Rayner Institute
The Visionary & Instructors

The Visionary

"We have all been given this life to live free and abundant
without the need to take freedom and abundance  from anyone"
Mark Rayner

Mark Rayner PCC

The Founder of the Rayner Institute is described by those that know him as;
​"Genuine", "Authentic" & "Dynamic".​

With over 12,000 hours of Executive Coach instruction experience, 4,300 hours of direct one-on-one coaching, 35 years of research with hands-on work in human behavioral sciences, Mark’s vision of creating a place where people can come to learn the skills to be successful in life is now a reality. Students of the Rayner Institute are taught how to leave behind their past conditioning, embrace their authentic self and learn how to coach others to do the same.

Mark's guiding principle of "You can't get where you want to go holding onto your past" is evident in his life. His genuine approach to his clients creates a high degree of  trust  with  personal  insights that result in lasting change.
He has coached, facilitated and taught hundreds of individuals across varying demographics and industries, including:
• Business Executives and Managers
​• Mental Health providers. (Psychiatrist, psychologist and counselors)
• Professional Golfers and Football Players
• Olympic Athletes 
• Professional Sports Coaches 
• Educators 
• Oil and Gas (Upstream and Downstream)
• Entrepreneurs (starting a business, family business or established business) 
• Sales training
• Dental and Health Care professionals

The Rayner Institute teaches a holistic approach to executive coaching using the philosophies and other fundamental truths as the students explore the competencies of what a professional coach needs to know how to navigate the conversation. In class, we provide a safe environment for the students to explore the fundamentals of professional coaching and also get the opportunity to practice what they learn. 

These are my truths from my lived experience and now being taught around the world. 

Wish you the very best! 

​Mark
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Mark's  Philosophies​

​  ​If you what to review my  Philosophy on the discipline and science of professional coaching.
Please click this box. 
First, I would like to share the results of the research I found as it relates to the word Philosophy and the meaning as it was intended. The word Philosophy comes from the Greek ‘philo’, meaning, Love and ‘Sophia’, meaning wisdom. Therefore, going forward, as you read about the philosophies taught at the Rayner Institute, consider keeping in the back of your mind that Philosophy means “Love of Wisdom.”The Rayner Institute teaches a holistic approach to executive coaching using the philosophies and other fundamental truths as the students explore the competencies of what a professional coach needs to know how to navigate the conversation. In class, we provide a safe environment for the students to explore the fundamentals of professional coaching and also get the opportunity to practice what they learn. The Philosophy of professional coaching at the Rayner Institute. As created and implemented by Mark Rayner

Kathryn (Katie) Wolters
MA ACC
Katie completed the ACC and PCC courses at the Rayner Institute and discovered a deep love of coaching along the way. Since completing her coursework, she has worked with clients in a variety of industries as they have found the clarity and direction they need to move with confidence towards their goals. 

Professionally, Katie has a dual background in engineering and education. After starting her career as an industrial engineer in the consumer products industry, she obtained a Master's degree in Special Education. She has over 15 years of experience working in public education, where she has led operational project teams as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and led professional development for groups spanning from new teachers to C-Level leaders. 

A Wisconsin native, Katie now lives with her husband in Colorado, where she enjoys spending time outside hiking, biking, and paddleboarding. She also loves to travel and explore new places. 

Coaching has changed Katie's life more than she ever could have imagined and she is excited to work with students at the Rayner Institute as they discover the profound impact coaching can have on their lives as well. 

Katie
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James Flowers
​ACC 
"James is a PCC-trained, Rayner Institute Certified, personal and executive coach.  In combination with his professional background as a Manhattan-based luxury real estate broker, James has 17 years of experience helping clients insightfully navigate complex life decisions. 
In addition to collaborating with and mentoring other coaches, James continues to expand his private coaching practice.  He has clients located all across the U.S. and has coached internationally with clients in Canada, Europe and The Middle East.   James’s coaching clients have included leaders and C-suite executives from Pfizer Inc., Wilhelmina Models, Barnes & Noble, Citi-Bank, BNY Mellon, Boston Consulting Group, Samsung, JP Morgan Chase, private hedge funds, media and entertainment companies and more.   
James’s easy-to-understand coaching style allows his clients to break through barriers in their lives by unraveling subconscious and semi-conscious self-inhibiting patterns.  The resulting inner freedom not only creates a much happier and more abundant life for the client, filled with new opportunities and expanding potential, but it also has an uplifting ripple-effect on those in their sphere of influence."

