About Echo & Athena?
Get to Know Us
Echo & Athena is the beginning of a personal and professional development movement that centers on well-being and making the world a better place by helping you live authentically as the best version of who you are. We embrace people from all backgrounds to become a part of the vision we share in making the world better by leading ourselves to greater peace of mind and personal wholeness. We don't need to change the entire world in one shot. We simply need to make a change right where we stand. We are here to foster and support you in being successful and satisfied.
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Echo & Athena is guided by a core set of values in all that we do:
1. Love: being loving, kind, and clear
2. Cohesion: being aligned to who we are and what we believe
3. Playfulness: being able to have fun, laugh, and provide miles of smiles
4. Upliftment: being inspiring, aspirational, and motivational
5. Wholeness: acknowledging all aspects of who we are, honoring where we've been, and appreciating humanity in it's diversity through equity and inclusion
About Brian John
Brian John, founder and president of Echo & Athena, specializes in the training and coaching of individuals and organizations to create cultures of cognitive well-being, connectedness, and success.
Brian’s mission is to help you achieve your personal and professional goals with balance, upliftment, and cohesion through a more authentic and personalized process. By doing so, you avoid burnout, reduce stress, strengthen your relationships, and increase the impact of your leadership. As a result, you and your organization will reach goals quickly and sustainably to help you travel the road to a life well-lived.
Brian has led, coached, and taught thousands of people with a background in mental health counseling graduate studies, a master’s in leadership, real-world leadership experience, and time as an educator. He brings a passion for cognitive well-being and a focus on Love Led Leadership to meet people where they are and create experiences that bring out the best in all of us.
Brian speaks to businesses and public audiences on the subjects of personal and professional development. His exciting and heartfelt talks on leadership, culture, and cognitive well-being bring about immediate and long-term results.
Prior to founding Echo & Athena, Brian John was the Director of Professional Development and Coordinator of Strategic Initiatives for one of the largest school districts in the state of Ohio with over 1,300 staff members and 16,000 students. He has had successful careers in leadership, teaching, and coaching while enduring and growing through an emotional journey of mental wellness. He continues to help people create companies, and become better leaders, better partners, and parents by creating more connected cultures and finding their happiness.
Echo & Athena is here to help you with personal and professional development to lead a life well-lived.
Fall in love with the process of who you are becoming and the results will be better than you can imagine!