OUR INSTRUCTORS
JANINE DRIVER, aka The Lyin’ Tamer
BLI President & Senior Instructor
JANINE DRIVER is the founder, president, and lead instructor for the Body Language Institute (BLI). BLI is an elite certification program that offers award-winning communications training. We provide executives, sales people, and other professionals the strategies and secrets to having more wins in the game of life!
Janine and her team of the world’s most sought after subject matter experts have helped clients become the total leader, which ultimately led them to win millions of dollars in new business contracts. Her elite A-list clients come from a wide variety of industries, such as; Proctor & Gamble, Coca-Cola, AOL, Hard Rock Hotels, Starwoods Resorts and Hotels, Meeting Professionals International, and many more!
Janine is a New York Times Best Selling Author of YOU SAY MORE THAN YOU THINK, an international communications keynote speaker, and a popular media guest. Janine has made appearances on The Doctor Oz Show, CNN's Nancy Grace, NBC’s Today, The Rachael Ray Show, and CNN’s Larry King Live. She has also been the lead expert in three documentaries on the History Channel and the Discovery Channel. Janine has been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and in magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Psychology Today.
Janine is a retired industry operations investigator with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), where she possessed top-secret clearance for all of her 16-years with the Bureau, including her time on assignment with the FBI. Janine has trained the ATF, CIA, FBI, FAA, DIA, over 5,000 chiefs of police, and more than 20,000 special agents, police officers, lawyers, and judges.
BLI - 101: The New Body Language Master Certification Class
BLI - 102: The New Body Language Advanced Certification Class
*** COMING SOON: BLI - 300: YOU CAN'T LIE TO ME Train-The-Trainer ***
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Chris Ulrich – Senior Instructor
CHRISTOPHER ULRICH is a keynote speaker and the body language expert for CNN's Headline News, The Nancy Grace Show, and The Dr. Drew Show. He's also a senior instructor at the Body Language Institute (BLI).
Chris is also an improviser, personal trainer, and business professional who uses a mixture of improvisation, movement, and meditation to slow down and create a sense of awareness in his work and life. He believes we are more creative and centered in our work and play when coming from a place of awareness and ease rather than a place of tension and fear.
Chris spent fifteen years working in the highest levels of politics, the private sector, and with foreign governments. His political background has given him an understanding of the value in staying both aware and focused in high pressure situations. Chris looks forward to playing with you in your upcoming BLI course!
BLI - 101: The New Body Language Master Certification Class
BLI - 102: The New Body Language Advanced Certification Class
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James J. Newbury – Senior Instructor
Senior Special Agent James J. Newberry
United States Treasury Department (retired)
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Co-Founder – The Institute of Analytic Interviewing
JAMES J. NEWBERRY is a retired U.S. Treasury Agent who served 27 years with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). He has worked a number of undercover assignments. He gained a reputation as a thorough bomb and arson investigator having perfected a number of high-profile complex investigations where he routinely obtained confessions. His last four years prior to retirement, he was the Intelligence Officer for the ATF San Francisco Field Division, and guest instructor to the ATF National Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.
Mr. Newberry is also a retired U.S. Military Intelligence Officer, having served 22 years in the reserve intelligence program. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and served as an instructor for the 6th Army Area Intelligence School.
Mr. Newberry is the cofounder of the Analytic Interviewing Course, having trained over 10,000 law enforcement and intelligence officers. He is recognized as the best in his field at detecting deception. Tested by Dr. Paul Ekman, University of California Medical School, Behavioral Sciences, Mr. Newberry scored the highest of over 3,500 federal, state, and local law enforcement and intelligence agents. He is the only person to obtain a near perfect score having only one incorrect observation (answer). Mr. Newberry, and cofounder Carrol Stubbs adapted Dr. Ekman’s research material for the Analytic Interviewing course. They used it to train a number of hand-picked students to be instructors. Those instructors now teach Analytic Interviewing throughout the United States, Australia, and the Pacific Rim.
