▁himself ▁was ▁also ▁abandoned ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁father . ▁Brad sh aw ▁won ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁study ▁for ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest hood . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁B . A . ▁degree ▁in ▁Sac red ▁The ology ▁and ▁an ▁M . A . ▁degree ▁in ▁philosophy ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁in ▁Canada . ▁Six ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁gradu ation , ▁Brad sh aw ▁returned ▁to ▁academ ia ▁at ▁R ice ▁University ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas , ▁doing ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁gradu ate ▁work ▁in ▁psych ology ▁and ▁religion . ▁Brad sh aw ▁said ▁alco hol ▁add iction ▁and ▁other ▁problems ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁end ▁his ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁priest hood . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁John ▁Brad sh aw ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁management ▁consult ant ▁at ▁Dr ill co ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁leadership ▁tra iner ▁at ▁Den ka ▁Chem ical ▁Company . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁director ▁of ▁human ▁resources ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Texas ▁General ▁O il ▁Company . ▁Brad sh aw ▁was ▁the ▁developer ▁and ▁present er ▁of ▁work sh ops ▁for ▁forty ▁Fort une ▁ 5 0 0 ▁companies ▁and ▁thousands ▁of ▁evol ved ▁non - prof its ▁and ▁for - pro fit ▁institutions . ▁ ▁He ▁presented ▁lect ures ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁for ▁educational , ▁professional ▁and ▁social ▁organizations ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁served ▁as : ▁member ,