Joe Weston

Joe Weston is an international trainer, author, lecturer, consultant, coach, professor and—above all else—an advocate for lasting peace. With a career spanning 30+ years in the fields of conflict prevention, leadership, stress management and communication, he is a highly sought-after facilitator for individuals, as well as corporations, government agencies and nonprofits around the world.

Born in Queens, New York, and raised in an environment where problems were often resolved with arguments and fights, Joe was determined to find another way. He lived in Amsterdam for almost two decades, worked and traveled in different parts of the world, and studied martial arts and contemplative practices such as Tai Chi Chuan—as well as neuroscience, various communication models and other traditions— to develop a unique approach to training that combines theory with somatic exercises.

As founder and owner of the Weston Network, Joe and his international team provide trainings, consulting and coaching based on his methodology, called Respectful Confrontation®, and Resilient Power Leadership. Through this network of 30+ certified trainers, and even more allies and collaborators in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, people from all walks of life have greatly benefitted—from government agencies, law enforcement, educators, healthcare workers, parents and young adults.

In 2020, Joe founded the Fierce Civility Project, a nonprofit that further carries out Joe’s programs and message across all sectors.

Joe has served as an adjunct professor in Georgetown University’s Department of Government, Program of Conflict Resolution. His work with women’s rights and other humanitarian organizations in the Middle East and U.S. focuses on empowerment and leadership. He has worked with various veterans’ organizations in processes of integration and healing, and has volunteered for the Liberation Prison Project, teaching meditation and leadership to inmates.

Joe’s first book, Mastering Respectful Confrontation: A Guide to Personal Freedom and Empowered, Collaborate Engagement, has sold well worldwide. He writes a regular advice column, “Ask Joe”, for the U.S.-based online magazine, The Fulcrum.

Learn more at:

JoeWeston.com