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Brandon Rennels | Brandon is the Head of Teacher Development at SIY Global, where he supports the organization in cultivating world-class mindfulness teachers.Brandon has taught the SIY program to a wide variety of audiences, ranging from large investment firms in Asia, to manufacturing and technology companies in the United States, to the general public in Iceland. He is nourished by empowering leaders to align with their intention to show up fully at work and in their life. Prior to SIY Global he was a Senior Consultant for Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm. He worked across industries on a range of strategic initiatives, focusing primarily on capability building and facilitating change within organizations. In this role he consulted for public and private enterprises around the globe, including two years based in Dubai. Brandon has also spent years training in mindfulness at monasteries of Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. He is an ordained member of the Order of Interbeing, the core community of Thich Nhat Hanh. Brandon graduated with highest honors from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is an avid table tennis player who is always up for a good match.
Anuka Gazara | Anuka applies her unique combination of business and mindfulness skills to her work as a mindfulness-based leadership coach. She mentors’ executives, entrepreneurs and individuals in becoming confident mindful and effective leaders.For over 10 years Anuka worked in Human Resources, Program Management and Executive Officer roles supporting and advising executives in government and international organizations.Across these roles she has worked in different countries both in Europe and Africa and these experiences has shown her how strategy, culture and the human connection can influence and impact how leaders can work with their employees with more effective leadership but also have a positive influence on the lives of so many people from their conference tables to their dining tables.As a long-term practioner of mindfulness and various forms of meditation, Anuka is committed to strengthening the effectiveness of individuals, executive teams, business groups and boards of directors using mindfulness-based leadership and emotional intelligence coaching. She holds a BA from the University of Queen Mary ( University of London) a Masters degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) and a postgraduate Diploma in Organizational Leadership from the University of Oxford.
