With 20 years of experience in senior marketing and HR leadership roles at global companies including Diageo, Britvic, and Pernod Ricard, Lizzie is an accomplished business leader, coach, coaching supervisor, and facilitator who thrives on empowering her clients to become exceptional leaders. With this deep understanding of the challenges faced in global, cross-cultural organizations, she understands the challenges of leading teams of people through change and delivering against a business plan.

Over the course of her 2000+ hours of coaching experience, Lizzie has worked with board, executive, senior leaders and their teams across a range of areas to support them to lead themselves, lead others and lead their business. She has also gained thousands of hours of facilitation experience through her work on global leadership development programmes and as a faculty member for the Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC) on their Coaching Skills Certificate and Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching. Lizzie also works as a coach supervisor and mentor coaching both with groups and one-to-one. She works with new and experienced coaches and offers a reflective space where they reflect on and develop their coaching skills, review their practice and build their resourcefulness.

Lizzie builds trusting, supportive relationships with her clients, creating a safe space for them to explore their thoughts, feelings and behaviours. With a warm yet tenacious approach, she challenges her clients to reach their goals and create lasting change. She draws on her extensive experience incorporating models such as Transactional Analysis, Cognitive Behavioral Coaching, Gestalt therapy, Solutions Focus, and neuroscience.

Lizzie prioritizes her professional development and works regularly with a coach supervisor. This commitment to ongoing reflection and learning enhances her coaching practice and ensures she stays current with industry best practices. She is an ICF PCC accredited coach, a qualified coach supervisor and holds the Advanced Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching (Academy of Executive Coaching). She has an MSc in Organisational Psychology and is certified in Strengthscope, Gallup Strengths, MBTI Step 1 and 2, Hogan, TKI, and various 360º feedback tools.

Margaret has over 15 years experience as a coach and development practitioner operating in a commercial, service and manufacturing environments. Her background is in HR and sport where she was HR Director for Anheuser Busch Europe and in her youth played hockey at international level.

Educated at Girton College, Cambridge University, where she gained an MA (Honours) in Geography and a PGCE, Margaret has a passion for learning and development and has gained experience of small and large organizations in FMCG, pharmaceutical, education and service sectors. Margaret is also a Non-Executive Director of Davy’s Wine Bars and Restaurants. Margaret is a member of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development and a trained facilitator with Stephen Covey and Zenger Miller. She is qualified to administer and interpret MBTI Steps I and II; Strength Deployment Inventory and a variety of 360-degree feedback processes.

One of Margaret’s other passions is sport. Having played competitive hockey for many years she now enjoy playing tennis and finds there are many similarities between the sporting and business arenas which she is able to apply to her work assignments.

Leila is a highly sought-after multi-lingual Executive, Systemic Team Coach, Accredited CSA Supervisor, CSA Faculty, EMCC ESIA accredited coach, mentor/ supervisor, AC Fellow member, ICF PCC Marker Assessor and ICF Mentor Coach with over 25 years, in public and private sectors. She works with leading organisations, business schools and individuals to enhance productivity, maximise performance, and accelerate sustainable growth across 5 continents.

Leila is renowned for her high energy, enthusiasm, passion, fun-loving nature, and her love for building connections, empowering and working with people from diverse cultures. She is passionate about 1:1 & Systemic Team Coaching, Coach Education, Coaching Supervision and Women in Leadership serving her clients across Algeria, UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Asia Pac & Turkey. Leila believes that everyone is resourceful, unique, has top strengths and can achieve whatever they want in their lives as long as they have the self-awareness to help them tap into their hidden talents. She sees coaching as the dance between our ‘Being and Doing’, as the dance between the Coachee and the Coach in the systemic context.

Leila is the UAE Global Partner of the Academy of Executive Coaching and has been a Faculty member since 2018 delivering the Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching, Professional Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching, Team Coaching Fundamentals and Coaching Skills Certificate programmes.

Kay is an experienced and accredited executive coach and coach supervisor, based in Scotland.

She runs her own coaching/coaching supervision business alongside her gestalt therapy practice. She also works as an Associate with the AoEC, supporting their coach training programmes. Kay has worked across private, public and voluntary sectors and has extensive senior line management experience, including as an NHS Executive Board Director. She tutored for 15 years on a range of MBA programmes for the OU Business School and has worked internationally.

