Brian Winter

Brian is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher, vocational education teacher, and entrepreneur. Brian co-founded SOAR® Learning with his wife Susan, and has specialized in learning and soft skills (study skills) since 1996. He is a member of Leadership Oakland XXV and recipient of the Oakland County Excellence in Education Award.

Brian is also an expert in “travel and experiential learning.” As the co-advisor for Lake Orion High School’s DECA Chapter for over 17 years, Brian hosts at least three student trips across the USA annually, including an annual “behind-the-scenes” tour of major companies headquartered in Manhattan, DECA’s state championships, and DECA’s international championships. His student-marketing organization boasts an average of 60 student members and 8-12 international competitors, annually.

He also has a passion for supporting his DECA graduates through college and the transition into the “real-world,” by helping his graduates get job interviews and secure job offers. (He has a 100% success rate!) Susan affectionately refers to these coaching sessions as “Kitchen Counter University™” because it’s not unusual for former students to visit their home for impromptu coaching at the kitchen island.