Kirk Fox is a certified executive coach (11 years) & senior leadership development facilitator (25+ years) With an extensive background in adult learning and development, combined with over 30 years of business experience in a variety of sectors, he brings a unique focus to his work.

Passionate about developing Leaders and Teams, Kirk has facilitated transformational leadership programs with all levels of government, as well as many private-sector clients across a diverse array of industries and areas including: financial, telecom, bio-tech, pharmaceutical, consulting, manufacturing & distribution; from start-up to established.

In his work as a certified executive coach, Kirk coaches’ senior executives, leaders and teams across diverse client groups, as previously mentioned. Kirk brings a unique and varied set of coaching skills and models, build on principles derived from the fields of leadership, change learning, psychology and neuroscience, to support clients to define their personal and professional vision, goals and priorities, and achieve desired transformation and sustained change that goes to the core of ‘being’.

Kirk obtained his Executive Coaching certification and Mentor Coach certification through Royal Roads University (2013). Kirk is also a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and holds his PCC designation (Professional certified Coach) and is working toward his MCC (Master Certified Coach). He recently stepped down from the role of Director of Programming for the Toronto ICF chapter.

Kirk received his Bachelor of Arts with a specialization in psychology & sociology from the University of Alberta. Kirk also holds certifications in the following assessment tools: Leadership Circle, EQi 2.0 and EQ360, Personal Resilience Profile, MBTI, DISC, AtmanPro. He is a member of the Institute for Performance and Learning, formally holding leadership roles within this organization.

In his spare time, Kirk and his partner reside on a historical farm with their two dogs and have restored and transformed a 110 year old barn into a community events space where they hold concerts, classes, and celebrations of all kinds.

“I believe compassion and caring can be synonymous with business strategy and performance improvement, that emotional intelligence solves more complex human system challenges than IQ, and that our connections and service to each other, our community, and all beings, contribute to a life fulfilled.” (Kirk Fox)