Shaun Newman Podcast

Richard W. Burley is a public speaker, seminar leader, and self-esteem consultant with over 41 years of leadership experience in the computer and financial marketing industries. Initially studying law with a focus on international business, he chose not to continue in law and instead joined the Edmonton Police Service. This experience exposed what he later called the “brotherhood of corruption,” shaping his critical perspective on systemic issues. Burley later worked at Syncrude in Northern Alberta and then with the Canadian federal government, aiding the transition to IBM mini-tower 360s, frequently traveling to Texas. There, he audited seminary courses, sparking his passion for biblical languages (Sumerian, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Tetragrammaton) and exposing the “verbal alchemy” of a corrupted legal system. Mentored by Bill Cantrell, Burley entered the personal growth industry, working with figures like Jim Rohn and Zig Ziglar, studying psycholinguistics, NLP, and psycho-cybernetics. Today, he travels North