What people say about my work
MOZILLA
"Things that have felt blocked, things that have felt insurmountable, he can help you as an organization quickly get over the hump and move forward and build momentum.”
- Mark Surman, President
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF PHARMACISTS
"We were suffering from a high attrition level, and it was having an impact on our productivity. All of our scores of staff satisfaction have improved greatly, and we’ve learned at the senior management level to work more closely as a team.”
- Shenda Tanchak, Registrar & CEO
“Misha helps untangle business problems by solving the deeper people issues…and vice-versa. He's got a light and sure touch, a big brain, and a way of sparking both insight and action that is unique.”
Michael Bungay Stanier, Best-Selling Author of The Coaching Habit
CLEARFIELD GROUP
“Misha’s unique gift is at the intersection of mindset and commercial aspects. My work with Misha helped me elevate my abilities, and had a real impact on my business and my prosperity.”
- Chris Clearfield, CEO & Co-Founder
BAYSHORE HEALTH CARE
“Sometimes you need an expert in the field to help you drive major change in an organization. That's what happened, finding new ways to collaborate.”
- Lynn Roger, Chief Human Resources Officer
“When it comes to helping people become more persuasive and effective communicators, Misha is one of the most gifted practitioners I’ve seen… you’ll be amazed by the results he can bring.”
Douglas Stone, Harvard Law School, Co-Author of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
REXDALE COMMUNITY LEGAL CLINIC
“The work that Misha does is so helpful in terms of making kind of an ethereal, difficult concept like communication feel more manageable, less daunting.”
- Yodit Edemariam, Director of Legal Services
CONVERGE
“I was able to reduce my workload by about 10 to 12 hours per week and…my sales process has now become about 10X more effective at connecting me with qualified customers”
- Brooke Struck, Founder and CEO
Q DIVISION STUDIOS
"I’ve been less reluctant to have difficult conversations, and to see conflict as an opportunity to get to what’s important to people.”
- Jon Lupfer, Owner and Manager
“If you are running a business, you should talk to Misha. If you have even a short call with him, you'll learn something huge you didn't even know you needed to learn."
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, Economist & NYT best-selling author of “Don’t Trust Your Gut”
Select past clients include
Art Gallery of Ontario
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
Bayshore Health Care
BC Lottery Corporation
Bell Canada
Brown University
Canadian Medical Association
CloudinarySCI Canada
Desautels Faculty of Management
Etsy
Ivey Business School
Harbourfront Centre
KIK Consumer Products
TD Bank
Loblaws
Navantis
OCAD University
Ontario College of Pharmacists
Ontario National Film Board
Mount Sinai Health Foundation
Reuters
Shopify
TD
The Lavin Agency
The Mozilla Foundation
The University of Toronto School of Continuing Education
Toronto Metropolitan University
(Previously Ryerson University)
United Nations Global Compact
Vista Sotheby’s
Women’s Health Care Centre St. Michael’s Hospital
Zoom