Get to know Garry
Garry Watanabe brings a wide range of extensive coaching experience and training in communications skills to the Performance Coaching Team.
He has personally experienced what it takes
to help others succeed in environments where
pressure and the need for excellence are equally
present. Garry started out his career as a lawyer
and spent five years developing his corporate
experience in the competitive world of
law. During this time Garry came to realize
that his passion for coaching and
developing others was overtaking his
desire to be a lawyer. This passion
drove Garry to leave the legal profession, obtain his Master’s Degree in Sport Psychology,
and seek out coaching opportunities.
Garry spent the next ten years as a national level coach, first directing programs at Carleton University and then heading to Southern California to coach in the most competitive swimming environment in North America. Looking to combine his business experience with his coaching background he now focuses on applying the principles of coaching, mental fitness, and challenging conversations to a wider range of performers in his work with Performance Coaching. Garry has delivered programs to corporate clients including 3M, TD Bank, Land O’Lakes, and Queen’s University to rave reviews. Alongside his corporate clients, Garry continues to work in the sports area, helping coaches and athletes prepare for the upcoming 2008 and 2010 Olympic Games.
Participants in Garry’s workshops benefit from his unique combination of experience and excellence. He has a friendly, easygoing manner, a trained analytical mind, and a wealth of practical experience from the world of high performance. Garry’s insight, his stories and examples, his practical approach all enable him to connect quickly to the audience and deliver a program that will move participants to action.
Garry was a terrific facilitator! His in-depth knowledge of coaching and ability to connect to his audience really made learning a fun experience.
Phong Kieu
Senior Channel Manager, Retail Investments e-Business, BMO Financial Group
Garry's dynamic delivery keeps the audience entertained and energized, while his examples ground the skills and concepts in the real world. Garry's workshops are practical and powerful experiences demanded by many executive audiences. Participants are able to apply his lessons both at work and throughout their personal lives.
- Ruth Rappini, Director of Custom Programs, Queen's University