I thought I was drowning! Lungs burning, muscles failing, last twinkling of light shimmering as I was blacking out….fight, just fight! **SPOILER ALERT** I didn’t drown that day, but…⚡️As a young entrepreneur I had to navigate more turbulent waters and weather more wicked storms than most people starting out in business.How to stay alive, survive, and avoid disasters was almost a daily focus…and passion! I’m Marc Merulla and today I want to be your TRUSTED ADVISOR in Team-Building, Employee Engagement, and Corporate Culture.MY PROMISE:When we work together you will understand the power and long-term benefits of ACCOMPLISHING something together as a team vs. simply DOING something as a group.WHY do I qualify for such a bold ask? ⬆️Over 25 years in the industry.➡️Thousands of in-person and virtual events delivered to date.💡Recognized as Top Team Building Voice and Top Facilitation Voice on LinkedIn.⏰I know what makes people tick. After thousands upon thousands of hours of program delivery I can predict how participants will behave and act under certain group situations!🧐I’ve been WRONG. That’s right, I’m not perfect. But I take responsibility for my mistakes and have learned how to avoid them. Some of my biggest mistakes have lead to my longest lasting business relationships.👍”Yes” is NOT my default. I am not afraid to challenge and be challenged in order get it right for you.HOW did I get here? 🌊I started off my experiential learning and facilitation career as a whitewater kayak instructor and sea kayak guide in the company I co-founded called H2O Adventures. Hence the turbulent waters and wicked storms!😂⛑️I was also teaching wilderness first aid. I taught adventure guides, military personnel, mining companies, Cree first nations groups, and anyone who worked in remote areas across Canada. My job was to teach them how to keep patients alive and survive in the wilderness until they handed them off to definitive care.I thrived in making theory more accessible to learners with simulation-based exercises. I was really good at faking wounds and could have probably become an accomplished make-up artist! Those early years gave me an appreciation for risk management, customer care, health and safety, systems thinking, instructional design, leadership development, teamwork, continuous improvement, networking, sales, and a crazy love for running my own business!I'm out of space here! So, if you want the story about the near drowning and what happened after, throw me a line!😉 https://calendly.com/marcmerulla/Cheers!