Founder and President – Mental performance coach, Speaker, Trainer
Jean François Ménard is widely recognized for his contributions to the field of performance psychology. At the age of 25 and fresh out of graduate school, he joined the world-famous entertainment company Cirque Du Soleil, where he coached circus artists to deal with pressure and perform at their best, on demand, up to 450 times a year. Five years later, he founded Kambio Performance and has since become one of the most sought-after mental performance specialists in the country.
During the 2016/2018/2020/2022 Olympic Games, his clients stepped on the podium 17 times: 7x gold, 4x silver and 6x bronze.
He is a bestselling author and a professional speaker with over 750 keynote speeches delivered to organizations such as the FBI, PepsiCo, Toronto BlueJays, YPO International, RedBull, Cisco, SunLife Financial, NASA, and Western Union.
His private clients are proven winners: Olympic medalists, X-Games and Super Bowl Champions, NHL superstars, Cirque du Soleil artists, surgeons, musicians and corporate leaders. His ultimate professional purpose is to help people achieve their dreams. He is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Mr. Ménard is the author of 2 books: “Train Your Brain Like An Olympian” (available in French, English and Russian) and “Team Chemistry” (available in English and French). He is also a media personality and an active consultant for B2Ten.
List of non-confidential elite sport clients:
Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue – 3x Olympic Champions – Figure Skating
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif – SuperBowl Champion – NFL Football
Mikael Kingsbury – Olympic Champion – Mogul skiing
Maxence Parrot – 9x Xgames Champion + Olympic Gold Medalist – Snowboarding
Derek Drouin – Olympic Gold Medalist – Track and Field
Damian Warner – Olympic Gold Medalist – Track and Field
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe – 2x Olympic Medalist – Canoe
Marie-Eve Dicaire – World Champion – Boxer
Antoine Valois-Fortier – Olympic Bronze Medalist – Judo
