A high achiever in numerous careers, Teri brought it all together when she created Change Your Mind.

Her purpose for Change Your Mind is to lead the revolution in life-changing products at affordable prices. She supports others' intention to transform and celebrates their successes.

Teri has always been a "walk your talk" teacher/trainer and personal coach. She began teaching white water rowing. She moved on to become an Associate Professor of Business and a management trainer for organizations as diverse as the Girl Scouts and the Department of Defense.

Today, she presents workshops on brain states and their effect on performance, creativity, healing, consciousness, karma and transformation.

Dr. Mahaney is available for speaking and workshops.

Teri's Outstanding Achievements include:

As an Innovator:

• creating the Change Your Mind SuperSleep® method which is internationally recognized and referenced in books on learning and change

As an Associate Professor of Business
and Management Trainer:

• developing skills based curriculum in accelerated learning format for delivery in colleges, businesses, and government for delivery to thousands of participants in over 500 organizations.
• designing award winning training materials (Best of the North Award)
• winning the Innovative Teacher award

As a State Wide Director Serving the Governor:

• bringing state agencies into federal compliance to secure $200 million in funding
• winning an innovative legislation federal grant award
• piloting innovative programs for congressional approval and national adoption
• increasing legislative understanding and public awareness of state managed programs (stories in USA Today, dozens of newspapers & radio shows)
• developing the Policy and Procedure Manual for DBE (disadvantaged business owners) which was adopted as the model for all states

As a Community College Dean:

• increasing enrollment 30% by assessing and meeting students' needs
• initiating and piloting the first concurrent enrollment for telecourses in US
• sponsoring & hostessing the first cross-curriculum conference in humanities
• designing and piloting staff development programs for part time instructors

As owner/operator of
Western Skier & River Trip Co., Inc.:

• designing the Great Outdoor Adventure Leadership School (GOALS) for youth
• leading the first US familiarization tour for outdoor travel
• establishing outdoor travel in airline vacation books and tour desks
• packaging, selling, and facilitating largest single ski group to Colorado (858)
• Presidential Sports Award

Education:

• Ph.D. Higher Education Administration & Leadership:
  dissertation on the Five Functions of Management
• M.B.A. Small Business Ownership
• M.A. English: thesis on History of Black Drama 1858-1970
• Certificates: Brain Technologies, Lozanov (Suggestopedia), Neuro Linguistic Programming, Master Level Reiki

Honors:

• International Leader in Achievement
• World Who's Who of Women
• Outstanding Woman of the Year