Academic Achievement
Graduate and Post-Graduate Studies in Human Development and Psychology – Michael holds a Master’s in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University, focusing on human potential, consciousness, and transformation. He did postgraduate studies in somatic psychology at the California Institute for Integral Studies. His postgraduate certifications in Spiral Dynamics (Don Beck, PhD) and Wade Mindsets (Jenny Wade, PhD) provide advanced frameworks for cognitive development, leadership, and systems thinking. He is a graduate of NYU’s Coaching certification program. He is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California.

Optimized Health Experiences
Integrative Health and Holistic Medicine – As Project Director for the Health Medicine Forum, he partnered with Dr. Len Saputo to advance integrative, patient-centered approaches to healing. He served as a research assistant with Dr. Elisabeth Targ and Dr. Larry Scherwitz at the Complementary Medicine Research Institute at California Pacific Medical Center, contributing to an NIH-funded cancer grant through background research and collaborative networking. He also co-facilitated mind-d-body medicine groups at CPMC with energy medicine pioneer Julie Motz.

Michael later became Director of Human Resilience at Apeiron Zoh, a precision-medicine center exploring the frontiers of genetics, performance, and consciousness. Over a decade, he served as a master coach with Commander Mark Divine at SEALFIT’s Unbeatable Mind Academy, integrating elite performance, physiological optimization, and somatic psychology.

His deep studies in functional medicine, mind-body healing, epigenetics, and resilience science continue to inform his mission: to help individuals transcend limitations and live optimized, purpose-driven lives.

Elite Tactical Training
Michael has undergone extensive training in martial arts, including Krav Maga, Haganah, Japanese Jujitsu, Shaolin Kenpo, and Tae Kwon Do. He is a trained personal protection specialist and private investigator. Additionally, he has trained in tactical handgun/CQB, surveillance and counter-surveillance and evasive driving. He is a graduate of SEALFIT’s 3 Week SOF Academy and Kokoro Camp. Drawing upon this training, he equips clients with a warrior’s discipline – situational awareness, offensive mindset, and immovable mind.