“Agility: it rhymes with stability.”
We aim to get organizations and people back in sync. We are all about unlocking potential to create business advantage.
There’s no such thing as talent and no known scientific cap to potential. Development is a question of understanding what to focus on, unleashing the right motivation and stimulation and then practice to the point of habit. Our name ’Mind3’, pronounced Mind Cubed, represents this expansion of what’s possible if we evolve our mindset.
What’s neuroscience got to do with business? A lot it turns out.
By translating and applying the research of the true drivers of human behavior, motivation, decision making and engagement we can blow up outmoded ideas that pervade organizational life about leadership. The science offers leaders the tools to truly build work cultures that drive results and engage their teams.
Where we Work
Headquartered in London, but with an eco-system of global associates, we have delivered coaching and leadership programs in over 60 countries across 6 continents, illustrated by the map below.
Within our affiliate network we have faculty on the ground in all continents, supported by world class project management who make working with us as effortless as possible. We aim to bring the high touch of a leadership development boutique, while understanding the importance of international scale.
We’ve always done things a bit differently.
We are a community of independent, like-minded experts. We share a common passion for learning, neuroscience, strategy and a desire to change the trajectory of people’s potential. Our team are experts in their field as well as integrators: obsessed with bringing together the best ideas, people, technologies and approaches to create executive development experiences that drive results.
Our tribe is expanding as an eco-system. We love the innovations in the development field and draw widely from neuroscience, psychology, leadership research, performing arts and business thinkers.
Our DNA code:
Values matter a lot around here. We are a virtual eco-system of independent practitioners, and yet we all subscribe to an ethos of:
Science is cool: It isn’t a good idea just because it feels right. Evidence based, peer reviewed science applied in a fun, artistic and stretching way. No junk science.
Disagree well: We invite stress testing of ideas because we know we all have blind spots. Speak your truth.
Curiosity matters: Let go of being right in favour of being curious. Life long learners more than subject matter experts. No-one can know it all.
Energize: #DeathToBoring. Positivity is contagious. Energize everyone you meet.
Potential is unlimited: Reject limiting thinking and behavior. Live by the truth that no limit to human potential has yet been discovered.
No jerks: Seriously, life is short. Don’t take yourself too seriously and be ruthlessly kind.
Ali Tisdall is founder at Mind3, where she co-creates custom leadership development experiences for executive teams. She is a seasoned facilitator at the most senior levels with a deep level of senior operational, commercial experience, published expertise in applied neuroscience and a passion for diversity & inclusion.
Ali has led leadership and coaching programs in over 60 countries worldwide over her career to date with clients such as JnJ, adidas, GSK, Ericsson, Johnson Matthey, Lafarge Holcim, Legg Mason, Abbvie and CMS. She was formerly European head at Pivot Leadership Consulting and prior to that, Head of Client Strategy at Korn/Ferry - where she also founded their Gender Diversity & Inclusion approach.
Ali is a published thinker and frequent speaker on applied neuroscience to high performance, collaboration and gender inclusion. Most recently she led a keynote at the Paris Women’s Forum on how to create social movements, was asked by the OCED to write the OPED on the Covid19 response issue on questions of identity and global collaboration. She has recently published ‘TEAM-UP’ model, the applied neuroscience of high performance teams.
She holds an MBA and BA, is accredited in psychometric assessments with the British Psychological Society, an Accredited ICF Coach, a Fellow of Harvard Medical School Coaching and certified as a Practitioner of Applied Neuroscience. She has ongoing study of the field of neuroscience through HarvardX and into applied Artificial Intelligence at MIT.
Dr. Aaron Shaffer is a business executive and an industrial
organizational psychology consultant with over 20 years of
international experience working with individuals, teams and
organizations to unlock employee engagement, manage change,
build leadership, high-performing teams, resilience, and create
cultures of innovation, adaptability and results orientation.
organizational psychology consultant with over 20 years of
international experience working with individuals, teams and
organizations to unlock employee engagement, manage change,
build leadership, high-performing teams, resilience, and create
cultures of innovation, adaptability and results orientation.
