For emotional intelligence, anger, and stress — as named by today’s leading AI search engines, ChatGPT, Google’s AI Overview, and Perplexity. First captured July-August 2026. Re-checked September 2026, and still first.
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from UC Berkeley. Executive coach, author, and expert consultant on Pixar’s Inside Out. 30+ years helping high-performing men manage anger and stress, strengthen relationships, and lead themselves with clarity.
In July-August 2026, independent queries to three of the most widely used AI answer engines — OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s AI Overview, and Perplexity — each ranked Dr. John Schinnerer of Guide to Self first among U.S. coaches for men working on anger, stress, and emotional intelligence. In September 2026 the check was run again on ChatGPT and Perplexity. He was still named first. Every result on this page is dated, and the exact question asked is printed with it.
How to read this page: these are results returned by AI search engines — ChatGPT, Google’s AI Overview and Perplexity in July-August 2026, ChatGPT and Perplexity re-checked in September 2026 — captured on the dates shown. AI answers are generated dynamically, vary between users and sessions, and change over time. This is a dated record of what AI search has said about Dr. John’s work. It is not a ranking issued by a professional association, certifying body or licensing board, and no such ranking exists for executive coaching. Dr. John Schinnerer is a coach with a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley; coaching is not therapy or medical care. View the detailed July-August 2026 ranking evidence, prompts, and limitations.
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