Dr Paul Wood spent more than a decade in some of New Zealand's toughest prisons. But his educational pursuits, dovetailed with a journey of personal exploration and change, would see him leave prison with an awareness of the fundamental issues people face when trying to create change in their lives. He is now a consultant in the field of leadership and organisational psychology.

He is the director of Switch Coaching and Consulting, and What's Your Prison?, a unique personal development approach created by Paul that helps people identify and break out of their mental prisons. In addition to his coaching and consulting, Paul is a speaker, blogger, Huffington Post author and has guest lectured at the University of Auckland, the University of Canterbury, Massey University, and Victoria University on topics as such emotional intelligence, effective leadership and best-practice psychometric use.