About Us

As President of Clarion Enterprises Ltd., Bruna Martinuzzi has helped numerous leaders to achieve personal effectiveness. She is a believer in creating self-awareness as the stepping stone for managing and developing yourself to achieve your personal best.

Bruna is a certified Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Presentation Skills facilitator and consultant. Her background incorporates 30 years of experience in senior management and executive leadership positions in the resource and technology fields. She holds a B.A. and a M.A. from the University of British Columbia and has completed advanced Emotional Intelligence (EQ) training through the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, as well as EQ Teaching certification through Six Seconds, the International Emotional Intelligence Network. Bruna is a certified instructor for DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats, a licensed facilitator for the Coaching Clinic© for Managers, a certified instructor for Effective Presentation Skills and a qualified Myers-Briggs® consultant. She is also a HayGroup accredited consultant in the Emotional Competence Assessment. Along with expert facilitation, leadership development and presentation skills, Bruna brings to her interventions several years of executive coaching, having been certified as an Executive Coach from The Business School of Royal Roads University. She is also currently a member of the Graduate School of Coaching in the U.S.

Bruna was certified through The Tom Peters Company to deliver The Leadership Challenge™ and The Leader's Voice Workshops in Canada. She lectures at the Simon Fraser University MBA Program, the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business and The University of Northern B.C. Bruna speaks at numerous events such as the High Tech Exchange, the B C Technology Industry Association's Human Capital Symposium and the annual meeting of Westlink's Technology Commercialization Program. Her training sessions are practical, fast-paced and information-packed. Participants label her style as warm, engaging and inspiring.

Bruna speaks six languages and has taught in the French Language Faculty of UBC. She is the recipient of several awards, including the B.C. Workplace Excellence Award For Unusual Innovation (1992), the Izaak W. Killam Memorial Pre-doctoral Fellowship for three years in a row and the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Award. A member of Toastmasters International, she holds the Advanced Toastmaster Designation and is also a professional member of the Canadian Professional Speakers' Association.

Bruna published numerous articles on leadership in Mind Tools, The Leader's Edge, 1000 Ventures, Prentice Hall's Human Resources Management, The H.R. Reporter, H.R. Online, The Personnel Journal and Business Ethics. She is the co-author of The Power to Lead, scheduled for publication in December 2007. She is a world traveler, having visited 45 countries spanning the Middle East , South and Central America , Europe , East Africa and parts of Asia . Living in beautiful North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, surrounded by spectacular mountains, her interests include living a fulfilling and well adjusted life, writing, teaching, continuing to learn and developing her mind, research, mentoring, jogging, public speaking and dark chocolate. Bruna's type preferences are ESTJ, with tender accommodating tendencies.

Bruna has impacted many individuals:

I found Bruna Martinuzzi to be an outstanding coach — she often helped me view an issue from a 360-degree perspective. She brought many innovative tools to her coaching process, including Emotional Intelligence, the Six Thinking Hats and Cognitive Restructuring skills. I would recommend Bruna as a coach to any executive looking for an experienced professional to give them a strategic advantage.
	—Mike Heaven, General Manager, Paper Tech Inc.

The coaching experience with Bruna changed my life. Bruna's coaching sessions gave me a better understanding of myself and a direction that will enable me to live the life I want to live. My mission statement will be in my mind and in my daily life forever. Thank you, Bruna. Words cannot even express what your sessions have done for me.
	—Vicki Lloyd, Manager of Human Resources, Pro-face INDE Electronics

I had coaching in the past and one of my complaints was that there were no exercises or questions to draw out my creative abilities and focus on my areas of strength. Bruna started off with a 100 question exercise that required me to evaluate where I was in my life both personally and professionally. Bruna is caring and focused on moving her clients forward. She uses very direct questioning and is a great listener. Her life's experience gives her many different views of different situations and she brings depth to each and every coaching session. Thank you, Bruna, for your caring and frank discussions.
	—J.Oulton, President, DJ's Designer

Since taking on a senior management role, Bruna's coaching has helped me to remain focused on what was most important for the success of my portfolio responsibilities, my team and my personal pursuits. She has helped me to rise above the playing field and reach a new level of confidence inspired leadership. Bruna's warm-hearted passion for helping people realize and exploit their strengths and her sixth-sense understanding of human behavior and interaction makes her an invaluable coach. Bruna: you are a recharge for the soul.
	—C. McCormack, Director of Product Marketing, Tectura Corporation
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A few things to consider, on your path to personal excellence.....

Avoiding negative environments.
Continuing to learn throughout your lifetime — reading books, attending courses, acquiring new skills, upgrading yourself.
Using your time wisely. It's a non-renewable resource.
Unraveling what holds you back.
Consistently acting with integrity - even in small things.
Knowing that no one else can identify our paths for us. Tuning in to your inner guidance system and following its direction.
Working hard to achieve what you want - study those who achieved success: very few did it without hard work.
After making a mistake, analyzing what happened so that you don't repeat it. "People are only a victim the first time. After that, they are a volunteer".
Improving your presentation skills. It will pay dividends for your career.
When someone has wronged you, continuing to treat them with civility — it’s an EQ thing to do.
Becoming conscious of your self-talk.
Becoming aware of your "hot buttons" - those events that can rob you of your grace.
Making sense of your life's journey — don’t leave it to chance.
Putting energy and care into all of your communications.
Bringing grace into all of your relationships.
Giving way more than you take.
Hiring people who are as smart as you, or smarter.
Considering your flaws from the vantage point of your strengths: almost always, your strengths outnumber your flaws.
Finding an area that you can excel in and throwing yourself into it wholeheartedly.
Knowing that your example is more important than your advice.
Listening – it’s one of the most powerful tools for connecting with others.
Consider how others feel when they are in your presence. Do they feel better about themselves? This will say a lot about you.
Cultivating your network as you would a precious asset. Relationships require integrity and maintenance (attention and reciprocity) in order to thrive. Don't tap into your network only when you need them.
Understanding that emotions are contagious.
Helping a child develop a positive self-image - it will be your greatest gift.

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