Brian is the founder and president of Milestone Foster Homes and Nero Holdings Inc. He is also a special projects manager and advisor to the CEO of Presage Group Inc. Brian’s life, work and educational background are quite diverse. Born in England raised in New York city he has resided in what he describes as the greatest country in the world, Canada, for the last 40+years. He has 25 plus years of experience in the behavioural sciences field in frontline and senior managements positions, specializing in group dynamics, mediation, labour relations and therapeutic vs. punitive interventions with hard to serve offenders. He was part of a team that pioneered the first maximum secure treatment program in Canada for violent and dangerous young offenders. Brian has developed Cognitive Behavioural Stress Management and Self Analysis self-help tools. He has a love for aviation is a former corporate pilot he possesses a commercial pilots license, multi-IFR rating, 737NG endorsement and is a 737NG FBT instructor. He holds an honors B.P.A. in Public Administration, is a Masters in Counselling Psychology Candidate at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Brian has studied advanced level psychology at the prestigious Alfred Adler School of Professional Psychology. In addition, he has studied Alternative Dispute Resolution at Windsor Law School and the Ontario Institute for Arbitration and Mediation. Brian is a former Cable TV News Broadcast and interview talk show host. Brian has a penchant for charitable work and has partnered and traveled internationally with well-known Canadian Charities. Recently Brian has founded Rize Aviation, soon to be operationalized, a Canadian charity dedicated to providing marginalized young people with access to aviation training with special emphasis on Human Factors in the cockpit and a sub-charitable theme of social consciousness. He is also a successful entrepreneur who owns and operates one of the largest private social service agencies in Canada. Most recently Brian has entered the Pod Casting world.