Today’s consulting world is fiercely competitive, mentally and physically demanding, and requires constant training. To deal successfully with new challenges and transitions, we need to manage stress - which can both help and harm us - and to "own” our decisions.

This program steps into the expanding field of "peak performance training”: the practical application of a growing body of research launched by NASA in the 1960s. Techniques and tools from this expanding field are now routinely used by NASA in areas like pilot selection and training, and by a widening spectrum of others. As the research continues and broadens, so do its implications for aging, cognitive functioning and other areas that affect people in demanding, high-energy professions like ours. This is a field we'll all hear more about and we’ll benefit greatly if we become early adopters. 

Our interactive February program focuses on an integrated approach and some proven techniques for handling stress as an interconnected mind/body phenomenon. And of course, it gives us another opportunity to convene and network. The FitAdvantage model to be presented is an example of peak performance training geared toward executives for whom time is constrained and high-quality results are imperative. The program develops individually tailored, results-oriented programs which include focused consultation and wellness coaching. You’ll leave this fascinating, highly practical presentation with: 

• Practical tools and techniques to personally reach higher levels of performance.


About Our Speaker:

Gunilla Ekberg is an innovative thinker and practitioner known for her ability to conceive, develop and implement programs in areas of people and service management. She has established several branding concepts and launches, including PR and marketing campaigns with a record for successful fundraising and lobbying. Her trademark trend forecasting is tailored to consumer-driven industries.  

A competitive athlete since age fifteen and a competitive fencer in her native Sweden, Ms. Ekberg developed her FitAdvantage concept of personal training and lifestyle coaching in 2000. She offers high-level corporate and government clients a program of efficient fitness training, weight management and performance improvement to insure peak performance. 

Ms. Ekberg has 25 years’ experience in national and international market development for publicly traded and other businesses. In 2000, she accepted a position to manage a premier residential community in Washington, D.C. and relocated here. She was appointed General Manager for House of Sweden in 2005 and has since developed and launched a new landmark and concept in ‘diplomacy building’, anchored by the Embassy of Sweden.  

Formerly, Ms. Ekberg was director of business development and special programs for the Swedish Federation of Rental Property Owners and the Nordic Council of Shopping Centers. She has also implemented business development programs for the Skandia Group Insurance Company and European Common Market clients.