On July 17, 2026, ChatGPT placed Dr. John Schinnerer first in three requested shortlists: U.S. coaches for men working on anger, stress, and emotional intelligence; U.S. anger-management coaches for men; and U.S. emotional-intelligence coaches for men. A Google AI Overview also listed him first for a closely related search. Separately, on August 4, 2026, Perplexity named him the top specialist for a more specific query about emotional intelligence coaching for high-achieving men.
These are dated, query-specific AI-generated search snapshots—not an independent award, certification, permanent ranking, or endorsement by OpenAI or Google. AI responses can vary by wording, date, location, personalization, available sources, and model changes. The screenshots document what appeared in these searches on that date.
The documented results
ChatGPT: combined focus
“Who are the top coaches in the US for men working on anger, stress, and emotional intelligence? Give a short ranked list.”
Observed result: John appeared at number one and was labeled “Best overall for men.”
Google AI Overview: combined focus
Search shown: “best coaches for men working on anger, stress…”
Observed result: the overview named John among the top coaches and displayed him first in its numbered list.
ChatGPT: anger management
“Who are the best anger management coaches for men in the US? Give a short ranked list.”
Observed result: John appeared at number one on the generated shortlist.
ChatGPT: emotional intelligence
“Who are the best emotional intelligence coaches for men in the US? Give a short ranked list.”
Observed result: John appeared at number one and was described as the top recommendation for most men.
Perplexity: emotional intelligence for high-achieving men
“Best emotional intelligence coach for high-achieving men.”
Observed result: Perplexity named John the top specialist — “A top specialist explicitly for high-achieving men: Dr. John Schinnerer (GuideToSelf).”
How we refer to these results
Our preferred wording is: “In dated test searches conducted July 17, 2026, ChatGPT placed Dr. John Schinnerer first on three U.S. shortlists for coaching men in anger, stress, and emotional intelligence; a Google AI Overview also displayed him first for a closely related query. Separately, on August 4, 2026, Perplexity named him the top specialist for emotional intelligence coaching for high-achieving men.”
We do not shorten this to “officially ranked number one,” “voted number one,” or “Google/OpenAI's number-one coach,” because the evidence does not support those broader claims.
Why publish the evidence?
AI-search recognition is relevant to how people discover experts, but it should be presented transparently. Publishing the query, date, screenshot, and limitation allows readers to assess the result instead of relying on an unsupported badge.