He is highly skilled at working with executives and top talent at all
levels from boards and CEO’s to functional heads, technical leaders,
and line staff. His highly practical and results-driven approach allows
him to quickly assess business challenges and opportunities as well as
organizational culture and dynamics to help clients navigate
challenges and develop effective action plans. Adept at challenging
current thinking to innovate, motivate, and drive for competitive
advantage, Aaron is widely respected as a trusted advisor and key
influencer. Clients know he bring creativity, candor, and an
unwavering commitment to the individuals and organizations he
serves.
Dr. Shaffer has held senior leadership roles at Motorola (a Google
company), ITT Industries, and Network Appliance. He has had P&L
responsibility, led global HR, built organizations form the ground up,
and managed through crisis and significant business and
technological disruption. He currently teaches organizational and
leadership development at the University of California and Webster
University.
On the personal side, Aaron enjoys hiking, camping, family time,
adventure travel, and competitive road cycling. He is a dedicated
husband, father, and competitive athlete, bringing that same focus,
drive, teamwork, and energy to his coaching and consulting practice.
Jen is an executive coach and leadership development facilitator with a passion for adventure. Having spent 10+ years in-house coaching and developing leaders in global tech, media and sports & fashion companies, she now works for herself coaching and developing leaders and teams in a variety of sectors from global brands to UK tech startups.
Jen’s love of adventure is reflected in her diverse background (Music degree, 3 years living in Japan, and part-way through a Psychotherapy Masters) and this informs how she approaches leadership development and growth. Her philosophy is to blend and balance psychological theory with creative experimentation and tangible tools all tailored to each person. Leaders she’s worked with describe her as innovative, practical, challenging, open-minded and inspiring.
Jen’s love of adventure is reflected in her diverse background (Music degree, 3 years living in Japan, and part-way through a Psychotherapy Masters) and this informs how she approaches leadership development and growth. Her philosophy is to blend and balance psychological theory with creative experimentation and tangible tools all tailored to each person. Leaders she’s worked with describe her as innovative, practical, challenging, open-minded and inspiring.
David Briggs specializes in the field of collaboration between individuals, teams and organizations. His work is informed by over 20 years of consulting with organizations undertaking large integrations and change projects.
More recently, David has been working with senior leaders to help improve collaboration between organizations in complex supply chains, and between functions and business units in matrix structures. He is the inventor of The Collaboration Game®, a simulation designed to reflect the competing priorities of a typical business and help develop the mind set and skills necessary to collaborate effectively.
David is a Program Director at both London and Ashridge Business Schools and was one of the founding partners in CCL’s organizational leadership practice. In his private practice, David has recently supported the Talent Academy with adidas in Europe and has worked with clients such as Nestle, Swarovski, BP, BG-Group, Standard Chartered Bank, ABN AMRO, Dyson, AMEC and many other leading organizations. He has also worked in the not-for-profit and public sectors, assisting the NHS and local government to improve collaboration.
David travels extensively, working in the US, Australia, Asia and the Middle East, dividing his time between consulting, coaching and leadership development.
More recently, David has been working with senior leaders to help improve collaboration between organizations in complex supply chains, and between functions and business units in matrix structures. He is the inventor of The Collaboration Game®, a simulation designed to reflect the competing priorities of a typical business and help develop the mind set and skills necessary to collaborate effectively.
David is a Program Director at both London and Ashridge Business Schools and was one of the founding partners in CCL’s organizational leadership practice. In his private practice, David has recently supported the Talent Academy with adidas in Europe and has worked with clients such as Nestle, Swarovski, BP, BG-Group, Standard Chartered Bank, ABN AMRO, Dyson, AMEC and many other leading organizations. He has also worked in the not-for-profit and public sectors, assisting the NHS and local government to improve collaboration.
David travels extensively, working in the US, Australia, Asia and the Middle East, dividing his time between consulting, coaching and leadership development.
