About

Hello and welcome to Coach 4 Leadership!

The premise and value proposition of Coach 4 Leadership is straightforward:

Leaders who feel stuck or over-whelmed deprive themselves and others of value. 

I coach leaders for growth, innovative influence and lasting change so they can lead themselves and others exceptionally well.  

My name is Robert Wainner and most know me as “Rob” these days, although that has changed over the years: Robby as a kid, Robert in high school, and a few other choice names at times I won’t mention.

On the personal side, I am my parent’s son (thanks mom and dad), the husband of one (Diane), father of 6 adult kids, grandfather of 2 (for now), friend and mentor to many.  Hunting, fishing and gardening are pursuits I love but haven’t done much of over the years due to other priorities.  However, I have managed to still pursue my passions of reading, thinking, writing and exercising.

Professionally, I am a:

  •             Executive/professional & Personal Coach
  •             Physical therapist (PT) and private practice and business owner
  •             Teacher/educator as well as rehabilitation researcher and author

 “But what do you do?” was an easy question to answer during my 20yr Air Force career, but harder the last 10yrs given my ever-expanding roles:

  •             Owner/partner, Dir.of Leadership at Texas Physical Therapy Specialists (TexPTS)
  •             Owner/partner, 1st orthopaedic residency director at Evidence in Motion (EIM)
  •             Associate professor,Texas State University (MSK curriculum coordinator).

Then in 2013 I decided to follow my passion to become an executive/professional Coach. I started Coach4Leadership, LLC and completed my studies in the UT Dallas’ graduate program in Executive Coaching in 2014.

I went a step further in 2014 and changed my roles at TexPTS and EIM to professional Coaching/leadership development and resigned my tenured position (yes, tenured) at the university effective this summer. None were easy decisions, but they are ones that will allow me to focus singularly on my Coaching pursuits.  Funny how the “what do you do question” is much easier to answer these days! I guess less really is more.

So, I know a bit about change (personally for sure) and I am most passionate about helping people empower positive change in themselves and others. To do that requires some applied skills in leadership and a variety of helping conversations, two of several associated topics I look forward to blogging about.  My platform is an extension of my Coaching and resource to provide value to others….including those who don’t know me a “Coach”.

Bottom-line: if you intentionally seek to empower positive change in yourself or others, welcome to the conversation! If that’s not you or your not sure, I welcome you to stick around…..you may just find yourself becoming a part of it!

Best,

 

Rob Wainner, PT, Ph.D.

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Full CV

 

Professional Accomplishments & Highlights

 

Education

Degrees

  •             tDPT, 2013, Evidence in Motion (EIM) Institute of Health Professions
  •             Ph.D, 2000, Rehabilitation Science, University of Pittsburgh
  •             MS, 1992, Advance Masters Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky
  •             BS, 1985, Physical Therapy, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Certificates

  •             2014- Executive/professional Coaching Certificate program, UT Dallas
  •             2013 Executive Private Practice Management, EIM Institute of Health Professions

Licensure/Certification

  •            Associate Certified Coach, International Coach Federation
  •             Physical Therapist, 1985 – Present
  •             Fellow, American Acdmy. Ortho. Man. Physical Therapists (AAOMPT), 2003 — present
  •             American Board of American Physical Therapy Specialties
  •             Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS), 1994 – 2013
  •             Electrophysiologic Certified Specialist (ECS), 1995 – 2014

Business

Company

  •             Confluent Health, LLC co-founder & partner, 2014 – present
  •             Coach 4 Leadership, LLC, founder and President 2013 – present
  •             Texas Physical Therapy Specialists (TexPTS), PC,  co-founder & partner, 2004 – present
  •             Evidence in Motion (EIM), LLC, co-founder & partner, 2004 – present

Honors

  •             Top 50 Places To Work, San Antonio Business Journal #16: TexPTS, 2013
  •             Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Louisville: EIM 2013
  •             Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Louisville: Evidence In Motion 2012
  •             Inc. 500/5000 – TexPTS; ranked #1768 overall;  #139 for Health Care, 2012
  •             Top 50 Places To Work, Austin Business Journal: TexPTS #22, 2012
  •             Inc. 500/5000 – TexPTS; ranked #748 overall, 2011
  •             Top 50 Private Companies Award, San Antonio Business Journal: TexPTS #43, 2011
  •             Top 50 Places To Work, San Antonio Business Journal: TexPTS, 2011
  •             Inc. 500/5000 – TexPTS; ranked #615 overall, 2010
  •             PPS Private Practice of the Year Award. TexPTS, 2009
  •             Inc. 500/5000 – TexPTS; ranked #214 overall; #19 for health care, 2009
  •             Greater Louisville Inc. credidble Award for Outstanding Small Business: EIM,  2009 

Academic – See full CV for details

 

 

 

 

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  1. Dear Dr. Wainner,

    I know you likely do not remember, as it was over 13 years ago. My name is R. Christy Kananen.
    This email is long overdue regarding my gratitude.

    I graduated from Texas State with the last masters program in 2009. You were my orthopedic professor, taught me true evidenced based practice, morals, quality manual tx skills, evidence and your personal research in the military, the appropriate tx to be applied (acute, grade 5 thrust), (stabilization for the hyper mobile requiring core stab), (directional preference with referred nerve pain), (traction).

    I admired the work and study you acquired and accomplished in the military. The hands on skills and research you had experienced, which you passed on to my class, I later learned was a blessing.
    Even the boot camp intensity of learning to read and understand RCT studies, as well as developing our own.

    I believe you were new to Texas State at the time while I was there. Regardless, PT was my second career/dream job.

    Your wisdom and teachings assisted in my life today. I was in Austin for 10 years, recieved a Cert in MDT (McKenzie), then became certified in lymphatics at the higheat level, CLT, LANA as my mentor was so much like you.
    I then moved to Washington state with an opportunity and opened a clinic. You and my mentor, as well as the additional education for certs made me a great clinician. Opening a clinic in an unfamiliar state was a challenge and I left after 6 months.
    At the same time my husband of 17 years, well he changed and I had to make a hard decision. The hardest of my life.
    I made the choice to pack what I could in my SUV, get to a hotel, talk with my family I have in VA beach, and leave all behind, drive across the country away from my ex husband, and find safety.
    3 months later COVID arrived. I could not work anywhere and trying to transfer my license to VA in mid pandemic.
    I also had to completely change my life, lose many of friends, family, accept and recover what he had done, what he was doing to hurt me even though I got away.
    I now have been in VA beach for over 3 years. Because of you, and increasing my passion, I have another amazing job like the one I had in Austin.
    I now treat many active duty Navy and use what you taught so long ago.
    Your teachings, Open honesty and intelligence along with my mentor in Austin made me continue to love this job, find the right clinic in another new state, and truly help people, especially military (navy).
    It also kept me sane and strong changing my family life forever with divorce to save my own life.

    I looked you up, trying to find your email.
    I read the changes you made in life. Quite recent. Howver, again, I only respect and admire your new field and position. What you are now doing with chair 12, your writings you have online, inspiring and beautiful.
    I am so grateful and happy you found your next journey. And of course, thank you. For being one of the best professors I’ve ever had.

    You are a good man, empathetic yet intelligent.
    Again, thank you, and your new field is admirable.

    Thanks for being an inspiration.

    However I was not happy in Washington state, and at the same time in a 6 month period of my living there, my husband of 17 years threw a wrench and changed my life forever.