OMTI ASSOCIATES
Brian Culkin is a 2001 graduate of Skidmore College with a B.A. in American Studies. While at Skidmore, Brian was an NCAA Division 3 Regional All American basketball player as well as graduating as the all time leading scorer in its basketball program. After a brief professional basketball career in Europe, Brian returned to Boston where he began a career in the finance industry. He became CEO of United Mortgage Group, a commercial and residential mortgage firm in which he personally oversaw several hundred millions of mortgages being sold to the secondary market. In mid 2008 Brian became disillusioned with the state of the entire financial world and considered applying to several top tier MBA programs in order to develop new business skills and foster new relationships. Instead, he shut his business down and spent the next 2 years traveling the globe, studying yoga and meditation at a variety of prestigious centers and taking a series of courses on organizational theory, executive training, and management consulting. This included a one year stay at the Esalen Institute, the world renowned human potential center in Big Sur, CA. Afterwards he brought his unique viewpoint that combines a sense of strong purpose and intention in the business field with a heightened awareness of a variety of issues facing our world to the OpenMind Training Institute as a Senior Associate. OMTI is an innovative organization in Santa Monica, CA that consults businesses and leads workshops around the world. Working directly under OMTI Executive Director, Dr. Ronald Alexander, Brian has worked with CEO's, governmental officials in Icelandic Parliament, and various organizations on issues such as leadership, mindfulness, organizational development, and peak performance. Brian is a Gestalt Practitioner, working with individuals as well as teaching workshops both on the theoretical aspects of Gestalt and the practice itself. Currently, he is a columnist for elephantjournal.com, a national magazine that covers topics such as yoga, politics, and social issues. He has also written for other publications such as The Huffington Post and Om Magazine. |