Debs Milhaupt, Mind3 Associate, is an experienced Executive Coach and leadership development facilitator with a track record of enabling transformation and supporting leaders through growth, scale, and complexity.
South African-born and having lived and worked in the US and UK, Debs brings a truly global perspective to her work. With over 15 years of experience across life sciences, energy, healthcare and technology - and a background as a business leader herself - she offers a strong commercial lens, grounded in real-world understanding of what leaders face. She is known for building trust quickly and helping leaders unlock clarity, confidence, and influence, especially in pivotal moments of transition and change.
As Head of Learning & Development for a global organization, Debs designed and led enterprise-wide leadership strategies that supported 3x headcount growth, geographic expansion, and cultural integration across 18 countries. Her work strengthened succession pipelines, improved retention, and helped shape a culture where leaders could grow, connect, and thrive.
Whether coaching one-on-one or facilitating at scale, Debs brings a rare blend of strategic insight and human understanding, translating strategic goals into human-centered capability at every level. Her approach is rooted in candor, connection, and a practical understanding of what it takes to lead in today’s dynamic landscape.
A Certified Professional Coach and Certified Change Management Practitioner, Debs is a trusted thinking partner to leaders and is passionate about creating impactful, memorable learning experiences. She lives just outside Chicago with her husband and two children, and remains endlessly inspired by the transformational power of great leadership.
Emma specializes in projects and operations, bringing clarity and simplicity to complex business processes and client projects. A natural at managing global projects and dynamic stakeholder environments, Emma is an agile team player who loves to step up to new challenges.
Emma epitomizes efficient flexibility - a powerful combination she developed in her early career at McKinsey & Company and Korn/Ferry International. She has worked on a wide variety of initiatives, from the London Olympic bid to the launch of a hat-making company.
Liana is a deeply experienced executive coach, supporting the growth of leaders, teams and organisations. Liana is proud to be the first at two incredibly amazing endeavors – the provider of the world's first government mandated emotional intelligence development for lawyers, in partnership with The Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department, Continuing Legal Professional Development Programme; and the first UAE based Dare To LeadTM certified Facilitator.
Liana’s experience includes Dare To Lead TM and uniquely customized interventions (Banking, Entertainment, Pharmaceutical), culture creation and transformation to enable the performance culture necessary for the client’s growth goals (Banking, Entertainment, Manufacturing), supporting individuals and teams to create, action and measure higher performance – using a variety of measurement tools, team effectiveness development and optimization - using a variety of measurement tools and team coaching (Banking, Entertainment, Manufacturing, Government, Pharmaceutical).
She holds designations as a certified Coach (USA) and Leading Change agent (Rotman School of Business, Toronto, Canada); her 16 year Human Resources career was supported by the Certified Human Resources Practitioner status (Rotman School of Business, Toronto, Canada). She is the Former President of the Board of Directors of the International Coach Federation , Toronto Chapter. She is an advanced EQ practitioner, certified in a variety of Emotional Intelligence assessment and measurement tools, and is an on-going student of the neuroscience of behavior and performance and its applications. Her latest study is a certified Applied Neuroscience Practitioner, (London, UK) completion August 2020.
Chris has over 20 years’ experience in Learning and Development and has been working as an independent leadership development consultant and executive coach for over twelve years. In the early part of his career he worked for several large multinationals and his last corporate role, prior to establishing his own business, was Global Head of Learning and Development for Pace Plc. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of Learning & Development including leadership, employee engagement, organizational culture and climate, high performance teams, leading change and contribution.
Chris grew up in Malawi and settled in the UK after completing his education. He has travelled extensively and currently delivers programmes in Europe, America and Asia. He is an experienced facilitator and rapidly builds rapport and connection with the groups he is working with. Chris has been delivering workshops online for a number of years as part of blended learning solutions and has been providing coaching either face-to-face of remotely for the last decade.
He is positive and energetic and sees the world as full of possibility and opportunity; there is always something to be gained from a situation. He is extremely perceptive of others and is very empathic. As a result, he is a great facilitator and an excellent coach, and his intuition and positive attitude are a great inspiration to those he works with.
