March 2017
Chloe trained as a professional actor at The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (Masters in Acting) with a full scholarship. Prior to this she attained a First Class Degree from Loughborough University in Drama (BA Hons) and recently received an Acting Excellence Award from The Stage. Having undergone her own vocal therapy to successfully rehabilitate her paralysed vocal folds through a commitment of personal research and daily exercises, she now specialises in communication training.
Chloe is also a qualified yoga teacher graduating from The Traditional Yoga Association's three year teaching course. This approach of yoga is about a practice of personal awareness, the undoing of detrimental habits and learning how to use the body's natural intelligence to move economically and activate optimum energy levels. It focuses on how to be still effectively in order for one to move and work effectively.
Chloe has worked as a Vocal Coach for Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd, operator of some of the largest attractions in Global Leisure. From coaching tour guides at London SEALIFE Aquarium in public speaking techniques, to rehabilitating the voices of education facilitators at Thorpe Park. Working with groups and individuals, Chloe teaches her clients how they can fully utilise their voice in the work environment, successfully affecting their listener and achieving their desired results. She has also designed and delivered a bespoke team-building and communication programme for the staff at Second Chance, a private charity for young people finding sustained employment.
Though collaboration with A Resilient Mind, Chloe can offer the following services
Ali provides companies with nutrition-led wellbeing solutions designed to boost employee wellness, productivity and retention by combining her expertise in nutrition, communications, psychology, behaviour change and employee benefits.
As A Resilient Mind practitioner, Ali offers a range of tailored services including confidential nutrition counselling, interactive talks on topics such as nutrition and stress, immune support and energy management, practical ‘brown bag’ discussion sessions, body composition testing and education, hands-on food tasting workshops, nutrition challenges, recipe inspiration and menu planning with onsite caterers.
Initially using a Psychology degree as a springboard, Ali enjoyed a successful career in employee communications and business transformation, focusing on building employee commitment and capability. Ali has led a range of employee engagement and people change programmes for blue chip companies including GSK, Barclays, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s. Success in each role habitually came down to connecting with employees and empowering them to embrace change – whether this was aligning people behind a newly merged organisation, bringing culture change to life or accelerating mastery of a new IT system rollouts.
After juggling family life with a hectic corporate career Ali also knows personally how the pressures of everyday life can derail healthy eating intentions, vitality and resilience.
Her interest in nutrition, however, began while growing up in a family with allergies and autoimmune disease when Ali became intrigued by the obvious connection between symptoms and food. After having her own children her curiosity about the relationship between eating and wellbeing grew even stronger – and Ali decided to take a
Dr. Clara Seeger is a Neuroleadership coach, corporate facilitator, speaker and author, specialising in Mindfulness, Neuroscience and Emotional Intelligence.
Through collaboration with A Resilient Mind, Clara can deliver mindfulness interventions, workshops on the neuroscience of mindfulness, her own methodology of mindfulness-based coaching, neuroscience-based leadership development, as well as traditional executive coaching to corporate organisations and their employees.
Oxford-educated (MA, M.Phil) and with a PhD from King’s College London, Clara worked in investment banking before retraining and establishing her own neuroleadership consultancy. Clara works with international companies across many sectors and countries. Her approach builds on research from neuroscience, in order to help clients successfully navigate change whilst maximising focus, productivity and wellbeing. Following the completion of her M.Sc in “Mindfulness: Neuroscience and Clinical Applications” (Distinction) at King’s College, London, Clara developed her own mindfulness-based coaching methodology and is passionate about introducing the benefits and neuroscience of mindfulness to the corporate world, both theoretically and practically.
Clara is the author of Mindfulness at Work in a Week (Hachette UK, 2016), a practical and neuroscience-based introduction to mindfulness for the workplace. Her previous book Investing in Meaning – An Alternative Approach to Leveraging your Portfolio (Completely Novel, 2012), is a coaching book for helping professionals maximise their sense of meaning at work. Clara has also written several articles on neuroscience and banking.
Clara holds numerous professional training/qualifications, is an Associate of King’s College, a member of the Association for Coaching, an associate member of the Hellenic Bankers Association UK, and lead facilitator and coach assessor at the Neuroleadership
January 2017
Jessica's experience is diverse and spans 25 years. She has coached, mentored, taught, trained and lectured in many different guises, from coaching staff members at Hakkasan Group in how to relate to customers confidently and efficiently, to building individuals’ self-esteem prior to job interviews.
