The Team

Background: Sarah is a Coach, Business Leader and Facilitator, with qualifications in Business Studies (BA Hons degree) and in Coaching (Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching).  She has 15 years of experience in leadership development, recruitment and HR Consulting, with 9 years of experience as a coach.  Sarah works with leaders of blue chip companies, SMEs, not-for-profits and educational establishments.

Passionate about:  Helping leaders work out their brilliance and how they communicate that with the world around them.  Also helping leaders make a difference in the world through sustainable action.

Coaching speciality:

• Working with people who wish to: Explore their passions, beliefs and strengths in order to share their brilliance
• Make a difference to others, both at work and in the community
• Create sustainable business that has a positive impact on the World
• Explore where they are and where they need/want to be
• Motivate and inspire others through personal power

If not working right now… I would be outdoors climbing, caving, walking or horse-riding, or I’d be reading a good book, going to the theatre or practicing aromatherapy.

Background:  Fiona is a Coach, Psychologist and NLP Master Practitioner, with qualifications gained in the UK and Australia.  She has over 10 years of experience in leadership training and development, Organisational Psychology and HR consulting, and has worked with clients ranging from individuals to blue chip companies.
 
Passionate about:  Facilitating the freedom and satisfaction people experience when they gain insight and clarity.
 
Coaching speciality:

• Working with people who are hungry to:
• Interact successfully with different personalities
• Motivate other people
• Make the most of their leadership impact
• Explore their potential
• Live and work with greater enthusiasm and clarity of purpose

 If not working right now… I would be packing the day full of outdoor adventures in beautiful scenery, preferably mountainous and optimally involving abseiling, hiking, foraging for wild food and swimming under waterfalls.  

Background:Shelley is a sustainability expert with extensive business experience.  She holds a BA Hons degree in Business Studies and an MSc in International Relations.  Shelley has been involved in a wide variety of development and sustainability related projects and programmes from inception through to management and development.  She has a commitment for results and always aims to demonstrate exceptional value and impact.

Passionate about: Using stakeholder engagement to really address and embed sustainability into businesses, social enterprises and third sector organisations.

If not working right now… I would be travelling and immersing myself in different cultures; this is born from a want to build understanding and peace globally. I have avid interest in politics and pursue this through reading and engaging in various media.  I love languages, particularly French and try to read choice literature when time permits.

Nikki Hinksman                 
Associate Facilitator / Coach

Background: Nikki has a Post Graduate Certificate in Business Coaching and Coaching to Enable Change. With over a decade’s experience as a coach and training consultant, Nikki has worked with a wide range of organisations including large corporates like BSkyB, Centrica and Vodafone as well as charities, individuals and arts organisations. Her reputation is for providing learning that both inspires and that you know how to apply in the real world.

Passionate about: Working with people who are ambitious in the wholesome sense of the word; striving to be the best they can at who they are and what they do.

Coaching speciality:

• Communication coaching and development
• Confidence building
• Personal and Business relationship coaching
• Team Coaching
• Coaching to understand purpose and meaning
• Coaching to develop more focus

If not working right now… I’d be learning something new like how to really get the most out of my Mac or hanging out with my daughter or gazing in wonderment at the Taj Mahal or up a ladder picking figs in my garden ready to make jam.