A hands-on leader, Marilyn’s high-energy brainstorming sessions (trademarked as BigStorming®) lead to powerful results.

Susan Pahl

Founder & CEO of Shift Coaching Inc.

Susan is an innovative leadership and team coach with 30 years domestic and international business experience. Susan has demonstrated success in working with both leaders and teams in corporate environments that are experiencing change, significant growth, or transformation. She works with leaders to leverage their most valuable resources, their people, to create a resilient work force in the face of fiscal constraint. Susan understands complex organizational challenges due to her extensive senior executive experience. She held senior executive roles with multi-national organizations in the technology sector and served on global management teams. Read more…

Warren Ross

SHIFT TO LEAD Workshop and Coach

A dynamic, and accomplished sales and marketing executive who has worked over 30 years with many of the top technology organizations in Canada. Building and fostering teams through coaching is his passion. He works with organizations, leaders and teams, to help accelerate performance, growth, educate, and transform. His focus is to create profound shifts in the thinking and behaviour of leaders, teams, and the entire organization.

Shift to Lead is a leadership and personal development program designed to develop critical leadership skills with an emphasis on self, impact on others, team, and organization. The focus is customized to the needs of the participants.

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