Jessica practised as a nutritional therapist for seven years, having graduated from the College of Naturopathic Medicine in London. She is also a certified GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) practitioner and was part of the first group to be trained by GAPS pioneer, Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride, in the UK. Whilst no longer taking on individual clients, she incorporates her nutrition/GAPS experience in her coaching and training work, and lectures on the topics.
Jessica has a theatre background which has given her the ability to 'present' and to be able to interact and address large groups of people. Her coaching work at Landmark Worldwide and her one-to one-consultations as a nutritional therapist have added the compassionate element to her delivery.
Jessica is also a certified coach to teenage girls, having trained with Tami Walsh, founder of Teen Wisdom Inc.. Teen Wisdom is the first life-coaching company created solely for the empowerment of teen girls and young women against the context of the dangerous times in which girls are currently living, where social media is a key feature in their lives, and society, schools, and even their own families are unknowingly asking them to live up to an unreachable set of paradoxical standards of beauty, intelligence, athleticism, achievement etc..
Through collaboration with A
Nerina is a physiologist, sleep and stress management expert, and energy coach who works to improve individuals' sleep quality and energy levels.
Nerina runs wellness programmes, workshops, and training, and lectures via webinars and seminars, nationally and internationally, on the importance of sleep for mental and physical wellbeing, providing practical self-help tools to take away. She also covers topics such as stress, pressure, performance optimisation, and burn-out prevention.
Nerina is regularly interviewed by major television and radio channels, newspapers, and other media publications. She is the author of two books Fast Asleep Wide Awake, and Tired But Wired: How to Overcome Your Sleep Problems: The Essential Toolkit. She is also Silentnight's "sleep expert".
Nerina completed her doctorate in physiology at King's College London, a postdoctoral fellowship at University College London, and is currently a Research Fellow at Ashridge Business School.
Nerina has a diverse client base which includes professional services firms such as Accenture and Linklaters, leading multinationals such as Danone Evian, Cisco Systems and Kimberly Clark, sports clubs, notably Chelsea Football Club, and schools. She also worked for over a decade with the Capio Nightingale Psychiatric Hospital in London on their sleep, energy and physical health programmes.
Nerina has a strong belief that everyone can live a healthy and more fulfilling life by tapping into and nurturing their deepest inner resources - even in these hectic times that we live in.
Through collaboration with A Resilient Mind, Nerina can support individuals in minimising the impact of their lifestyle on their sleep and energy levels, thus improving
Amanda Ursell has a BSc in nutrition and a postgraduate diploma in dietetics. She is also a writer, journalist and corporate nutrition consultant.
Winner of the HFMA Health Writer of The Year award and twice voted the most influential health professional in the UK, Amanda has over 30 years of experience of working in the area of nutrition
Amanda has worked on television series across the main networks including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. She regularly comments on nutrition issues on the nation's major television and radio channels and is the contributing nutritionist to the Channel 4 television series Tricks of the Restaurant Trade. She also has her own YouTube Channel.
Amanda has held long-term columns with The Sunday Times, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail newspapers in the UK and the Los Angeles Times in America.
An internationally-published author of ten nutrition based books, Amanda’s publications range from “Healing Foods” with Dorling Kindersley to "The Baby and Toddler Food Bible".
In addition to her nutrition work in the media, Amanda has five years, hands-on, award-winning experience in the area of wellbeing in the workplace and advises CH&Co, a corporate contract catering company, as a Consultant Nutritionist.
Engaged in developing and delivering award-winning nutrition led wellbeing programmes and corporate nutrition policies, her experience through CH&Co includes working with Allianz Global, Investec, Olswang, London Zoo, Kensington Palace, Estee Lauder, Avon, Paramount Pictures, Hilton Worldwide, British Gas, SSE, Direct Line Group and Gatwick Airport. Amanda has also worked with Halfords.
Amanda collaborates with scientists from both Birmingham
Christopher is a highly regarded Acupuncturist specialising in Traditional Chinese Medicine and The Five Element style of acupuncture. He is also a Craniosacral Therapist and Reiki Master as well as an Internal Martial Artist practicing Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Ba Gua, I Ching, and Xingue meditations.
Christopher has experience of working in a variety of areas including addictions, infertility, pre and post-natal care, with children, and with cancer patients.
Currently, Christopher practices Acupuncture at the charity, Breast Cancer Haven, where he has seen patients for over 15 years. He also holds clinics at a the specialist cancer treatment centre, Leaders in Oncology Care, in Harley Street where he gives lectures to patient groups about meditation, complementary health care, and recovery potential, often ending with a meditation/relaxation technique that is learned in minutes, presenting information and tools that are immediately useful in daily life.
