Brian Sommer Phd.

Brian Sommer is a guide, not to more knowledge or better technique, but to something deeper: what is already available when the interference falls away.

A Master Level Certified Mind Power Coach, Brian works with high-performing individuals in business, education, and sport—not to fix, motivate, or optimize them, but to help them see. See what’s getting in the way. See how performance, productivity, and strategy arise naturally when one operates from awareness, not resistance. From choice, not image. From presence, not pressure.

“The purpose of this work is not to help you become someone else. It’s to reveal what’s been there all along.”

With over 30 years of experience across corporate boardrooms, academic institutions, athletic training environments, and government agencies, Brian brings a rare integration of rigor, insight, and humility. He has trained with some of the most respected minds in performance; Dave Pelz, David Leadbetter, Fred Shoemaker, Garry Lester, Keith Lyford, Robert Smith, Scott Fawcett, Steph & Shay, and Tim Gallwey, not merely to absorb methods, but to explore the nature of learning itself.

As a Partner at CDI Global, Brian has advised clients across the aerospace, defense, construction, technology, and energy sectors, supporting transformational growth in companies ranging from startups to multinationals. He doesn’t just bring expertise, he brings a new way of seeing what is possible when strategy arises from clarity rather than compulsion.

In education, Brian’s work spans from undergraduate classrooms to graduate programs to specialized learning environments. He served as a professor and program designer at Lynn University, taught at the Watson Institute for Social Entrepreneurship, and currently teaches Honors-level Entrepreneurship and Innovation at American Heritage School. He has worked with advisory boards at UNC Asheville, Palm Beach State College, and Stetson University, always with one intention: to bring forth the brilliance in others, rather than instruct them into conformity.

“Real learning occurs not when a student adds something new, but when they see freshly, and drop what they no longer need.”

Brian holds a Ph.D. in Leadership from Concordia University Chicago, where his dissertation: “A Paradigm Shift in Teaching and Learning Golf”, reflected his commitment to presence-based learning. His academic background also includes degrees in History, Political Science, Business Administration, and Finance (Cornell University, University of Miami, and Lynn University).

In all his roles—coach, professor, strategist, and partner, Brian brings people back to the ground of being. He invites them to look beyond technique, narrative, or image, and return to the source of authentic performance.

He is also the co-founder of CDI Space & Technology LLC., helping small and mid-sized companies in the aerospace and defense sectors grow, not just by scaling operations, but by aligning their strategy with clear, embodied leadership.