BLI - 102: The New Body Language Advanced Certification Class
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Michele Pollard Patrick - Senior Instructor
MICHELE POLLARD PATRICK is a certified Protocol Officer, professional image coach and has been a business etiquette consultant to corporate clients since 1989. She brings in-depth knowledge to her seminar presentations, and is recognized as an expert in the field of business etiquette and protocol. Michele is the founder of National Protocol, Ltd, a multi-level training organization based in Washington, D.C. Included in her list of private clients are some of Washington’s most prominent figures. Michele is a certified teacher, former corporate trainer for Xerox Corporation and published author. For over 20 years, she has effectively coached corporate and government executives on the interpersonal skills that instill confidence and project professionalism. Her programs have been profiled on network and cable television shows as well as featured in national newspapers and magazines. Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, international organizations, large law firms and universities have made use of her services. Michele is a graduate of Notre Dame College, the Protocol School of Washington and the Capital Speakers Program. She is a member of the National Speakers Association. She has been elected to Who’s Who of Entrepreneurs and the National Association of Professional Women. www.nationalprotocol.com
BLI - 102: The New Body Language Advanced Certification Class
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Stephen Facella - Senior Instructor
STEPHEN FACELLA started his professional career at Planet Hollywood - Times Square. In his first position as a sales intern he developed his Create – Relate – Initiate™ success method and is credited with increasing net revenue in the restaurant by over $58,000.00 during a five day implementation of his method. His experiences in New York City changed the direction of his life and since leaving went on to implement Create – Relate – Initiate™ at other Fortune 500 companies including The Walt Disney Company, Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, and Wyndham Worldwide. Before joining The Body Language Institute, Stephen held the position of Director of Sales Training for Wyndham Vacation Ownership in the Washington, D.C. Area. In less than one year in that role Stephen’s students helped increased sales by 7.9%, contributing over $19 million in net revenue.
BLI - 102: The New Body Language Advanced Certification Class
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Aaron Brehove - Senior Instructor
AARON BREHOVE is a television personality, keynote speaker, and fraud investigator. While working at one of the big four accounting firms, Aaron’s investigations have included multi-billion dollar ponzi schemes, IRS tax evasions, and whistler blower allegations. Among others, Aaron has been on NBC's Today Show. For TruTV he has analyzed the testimony of a father who allegedly tortured and murdered his daughter. Aaron is also a senior instructor at the Body Language Institute, located in Alexandria, VA. Aaron has been trained in interviewing techniques and detecting deception by current and former government investigators from the ATF, FBI, State Police, among others. Aaron lives and trains in Washington, DC.
BLI - 101: The New Body Language Master Certification Class
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Frank Marsh – Senior Instructor
FRANK MARSH is a former Marine Corps Intelligence Officer who served during Desert Storm and rescue operations into Mogadishu, Somalia. After leaving the Marine Corps, he worked for the Drug Enforcement Administration as an Intelligence Analyst at the El Paso Intelligence Center. In 1993, Frank transferred to the National Drug Intelligence Center in Pennsylvania as a trainer for the Department of Justice. As a trainer for NDIC, he has taught the power of effective communication to assistant U.S. attorneys, intelligence analysts, police officers, investigators, and special agents around the world. In addition, he is a certified handwriting analyst who has been called upon by law enforcement as an expert witness. A prominent speaker and facilitator, Frank delivers to corporations, associations, and universities on the Power of Words – Success, Wellness, Attitude, and Teamwork.
BLI - 102: The New Body Language Advanced Certification Class
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Linda Clemons – Senior Instructor
LINDA CLEMONS is one of the top sales trainers as well as one of the most widely respected motivational speakers in the country today. With her contagious enthusiasm and captive energy, she has been able to motivate audiences everywhere in achieving their maximum potential. She is the CEO of Sisterpreneur, Inc., an international business empowerment organization and a popular radio and television personality.
Her extensive sales and business knowledge have encouraged many individuals to achieve professional and personal success. Linda’s passion to help others excel makes her training seminars unique and special. Her spellbinding training messages have helped ordinary individuals to become extraordinary achievers. Her audiences have included many federal and state governmental agencies; countless national women’s business associations; churches; and networking groups.
Because of her mastery of motivation and her vast sales and business expertise, Linda is a very popular trainer/speaker. She has over twenty years of sales experience in the resort industry. Linda has set and broken many sales closing records with closing percentages as high as 48 percent. Linda also speaks on motivation and empowerment.
Linda has received countless recognitions and honors including the Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest civilian honor in the state of Indiana. She has been listed in the Who’s Who in Sales, Who’s Who in Black America and in the U.S. Congressional Listing. In addition to her many talents, Linda is an accomplished playwright and author.
*Has spoken at the White House and most recent for Major League Baseball as well as several fortune 100 and 500 organizations. Recipient of the Office Depot Entrepreneur Award.
BLI - 102: The New Body Language Advanced Certification Class
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Note: The assigned instructors are subject to change at the discretion of BLI administration to uphold the outstanding quality expected by our students. In the event that an initially confirmed instructor must be changed, because the quality of the course remains unchanged, BLI holds no policy to refund based on instructor assignment.
BLI - 101: The New Body Language Master Certification Class
BLI - 102: The New Body Language Advanced Certification Class
Click here to save your seat today to be trained by Chris or call 703.989.8171.
Note: The assigned instructors are subject to change at the discretion of BLI administration to uphold the outstanding quality expected by our students. In the event that an initially confirmed instructor must be changed, because the quality of the course remains unchanged, BLI holds no policy to refund based on instructor assignment.