Through collaboration with A Resilient Mind, Christopher also offers one-to-one acupuncture treatment to employees of corporate clients (on-site where possible) and delivers seminars to raise awareness of complimentary health care in terms of its potential to heal, maintain and enhance health, its ability to increase productivity, and its interaction with traditional medicine.
Christopher strongly believes that the way we view medicine needs to expanded beyond pathology. There is common ground to our physiology and humanity, whether we call ourselves the employer, employee, patient, medic or practitioner. There is cause and effect in life. Often when things begin they are small. Small can be easy to treat. It is fear that may
Gosia Gorna, winner of Transformational Coach of the Year 2014, uses intuitive insight and a range of highly effective techniques to bring about a profound transformation in people’s lives.
In the past 20 years she has assisted thousands of people to make outstanding decisions in their lives by helping them to clear their fears and use their intuition with confidence. She is a creator of a highly effective technique, The Expansion Game, which helps people to release unnecessary fears quickly and turn them into successes. Her methods and programmes are both quick and effective, identifying the blocks and giving the individual solutions needed to move forward.
Gosia’s work has been featured on TV, radio and in various newspapers and magazines, including the Financial Times, the Evening Standard and Here’s Health.
She is the former President of Toastmasters International public speaking and leadership club in London. She also works for a breast cancer charity that delivers a range of free complimentary treatments, support and therapies for people affected by breast cancer.
Through collaboration with A Resilient Mind, Gosia is able to support corporate organisations and their employees to achieve greater clarity, impact and visibility through workshops and/or individual coaching.
Testimonials:
“Gosia's unique approach to re-focusing mind energy and stimulating productivity whilst creating peace of mind during periods of rapid change and stress, is a testament to her process and her gifts. As a Brand Impact specialist, my work with her in the boardroom has proved more valuable than I ever anticipated. I recommend Gosia's methods
Eve has a background in training consultancy and has been working as an executive and life-work coach for over 20 years.
Eve specialises in stress and wellbeing, leadership, career management, and women's development, delivering training and talks as well as coaching. A significant part of her work is to help individuals learn what they need to do to make change happen.
Eve works for large organisations, including corporates, and in the not-for-profit and education sectors, as well as with private clients.
In previous careers, she worked in market research, as a secondary school teacher and leader, as a management consultant and co-authored two successful books (on stress management and professional development).
Eve holds an M.Ed in Human Relations, a PGCert in Positive Psychology and a degree in Education, English and Drama.
Through collaboration with A Resilient Mind, Eve is able to offer the following services to corporate organisations and their employees:
Stress and wellbeing consultancy services to organisations developing wellbeing and stress management programmes; implementation of well-researched, tested and proven practical strategies for managers and individuals to tackle and reduce pressure in themselves/their teams; one-to-one executive coaching to those experiencing unhealthy stress.
Training, workshops, and awareness around how positive emotions can build resilience.
Executive coaching to support those facing challenging situations, identify ways to limit the impact of pressure, and realise the best performance possible. This can be particularly useful to set strategy, achieve goals, improve public speaking, and learn specific skills such as more effective time management. By addressing specific personal development issues in a time-effective manner,
Liz acts as a coach and advisor to boards, senior executives, and leaders within various organisations and industries including corporate, finance, marketing, creative media, property and publishing. An alumni of Henley Business School, Liz specialises in leadership development, strategic planning, organisational structure and staffing retention practices.
Liz uses her extensive entrepreneurial and corporate business experience to help senior leaders unlock their professional and personal potential to create sustainable positive change.
Her career began in advertising at Saatchi & Saatchi before moving into market research. She co-founded Directions and built the company into one of the premier boutique research firms in the UK. After selling her ownership in Directions, she joined The Big Picture – a growing design research agency with a blue-chip, international client base – and helped guide the firm’s strategic and organisational development to become a global leader in its field.
Liz believes that “Coaching is the Marriage of the Possible with the Practical", it requires listening well - both to what has been said as well as to what has not - and benefits enormously from understanding that the right answer is not always necessarily the obvious or the easy answer.
Through collaboration with A Resilient Mind, Liz is able to offer various coaching and facilitation services (in teams and/or as one-to one sessions) to corporate organisations and believes that coaching can play an invaluable role in general wellbeing and optimising performance. Liz subscribes to the EMCC code of ethics and is mindful of the boundaries between coaching and therapeutic/psychological support.
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