JERRY CONNOR was the founder of BTS Coaching Practice and leader of BTS's Global Leadership Practice. Jerry is a pioneer in the fields of leadership and coaching. He founded 'Coach in a Box', one of the first companies to employ virtual coaching to reach the masses. Coach in a Box quickly grew to be one of the world's biggest coaching companies with over 250 coaches in 40 countries working in 27 languages. Jerry is also a founder of Bridge, a top global leadership consultancy and of two not-for-profit organizations in international development and developing leadership in young people. Jerry is Head of Strategy for the Bridge Institute and a specialist in big systems change. Jerry lives in Sydney and is the architect behind the mindset research and the IP that has now benefitted over a half a million business leaders worldwide. Mastering MESSY leadership is his third book.
KARIM HIRANI is Global Head of Quality and Design for BTS Coach. Karim oversees quality, training and skill development for BTS Coach associates. As Head of Design function, Karim develops programs meet the needs of organizations globally. His thought leadership in coaching has taken the form of peer reviewed papers (with the Integral Business Journal and the Philosophy of Coaching Journal), presenting at ICF Global, ICF US, ICF Europe, ICF Australia and APAC conferences. Karim studied at Imperial College, London and obtained his MSc at Kings College, University of London, where he was awarded Distinction and won four prizes for Mathematics, including for being the top student out of all of the Universities of London.