Performance Psychologist, Founder of Tougher Minds Consultancy, Author of ‘The Habit Mechanic’, Leadership & Resilience Expert

Dr Jon Finn is the author of best-selling book, ‘The Habit Mechanic’ and founder of the award-winning Tougher Minds consultancy. His mission in life is to help people to be their best in our challenging modern world.

Dr Jon Finn’s keynote speeches and training programmes are based on the latest insights from psychology, behavioural science, neuroscience and also major businesses and sporting world champions. They have been praised for the life-changing insights they provide in an engaging and high-impact presentation style. Jon’s ground-breaking work helps organisations develop resilient people, outstanding leaders and also world-class teams; or as he refers to them, “Habit Mechanics” and “Chief Habit Mechanics”.

As part of Jon’s mission to help more people thrive in the AI era, he has created a free Brain State Management mini-course that shows how to build your own High-Performing Human–AI Team — no tech skills needed.

Including improving sleep, leadership, stress management, focus, confidence, and wellbeing habits — all by optimising your Brain States using our proven 4-step system

Jon tells us the UK government shared that the AI sector is growing 30× faster than the rest of the economy. They have projected it will be valued at £800B (one-third of UK GDP) by 2035.

Similar trends are playing out in the US. The shift is real — and it’s happening fast.

Jon is currently delivering keynotes on how to turn Microsoft Copilot/Generative AI, from a challenging new tool into an automatic productivity partner. This keynote is 45 minutes with 15 minutes Q&A. Jon discusses, why today’s world makes being at your best more difficult along with the hidden barriers to AI tools/Copilot/Generative AI adoption. In this session Jon Finn will show you how to optimize your Brain State with his 10-Minute Will Power Story® Tool. You will learn how to unlock more peak cognitive performance and make AI collaboration easier.

To date, Dr Jon Finn has trained and coached over 10,000 people to feel better and also do better in their work and lives. The practical and accessible nature of his training means he has a broad range of clients. These include global businesses, high-growth start-ups, individuals, elite athletes, Premier League football managers, leading educational institutes and families. He has also worked with the UK government, and leading Think-Tanks.

Dr Jon Finn 3aDr Jon Finn has written for The Telegraph, The Sunday Times, Forbes and also The Yorkshire Post; as well as several specialist business titles. He has three psychology-related degrees, including a PhD and has worked in performance psychology, resilience, and leadership science for over 20-years. The Habit Mechanic book was compiled and written by Dr Jon Finn throughout this period and has been described as a ‘manual for life’.

Train Your Brain for the AI Revolution: The Proven 4-Step System to Become Irreplaceable (No Tech Skills Required) (Practical Brain Science for Success)

Dr Jon Finn was born in West Yorkshire. He studied in Manchester and also in Leeds. He works internationally but mainly in the City of London and the US. His career began in sports psychology where he worked with world-class coaches, teams and athletes.

One of his proudest achievements was being part of the team (in a sport psychology capacity) that won the English League One football title. He did this by spending 50% less on player wages than their rivals. This also set a record for the most league points gained with the smallest budget in UK professional football.

Dr Jon Finn has also worked for the Professional Golfers Association. During this time, he developed the ‘Pre-Shot’ Training system. This helped professional players perform under pressure and demystified the challenging mental aspect of the game.

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