Meet The Team
FIONA SLADE
Clinical Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Consultant
APHP, NRPC, CNHC
Fiona has worked privately and in business in a long and successful career in management, communication, people and performance – working with individuals and teams as a consultant and as a practitioner, incorporating several business sectors: construction, property, advertising, solicitors, accountants and many more. Focus is always on people, communication skills and performance – what worked and what didn’t – and why. Physical and mental health, how we are, affects everything we do. Fiona works with people of all ages coping with modern life, personal challenges, enabling understanding, adaptation, results and best outcomes, studying nutrition and anatomy and physiology to gain the greatest understanding. Enhanced DBS.
ROBBIE LIGHTFOOT
Popular Leadership and Business Coach, Facilitator and Corporate Skills Trainer
BA(Hons), PGC, PGDip, CIPD, Association for Coaching
Robbie has many years’ experience in Human Resources, Leadership, Learning and Development, Organisation Development, People Skills, Coaching, Change and Transition. He has played key roles in successful projects in a wide range of organisations and business sectors – advertising, communication, universities, FE, automotive, utilities, manufacturing. He has managed challenging Organisation Development, headed Staff Development Functions and operational and managerial roles. PGC Business Coaching, PGDip Human Resource Development. Robbie enjoys a busy family life and active in community and charity groups.
DAVE STEWART
Accomplished Leadership Professional, Facilitator, Speaker and Coach
MSc, MBA, BSc(Hons)
Dave has a passion for developing high-performing teams and leaders – from experience gained as a member of mountain rescue team and elite units of the British Army. Dave has held roles in various private, public and not-for-profit organisations. He holds memberships of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the Institute of Outdoor Learning and the Mountain Training Association. He creates powerful, memorable, indoor and outdoor, client-tailored learning experiences, full of support and challenge. “Excellent people skills, frighteningly motivational, huge amounts of enthusiasm, incurably positive and constructive“. Dave is married with 2 grown up children, loves real conversations and laughter.
JELENA DERUKA
Nutritional Therapist
BA, DipNT, BANT, CNHC
Jelena believes passionately in the benefits of good health and motivating people to take responsibility for their own health, especially with nutrition and fitness. She enjoys working with people and clients to achieve their optimum health and performance. She works with people 1:1, in teams and in corporate health and wellbeing. Jelena is a motivational speaker and loves to inspire people to increase education and understanding. She has a BA in Business and International Languages and is a graduate of CNM (the College of Naturopathic Medicine). Jelena runs a successful practice and loves outdoor life, travel and expeditions.
RICH BARNSTON
Accomplished Trainer, Facilitator, Speaker and Coach
Former police Detective Sergeant with 30 years’ operational experience, including the Murder Investigation Team and Child Safeguarding teams, Rich has exceptional communication, listening, questioning, behaviour interpretation, management and resilience skills. Rich speaks and trains proficiently on: Communication, Listening, Mindful Behaviour, Impression Management, FBI Memory Test, Managing Conversation, Resistance Management and associated management and people skills. He has excellent ability to engage audiences and bring speeches, presentations and training to life in a very real way, achieving exceptional results in understanding, management, leadership and performance.
LUCY PATTERSON
Nutritional Therapist
BA(Hons), DipION, BANT, CNHC
Lucy runs an established nutrition practice, helping clients manage their health, improving health challenges and conditions and enabling them to achieve goals and objectives. Lucy is passionate about the significant benefits of good food and healthy eating, working with people to develop their personal knowledge and understanding of food, nutrition and fitness. Lucy has experience as a functional food expert and chef and a CIC improving nutrition in the community. Lucy initially attained her BA in Applied Arts and has previously worked as a support worker in mental health. She has a very busy young family and enjoys her passions to do with food, cooking, health and fitness and maintains her interest in art and design.
ROB HOLCROFT
Coach, Consultant
MA, CertEd, MAC
Rob is a truly innovative and successful coach and consultant specialising in health, fitness, performance, motivation, resilience and happiness, working with private and corporate clients. He has a lifelong interest in human sciences, reflected through his work in the private and public sectors, as a coach, therapist, educator, manager, fitness instructor and professional actor (including writing and directing in Hollywood). Rob runs extremely popular and creative workshops with practical strategies to apply psychology, breathing and posture techniques to reduce the adverse impact of stress on mind and body. He is also qualified in Advanced Pilates, Anatomy and Physiology, Professional Acting and Voice. Rob is married and loves the countryside, travel, healthy eating, theatre and is a published author.