Nathalie Blais is a TEDx speaker and founder of Coach Academy, a Canadian institution that has certified thousands of coaches worldwide through its programs accredited by the International Coaching Federation. She is a Master Certified Coach and holds an MA in psychology from Harvard University, earned with distinction. Blais has spent over a decade certifying thousands of coaches around the world and logged more than fifty thousand hours of field work, designing curriculums, coaching, mentoring, and facilitating the conversations her book The Connection Experiment is built on. She is also the host of The Connection Experiment podcast, which focuses on human connection, community, and the power of coaching. Blais lives in Ottawa, Canada.