MANAGING DIRECTOR

“Corporate Chaos Creator”

Monique believes in empowering leaders and teams to bring their whole selves to work, enriching and building a dynamic thinking organisation which can thrive.

Executive Coaching | Leadership and Team Development | Team Coaching | Sales Training | Human Skills Trainer | Communication Expert | Emotional Intelligence | Mental Health & Wellbeing

She is an experienced and accredited Executive and Team Coach working with a variety of clients within organisations to entrepreneurs. Providing the space, tools and support for individuals and teams to reach their full potential and create a more fulfilling connection to what they do.

She believes in enabling leadership teams to inspire and lead through emotional intelligence and great communication skills to get the most out of their teams. Working with senior leaders to understand business needs and then supporting the execution of programmes throughout the organisation. Monique has significant experience delivering training and coaching face to face and virtually.

Monique has been described by her coaching clients as empowering, life changing and supportive. By her leadership development programme clients as a game changer, insightful and engaging.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

“Chief Mischief Maker”

Janine obtained her Level 7 qualification in executive coaching and mentoring in 2014 and has accrued hundreds of coaching and mentoring hours since. She is a Professional member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and holds an Individual Accreditation (EIA) at Senior Practitioner status having demonstrated the professionalism, knowledge, skills and application against the demanding and rigorous industry standards.

Janine is also a qualified and accredited workplace, civil and commercial mediator with the Civil Medication Council (CMC), working with a various organisations to address conflict in the workplace.

With almost 25 years’ experience in a range of senior management and Director positions in the public sector and now as the owner of her own successful business, Janine has both the academic knowledge and vast practical experience and application of management, leadership and coaching practice in some of the most challenging environments, including Prisons, the Home Office and the NHS. Her Leadership knowledge and experience is further endorsed by The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) with whom she has been awarded Fellowship status and she voluntarily mentors other leaders in their career through ILM.

With a cheeky sense of humour, Janine will offer challenge, support and many opportunities for growth and learning and hopefully a little bit of fun too!

SENIOR CONSULTANT

“Principal Provocateur”

Sanjay brings 11 years of international experience in partnering with leaders to translate aspirations to results. He blends his consulting background with working in HR and commercial leadership teams in Financial Services and Fintech organisations to deliver strategy, achieve goals and drive performance. He combines frameworks and tools with a deep understanding of behavioural science to do this. His in-house roles in culture, talent and internal communication roles brings depth and rigour to the solutions he creates to drive change and create stakeholder value.

His strengths include decoding strategy into the capabilities required for success, cultural diagnosis and developing cultural, talent and leadership solutions to achieve results. He is known as someone that builds strong relationships across all levels of the business and executes at pace. Sanjay is an Associate Coach working towards accreditation status with the International Coaching Federation. He uses coaching to empower individuals and teams to build capability and confidence to realise their potential and has a passion for supporting marginalised groups.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

‘The Focus Queen’

Jordan works from the belief that when we show up as our best and boldest selves, amazing things can happen. She is passionate about supporting and facilitating individuals and teams to tap into their true potential. Jordan’s approach is down to earth & pragmatic, paired with lots of energy and warmth.

Jordan has always been fascinated in understanding people and their potential, she has a psychology degree, holds an ILM level 7 coaching and mentoring certification and also a practitioner level in neuro-linguistic programming.

From a L&D perspective Jordan has experience delivering leadership development programmes and coaching across a variety of organisations & has a track record of delivering projects with scale and longevity.

Jordan also brings a wealth of experience working within large national and global organisations operating in brand and marketing roles, which brings strategic and commercial understanding of the requirements of large organisations, and an ability to deliver large scale projects with cross functional stakeholders, at pace, with a focus on delivering first class results.

MINDSET MENTOR

‘Chief Fun Officer’

As a former CFO and Leadership Coach, Declan is passionate about helping people understand the changing landscape of the C-suite, in particular how to engage and excite at all levels of an organisation.

As leaders we need to look to Inspire not Impress. Declan works with C-Suite and Directors.

Working with sales

Declan works with salespeople to stop selling. Yes that’s right. Stop. Instead find buyers. If you find a buyer and help them buy you will speed up the buying process, creating deeper connections and engagements and creating lasting business relationships.

He's married to Suzanne, they live in Ireland with their 4 children and dog. He loves his sport, especially playing golf at Laytown & Bettystown Links Golf course.

BOARD AND C-SUITE CONSULTANT

‘Red Magnetic Changemaker’

Faried is an experienced and dynamic global leader with proven audit, risk management, finance, and business transformation capabilities grounded in 25+ years of first-hand experience in the corporate world. Faried's career included international experience in multi-national organisations such as SABMiller plc, Travelex, and Deloitte.

