Tony Quinn (businessman)


Tony Quinn is an Irish businessman, yoga entrepreneur and a mind coach. He is the director and shareholder of energy company International Natural Energy in Belize. In 2010, his estimated worth was €50 million.

Background

Quinn was born in Arbour Hill in inner-city Dublin.

Career

Quinn has been variously described as a yogi, "fitness expert", "health guru", "business guru", "mind trainer" and "mind coach", charging up to €63,500 per person for seminars. He became well known in Ireland as a hypnotherapist and "mind trainer" for professional boxer Steve Collins.
Quinn charged €18,500 to attend Educo Mind Power seminars and up to €63,500 for advanced seminars.

International Natural Energy

Quinn was once a director and shareholder of energy company International Natural Energy in Belize. In 2011, his holdings in the company were worth approximately €18 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 €40,000 and €200,000 of shares.In 2010, his estimated worth was €50 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 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 The advertisement was withdrawn.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 €30 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, it was reported that, a former follower, Maire Lalor, sued Quinn in the Irish High Court for alleged sexual assault and fraud. No record of this can be found in court records.

Personal life

Quinn moved to The Bahamas in the 1990s where he lives on Paradise Island with his girlfriend Amelie "Eve" Hattingh. He also has a Martello tower house in Malahide, Dublin.