Benoit is a certified coach in Integral development (New Ventures West, California) with an impressive background as university professor, entrepreneur and leader in the field of education. During his career Benoit held leadership roles in three Canadian universities : Laurentian University, University of Toronto and University of Ottawa, where he occupied various roles as educator, director and chair of departments and research institutes.

Benoit was founder of two research and development centres in Education, leader of provincial education projects e.g. The Ontario Evaluation Instrument Pool, and founder of a national association for French teachers. Renowned as a visionary and exceptional team builder, Benoit, using his interdisciplinary approach and natural talent for program design, facilitation, change management and strategic planning, expanded beyond Education to the domains of Immigration, Healthcare, and NGOs. He published over 25 books and 100 articles in scientific journals. In 1998, the President of France honoured Benoit with the title of, Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes académiques for « his outstanding achievement serving French language and culture in Canada ».

Benoit’s primary passion is people : their motivations, well-being, and the milieu that values their contributions. He is most fulfilled in coaching individuals toward personal and professional growth. This is the culmination of his own life journey, first as a specialist in literature, the expression of human depth; and then as a linguist with an equal passion for understanding human communication which underpins the growth and vitality of cultural communities. What good communication practices make it possible for us to work together? Why is it that we listen but do not understand each other? What conditions need to be created in order to succeed at negotiation? This search led him to the study of philosophy and the deepest human questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What am I doing? Benoit discovered that these are the questions his clients are asking. Each one of us is a whole person, living our life, according to what matters to us as humans. How can we be more conscious of who we are, thus more true to ourselves in our human endeavour? This is the approach that guides Benoit’s coaching.

He is fluent in French and English.