Coach · Author · Speaker · Trainer
Prepare for pressure before it arrives.
Garvin Antoine helps individuals, leaders, churches, and organizations build the awareness, preparation, clarity, support, and sustenance needed to stand steadier when pressure comes.
- Author of Build Before the Storm
- John Maxwell Certified Coach, Speaker & Trainer
- AACC Certified Mental Health Coach
Choose your path
Three ways to begin.
Build Personal Readiness
Take the Readiness Index and discover which part of your foundation — Awareness, Preparation, Clarity, Support, or Sustenance — deserves attention next.
Take the Index →Bring Garvin to Your Organization
Keynotes, the Readiness Framework Seminar, and focused workshops for churches, conferences, nonprofits, and teams.
Explore Speaking & Training →Explore the Book
Build Before the Storm: How to Train for Pressure Before It Arrives — a practical readiness framework for the quiet seasons of life.
Get the Book →The Readiness Index
Three minutes. Five scores. One clear next step.
A short, reflective assessment across the Five Pillars of the Readiness Framework. You'll get an overall Readiness score, a breakdown by pillar, and a Personal Readiness Blueprint delivered by email — no diagnosis, no clinical claims, just a clear-eyed look at where to build next.
Your answers stay private. Results are yours — emailed results and newsletter enrollment are always separate, opt-in decisions.
The Readiness Index is a reflective tool, not a diagnostic instrument or a substitute for therapy or medical care.
The Flagship Book
Build Before the Storm
How to Train for Pressure Before It Arrives
Storms are inevitable. Collapse is not. Build Before the Storm is a practical guide for readers tired of living one crisis behind their own life — a book about stewardship of the calm, and the conviction that quiet seasons are not empty. They are assignments.
The Readiness Framework
Awareness
Seeing what requires attention before urgency forces it.
Preparation
Small daily disciplines that compound into deep resilience.
Clarity
Making decisions before pressure makes them for you.
Support
Building relationships before you need rescue.
Sustenance
Sustaining the people who carry the weight.
Speaking & Training
Bring the Readiness Framework to your room.
Build Before the Storm
A memorable readiness message for churches, conferences, leadership events, and values-based organizations. 45–60 minutes, virtual or in person.
The Readiness Framework
A fully developed, immersive learning experience covering all Five Pillars. Half-day or full-day, with participant materials.
Focused Sessions
Interactive workshops focused on one pillar — or a sequenced series — including Communication and Conflict Under Pressure.
Verified Proof
What clients and hosts say.
“Before working with Antoine, my business was a mess and I needed direction. Since working with him for over a year now, I have doubled my revenue and, more importantly, have clarity with my business and personal life.”
Tevin · CEO, Moving Company, NC · Coaching client
“Garvin is one of the most brilliant minds I've encountered, and his insights have made a significant impact on my journey. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking guidance and growth.”
Melissa M-B · SVP, Banking · Mentorship client
Testimonials sourced from figureit-out.com — pending Garvin's final approval of wording, display name, and permissions before launch.
About Garvin
A wise guide, not a performer.
Garvin Antoine writes and speaks from the intersection of leadership, coaching, communication, and faith-informed resilience — a Brooklyn-based coach, author, and John Maxwell Certified Speaker and Trainer who believes storms are inevitable, but collapse is not.
The Readiness Newsletter
One practical readiness move, every week.
A short, faith-informed insight for the quiet seasons — separate from your Readiness Index results, and never required to get them.
Ready when you are