Chris works across all organizational levels; from CEOs through to first line employees. He works with Board members both individually (typically as a coach) and collectively as a team working at a strategic level and/or facilitating team development.
Chris’s philosophy and approach are centred on creating and maintaining robust relationships with the individuals he works with. Fundamental to his style of working is treating people with respect and building a relationship founded on mutual trust to enable rich open dialogue and learning.
Chris grew up in Malawi and settled in the UK after completing his education. He has travelled extensively and currently delivers programmes in Europe, America and Asia. He is an experienced facilitator and rapidly builds rapport and connection with the groups he is working with. Chris has been delivering workshops online for a number of years as part of blended learning solutions and has been providing coaching either face-to-face of remotely for the last decade.
He is positive and energetic and sees the world as full of possibility and opportunity; there is always something to be gained from a situation. He is extremely perceptive of others and is very empathic. As a result, he is a great facilitator and an excellent coach, and his intuition and positive attitude are a great inspiration to those he works with.
Chris works across all organizational levels; from CEOs through to first line employees. He works with Board members both individually (typically as a coach) and collectively as a team working at a strategic level and/or facilitating team development.
Chris’s philosophy and approach are centred on creating and maintaining robust relationships with the individuals he works with. Fundamental to his style of working is treating people with respect and building a relationship founded on mutual trust to enable rich open dialogue and learning.
Suman Nair is a certified leadership coach and facilitator based in India who has deep experience within various Organizations contributing to Learning and development/Organizational Development. In the last 15 years she has served more than 400 companies in Change Management and Leadership development, through her coaching and facilitation work.
Suman's strength lies in understanding the behavioral dimensions of work and enhancing people effectiveness. She is best known for her facilitation skills using the Group Coaching model and her debriefing of observed behaviors. She has delivered many programs for Leadership and functional teams using outbound methodology.
Suman is a TISS graduate, (Tata Institute of Social Sciences), with 20 years of experience in strategic and operational capacities to ensure organizational effectiveness. Having worked with industries ranging from Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Retail, Construction, Service, IT / ITES, etc.
Suman is a recipient of the Learner Catalyst Award, "Role Model and Exemplary Leader in Learning and OD" from Trainers' Forum. She has been recognized as one of the six top women achievers, 2015 by "WonderWoman.in (an India Today Portal).
Suman's strength lies in understanding the behavioral dimensions of work and enhancing people effectiveness. She is best known for her facilitation skills using the Group Coaching model and her debriefing of observed behaviors. She has delivered many programs for Leadership and functional teams using outbound methodology.
Suman is a TISS graduate, (Tata Institute of Social Sciences), with 20 years of experience in strategic and operational capacities to ensure organizational effectiveness. Having worked with industries ranging from Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Retail, Construction, Service, IT / ITES, etc.
Suman is a recipient of the Learner Catalyst Award, "Role Model and Exemplary Leader in Learning and OD" from Trainers' Forum. She has been recognized as one of the six top women achievers, 2015 by "WonderWoman.in (an India Today Portal).
Derek Thomson is a Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach with over 30 years’ experience in leading and developing people, gained across the private, public and voluntary sectors in operational, executive and board level positions.
Derek’s involvement in designing and delivering leadership development interventions stretches back to the early 1990s and his expertise ranges from leading international corporate change programmes which have touched thousands of employees to coaching and mentoring private individuals, ranging from Board Directors to “high potentials”.
Derek’s clients over the last decade range from multi-sector global corporations and Government departments to SMEs and private individuals, principally across the UK and Europe but also in the USA and South East Asia. Clients include:
Barclays, BlackRock, BP, Deutsche Post DHL, Ericsson, GSK, Heineken, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Lloyds Banking Group, Marks & Spencer, National Australia Group, Mazda Motors, Thomson Reuters, NatWest Group, Standard Life and Whitbread.
Sector experience includes Energy, Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals, Logistics, Automobiles, Telecommunications, Retail & Professional Services.