He is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Grant Thornton UK, a Non-Executive Director on the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust board and Chairs the Finance and Digital Committee. He is a member of the People & Culture Committee, Audit and Risk Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

He is known for his ability to lead global teams through diversity and inclusion, understanding the importance of empathy in collaborative work with people in matrix organisations. He was nominated 18th out of 100 LGBTQ+ leaders in the Financial Times in 2014.

His passion for coaching and mentoring others to reach their full potential led him to professional and executive coaching. Faried founded equarius8coaching to help empower Rising Stars, Women, LGBTQ+, and Ethnically Diverse Talent to unlock their leadership potential, recognise and harness their unique gifts, gain clarity to focus on what matters most and achieve success on their terms.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

‘The Sage’

Diversity, equity & inclusion Company/ Team Values Conflict resolution

Jeffrey is an Executive and Leadership Coach, Trainer and Conflict Resolution Specialist with a Psychology BSc (Hons). His work centres around providing solutions for individuals, organisations and systems that bridge the gap from where they are to where they want to be.

Jeffrey is experienced in the field of coaching and training. He works with a full range of professional roles from C-Suite to those early on in their careers. He also works across the private, public and voluntary sectors. Jeffrey also uses his time to coach those who would not ordinarily have access to coaching e.g. Yonge men in prison and underrepresented young women.

In addition, Jeffrey is active in a range of pro bono roles, sitting on the Advisory Board for ‘Culture at Work’ – a leading global Coaching company that offers Coach Training to Senior Executives worldwide, and a Trustee for two charities ‘Peer Power’ and Jubilee ‘Primary School’.

Certifications and Skills – Executive Performance Coach: Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), PCC, ORSC. ProQUal Level 4 Award in the Instruction of Managing the Risk of Aggressive and Challenging Behaviour in the Workplace, High Risk Conflict Resolution Specialist.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

“Positivity Pixie”

Chris is passionate about encouraging individuality and authenticity in a team, empowering and motivating others to deliver results through a unique style of leadership.

He brings over 20 years experience in the retail sector specialising in senior operational and high profile strategic change management roles in large organisations. Chris believes that people and relationships are the key to a successful business and has a wealth of experience coaching, mentoring and training others to reach their full potential and to bring the best out of their teams to drive performance.

Chris has a BA(Hons) in Business and Retail Management, has recently been through the ‘Living Leader’ Programme and, alongside his Retail roles, also runs his own small property business. He is experienced in delivering training and facilitating/chairing both in person and virtually and loves to bring a more relaxed, engaging style to everything he does which quickly builds rapport with those he works with.

With a real fun, positive attitude to life and a way of connecting emotionally with people Chris will offer a different way of thinking, appropriate challenge along the way and a real sense of excitement for what the future may bring.

SENIOR SALES ENABLEMENT CONSULTANT

“Chess Strategy Officer”

Passionate Enabler working closely with Sales teams mainly in the SaaS & UCaaS space. I have been in an Enablement role for 8 years and Training for 12 years. I see Enablement as being the 'right-hand' of Sales and Revenue Leadership.

During my time in Enablement, I have consistently focused on aligning initiatives with revenue generation. This emphasis has resulted in measurable and impactful outcomes for the organisations I have worked with. At RingCentral, my dedication to Enablement drove significant improvements in sales team performance, positively influencing the company's bottom line. My involvement in RingExcellence further deepened my understanding of how Enablement strategies directly contribute to business success.

I am proud to have received recognition for my accomplishments inEnablement. I have been honoured with multiple awards, including being ranked among the Top 50 Global Enablement Professionals and securing a spot in the Top 10 within Europe. These accolades validate my commitment to excellence and the value I bring to the field.

I thrive in cross-functional environments and excel in driving alignment and engagement across teams.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

“Fire Starter”

Sue is a highly skilled facilitator of learning and development with a proven track record of translating business needs into pragmatic training solutions and delivery. Working in the field of people development since 1995, she specialises in behavioural and attitudinal change at all levels of management development, increasing personal effectiveness, which has a direct impact on business performance and culture. Sue delivers people development solutions for a range of clients, using a range of interventions including; one to one coaching, action learning, neuro-linguistic programming, a variety of psychometric and 360 degree feedback tools, often combined with experiential learning.

Her work includes consultancy on strategic change and work force strategy, coaching senior executives, middle and senior management development work, facilitating business meetings and solutions, conducting independent impact evaluation and market research and facilitating senior team development. Sue teaches at postgraduate level in the field of Leadership and Organisational Change.

Sue holds an MA in Management Learning from Lancaster University. She also holds a first class honours degree, and is a Neuro-Lingusitic Programming Master Practitioner, A level 7 accredited Action Learning Facilitator, a registered practitioner in Myers Briggs Type Indicator, a Firo B practitioner, a TA 101 Counsellor , Hypnosis Master Practitioner, Timeline Therapist, and an accredited coach.