James​

Cassie Gilmore 
MBA ACC
Cassie is a graduate of both the ACC and PCC programs at Rayner. Her passion is working with people to empower them to be the best version of themselves possible. She supports and encourages people to uncover the beliefs and experiences in their lives that prevent them from becoming who they were meant to be, inspires them to discover what they want in life and create their own path forward.
 
Cassie’s background includes extensive senior leadership experience in finance, operations, banking and most recently in strategy, leadership development and executive coaching. She has spent 30+ years coaching her 
her philosophies in every leadership position she has held and now as a Coaching Facilitator, Leadership consultant and executive coach, she works with her students and clients to empower them, providing a safe, confidential and trusting environment that supports sustained personal and professional growth and a thriving, motivated and engaged individual.
 
Cassie is a former executive at the world’s largest online retailer and recently relocated from Seattle, WA to West Chester, PA.  She has four daughters and now, five grandchildren that keep her very busy! She loves reading challenging and inspiring books, taking spinning classes, white water rafting, being in nature, gardening, and you can often find her in her kitchen with her husband and grandchildren experimenting with new recipes!

Cassie

Patti Paccagnan 
BN ACC
Patti is a graduate of the Rayner Institute. She specializes in Integrative Health Coaching where she empowers people to make lasting changes to restore life balance and well-being. She coaches her clients to tap into their intuition and explore new perspectives where they discover more about themselves and new possibilities that await them.
Motivated by her inquisitive mind and passion for truth, Patti brings over 20 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse in the fields of Mental Health, Spirituality, Integrative Medicine and Clinical Research. She was part of a team of leading psychiatrists and researchers who developed one of the world’s first evidence-based, e-health tools and was awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction’s True Imagination Award (2014). She has been a member of the Mental Health Commission of Canada’s e-Mental Health Steering Committee. She is on the Board of Directors for the International Coaching Federation, Calgary Chapter.

Patti enthusiastically approaches her work as a facilitator with the Rayner Institute. She is constantly in awe of the courage and vulnerability she sees in the students as they apply the concepts to their own lives and then into their coaching sessions. She feels honored to be a part of this deep work and have the opportunity to share how the teachings have transformed her own life.

Patti was born and raised in Calgary where she resides with her husband and two children. She loves to travel with her family and enjoys hot yoga, inspirational books, cooking, gatherings with close friends and spending time in nature. 

Patti

International Division

Balázs Dobay
​ACC
International Instructor 

Responsible for Hungarian language education
(Hungary, International  - Hungarian, English)
 
He got his coach certifications at Rayner Institute and LarTCo Consulting. He has BSc in economy, member of several professional and social organizations.

After more than a decade experience in leadership roles and a rising career in management positions he realized, that the potentials within him could be much better used for supporting others, then leading them. He realized, that the knowledge he accumulated during working in the governmental and private sector in the fields of IT, taxation, finance, controlling, HR, accounting and of course education makes it possible to build a self-employed career on with having the “flow” in coaching activities.
As he says, he occupies himself with road-block termination even in life or business matters. His activities are in symbiosis with one another: coaching and mentoring, business consulting, corporate trainings, self-knowledge, inspiration, communication and life quality improvement trainings are all on the palette his company offers.
 
Lives together with his wife and two daughters in Hungary in a rural environment, but travelling a lot to fulfill his destiny. Working on his MA in HR consultancy at the moment.
 
His motto is a quote from Frank Herbert: “Instead, tend to the wolf within your fences. The packs ranging outside may not even exist.”

Balázs