Prior to becoming an Executive Coach and Leadership Development Consultant, Derek spent over 20 years in a global Corporation, holding senior and executive management positions in a diverse range of areas. Notably, Derek was, for 6 years, a member of the Global Executive Leadership team and led over 500 employees as Operations Director of an award-winning Client Service Business. Derek also served as a Non Executive Director of a multi-million turnover public sector Charitable Trust for 5 years, including 2 years as Chairman.
Derek was a Partner with Pivot Leadership between 2013 and 2015, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, holds a Diploma in Coaching & Mentoring and accreditations and experience in various assessment tools and instruments.
Derek lives near Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and two daughters.
Derek’s involvement in designing and delivering leadership development interventions stretches back to the early 1990s and his expertise ranges from leading international corporate change programmes which have touched thousands of employees to coaching and mentoring private individuals, ranging from Board Directors to “high potentials”.
Derek’s clients over the last decade range from multi-sector global corporations and Government departments to SMEs and private individuals, principally across the UK and Europe but also in the USA and South East Asia. Clients include:
Barclays, BlackRock, BP, Deutsche Post DHL, Ericsson, GSK, Heineken, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Lloyds Banking Group, Marks & Spencer, National Australia Group, Mazda Motors, Thomson Reuters, NatWest Group, Standard Life and Whitbread.
Sector experience includes Energy, Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals, Logistics, Automobiles, Telecommunications, Retail & Professional Services.
Prior to becoming an Executive Coach and Leadership Development Consultant, Derek spent over 20 years in a global Corporation, holding senior and executive management positions in a diverse range of areas. Notably, Derek was, for 6 years, a member of the Global Executive Leadership team and led over 500 employees as Operations Director of an award-winning Client Service Business. Derek also served as a Non Executive Director of a multi-million turnover public sector Charitable Trust for 5 years, including 2 years as Chairman.
Derek was a Partner with Pivot Leadership between 2013 and 2015, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, holds a Diploma in Coaching & Mentoring and accreditations and experience in various assessment tools and instruments.
Derek lives near Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and two daughters.
Maia specializes in the delivery of blended learning programs. She has over 20 years’ experience and works to implement large scale training, culture change, employee engagement, coaching and leadership development programs. Maia’s clients have included CMS, Fujitsu, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Novartis and AstraZeneca.
Mark Tabbron is internationally recognized for his innovative approach to the empowerment of people through the language of percussion, music and dance. In 1994 he co-founded RedZebra Global, a Social Enterprise that has offices in the UK, USA and South Africa and has worked in over 70 countries in 6 continents.
Mark has a very unique ability to design and facilitate highly impactful events and has presented globally in numerous work environments and conferences, business schools and boardrooms. Using a dynamic toolkit of rhythm, music and creativity to actively engage, excite & empower people in communities and companies.
An experienced Creative Director, Facilitator, Master Trainer, Mark has designed and delivers hundreds of experiences around the world that focus on Creative Leadership and Innovation. With a particular interest in gender balance and a wealth of experience in both Personal, Corporate and Community Development, Mark is known for his ability to enhances human performance in life, in business and on stage. Currently based in South Africa, Mark is a whole brain thinking trained coach.
Antoine Tirard consults with global companies in the areas of talent management, leadership development, transformation and change, strategic human resources and executive coaching. Fluent in both French and English, Antoine has extensive experience working with business and HR executives to help them build integrated talent management strategies, design and implement global leadership development programs, and increase leadership effectiveness to accelerate business results.
Antoine has consulted with clients in a wide range of industries, with leaders and teams across the globe. Current and past clients include Deutsche Post DHL, GSK, Imerys, LafargeHolcim, PPG Industries, LVMH and Estée Lauder.
Prior to consulting, Antoine was global head of talent acquisition and development at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and global head of talent, learning, and organization development at Novartis. Under his leadership, both companies increased their senior executive bench strength and accelerated the development of their high-potential leaders. He also held human resources executive positions as vice president of HR of the animal health and eye care divisions of Novartis, and HR director at Clifford Chance.
