About Peaks Within Reach

Mission

  • PWR aims to provide performance enrichment services and products to a

wide variety of performers who wish to maximize their fullest potential.

  • Consulting services are provided through individualized, confidential, educational,

and engaging presentation, lecture, or counseling sessions.

  • If you have ever wanted to gain the mental edge in your area of performance, or if you

simply just want to have more enjoyable performances, then PWR will do its best to

help you achieve more consistent optimal experiences in whatever activities you want to

succeed at.

  • Whether as an individual or within a group, PWR will provide an educational,

natural, and satisfying approach to not only enhancing, but enriching your level of

performance.

Values

At PWR, we value altruism, simplicity, and success.

Allen Weaver, Ph.D.

  • Allen obtained his B.S. degree in Education from York College of Pennsylvania in

2000, and in 2003, Allen earned his M.S. degree in Sport Psychology from Miami

University in Oxford, OH. In 2006, Allen completed his Ph.D. in Human

Performance at Middle Tennessee State University. Allen’s educational pursuits

have been primarily focused on performance enhancement and leadership effectiveness.

  • Allen has experience and interest in most mainstream sports.

For hobbies, golf, fitness training, and marathons have become Allen’s most recent passions.

In October 2005, Allen completed his 1st marathon in Chicago. Since then, he has also

completed the New York City Marathon in 2007, and the Nashville Music City Marathon in

2008. Since his first marathon, Allen has decreased his overall time by almost 45 minutes.

Allen begins training for the 2011 Phoenix P.F. Changs Marathon in September.

  • Professionally, Allen has experience in teaching, coaching, university student affairs,

consulting, and leadership development for a major retailer. Allen has been an active

member in the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), American Society

for Training and Development (ASTD), and the Association for the Advancement of Applied

Sport Psychology (AAASP).

  • Allen’s consulting experience includes collegiate athletes and teams, college students and

administrators, professional athletes, high school athletic teams, police officers, business

executives, and cardiac-rehab patients.

  • Although Allen has a strong background in sport and coaching, he enjoys consulting all types

of performers and is always eager to expand his expertise in unique and diverse venues.

  • Allen currently resides with his dog, Buddha, in Scottsdale, AZ.