By Zoran Stojković
My name is Zoran Stojković, and I was born in Serbia in 1991, moving to Victoria in 2001. I graduated from UVic in 2015 with a BSc in Psychology and moved back to Europe to complete a MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology. I've coached tennis for 15+ years and have been supporting athletes for 5+ years as a Mental Performance Consultant.
I train athletes on mental performance strategies (being calm under pressure, managing energy, setting clear goals, staying confident) so they perform on demand in major competitions and enjoy life while in the pursuit of greatness.
I value growth, and enjoy reading books and listening to podcasts on human development, have produced 2 seasons of a podcast on team culture (see Cultivate your Culture), enjoy watching sports documentaries (fav one is The Last Dance) and stay active in a variety of sports including HIIT training, tennis and bouldering. I spend time with my wife Josipa and dog, Taco in our home in Saanich, BC.
How to Ignite Improvisation, Adaptability and Learning with Travis Tomas | Episode 10
In this Cultivate Your Culture article, Zoran is joined by Travis Thomas, who is the Leadership and Team Dynamics Coach for the US Men’s National Soccer Team. Travis is a performance coach, speaker and author of the book “3 Words for Getting Unstuck: Live Yes, And.” He uses the principles of improvisation to teach mindset, […]
How to Analyze Culture with Bryce Tully | Episode 9
In this Cultivate Your Culture article, Zoran is joined by Bryce Tully, CEO at Innerlogic, a software company devoted to helping organizations enhance the measurement and tracking of team culture and emotional health. Bryce is also a sport scientist in the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic and has been to 2 Olympic games supporting national teams. […]
How to Cultivate Culture Change with Lauren Tashman | Episode 8
In this Cultivate Your Culture article, Zoran is joined by Dr. Lauren Tashman, who is a performance coach and certified mental performance consultant based in New York City. She works with clients in a variety of performance domains on mindset, leadership, and team culture through her private practice Align Performance, LLC, and as a master […]
How to Rebuild Team Culture with Kimia Hamidi | Episode 7
In this Cultivate Your Culture article, Zoran is joined by Kimia Hamidi, the founder of Buyer – Negotiation as a Service for tech-focused companies. Buyer audits a company’s spend and negotiates their contracts without being jerks. Kimia has been involved in a few other companies, a previous exit, and tons learned along the way. He […]
How to Foster Values-Based Teams with Jennifer Walinga | Episode 6
In this Cultivate Your Culture article, Zoran is joined by the gold-medal Olympian, professor, and organizational consultant Jennifer Walinga who shares easy-to-apply techniques to foster values-based teams. This article is the transcript of a podcast done regularly by Zoran Stojković. Listen to Cultivate Your Culture. Please excuse any transcript errors in this article. Jennifer Wallinga: I worked […]
How to Disrupt Toxic Behaviors on Teams with Monique Kavelaars | Episode 5
In this Cultivate Your Culture article, Zoran is joined by Monique Kavelaars. Monique is a retired Olympic fencer, entrepreneur, business facilitator, and trainer. She has been working with teams to create cultural shifts in pursuit of high performance for over 15 years. Building on her experience as a Canadian Olympian, Monique guides teams to learn […]
How to Ignite Ownership with Bruno Guévremont | Episode 4
In this Cultivate Your Culture article, Zoran is joined by Bruno Guévremont. Bruno builds and rebuilds elite performers. He continues to inspire greatness on battlefields and in boardrooms, building high-performance leaders and organizations in every arena he enters, rekindling and sparkling greatness, bridging generations and connecting those in uniforms with those in power suits. Today, […]
How to Create a Common Purpose with Landon Gorbenko | Episode 3
In this Cultivate your Culture article, Zoran is joined by Landon Gorbenko. Landon is the Director of Performance PowerUp Academy and GScience. He is also the host of the No Tilt Mind Podcast. He has a Masters in Performance Psychology and works as a Mental Performance Consultant with a wide range of amateur to professional […]
How to Have Fierce Conversations with Susan Scott | Episode 2
In this Cultivate your Culture article, Zoran is joined by Susan Scott. Susan founded Fierce in 2001 after 13 years leading CEO think tanks and more than 10,000 hours of conversations with senior executives. Over the past two decades, she has shared her expertise with clients through her keynote presentations, TedX Talks, and award-winning books, […]
How to Build Buy-in and Trust with Valorie Kondos-Field | Episode 1
In this Cultivate Your Culture article, Zoran is joined by Valorie Kondos-Field, often referred to as Miss Val. She is a retired American gymnastics coach. She was the head coach of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team at the University of California, Los Angeles, from 1991 to 2019, leading the Bruins to seven national championship titles. […]