Our Board Members

Founder and Current President - Matt Brauning, MNLP, MTD, MHt

Matt Brauning is a Clinical Hypnotherapist with a Master Hypnotherapist designation as well as a Trainer of Hypnotherapy. He is also a Master Practitioner of NLP, Time Dynamics™, EFT, and a certified Master Success Coach and Master Success Strategists with expertise in the fields of health and wealth.  Matt is the author of the bestselling book Total Freedom From Addictions. Utilizing many different principles from his trainings, Matt shows how to be free from all types of addictions.

As the founder and Head Master Trainer for Evolution Seminars America, Matt saw a huge gap in what was being offered by other certification boards. He decided with a group of trainers that it was time for an advancement in certifying authorities. Together with other trainers around the world, he created the IPCA which focuses on an evolving system of change for all areas of life.

He now stays very busy with seminars all over the world. He, and a team of highly talented trainers, also spend much professional time seeing clients one-on-one for coaching and individual breakthroughs in all areas of life. He loves practicing the art of Brazilian Jui Jitsu, rock climbing and cycling.

Vice President New Modalities - Arnoux Goran, MNLP, MTD, MHt, RM

Arnoux is a very successful entrepreneur and seminar leader in the field of personal development and health education. Not only has he been fully trained as a Master NLP Practitioner and Master Hypnotherapist, but he is also a Reiki Master and offers his own trainings for Reiki, Health Consultant, Healthy Living Chefs' Classes, and various other courses. He lives in Costa Mesa, Ca running his seminar company called Total Health Mastery. He is an author, speaker, and our personal health and spirituality guru!

Arnoux brings a different perspective to the IPCA with several other certifiable fields being offered. We love his expertise and his commitment to evolving the planet through education and a better way of life. he loves going for long hikes with his wife Lynn and his dog Lilly. You can always find Arnoux cooking up something tasty and healthy in the kitchen, or outdoors enjoying California.

Vice President International Members - Paul Watchman, MNLP, MTD, MHt

Paul is a Kiwi native living in Hamilton, New Zealand working on the ground in Australasia to bring together teh communities of various countries under the prestige and trust on one unified international board. Not only has he been fully trained as a Master NLP Practitioner and Master Hypnotherapist, but he has been studying NLP from various world-class teachers like Tony Robbins for several years.

Paul wants the most out of life, and lives to give back to his family and community. He is a staple part of the NLP and Hypnosis community in New Zealand, and we are pround to have him helping to guide the organization in local customs.

Secretary - Mel Kotlyar, MNLP, MTD, MHt

Mel is committed to the core to helping people in every way possible. He is a serial entrepreneur running a coaching practice for NLP practitioners and Coaches in Newport Beach, CA. Mel is a trained Master Hypnotherapist Hypnosis trainer, and Master NLP Practitioner as well, so he understands what new members are going through and how to help them best. His current business projects include his Clients4Coaches workshops, as well as a company called MeetupZoo, helping business owners utilize social marketing in totally new ways.

He works with the IPCA with ongoing logistics, web development, and helping to encourage new and existing members.

Treasurer - Jim Bendt, NLP, TD, CHt

Jim makes sure that we can run a successful board of certifications and contribute back to our members. He is the best we've ever seen at handling money, accounting, taxes, and all the fun stuff every successful enterprise needs to take care of. Since the board is set up to reinvest profits back to our members, Jim is the genius behind low setup costs for accounts, IPCA ran seminars, events, annual convention, and member support.