Champion Personnel Case Study
How Champion Personnel strengthened leadership, communication, and culture through mental fitness
An 8-Week Mental Fitness initiative that helped an entire team navigate stress, improve communication, and build a shared language for growth.
Building the mindset of a champion
Champion Personnel partnered with Todd Bertsch to bring Mental Fitness training to their entire 17-person organization through the Positive Intelligence® program.
What started as a leadership and personal growth initiative quickly became something much bigger.
Over the course of eight weeks, the Champion team learned how to better manage stress, reduce reactivity, improve communication, and strengthen how they showed up for themselves and one another.
The result was not just individual growth, but a measurable shift in culture, awareness, and team dynamics.
The Challenge
Like many organizations today, Champion Personnel was navigating the human side of performance.
At the beginning of the program, team members identified common challenges including:
And when asked what mattered most to them, the answers were remarkably consistent:
The challenge was not capability. It was learning how to perform and communicate more effectively under pressure.
The Solution
Champion Personnel implemented the Positive Intelligence® Mental Fitness program across the entire organization.
The experience included:
The program focused on helping participants recognize and interrupt negative mental patterns, known as Saboteurs, while strengthening more intentional and productive responses through Sage-based thinking and behavior.
Rather than simply learning concepts, participants practiced building new mental habits through consistent repetition and reflection.
Why This Approach Was Different
Most leadership and personal development programs provide insight. This program focused on building mental muscle.
Using principles grounded in neuroscience, behavioral psychology, positive psychology, and performance science, the Champion team practiced small daily exercises designed to strengthen:
The goal was not temporary motivation. It was creating sustainable behavioral change that could be applied both personally and professionally.
“Under Todd’s coaching, the Positive Intelligence program became far more than a development initiative. It gave Champion a central operating system and shared language for how we communicate, collaborate, and show up each day. Todd has a unique ability to translate powerful mental fitness concepts into simple, practical habits that immediately changed how we handle challenges, manage stress, and lead others.
The impact has been lasting. We are more resilient, more cohesive as a team, and more intentional in how we respond instead of react. Todd helped us build a framework that strengthens both our performance and our culture, and that continues to influence our daily lives and leadership.”
What Changed Inside the Organization
As the program progressed, several themes consistently emerged across coaching sessions, accountability meetings, and participant feedback:
Self-Awareness
Collaboration
Accountability
What Champion Leaders Experienced
I just wanted to say thank you. This really was such a great experience. I wasn’t totally sure what to expect going into it, but it ended up being way more impactful than I imagined. Really grateful for the time, the guidance, and the space to grow.
The Positive Intelligence program is a course everyone should do and experience. It will be a difference maker in how you think and live your life. I highly recommend this program for all companies.
I’m less reactive to stress and difficult situations. I’m better able to pause and think before responding. I learned to pause and approach situations with more empathy and curiosity instead of reacting quickly.
Could Mental Fitness Help Your Team?
Today’s workplace demands more than technical skill. It requires leaders and teams who can navigate pressure, communicate effectively, and respond with clarity during uncertainty and change. Mental Fitness helps organizations build those capabilities from the inside out.
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