SOLICITOR & SENIOR CONSULTANT

‘Problem Solver Extraordinaire’

Alison’s passion is improving the world of work for all. We all spend so much of our time at work, it is a foundation within our lives and so it should not be a place of conflict or stress.

Alison qualified as a Solicitor in June 2006 and since then she has specialised in providing advice to Employers and Employees on all aspects of Employment Law and HR, including mediation and dispute resolution within the workplace.

It is Alison’s goal to provide clear and unstuffy legal advice when it is required and to be on hand to prevent problems from arising.

Alison provides recruitment and onboarding training. Empowering managers to feel comfortable and confident from interview to onboarding.

When you think of a Solicitor most people think of a very traditional and often stuffy image, with a serious grey suit, long words and only providing advice and answers, Alison is certainly not that! She brings a world of empathy, personality and passion to her training, delivery and legal advice.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

‘Cheerleader in Residence’

Nikki is an ICF accredited executive coach and established talent professional whose career within multi-national FTSE 100 and privately owned organisations spans luxury fashion, telecommunications, food retail and financial services.

She brings a grin, energy and creativity to sessions, whether 1:1 or larger groups. Nikki is passionate about helping teams work together better and sees mindset and skillset going hand in hand to support behavioural change that lasts.

Adaptable and inquisitive, Nikki couples professional experience with academic rigour, holding an undergraduate degree from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Organisational Behaviour from Birkbeck.

She is also accredited by the British Psychological Society in psychometric testing for ability and personality, and is a certified practitioner in Lumina Spark, Insights Discovery, EQi 2.0 and NEO PI-R. In 2019 she completed her Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching, followed by a Certificate in Systemic Team Coaching in 2022.

Being born in Abu Dhabi, brought up in Hong Kong and completing a two-year work assignment in Shanghai has provided Nikki with a nuanced understanding of cross-cultural dynamics and expatriate considerations.

Nikki has experience in designing and facilitating learning experiences on a range of personal effectiveness, management and leadership topics, as well as team purpose and dynamics.

Typical coaching themes include: career transitions, first 100 days in role, team development, stakeholder management, engaging and influencing, connecting to organisational purpose, self-awareness and building confidence.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

‘Baroness of Banter’

From the sprawling offices of News Corp UK and Bauer Media plc to the intimate confines of Global Radio, Stefanie’s media journey has been one of transformations.

Stefanie is a coach providing personalised support to executive-level employees and midlife women in the media workplace – mainly because she walked the walk with some of the UK’s most popular media brands.

Stefanie continues to help hundreds of people transform their journey and understand better than anyone how these aren’t just personal issues, they’re workplace issues too.

She studied at the gold-standard Barefoot Coaching, graduated from the College of Naturopathic Medicine and has been trained by Tedx Speaker Cynthia Thurlow specialising in Intermittent Fasting. Stefanie continues to give inspirational talks, write for health and wellness publications and appear as a guest on top-ranked podcasts.

As a coach, she is privileged to be invited into the inner world of employees and help them recognise and maximise their strengths while minimising their limiting behaviours.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

James’s background id in engineering and health and safety. James has worked for a tier 1 contractor where he found a passion for education and training. James has worked for Network Rail as a safety professional responsible for Building and Civil Engineering packages of work across the Wessex region. He then moved over to the construction team as a construction manager and his spare time, studied construction and environmental management.

Upon leaving Network Rail, he worked as a Contracts Manager for a small, rail, civil engineering contractor delivering construction projects across Southern England.

After 16 years James decided to step away from the railway and pursue his passion for developing people within the construction industry. He specialises in delivering construction specific programmes for our clients pulling on his wealth of knowledge and experience.

James enjoys walking, running, going to the gym, dance music, reading, studying and family time, rugby.

In his spare time, James coaches a children’s rugby team which he finds incredibly rewarding.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

‘The Tenacious Triathlete’

Lucy has accumulated a wealth of knowledge, skills, and experience spanning several years. She is qualified to teach adults and has consistently developed herself, adding Coaching, Leadership and Management qualifications over the past decade. As a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, Lucy has spent many hours coaching both individuals, groups and teams, primarily focusing on developing managers. Additionally, she provides coaching services to individuals seeking to increase their confidence. Outdoor coaching sessions have proven to be a hit in recent months!

With a background in retail and education, Lucy creates development programs tailored to aspiring and recently promoted managers. In addition, she offers support to existing managers to improve their skills.

Alongside her professional commitments, Lucy advocates for physical fitness to support mental well-being. She has developed a love of Triathlons and other demanding sporting challenges, which she perceives as essential for maintaining her mental clarity and focus.