Antoine has co-authored three books on careers, talent assessments and human resources management. He is a regular guest lecturer at Institut Magellan and INSEAD and speaks frequently at international HR and talent management conferences. Additionally, he is a Senior Fellow in Human Capital at The Conference Board, Associate Expert with the Cercle Magellan, and a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Antoine received an MBA from INSEAD and a master’s degree in human resources management from Paris Sorbonne University. He is a certified coach from Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching and is accredited in the use of assessment tools such as Hogan Suite of Assessments (HPI, HDS, MVPI), MBTI, VOICES® 360º, viaEDGE™ Learning Agility and Insights Discovery.
Antoine lives near Paris, France with his wife and three children. An avid guitar player, he enjoys performing live gigs around the world with his long-time rock band.
Antoine has consulted with clients in a wide range of industries, with leaders and teams across the globe. Current and past clients include Deutsche Post DHL, GSK, Imerys, LafargeHolcim, PPG Industries, LVMH and Estée Lauder.
Prior to consulting, Antoine was global head of talent acquisition and development at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton and global head of talent, learning, and organization development at Novartis. Under his leadership, both companies increased their senior executive bench strength and accelerated the development of their high-potential leaders. He also held human resources executive positions as vice president of HR of the animal health and eye care divisions of Novartis, and HR director at Clifford Chance.
Antoine has co-authored three books on careers, talent assessments and human resources management. He is a regular guest lecturer at Institut Magellan and INSEAD and speaks frequently at international HR and talent management conferences. Additionally, he is a Senior Fellow in Human Capital at The Conference Board, Associate Expert with the Cercle Magellan, and a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Antoine received an MBA from INSEAD and a master’s degree in human resources management from Paris Sorbonne University. He is a certified coach from Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching and is accredited in the use of assessment tools such as Hogan Suite of Assessments (HPI, HDS, MVPI), MBTI, VOICES® 360º, viaEDGE™ Learning Agility and Insights Discovery.
Antoine lives near Paris, France with his wife and three children. An avid guitar player, he enjoys performing live gigs around the world with his long-time rock band.
Since 2007 Paul has supported individual career development, coaching CEOs and senior executives, also delivering management/leadership consulting support to businesses through their senior leadership teams. Prior to 2007 Paul worked in leadership development and executive search with Korn Ferry, working internationally, based in London.
Across his career Paul has worked with clients including BBDO, Callaway Golf, De Beers, DeLaval International, E&J Gallo, Grosvenor, Groupe SEB, Henley Business School, Invensys, Kitchen Aid, L’Occitane en Provence, Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare, Rémy Cointreau, Revlon, Tesco Stores Plc, The Walt Disney Company and Vertu.
Paul has written widely on the subject of career development, also providing support aimed at increasing access and social mobility through work. At all levels he strives to unlock new value within every individual’s relationship with work, to improve personal and collective outcomes. In addition to consulting, Paul hosted the YouTube channel People on Work, authored The Career Explorer's Journal, and is the former host of the career blogs at exploreyourcareer.com and work/life fusion.
Yan Martin is a strategic advisor that specializes in the fields of leadership coaching, team building and corporate culture. His years as a senior executive give him a perspective and ability to bridge leadership concepts to the practicality of creating sustainable growth. He believes that leaders that need to be emotionally, mentally and physically fit to become a true competitive advantage for companies.
Yan’s work is dedicated to helping individuals, teams and organizations fully tap into their purpose and develop the skill sets required to lead with fortitude. Through personal and professional experiences, he developed a deep belief in the importance of a more human leadership approach as the foundation to a flourishing performance culture. His relatable approach aims at developing holistic wellbeing that will help people operate from a place of mindfulness, collaboration, transparency and resilience.
