Erik has graduate degree in Performance Psychology from the University of Denver in 2010, and is a master resilience trainer from University of Pennsylvania. For 6 years he worked as a consultant for the US military teaching resilience training and designing mental training programs for soldiers to create high-performing teams. This work includes leadership development and training with high-ranking leaders, infantry units, special operations, and Apache pilots.

Erik is currently the CEO and Executive Trainer at SatiMind LLC where his experience includes training doctors, nurses, health clinics and businesses across the US. Erik's mission is to help empower individuals to practice the power of resilience skills training within their organizations to reduce stress, enhance communication & increase leadership effectiveness.