Brad's Light Bulb Moment...

“All we own is our story~”

Dreaming of a world where I had a lot of resources for myself, family, + friends, I was programmed to believe independence was the ideal, especially financial  + time independence. Yet, as I recondition my mind, living true to Natural Law best I can, I’m discovering a more worthy ideal: interdependence.

After meeting a Mentor in 2012, over three months, I discovered + declared my unique purpose, and the last 2 years of BCOM degree orientated around starting a practice developing Prosocial entrepreneurs, professionals, and business owners, committed to live a life of Purpose, aligned with 8+ billion humans and the planet. Launching in 2014, graduation year, I’ve collaborated with 300+ people 1-on-1, and a few teams, around finding clarity, direction, and building resilient sustainable performance in reaching key milestones on pace to the greater vision.

Attaining a BCOM from the Sauder School of Business taught core principles of economy and how organizations thrive. I noticed most corporations + economists seemed to miss a crucial context: The Natural World. I discovered a trade-off between equality and efficiency in the economy and government.

I believe this ‘trade-off’ mentality is a symptom of a scarcity mindset. We need systems-thinking, which requires an organization to be committed to learn, unlearn and relearn. Yes, opportunity costs are present in each decision, yet we need to utilize full information when making crucial decisions. I believe there is a world where we move away from coercion, and towards collaboration.

We waste nearly 50% of our food in North America, a first world country, and we have more humans suffering from poverty in the US than all of Canada’s population…

The old paradigm of Independence is simply not working. Blame and shame, only keep the game the same. There is a new paradigm (ie. interdependence).

In reality…

Win  –  Lose?

Lose  –  Win?

Do either of these work?

I believe, if anyone is losing, everyone is losing.

What is the “New” Paradigm?!

*Interdependence*

John Rawls shifted my thinking in 1st year of uni while studying the “Veil of Ignorance” – a way to explore morality. To try it out, simply close your eyes, and imagine when you open them, you could be any other human on the planet for the rest of your life. (Try it out!)

What you may be experiencing in this moment is a sense of Empathy.

In 2020 it all came together when I discovered the term UBUNTUThe Spirit of Africa – or loosely translated to “I AM BECAUSE WE ARE”. Ubuntu is what helped reconciled the ~100 day 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. Ubuntu is a powerful medicine, embracing empathy.

Empathy is being able to walk in the shoes of another, without any shoes on, or at least with a fresh pair of socks (shoes off/no judgement)!

Empathy is understanding if we walked every single step of another human, we would likely be making the same decisions they’re making today.

Empathy creates the rich soil for the seed of collaboration to grow.

Welcome to a Paradigm of Interdependence!

MY MISSION IS SIMPLE:

*To move humanity from coercion to collaboration*

At 14 yrs old, (trigger warning for suicide) our family stockbroker lost his battle to mental illness passing away abruptly, and I witnessed my family lose overnight what we thought we had for generations. We landed in gratitude for being able to think we had the wealth we did so we could live as we did. Yet, the memory burns brightly…

This motivated me to find a New Way (ie. Interdependence), one which has kept the Mycelium Network around longer than dinosaurs!

Mental health is real, and some have the access to being mentally ill and mentally healthy. We are building.

In Canada, the estimated cost “economic burden” of mental illness is a $51B per year (Article, Canada.ca).

Economic Tyranny impacts us all beyond the physical, well into the emotional and mental realms of health.

Spiritual Maturity is a must.

***I’m here to change the face of mental health in business, education and health – from criminal to medical, from coercion to collaboration, from in-dependent to inter-dependent living, creating a new standard for the leaders of our world, starting with raising children with warmth + precision (ie. ACE’s, Adverse Childhood Experiences).

I’m hopeful we will align our Cash Flow with Natural Law in order to heal Economic Tyranny, which correlates with our own physicality.

We have an opportunity to surrender to what is, let go of what was, and create a NEW Economic Paradigm, one where Economy is Ecology, and Ecology is Economy.

It takes a present, open, and clear mind to simply see what is, yet the powers at be can keep us separated, scattered, confused, lost, and/or shaken. Trust the inner knowing there is a more aligned way of living, and take action today.

Now What?

Reach out to Brain Jam if you resonate, and would like to build a Career/Profession backed by research in the scientific realms, and validation of the spiritual, in real-time experiential learning.

***Schedule a Zoom Call to begin the Discovery of your Purpose, Mission, Vision in this New Economy (click here) – my gift for reading up until here! or send an email to coach@bradgretz.com to set up a quick phone call to learn more.

Thank you for choosing interdependence

Brad's Story

Relevant Experiences
  • I. Mentee/Apprenticeship Training
      • Don Panton, a corporate trainer for more than 35 years, guides Brad through larger projects. Don has been an invaluable resource to Brad over the last 9 years.
    • Jonathan Michael poured his 25 years of professional coaching experience into Brad over the last 9 years directly, being a true catalyst to his success. 
  • II. Entrepreneurial Efforts:
      • Generated over $500,000+ in Revenue through entrepreneurial efforts since 2008
      • 9 years of operating a successful independent coaching practice with clients such as Matt Jarvis, and many other high performers (see TESTIMONIALS).
      • Responsible for $250,000 of CUTCO knives sold in people’s homes, funding five years of university through referral-based marketing. Brad was referred to ~900 prospect buyers; giving each a 1-hour in-home presentation, resulting in approximately 600 buyers (avg. order about $400, largest sale was $5200)
      • Nearly $60,000 came from running a branch office, where Brad personally hired and trained 58 representatives on how to sell knives for a summer between 1st and 2nd year of university. 
        • Managed the logistics behind leasing and furnishing 750 sq. ft. office and filled the space, becoming a recruiter, manager, and leader. Every person looking for a job in Kamloops in the summer of 2010 knew Vector Marketing was an option. 
  • III. Bachelor of Commerce, Sauder School of Business, UBC
      •  Finance Coop transferring to Marketing to start Coaching practice
        • (March 16th, 2012, Brad met his coaching mentor )
      • 1st + 2nd year at Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, AB
      • Led a student development group in last 2 years of degree @ UBC
        • This group was the microcosm of Brad’s development. A safe space to share ideas from the masters. The greatest lesson he gained is to only teach from experience – what has worked for himself.
    • Capstone Sauder Course: COMM 486R – General Management & Leadership
        • Led by Bob Elton. Previously, President & CEO at BC Hydro for over 6 years; now on the board of Ritchie Brothers. He has a vast understanding economics/finance supported with social development on a local and global scale. Bob coached young girl’s soccer for about 20 years too! A significant leader + role model in Brad’s life.
        • Intensive 4 month course involved creating recommendations for over 45 Harvard Business Review cases with a team formed through student networking – very unique. Every other weekend was a 24-hour case study, generating a 20 slide deck deliverable to be presented the following week. This conditioned students for what life could be like after university as an Executive. 
      • This course required extensive preparation and commitment with a reading list to complete prior to the course starting – again, very unique.

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