PERFORMINGUNDER PRESSURE

PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES

Experience. Expertise. Application.

A network of experienced professionals who apply the principles of attention, communication, and performance in real-world settings. These colleagues share a commitment to helping individuals, teams, and organizations perform at their best.

REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCEProven expertise across sport, business, education, healthcare, and special operations.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONTools and strategies that make a difference in performance and in life.
COLLABORATIVE IMPACTWorking together to build stronger individuals, teams, and communities.
A HEALTHIER WORLDDeveloping people who can meet today’s challenges and create a better tomorrow.
Robin W. Pratt, Ph.D.

Robin W. Pratt, Ph.D.

Cognitive and I/O Psychology

Robin Pratt has worked alongside Robert Nideffer for more than 50 years in the development and practical application of TAIS and ACT. He specializes in identifying and developing talent for key sales and leadership roles, particularly in financial services and biomedical/technology fields. His experience provides a direct connection to the history of TAIS and ACT and their application to improving individual and team performance under pressure.

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Cristina Versari, Ph.D.

Cristina Versari, Ph.D.

Sport Psychology Education and Professional Development

Cristina Versari is a practicing sport psychologist and Director of the Sport Psychology Program at the San Diego University for Integrative Studies (SDUIS). She has more than 30 years of experience working with high-level athletes and organizations, including professional basketball players and teams. SDUIS offers certificate-level education for individuals seeking a deeper understanding of applied sport and performance psychology.

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TAIS Performance Systems / Grandlark Group

TAIS Performance Systems / Grandlark Group

Michelle Marsden, President

TAIS Performance Systems (TPSI), part of the Grandlark Group, is the exclusive global publisher of TAIS and its associated assessment resources. Grandlark companies have more than four decades of experience applying high-performance psychology and TAIS, with particular expertise in executive search, leadership assessment, and building high-performance executive teams. Michelle Marsden, President of Grandlark, has extensive experience in executive search and now oversees the group's operating companies, including TPSI.

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Peggy Baumgartner

Peggy Baumgartner

Leadership, Coaching, and Team Development

Peggy Baumgartner, Chief Learning Officer at Third Factor, has more than 25 years of experience developing high performers. A master-level certified TAIS coach, she has used TAIS with thousands of individuals and corporate teams to improve self-awareness, coaching, communication, leadership, and team performance. She also teaches executives at Queen's University's Smith School of Business.

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Marc Sagal

Marc Sagal

Sport and Performance Psychology

Marc Sagal, Managing Partner of Winning Mind, has decades of experience applying TAIS and performance psychology with athletes, coaches, and teams, including Olympic and professional athletes. A former Chief Operating Officer of Enhanced Performance Systems, he specializes in building successful teams and developing the mental toughness required to perform effectively under pressure. He is co-author with Robert Nideffer of Assessment in Sport Psychology.

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Mark Lowry, Ph.D.

Mark Lowry, Ph.D.

Military and Special Operations

Mark Lowry, a licensed clinical psychologist and Partner at Winning Mind, began his career as a U.S. Army psychologist working in the Special Operations community, including assignments with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta. His work has included selection and assessment, operational support, Adaptive Leadership and Thinking, and mental-toughness training. He provides particular expertise in applying performance-under-pressure principles to military and Special Operations environments.

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