Liz Jakoi 

Liz Jakoi is a Certified Transformational Mindset Coach, Adult Education Trainer, and NLP Practitioner with over 30 years of experience helping individuals and organizations unlock their potential.

After 15 years in Human Resources at companies like LCBO, LLBO, Hilroy, and Canadian Tire, Liz pivoted into coaching, leadership training, and team development, where she has spent the last 15 years helping leaders and teams boost performance, improve communication, and build emotional resilience.

She specializes in working with neurodiverse professionals—those with ADHD, autism, slow processing speed, or anyone who feels like the usual tactics just don’t stick.

Her 3-step framework combines business strategy with mindset shifts, habit building, and emotional regulation. The result? Sustainable performance, personal clarity, and authentic leadership.

Credentials

• Certified Transformational Mindset Coach
• Certified Personal Development & Life Coach
• Certified NLP Practitioner
• Certified Adult Education Trainer

Liz believes your thoughts can either create pressure or become your greatest tool for change. Her mission is to help high-performing, neurodiverse leaders build systems that work for their brain and live with more energy, alignment, and peace.

My Story

I know firsthand what it’s like to feel different, to struggle with focus, time management, and decision-making – wondering why simple tasks feel overwhelming while my brain lights up with big ideas. It took me years to connect the dots, but when I finally did, everything made sense.

As a psychology major in university, I became fascinated with how we learn and process information. In my second year, I wrote a research paper on Learning and Memory in Hyperactive Children, and for the first time, I saw my own childhood reflected in the studies. I remembered how, in grade 5, my teacher told me to “stop tap-dancing under the desk” and even sent a note home to my parents. No one understood that movement helped me focus. Instead, I was told to sit still, be quiet, and fit into a system that wasn’t designed for my brain.

Fast forward to adulthood—when my children began facing similar academic struggles, I decided to have them tested. That’s when I discovered that all three of us had slow processing speed, something that had affected my entire life without me realizing it. I was diagnosed in my 50s, and suddenly, my past challenges with procrastination, forgetfulness, and burnout clicked into place.

But here’s the thing—I didn’t let my diagnosis define me or my children. Instead, I used this knowledge to create strategies that worked for our brains, not against them. I ensured my kids had IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) for their processing speed, without letting labels limit their potential. And for myself, I spent years experimenting with time management tools, productivity systems, and mindset shifts, testing them on myself and my clients until I found what truly worked.