Who We Are
Brad Kotowich – President, Principal
Having founded Focused Leadership Group in 2004, Brad is now a highly sought after, and uniquely engaging speaker, coach and facilitator who has a passion and appreciation for the power of people.
To Contact Brad
Phone: (780) 983-4965
Email: brad@focusedleadershipgroup.com
Brad’s Purpose and Focus
- To help create leadership, culture and strategic sustainability results for organizations and their leaders.
Brad’s Areas of Expertise
- Organizational and individual leadership training/coaching with companies across all sectors/sizes
- Strategic planning and corporate capacity building for business
- Sustainability Planning with Non-profit organizations
- Governance roles and limitations with Non-profit Board
- Individual, team and organizational personality profiling (Tendencies: A Personality Perspective)
- Accountability and Performance Measurement with a focus on purpose/outcomes
- Conflict Resolution
- Engaging and humorous professional development & conference speaker/facilitator
- Organizational structure efficiencies, workforce classification, and overall health
- Executive Leadership recruitment for existing clientele
- Keynote speaking at conferences and professional development sessions
- Ongoing organizational coaching/consultation
Brad’s Consulting Experience
- 25+ years of experience consulting with organizations from all industries, sectors, and sizes
- 25+ years of experience in leadership and organizational training and coaching
- 25+ years as a professional speaker and facilitator of professional development workshops and conferences
- Founded Focused Leadership Group in 2004
- Over 250 organizations and companies served
Darren Sinke – Senior Associate
Darren was recently the CEO of a Seniors Housing Society for over a decade, and joined the Focused Leadership Group team on a part-time basis to help support organizational and leadership development. Darren possesses a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). Darren has also successfully launched is own consulting practice (Sinke Consulting).
To Contact Darren
Phone: (780) 910-9356
Email: darren@sinkeconsulting.com
Darren’s Purpose
To help non-profit organizations stay focused on their mission, effectively navigate their challenges, and to help them continue to grow and thrive.
Darren’s Areas of Expertise
1. Organizational Health & Sustainability
- Strategic Sustainability planning with Boards & Leadership Teams
- Assess and support ongoing operations, create accountabilities, and measure performance
- Governance roles & limitations for non-profit Boards
2. Organizational Growth
- Feasibility studies & financial viability assessments
- Project design & development
- Construction Management & Owner Representation
3. Organizational Leadership
- Interim ED/CEO management during times of transition
- Coaching and Accountability for Leaders
- Conflict Resolution
Dr. Janice Muench (Ed.D.) – Senior Associate
Janice is the Founder and Principal of Focused Education Group. She is proud of her 25+ years of experience improving educational systems. She is an engaging and thought-provoking speaker and consultant who specializes in schools, non-profit organizations and nurturing individual and collective leader growth; enhancing their collective approach, and creating amazing learning environments for people to thrive.
To Contact Janice
Phone: (780) 645-1428
Email: drjanice@focusededucationgroup.com
Janice’s Purpose and Focus
- Positioning students, educators, and organizations for enhanced outcomes
- Igniting and fostering the collective responsibility for human growth
- Creating conditions for thriving and finding your gifts
- Leveraging staff and clients to reach their highest potential
Janice’s Areas of Expertise
- Trauma Informed Care & At-Risk Youth Support
- Educational Leadership and staff development
- Understanding behaviour to enhance collaborative learning environments
- Creating collaborative cultures & collective efficacy
- Learning and development
- Team management & development
- Culturally responsive teaching & learning
- Preventing high school dropout & Improving graduation rates
Janice’s Experience
- 25+ years effective & transformative educational leadership
- 25+ years training and shifting school & organizational culture
- 20+ years as a facilitator, public speaker, and trainer