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For some of us, there are moments in life that wake us up. Two such moments happened to Claire Rogers that woke her up and changed her life forever. The first was surviving an encounter with a 600lb angry grizzly bear in the Rocky Mountains and the second was when a month later, Claire found herself at home, curled up on her bathroom floor suffering from a panic attack. The impacts of modern-day work culture had taken its toll on her in the form of: Insomnia. Being in autopilot mode. Sleepwalking through life. Always being “on”. Email & screen addiction. Anxiety. Depression. Burnout. |
At the time, she was a Director at an American Fortune 100 company responsible for successfully managing a team of global account managers with a $3 billion portfolio. Like many individuals in today’s society, she operated in a global environment accommodating multiple time zones, which led her to ‘always being on’ – meaning being contactable 24/7. Furthermore, constant re-structuring equated to increased working hours and unsustainable workloads, which saw her go from being an ambitious perfectionist and a high performer to becoming a highly stressed, burned out, overworked leader.
That first panic attack led to further panic attacks, which eventually led her to sink into her own private world of hell – chronic fear, anxiety, and depression, which lasted 18 months - a disturbing dark night of the soul, which steered her to explore not only how to recover her mental health but also to search for the meaning and purpose of life.
iTopia Coaching & Consulting was born from this period of recovery and introspection. Recognising her passion for inspiring and empowering others, Claire studied coaching for two years while still employed in the corporate world. Upon completion of her studies, she resigned from corporate life and founded iTopia. She created the name iTopia by playing on the words “individual” and “utopia” because she passionately believes everyone should be working towards and living their own version of utopia.
In developing iTopia Coaching, Claire combined the lessons she gained from her personal struggles and her twenty-year corporate experience, alongside a unique scientific understanding of happiness gained from her studies with UC Berkeley and Harvard Business School.
That first panic attack led to further panic attacks, which eventually led her to sink into her own private world of hell – chronic fear, anxiety, and depression, which lasted 18 months - a disturbing dark night of the soul, which steered her to explore not only how to recover her mental health but also to search for the meaning and purpose of life.
iTopia Coaching & Consulting was born from this period of recovery and introspection. Recognising her passion for inspiring and empowering others, Claire studied coaching for two years while still employed in the corporate world. Upon completion of her studies, she resigned from corporate life and founded iTopia. She created the name iTopia by playing on the words “individual” and “utopia” because she passionately believes everyone should be working towards and living their own version of utopia.
In developing iTopia Coaching, Claire combined the lessons she gained from her personal struggles and her twenty-year corporate experience, alongside a unique scientific understanding of happiness gained from her studies with UC Berkeley and Harvard Business School.
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MEET SONNY VON CLEVELAND
Resiliency & Transformation Coach & Motivational Speaker
Sonny Von Cleveland specializes in mindset, resiliency, and personal empowerment. With his clients, he coaches them to rise to their highest level of personal and professional growth by creating healthy, purposeful lives. He does this by aiding his clients to re-discover their passions and develop healthy habits, and empowering beliefs.
With his clients, he trains and speaks on self-empowerment, resiliency, and overcoming past tragedy to get out of our own way and realize the life of our dreams. He is passionate about helping others who have come from the most troubled circumstances to achieve success on levels they never believed possible.
Sonny has a master's degree in mindset transformation and self-awareness from the School of Hard Knox with a minor in Unstoppable Success from Hustle Hard University. He also holds a professional certificate from the University of British Columbia in Business Fundamentals and certifications for Anger Management, Conflict Resolution, and Communications. In addition, he has taught programs in the prison system on Thinking For A Change, Post Incarceration Job Seeking and Interviewing Skills, and mindset and self-awareness training.
Sonny was born in Carson City, Michigan, where he experienced childhood sexual abuse from the ages of five until ten. He was convicted of his first felony at age seven and served 18 years in the Michigan Department Of Corrections, where he developed an expertise in resiliency and self-mastery and teaching inmates to do the same.
The mindset and self-awareness skills he holds today he owes to the 14,000 plus hours of self-help study garnered during more than 19 months of solitary confinement while incarcerated. The transition from violent gang member to the embodiment of zen-Buddist style self-help guru was by no means easily earned in the land of violence and blind loyalty.
With his clients, he trains and speaks on self-empowerment, resiliency, and overcoming past tragedy to get out of our own way and realize the life of our dreams. He is passionate about helping others who have come from the most troubled circumstances to achieve success on levels they never believed possible.
Sonny has a master's degree in mindset transformation and self-awareness from the School of Hard Knox with a minor in Unstoppable Success from Hustle Hard University. He also holds a professional certificate from the University of British Columbia in Business Fundamentals and certifications for Anger Management, Conflict Resolution, and Communications. In addition, he has taught programs in the prison system on Thinking For A Change, Post Incarceration Job Seeking and Interviewing Skills, and mindset and self-awareness training.
Sonny was born in Carson City, Michigan, where he experienced childhood sexual abuse from the ages of five until ten. He was convicted of his first felony at age seven and served 18 years in the Michigan Department Of Corrections, where he developed an expertise in resiliency and self-mastery and teaching inmates to do the same.
The mindset and self-awareness skills he holds today he owes to the 14,000 plus hours of self-help study garnered during more than 19 months of solitary confinement while incarcerated. The transition from violent gang member to the embodiment of zen-Buddist style self-help guru was by no means easily earned in the land of violence and blind loyalty.
THE PATHWAY TO
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STARTS WITHIN
"If you are not determined to learn yourself, nothing can help you.
If you are determined to master yourself, nothing can stop you.”
- SONNY VON CLEVELAND
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MEET CLAIRE ROGERS
Mindset Coach, Workshop Facilitator & Award-Winning Motivational Speaker
Claire Rogers specialises in mindset coaching. With her private clients, she coaches them to rise to their highest level of personal and professional growth by developing a positive mindset and creating healthy, purposeful lives. She does this by aiding her clients to re-discover their passions and create healthy habits and empowering beliefs.
With her business clients, she trains and speaks on corporate wellness to support, improve and implement effective transformational change to enhance employee wellbeing, talent retention, productivity and employee engagement. She is passionate about driving business strategies and
ensuring results while also maintaining employee health and wellness.
With her business clients, she trains and speaks on corporate wellness to support, improve and implement effective transformational change to enhance employee wellbeing, talent retention, productivity and employee engagement. She is passionate about driving business strategies and
ensuring results while also maintaining employee health and wellness.
MEANINGFUL CHANGE IS
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CHANGE
"It shouldn't take a breakdown, a health scare, burnout, bankruptcy or loss for people to decide to make meaningful changes in their lives."
Claire Rogers - Mindset Coach
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