Tony Quinn is an Irish businessman, yoga entrepreneur, and mind coach.
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Background
Quinn was born around 1944 and grew up in Arbour Hill in inner-city Dublin.
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Career
Quinn has been variously described as a yogi, "fitness expert", "health guru", "business guru", "mind trainer" and "mind coach", charging up to EUR63,500 per person for seminars. He became well known in Ireland as a hypnotherapist and "mind trainer" for professional boxer Steve Collins.
Quinn charged EUR18,500 to attend Educo Mind Power seminars and up to EUR63,500 for advanced seminars.
International Natural Energy
Quinn is a director and shareholder of energy company International Natural Energy (INE) in Belize. In 2011, his holdings in the company were worth approximately EUR18 million. He was reportedly given shares by the company's directors after using his "mind technology" skills to assist them in finding oil.
INE was founded by Susan Morrice and Sheila McCaffrey from Northern Ireland. 90% of the company's investors were Irish attendees of Quinn's Educo seminars. Over 300 investors bought between EUR40,000 and EUR200,000 of shares.
In 2010, his estimated worth was EUR50 million.
Educogym
Quinn established Educogym, a chain of gyms in Ireland, Belize, London, and Los Angeles. The Educogym programme involves a ketogenic diet, use of Quinn's dietary supplements, and a "Time Machine" exercise device. Celebrity clients have included singer Robbie Williams, soprano Cara O'Sullivan, and golfer Darren Clarke.
In 2015, Educogym was censured by the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) for advertising a programme to lose 14 pounds in 12 days. The ASAI upheld the complaint that the advertisement "was misleading, as it was unsafe to suggest this weight could be lost in such a short time". The advertisement was withdrawn.
Religious following
The Tony Quinn Centre in Dublin offers prayers to be said by Quinn or his associate Aideen Cowman for a subscription of EUR30 per month. His operation has been described as a cult.
Journalist June Levine stated that his followers "believe they are reincarnated with him from past lives at the time of Christ." Former devotees have described him as a "master of stagecraft" and stated that they "believed that he was Jesus Christ". In 2010, a former follower, Maire Lalor, sued Quinn in the Irish High Court for alleged sexual assault and fraud.
Personal life
Quinn moved to The Bahamas in the 1990s where he lives on Paradise Island with his girlfriend Amelie "Eve" Hattingh (born ca. 1986). He also has a Martello tower house in Malahide, Dublin.
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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