Kay works in a relational, embodied, and creative way, deepening awareness, exploring choices. She believes that safe, effective and ethical practice is made more possible through the presence and support of another, including within the coaching supervision relationship. Her coaching & coaching supervision practice is gestalt orientated; and psychologically / trauma informed.

Relevant qualifications include the AoEC Master Coach Practitioner Programme, AoEC Accredited Professional Executive Coach, Gestalt Psychotherapist, MBA; BA, APECS Master Supervisor of Executive Coaches, APECS Master Coach, ICF PCC Credentialled Coach

As part of her practice, Kay continues to seek ways to integrate her personal interests into her therapeutic practice including walking in wild places, health & well-being, reflective writing and poetry, yoga and meditation.

Kelly is a leadership coach, learning and talent strategist, facilitator, coach supervisor and mentor coach with global experience. She works with individuals in one-on-one coaching, mentor coaching and supervision engagements; with teams to clarify goals and increase effectiveness and with organizations to build and implement learning strategies. Kelly brings experience working in more than 25 countries, with individuals and organizations across industries and sectors, and nearly a decade of experience at McKinsey & Company.

Kelly’s broad understanding of business needs, cultural differences, and the global marketplace aids her in developing great coaches, leaders and teams. Her accreditations include:

MS Learning and Organizational Change, Northwestern University
Coaching certification and Master Coach certification, Hudson Institute
Professional Certified Coach (PCC) accreditation, International Coach Federation
Accredited Coaching Supervisor, Coaching Supervision Academy
Certification in several assessments including Leadership Circle Profile 360, Hogan
Assessment System, Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0, Myers-Briggs (MBTI), Integrative
Enneagram IEQ9, Creatrix (innovation assessment), Conflict Dynamics Profile, VOICES
360, PDI Profilor 360, and Team Coaching International’s Team Diagnostic

Kelly loves being outside hiking, cycling, skiing, travel and photography.

Will has been involved in the field of learning and development since 2006. Since 2015, he has been a full-time as a trainer, facilitator and coach. Prior to this, he spent a decade in learning consulting roles at three prestigious investment banks. Will is qualified at Master’s level through the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Will has delivered training programmes globally and across many industries.

In his spare time, Will is passionate about sports and fitness, particularly cycling and running. He enjoys music and loves Italy, having previously lived in Tuscany.

With over 30 years of experience in financial services as a Trader, Operations Manager, and Learning and Leadership Development Consultant, Gwen brings a pragmatic and outcome-driven approach to help others learn and develop. Gwen works primarily within the Financial Services sector, as well as with insurance companies and law firms. She has experience in several topics including management and leadership skills, communication, time management, decision-making, conflict, and managing change. Gwen uses profiling tools to raise self-awareness for individuals and teams, helping her clients to leverage their strengths and thrive in their professional roles. Gwen’s style is practical and conversational, creating a psychologically safe environment that enables open and honest dialogue. She strives to connect with her clients at a deeper level, fostering empathy and enriching the learning experience.

Accreditations: Insights Discovery Practitioner, Clifton Strengths Coach (Gallup), NLP Practitioner.

Dirk is an experienced trainer, facilitator, and coach, known for his pragmatism, excellent listening skills, ability to build trust quickly and create long-term relationships. He supports his clients in navigating change in its various forms. Through his facilitative approach, he actively engages his clients, while enriching discussions with valuable insights and constructive challenges.

With 15 years of corporate experience at Unilever, including a notable four-year stint as Head of Group Training for sub-Saharan Africa, Dirk has been delivering impactful training programmes since 1999 across the UK, Continental Europe, Middle East, and Southern Africa. His diverse client portfolio spans sectors such as investment banking, commercial banking, IT, FMCG, education, and local government. Dirk’s expertise includes leadership, change management, career development, and interpersonal skills.

He is continually seeking new ways to foster personal growth for his clients and enhance their business performance. He creates a supportive environment that encourages his clients to step beyond their comfort zones.

Dirk holds a BA (Hons) degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology. He qualified as an executive coach with the Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC) in 2016 and is an EMCC Accredited Executive Coach. He is also an Accredited practitioner in MBTI and a qualified EFT practitioner.

His interests outside of work include cricket and rugby union. He is an enthusiastic landscape painter in oils, exhibiting his artwork in the Thames Valley region, UK.