Patty Purpur
Patty Purpur graduated with a BA in Psychology from Stanford University in 1989 and began her career as a personal fitness trainer after the birth of her two children. In 1997 she incorporated TimeOut Services and grew the company to over 100 employees and over 5 million in sales by 2008.
Patty and her team were instrumental in designing the original fitness centers and wellness programs for Google, Cisco, Yahoo!, Safeway and KLA-Tencor. In 2009, Patty sold her trademarked Community BootCamp program and the TimeOut Services' corporate fitness division to Plus One Holdings of New York. Today, TimeOut Services specializes in Corporate Wellness Services including consulting, classes, workshops and retreats.
Patty is now the Director of the Stanford Health Promotion Network and the author of The Soft Side of Success: www.thesoftsideofsuccess.com
Greg de Vries
Greg began practicing meditation over 15 years ago to relieve stress and combat negative health issues. His inner journey led him on a path of self-discovery and personal growth. Being an entrepreneur and self-motivated he began to study meditation and variations of its practice in depth. He attended seminars and weekend retreats. He read books, listened to audio books and met others who practiced meditation.
He became a full-fledged “closet meditator”. He was enjoying the benefits of meditation and mindfulness, but did not discuss his new found passion outside his close circle of friends.
That was until 2005 when Greg decided to share his story openly with others. He was now running a successful finance business, but somehow still found the time to meditate an hour a day and continued to experience tremendous benefit from it. He took a course through the American Institute of Health Care Professionals and became a Certified Meditation Instructor.
He launched his website “MeditationCoach.com”. He now leads classes and workshops at Fortune 500 companies including Cisco, Yahoo! and Google, as well as assisting private clients with stress management and well-being. He runs a free weekly community mediation program at his meditation studio in Campbell, California.
His first book “The Light Within – Meditation for Spiritual Growth” was recently published and is available from his website at MeditationCoach.com, Amazon and from other book resellers.
His home study course entitled “Practical Meditation” will be available later this year. He also has many guided meditation products available for download on iTunes and Amazon.com.
Testimonials
“ Patty's own vast personal experience and her distinct narrative sets her apart as a personal coach. She combines her natural talents of being empathetic, intelligent, and a really good listener while objectively showing you a picture of where you are, what you want to be and how to get there, effectively. Her step-by-step approach makes your own work challenging, fun and fulfilling. You are instantly empowered.”
– Veena
“Patty's coaching techniques have helped me become more efficient and productive in both my personal and professional life.”
– Scott
“Thank you! As always you provide thought provoking ideas. These ideas will resonate. I think we know/knew what we are doing but the definitions brought it into focus; allowing us to act more distinctly. Your presentation is engaging, entertaining, and informative. What I like is that you clearly apply these principles to your own life. That lends credibility to your presentation.”
– John
“An eye-opener. A reflection of your own. See yourself from outside of your own mind and body. Soul searching-finding, discovering yourself. Becoming aware of who you may actually be, what you want and where you want to go.”
– Dennis
“This presentation had me focus on my strengths rather than my weaknesses. I tend to concentrate self-improvement on correcting weaknesses. Developing current strengths could lead to both personal and professional growth and satisfaction. I enjoyed the presentation. I hope I will get my act together enough to follow through with the recommendations.”
– Mark
“Thanks so much for the ‘learning’ session. I found the entire session very helpful and enlightening. I will recommend this to my husband for his company’s use! Thanks again!"
– Sherrie
“This was what we needed. I truly believe everyone learned more about themselves and others. I plan to recommend this either for the Executive Team Retreat or for the Management Retreat. Thanks again for everything!"
– Gretchen