With over 35 years’ experience as a former professional sportsman, coach, mentor and youth advocate, my background spans professional boxing, semi-professional soccer, coaching internationally, education, alternative learning and youth justice. Retiring from professional boxing in 1997, I developed the BoxWize Skills System, delivering youth programmes, guest speaking and stress management presentations. From 2004–2013, I worked with Hull Youth Justice Service in the UK, helping prevent reoffending and obtaining a Safeguarding Children System Certificate in 2011. Moving to Edmonton in 2014, I continued supporting children, youth, families and hockey players through YESS, schools and community projects, focusing on emotional awareness, stress management and personal development.

In 2018, I founded EnergyWize University of Life. I later became a self-published author and, in 2022, co-founded and volunteered with the Empower 2 Recover Foundation, supporting mental health, addiction prevention and recovery through more than 35 events across Canada, featuring over 300 speakers sharing their lived experiences. My work has involved collaboration with professional athletes, educators, community organizations and local and national media across the UK and Canada.

Awareness • Knowledge • Inspiration • Empowerment

Our children are our future, and safeguarding their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing is a shared responsibility. When entrusting our children to teachers, coaches, mentors, schools, sporting organizations and community programmes, we must look beyond education and performance alone. At EnergyWize University of Life, we promote a proactive, whole-child approach through seven key areas, encouraging adults, parents, families, teachers, coaches and mentors to work together to create safer, healthier and more supportive environments. Raising awareness through my experience and work, working with professionals in the field of safeguarding children, we are now in the process of creating safeguarding protocols to support inspired learning, empowering our children, instilling family values, developing emotional awareness and heart-mind intelligence. Proactive in combating potential mental health challenges and addictions, improving positive energy and focus for the future.

Resources & Tools – Inspired Learning: Providing educational information, practical tools, guidance and resources to empower parents, families, educators, coaches and mentors to make informed decisions and support children’s wellbeing. Our Mission: To inspire awareness, encourage shared responsibility and empower our children and young people with the skills, knowledge and support to thrive.

Skills For Life, Education, Athletics and Sports

Check Out The EnergyWize UOL – Safe Guarding Our Children For The Future 7 Key Areas. Feel Inspired and Empowered, Access Video Content, Insight, Knowledge, Tools and Resources at The SGC YOUTUBE CHANNEL