Episode 1 – Philippe De Clerck

This episode features the CEO of Back in Motion, Philippe De Clerck. Philippe initially trained as a physiotherapist in Belgium before moving to Vancouver in the 1990s. He practiced as a physio, and then moved into more of an administrative role and eventually working his way up to being CEO and overseeing the direction and delivery of Back in Motion and its 300+ employees and contractors. Philippe and Joel discuss:

• Philippe’s journey to becoming a CEO
• Mindfulness, and its function to reduce stress and anxiety
• The benefit and importance of progressive goal setting
• Embracing failure and discomfort as experiences to learn from
• Training for a competition and how it relates to everyday life