Our Team

Daniel Paraszkay is a Transformational Trainer, co-owner and CEO of Life Design Education, and co-founder of Spectrum Life Design Headquarters. From age 18, when Daniel took his first course in transformation, his life has been an adventure of discovery and fulfillment in the work of transformation. He graduated from the renowned Trainer Forum and Trainer internship program under the direction and guidance of highly-esteemed trainers Dr. Ray Blanchard and Bettie Spruill, who he has worked with and been mentored by for over 30 years.

He has traveled the globe, leading Advanced-Level trainings in China. He is the co-creator and a co-Trainer for the Inspired Educators Training and is the lead Trainer Part Two: Life Design and co-Trainer for Part Three: Velocity Leadership Program.

Daniel’s passion and commitment are for people to reconnect with their authentic selves, living a free and fully-expressed life.

Founder and President of educational publishing and training company Simply Novel, Kristen is a former high school English teacher with a Masters Degree in Education. Since 2005, Kristen has been committed to offering quality educational materials, coaching, and support to educational professionals to help them thrive in their classroom and extended educational communities.

She is also the co-owner and COO of Life Design Education, a certified transformational trainer, and has been both a student and a teacher of this work with Spectrum Life Design and Life Design Education for over 8 years. She is the author of Because I Say So: Live Your Life With Clarity and Courage, and the co-creator and co-trainer of the Inspired Educators Training. She is also the co-Trainer for Part Three: Velocity Leadership Program.

Kristen is passionately dedicated to empowering people to be their authentic selves and supporting people in living connected, passionate, powerful, and courageous lives.

Dr. Ray Blanchard is a master international trainer, seminar designer, corporate consultant, and founder of Ray Blanchard Training Systems. He was educated in psychology and education at Washington University in St. Louis and received a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in education and counseling psychology.

For the last 50 years, Dr. Blanchard has traveled the world, delivering training and consulting programs to more than 200,000 people with lasting impact for success worldwide and has developed or delivered programs for a host of international companies.

Dr. Blanchard is keen to help ambitious achievers to refresh their mindsets and shift their growth practices so that they dream big and reach their goals. He specializes in Peak Performance Coaching and is available on a limited basis.

Using his multi-faceted background in training, counseling, consulting, and curriculum design, Dr. Blanchard is the Master Trainer for Life Design Education and is their Chief Curriculum and Programs Designer.