Ascanio Pignatelli is the founder of apex CEO, a leadership coaching group that helps business leaders become more successful by first exposing what is blocking their success then creating a plan to help them become the ideal leaders they need to be. Ascanio is an iPEC certified (ELI-MP) leadership coach and motivational speaker who's mission is to empower and inspire others to be the leaders they were born to be. For over twenty years, he has been redefining his limits and honing his leadership skills in the world's most extreme environments.
After receiving a BA in economics from Pepperdine University, Ascanio found himself on a promising career in wealth management. However the corporate world was void of the challenge he was searching for so Ascanio packed his life up and moved to the Sinai to teach SCUBA diving to novices and lead diving expeditions all over the Red Sea. Once he discovered cave diving, it was not long before the world’s most challenging underwater cave systems in the Yucatan of Mexico, and northern Florida beckoned.
Then in 2001, Ascanio created, hosted and produced a TV series for Travel Channel called Shark Chasers, traveling to the world’s most shark-infested waters to hand feed, hypnotize and even ride some of the gentlest and most terrifying sharks on the planet. That same year Ascanio discovered rock climbing, ice climbing and high altitude mountaineering.
Besides being a member and officer of several public speaking and leadership groups including LA Professional Speakers, Storymasters, Toasted Fridays and Del Rey Toastmasters. He is also the B2 Area Governor for Toastmasters, a speaking coach and a club leadership coach.
Today, Ascanio lives in Marina del Rey with his wife Tanja and daughter Tatiana. When not coaching or being silly with his daughter, Ascanio can be found developing his leadership skills high on the towering granite walls of Yosemite. Find out what is really blocking your success and who you need to become to have it.
For more information on events, leadership coaching or to book Ascanio for a speaking engagement you can reach him at +1 310 913 2313 or ascanio@apexceo.com. You can also connect with Ascanio on facebook, twitter and linkedin or follow his coaching page here.