At the age of 19, I started working as a trainer in the family gym in Saint-Joseph, as my attempts at college were not proving successful. To further my coaching knowledge, I quickly began taking courses with Coach Export, which was then the training consortium of the FCPAQ. During my training sessions, I had the opportunity to meet a European coach of international caliber, Mr. René Meme, who became my coach and mentor for 2 years.
Later on, life brought Mr. Nelson Ayotte into my path. Nelson was a coach for the national biathlon team at the Valcartier military base and the physical preparation coach for two NHL hockey teams. During my training with Nelson, I gained extensive knowledge in nutrition, including the principles of Biosignature and how to work with various training parameters for athletes. My training workshops on sports training periodization and the different tools and techniques I learned at the time allowed me to develop expertise in physical preparation. I had the opportunity to train junior hockey players who made it to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (LHJMQ), college football players, professional golfers, marathon runners, cyclists, and more! My experience gave me a precise vision of the planning needed for an athlete to achieve a desired level of performance.
In 2006, I developed a weight loss company using Biosignature principles. I initiated and developed this project for nearly 7 years. During this period, I trained nearly 350 weight loss coaches. This saga ended with a dispute among shareholders, and I made the decision to withdraw. Today, I derive a lot from this experience, giving me a consulting approach in business management and development that I would not have otherwise acquired.
In 2014, my experience in nutrition evolved again with anti-aging concepts, my return to competition, and my experiences with different schools of thought in nutrition, all adding to my expertise in the field.
From 2014 to 2016, I directed Élite Coach towards a franchise offering, where I developed 20 franchises throughout Quebec. Once again, I coached franchisees in achieving their goals and business model, business development, and strategic planning. Life taught me that the coach market was not profitable and was leading me in circles. Despite my extensive experience in team management, communication, and leadership, the development of Élite Coach into a franchise model fell through.
From 2016 to 2019, I returned to the family business. Profil Action Santé was in a difficult position, so I made the decision to set aside my projects to help my family recover the business. This allowed me to further test team management, goal planning, and performance mobilization as I learned from Darren Hardy’s programs. The company made significant progress in developing a team of committed key players and improving the customer experience. My years as a general manager allowed me to refine my management skills and implement ideas that would become today’s Élite Coach offering, “Hygiène corporative™.”
A Super Achiever or inspiring leader is simply a leader who emphasizes a 360-degree approach, a 360-degree lifestyle to define success, and takes action every day to achieve their full potential. For them, success doesn’t make sense if it’s only in one area of life. There’s a significant difference between an “overachiever,” which could be identified as a successful businessperson who didn’t lead their family in this adventure and likely lost their health above all.
My story is not that of a man showing you how he succeeded in life, how he was privileged, lucky… The main reason I am where I am today is that I was a complete failure in my life. Professionally, financially, and emotionally, my life was a failure. But I realized I had a choice! I realized I was responsible for my unhappiness and, most importantly, responsible for my future, through the actions I took in the present.
360 Wellness is simply an intense training plan that emphasizes all your daily weaknesses with the aim of living in excellence. It’s a rehabilitation plan that leads you to a healthy success.