Andrew Bartley

Andrew Bartley, PCC, MDiv, MBA is Principal of Different Wisdom Inc. For more than 30 years, Andrew has led planning, coaching, training, and retreat processes for hundreds of organizations in corporate, public, and not-for-profit sectors. He was Principal of Platinum Leadership Inc. from 2007 to 2025. From 2007 to 2013, he served as a senior leader of a Canadian charity, supervising a team of 17 directors and staff serving 110 communities and 700 employees. Since 2009, he has taught strategic leadership, optimizing change, coaching and mentoring, and leading across generations at Western University Continuing Studies.

Andrew’s schooling includes an Ivey MBA (Leadership and Strategy), a Master of Divinity (Spirituality and Ethics), a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy), a Bachelor of Education, and a Diploma in Adult Education. He is a Professional Certified Coach (ICF-PCC), with further credentials in Adler Coaching (ATC), Conflict Management and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Laser Coaching, Master Tilt 365, MBTI, and Organization and Relationship Systems Certified Coach (ORSCC).

Since 2019, Andrew has led over 1,000 yoga classes and retreats and plans to do so into his nineties. Curious by nature and grounded in contemplative practice, he is making new mistakes. Andrew appreciates paradox, mystery, and servant leadership. He explores perennial truth, kinship, and connection, and the myriad paths other seekers travel in their version of the same.