Joel Levey, Ph.D. and Michelle Levey, M.A. are founders of Seattle-based InnerWork Technologies, Inc., a firm that specializes in developing and renewing organizational cultures in which team spirit, community, creative intelligence, life-work balance, and inspired leadership can thrive. The Leveys serve on the national advisory board for the Institute for Health and Productivity Management as Chairpersons for the Center for Corporate Culture and Organizational Health.

Over the past 25 years they have worked with over 200 leading organizations including: AT&T, NASA, Advanced Technologies Laboratories, Hewlett-Packard, DuPont, World Bank, NOAA, Petro Canada, Shell, Stanford Research Institute, the U.S. Army Green Berets, many medical centers, professional organizations, world class and Olympic prize- winning athletes, and community service and youth groups. As faculty for ICOD (International Center for Organization Design), the International Institute for Innovation, the Performance Edge, and members of the World Business Academy, their work with change strategy teams from large organizations focuses on building synergy between personal, professional and organizational change, creativity and development.

Bill Veltrop, founder of International Center for Organization Design has said that, "Deming did Japan an enormous favor by giving them access to Western quality control after WWII. The Leveys are returning the favor by making inner quality control technology available to Western business." Their pioneering work designing and delivering the U.S. Army Green Berets' "Ultimate Warrior Training Program" was described by West Point logisticians as, "the most exquisite orchestration of human technology we have ever seen," and by Esquire magazine editor George Leonard as, "the most extensive and exciting leadership development program to be offered in modern times."

Joel Levey, Ph.D. has also served as graduate faculty and advisor for Antioch University, Director of Psychophysiological Therapy and Stress Management for the Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, Director of Corporate Education for American Biotec Corporation, Director of MindBody Fitness Training for SportsMind, Inc. Michelle Levey, M.A. has also served as senior consultant for SportsMind, Inc., and as lead clinician for the Biofeedback and Stress Management Clinic at Childrens' Hospital in Seattle.

The Leveys' work offers a unique synthesis of insights woven from contemporary disciplines and enduring wisdom traditions including: systems thinking; mindbody medicine; social architecture and organization design; community building; peacemaking; quality communications and high performance teamwork; peak performance training; comparative religion and contemplative traditions; global travel and cross cultural study.

Their publications are available in seven languages and include their newest books Wisdom at Work: A Treasury of Tools for Cultivating Clarity, Kindness and Resilience (Berkeley: Conari Press, 1999) and Living in Balance: A Dynamic Approach to Creating Harmony and Wholeness in a Chaotic World (Berkeley: Conari Press, Jan. 1998). In addition Quality of Mind: Tools for Self Mastery and Enhanced Performance (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1990) speaks to the profound synergy between personal and organizational learning and transformation. Their first book, The Fine Arts of Relaxation, Concentration, and Meditation: Ancient Skills for Modern Minds, is a classic which has been used widely in mindbody medicine education and peak performance programs around the globe.

Their 14 part business tape series, The Focused Mindstate is one of Nightingale- Conant's best selling business products. They are also contributing authors for numerous business anthologies including: Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace (Portland: Productivity Press 1992); Community Building: Renewing Spirit and Learning in Business (San Francisco: New Leaders Press, 1993); The New Bottom Line: Bringing Heart & Soul to Business (San Francisco: New Leaders Press, 1995) Rediscovering the Soul in Business: The Renaissance of Values at Work (San Francisco: New Leaders Press, 1993); and Intuition at Work (San Francisco: New Leaders Press, 1996).

The Leveys are based in Seattle and offer services to organizations around the globe.