ian sanderson
Senior Coach, Trainer & Speaker - Warriorship, Organizational Culture, & Perception
Are you willing to create the life the world needs you to have?
A member of the Mohawk Nation, Turtle clan, Ian Sanderson is from the Six Nations of the Grand River reservation in Ontario, Canada. Ian is committed to serving clients from the board room to the wilderness as they develop and elevate culture and awareness—of themselves, their work, their relationships, and the world—through innovative application of Western, Indigenous, and Eastern thought.
Ian has facilitated 800-900 group training and speaking engagements over the last 20 years, including multi-day retreats for up to 80 people. Clients have included 900 employees in the first year at Covidian/ Medtronic, 24 staff and senior Line Officers at the United States Forest Service, the Canadian Outward Bound Wilderness School, Naropa University, the Environmental Center at CU Boulder, and many more. He works in individual, small, and large group formats.
Ian has completed over 650 hours of leadership training. He has a BA in indigenous studies from Trent University in Ontario and is adjunct faculty at Naropa University. In addition, he owns the Boulder Quest Center, a martial arts dojo where he teaches and trains in the art of To-Shin Do ninjutsu, a modern approach to handling threats and confrontations likely in our own culture today through reality-based empowerment training, coaching the student in ways to promote peace, security, well-being, and building the kind of inner strength that leads to success in life. He holds the rank of “Sandan,” 3rd Degree Black Belt and has studied martial arts for 20 years.
Ian completed a 3-year tracking mentorship program with The Tracking Project with John Stokes and is now qualified to represent the organization. He was trained in Wilderness First Aid and certified for 10 years.
