About Mike Hauser
I’m an executive coach, team trainer, and certified iEQ9 Enneagram practitioner.
I help leaders and teams understand what’s actually driving communication breakdowns, team tension, and reactive decision-making under pressure, so they can move forward with clarity.
Free and private. No pressure. Just clarity.
Where my leadership experience comes from
Have you ever noticed that capable leaders sometimes emerge from backgrounds that do not look like the résumé you expected?
My leadership path was not traditional.
It involved skeptical teenagers, adults who did not want a sales pitch, volunteers who could leave anytime, donors, community partners, staff, and more than a few people who assumed I could not possibly be a pastor because I was too relatable, too easy to talk to, funnier than they expected, and genuinely interested in the conversation we were actually having.
But that was the work.
My leadership background began in ministry, serving as a youth pastor in large churches and later as the founding and lead pastor of a church created for people who would not normally consider themselves religious.
That experience shaped me deeply.
When you lead people who can sense immediately when your words are canned, performative, or out of touch with reality, you learn quickly that generic communication does not work. You have to read the room, understand the person in front of you, and communicate in a way that actually connects.
That background was in Christian ministry and nonprofit leadership, but my coaching work is practical, client-led, and not faith-based unless a client specifically asks for that.
The same approach that helped me build trust with skeptical adults, local business partners, volunteers, donors, and students wary of adults is the approach I bring to coaching: understand the person in front of me, respect their context, and make the conversation useful, grounded, and relevant to the pressure they are actually carrying.
Since 2002, I've:
Made recruiting, developing, and deploying teams a central part of my leadership
Built partnerships across Canada and the United States
Helped secure close to $500,000 in financial support through vision-casting, partnership development, and donor relationships
Created a local event attended by more than 4,000 residents, raising money for charity and engaging more than a dozen local businesses as community partners
I was also invited to serve as an assessor in communication and leadership for my denomination’s church planting division.
That background is not a corporate résumé in the traditional sense, but it gave me years of real-world experience in communication, trust-building, conflict, vision, team dynamics, and leading people when the stakes were personal.
That leadership experience, combined with my certification as an iEQ9 Practitioner and Team Trainer, helps me guide executives toward the hidden patterns shaping their communication, team dynamics, and decision-making under pressure, so they can take a clearer, more intentional step forward.
Free and private. No pressure. Just clarity.
A bit more personal
Our 25th anniversary vow renewal in Hawaii, 25 years in and still learning.
My wife and I have been best friends since 10th grade. We dated, broke up a few times, eventually figured out we were better together, and have now been married for nearly 27 years.
Today, she’s my partner in everything, and still my favourite person to learn alongside.
We have four incredible kids, aged 18–26, and we’re grateful they still choose to spend time with us.
Either we’re fun… or they’re great actors.
Outside of work, most of my time is spent with Tanya, usually doing things like:
• Following the Toronto Blue Jays
• At the gym (CrossFit has become a bit of a habit)
• Watching Survivor (yes, still)
• Planning our next trip
• Playing the occasional pub gig (usually with my Taylor guitar)
I also grew up around aviation, my dad was a pilot with Air Canada, which sparked a lifelong interest in how things work behind the scenes.
Let’s get clear on what’s driving the tension
If you’re leading a capable team that feels stuck, and you want to understand what’s driving the tension beneath the surface, let’s get clear on what’s actually happening.
No pressure. Just a focused conversation to help you see what’s going on and what your next step could be.
Free and private. No pressure. Just clarity.