Associates

Matthew is a passionate, positive and energetic Post Graduate qualified Coach and Human Resources/Learning & Development professional with over 10 years employed experience and 5 years consultancy experience in the areas of Executive Coaching, Business & Performance Coaching, Personal & Career Coaching, HR Consultancy and Learning & Development.

Organisations who have contracted with Matthew include Boots UK, National Trust, Specsavers Group, Boots Opticians, Alliance Healthcare, Virgin Media, the UK Commission for Employment & Skills, along with a selection of Governing Bodies from Education Federations across the UK. Matthew is also a lecturer, facilitator and assessor on the Post Graduate Certificate in Business & Personal Coaching in London (in association with Barefoot Coaching and the University of Chester).

Matthew works at individual, team, strategic leadership and executive level in order to deliver personal and organisational performance solutions.

Matthew is most well known for his Leadership Development Coaching Programme aimed specifically at building leadership confidence for individuals selected as future ‘talent’ from within organisations.

Matthew is also a trained Coaching Supervisor, offering a uniquly supportive yet challenging degree of development to individuals and organisations.

What you will want to know:

Matthew has a fundamental belief that everything in our lives impacts on our performance and our leadership, and that recognising this is the first step to defining an existence focused on a sense of balance, congruence and ultimate achievement and fulfilment.

Matthew brings together an exceptional blend of intuition, energy, challenge, and above all, genuine care and respect for his clients.

As a professional coach Matthew undertakes regular continued professional development and supervision to ensure he is always operating at peak performance for his clients.

His energy!!! His unique style of coaching drawers from an extensive experience in Learning & Development and specifically Accelerated Learning, so be prepared to turn the norms of coaching on their head!
Matthew also believes that through creating an ‘Adult/Adult’ coaching environment where complete transparency and honesty is respected by both coach and client, a greater degree of challenge is able to be undertaken. This in turn, drives results faster for the client, and this can be seen through his extensive series of testimonials (available upon request).

He is a Dad of three young girls (twins included!) and so he appreciates the impact of taking a holistic approach to working with individuals. Matthew enjoys taking care of himself and his family, with regular trips to the gym and swimming pool.


 

Sara Swinney, Associate Coach & HR Consultant

What you need to know :

Sara is a qualified Coach, Business Leader and Consultant. With Post Graduate qualifications in Human Resources (CIPD) and Business & Life Coaching (PG Cert, distinction) and an active member of the CIPD and National Council of Psychotherapists. She has over 15 years experience of working with successful large blue chip organisations, including Virgin Media, BSkyB, MTV, Universal Music, ITV Digital and Oracle. Sara has extensive experience in Strategic Human Resources, Coaching, Leadership & Talent Development, Employee Engagement and Change Programmes.

What you will want to know :

Sara has a curiosity for people and their behaviour, and her desire to make a difference for people and their business led her to a career in Human Resources. Having studied and learnt the psychology of people, what motivates them, the impact of strong leadership and how to improve business performance through engaged and motivated employees. Her knowledge has been put into practice and made a significant difference to a number of large organisations and their employees.
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Through her unique coaching style Sara creates mobility of thought, enabling clients to deliver and perform at their very best. With a fundamental belief that people have the resources within them to realise their potential, and through her supportive, fun, challenging coaching style they can identify this for themselves. Sara delivers a wide range of coaching, but has a particular specialism in:
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- Executive
- Career
- Transitional
- Performance
- Confidence building

Sara is renowned for :

Creating positive change for others. Working with business executives and leaders to identify and enhance their own unique leadership qualities, enabling them to deliver at their very best. Creating environments that allow people to think clearly, freeing themselves from barriers and gaining their own personal clarity and insights. Supporting businesses to engage, motivate and nurture employees. Creating positive environments that allow people to grow and develop.
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Sara would like you to know :

​When not working she is busy enhancing her professional skills through continuous personal development sessions. As a mum she enjoys time with her children, watching them grow and flourish. Like most mums, Sara works hard at perfecting the art of being the best mum. Most of all she enjoys relaxing and having fun with people dear to her, and planning her next exciting experience, trip or holiday in the sun.
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Sara has worked with :

Large blue chip organisations on both a retained and ad-hoc basis. Media, Music Telco’s and Insurance industry clients.​ Sara also acts as a facilitator and assessor on the Post Graduate Certificate in Business & Personal Coaching in London.