Meet our team

Mandy has extensive experience of working in the Public, Charitable and Corporate sectors, including for Nike where she led teams on both the Brand and Corporate sides of the organisation. She is passionate about coaching leaders through career transitions, which is what she also does for elite athletes.

Maria has over 12 years’ experience in developing and implementing highly successful change management and performance management strategies in the European energy trading sector. During this time she was responsible for setting up satellite offices in six European capitals which led to the delivery of cultural diversity workshops at the HQ. She subsequently has spent a further 15 years as a CTI Certified Leadership Coach and workshop leader. She’s most proud of being a single mum in her late twenties and taking full responsibility of her two boys, 4 & 6 years old at the time.

Anne-Marie holds a Master Certified Coach credential, the highest level of achievement in coaching. She is also a NeuroLeadership coach and with her expertise in Neuroscience, HeartBrain Coherence and Breath work she helps executives and teams cultivate an optimal mental, emotional and physiological state in the midst of disruption. She is a passionate advocate of women’s empowerment and has been working with the EU for 15 years to get women to the top. Prior to starting her own business, she was a senior project manager in the IT industry. Anne-Marie is fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. 

Following a successful career in communications, including running her own PR agency for the last 15 years, Abigail trained as a Leadership Coach. So, having connected businesses and non-profits to their core values and vision during this time, she now does so for individuals and teams as well.She loves to see and accept where people are in the moment, and reconnecting them to their essence and purpose. She’s a mask-buster and truth-seeker, without taking herself too seriously. Abigail is fiercely proud of her two rebellious daughters, who are now teaching her a thing or two! Abigail is fluent in English and Dutch.

Lisa (MA, CPPC) is an executive and leadership development coach. She has over 30 years experience working in finance, advertising, entrepreneurship and mindfulness facilitation. She inspires people to create conscious choices resulting in empowered action and change. She is passionate about courageous leadership and believes that mindfulness connects us to our leader within. Lisa resides in NYC and is a proud mom of three adult children and an 11 year old lab. She’s a passionate yogi, adventurer and visionary.

Judy helps to build inclusive cultures within corporate spaces by supporting under-represented groups in their career growth, development, and well-being. She also works with leadership to provide the vision and strategy for building a culture where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are. Earlier leadership roles include Global Head of Culture at WPP, GlobalChief Talent Officer at Wunderman Thompson, Chief Talent Officer at IPG Media brands, Digitas, and People leadership roles at Time Inc., ABC Disney, and Planned Parenthood of NYC. She has contributed to several articles and books on human resource management and has received several awards including Ad Color’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award and the 4A’s 2022 Gladiator Award. She serves on the board of directors for BRIDGE, an organisation dedicated to addressing the gap in Belonging, Representation, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in the workplace. She is the co-founder of We All Rise Together, created to minimise the impact of the pandemic on communities most at risk. She is also the former president of BRAINY, an organisation committed to elevating people of colour in the communications industry.

Lil spent the initial part of her career in commercial roles, before her fascination with how people dynamics affect the working environment led her to move to the world-renowned innovation consultancy WhatIf!. Her speciality was in working with organisations to understand and then transform their innovation strategy and capability.Lil’s enthusiasm for transforming organisations and individuals has the power to soften even the most hardened cynics. She’s in her element when creating meaningful experiences that set clients up for sustainable success. She is straight forward, pragmatic, collaborative and personable.  She uses her business head and her heart in equal measure, and is most proud of being a mum, wife, sister and daughter. 

Anita Pool-Genes is an award-winning business leader with over30 successful years in broadcast media sales. During her corporate career, she worked her way up from sales assistant to general sales manager with positions such as Director of Market Development. Her leadership skills, client-centric focus and experience of new business development, means that as a coach she drives others to achieve their goals. Out of 50 sales professionals, Anita was once voted #1 forNon-Traditional Revenue for a major national radio broadcast company. She’s been featured in Who’s Who in Black Chicago, 4th Edition, and voted the ChicagoDefender’s 2018 Woman of Excellence Honoree. Anita is passionate about serving, inspiring, and empowering others who are ready to transform to the next level of their lives and profession.  

Tita is a dynamic and seasoned leadership coach and facilitator, seamlessly blending over two decades of corporate experience with the art of transformational coaching. Tita led business development for international media giants, technology companies, and nimble start-ups.  Clients describe Tita as a vibrant and authentic guide with an ability to pose the right questions at the right moment. Her coaching style is direct, yet deeply empathetic, creating an environment where individuals are not just coached but inspired to embrace new challenges. Fluent in German, English andSpanish, Tita effortlessly bridges linguistic and cultural gaps, adding an extra layer of depth to her coaching engagements.

Richard has a proven track record working globally with big corporates, ambitious SMEs and motivated individuals – what they all have in common is a focus on their growth. He uses his +20 years of board-level business experience in the media and advertising industry to help clients to both clarify and achieve their goals and ambitions. His style is practical, positive and results-oriented.

Heather is a Certified Life Coach who is also a graduate of The School of Womanly Arts, a program dedicated to women exploring their pleasure and radiance. She has taught English to students from over 50 countries for over 8 years and loves her many international connections. She’s a disciple, studying happiness, joy, peace, and fun. She’s most proud of being the Best “Auntie Mommy” to many young kings (her nephews) and twice winning Teacher of the Year. Heather is passionate about making coaching services available to more diverse communities and communities of colour.