ABOUT BC
BC Leadership Co. is privileged to offer our clients the experience and expertise of Brek Cockrell (BC) as a coach and facilitator. Brek has been coaching and equipping leaders for over 30 years beginning with coaching athletics at the high school and college level. His career has focused on creating environments and experiences that allow people to connect relationally in meaningful ways and help them flourish.
Brek has always had a passion for developing leaders in various contexts whether in a locker room, a congregation or a conference room of men and women learning to become the best leaders they can be. Building on this diverse background, Brek can cross over racial, socio-economic, and generational lines to connect and build relationships that allow for learning and respecting the differences in people. He has also been involved with restorative justice practices and helping individuals or groups to restore broken relationships in a way that allows both sides to be heard and seen.
“Helping people develop the person inside of them is as important as developing the person’s skill and capacity outside of themselves,” Brek explains, “I believe that often we have what we need already inside of us but sometimes we require a guide to help us discover it and push it up to ground level so that it can be used in a meaningful way.”
After 15 years of coaching young men, Brek turned his attention to working with youth and families in Florida, Alabama, and for the past 22 years in Buffalo, New York. While Brek has spent much of his time in faith-based communities he is also part of several networks in Buffalo’s business community.
In addition to his starting BC Leadership Co, Brek is the founder and former Lead Pastor of Renovation Church in Buffalo New York. Brek is a community stakeholder in one of the poorest communities in Erie County. Brek founded a community non-profit that partnered with families in the community for several years to help them grow healthy in 5 key areas... socially, educationally, physically, spiritually and financially.
Brek has honed his skills and talent in program development, strategic planning, organizational development, community outreach, and volunteer management through his leadership roles. Brek holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Clearwater Christian College in Florida and a Masters in Executive Coaching and Consulting through the Townsend Institute at Concordia University and is a certified ICF coach.