Over the last 20 years, Yan has held numerous senior executive roles in which he led teams in the fields of strategic planning, brand communications, product management, creative direction and sales. He started his career in Montreal (Canada) at The Hockey Company before moving to Reebok’s world headquarter in Boston (USA) where he served as global head of brand communications. Prior to fully dedicating his time to his current consultation career, he served as a member of adidas’ senior European leadership team in Herzogenaurach (Germany). Over the years, he has been praised for his authentic leadership style defined by a strong strategic vision, collaborative team building philosophy and non-political “getting things done” approach.
Yan’s passion for healthy living is undeniable and he practices what he preaches. He holds a BBA in Marketing and International commerce from HEC Business school in Montreal. He has attended various executive education programs at Harvard Business School and has participated in Brown University’s mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR). He also has coaching certifications from USA Hockey, Hockey Canada and CrossFit.
He is married with four children and currently lives in Boston.
Yan’s work is dedicated to helping individuals, teams and organizations fully tap into their purpose and develop the skill sets required to lead with fortitude. Through personal and professional experiences, he developed a deep belief in the importance of a more human leadership approach as the foundation to a flourishing performance culture. His relatable approach aims at developing holistic wellbeing that will help people operate from a place of mindfulness, collaboration, transparency and resilience.
Over the last 20 years, Yan has held numerous senior executive roles in which he led teams in the fields of strategic planning, brand communications, product management, creative direction and sales. He started his career in Montreal (Canada) at The Hockey Company before moving to Reebok’s world headquarter in Boston (USA) where he served as global head of brand communications. Prior to fully dedicating his time to his current consultation career, he served as a member of adidas’ senior European leadership team in Herzogenaurach (Germany). Over the years, he has been praised for his authentic leadership style defined by a strong strategic vision, collaborative team building philosophy and non-political “getting things done” approach.
Yan’s passion for healthy living is undeniable and he practices what he preaches. He holds a BBA in Marketing and International commerce from HEC Business school in Montreal. He has attended various executive education programs at Harvard Business School and has participated in Brown University’s mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR). He also has coaching certifications from USA Hockey, Hockey Canada and CrossFit.
He is married with four children and currently lives in Boston.
Nicky is an executive coach, valued as a strategic partner and critical friend by many leaders of global organisations for her razor-sharp commercial focus and ability to deliver tangible performance improvements. She has led many wide-ranging transformation programmes, working with executive and senior leadership teams at a strategic level to develop their business strategies to enable culture, digital and agile transformation. Her approach is pragmatic, commercial and her style is one of partnering for success.
Nicky has vast experience across multiple industries and has deep expertise in retail and consumer goods sectors partnering with ASOS, Primark, Home Retail Group, Arcadia, Asda, Boots, Marks & Spencer, The Very Group, Woolworths Holding Limited, Alliance Healthcare, The Lego Group. Other key clients include Three, DS Smith, GSK, Network Rail, HSBC, RBS, NatWest, Refinitiv, Thames Water, Provident Financial, Sage, Boston Scientific, Portman Dental, DWF, White & Case, Bourne Leisure and Pentland brands.
Nicky co-founded Cirrus in 2010 – an award-winning global Talent & Engagement consultancy, was an integral member of the Executive Board and led the consulting and operations teams prior to the sale of the business to Accenture in 2021 where she became a Managing Director before returning to the freelance consulting world in July 2023.
Nick is qualified as an executive coach, holds the MCIPD, BSc (Hons and is accredited SHL Psychometric Testing and Feedback Level A & B, OPQ, Hogan HPI, HDS, & MVPI, ECR, MBTI Step I & II.
Antonio Meza is an architect of vision. His passion is to support organizations to clarify and communicate their vision in a powerful and inspiring way. In order to do that, he uses different techniques of communication and training, from cartoon design, to speech craft, using storytelling techniques and a deep knowledge of symbolic language and mythology. Since his childhood in Mexico he used his natural skills as cartoon artist and storyteller to develop a career scriptwriting, and audiovisual media. After moving to Paris he trained in diverse techniques of personal and executive development. He has facilitated more than 250 workshops in cross-cultural communication and collective intelligence. As a passionate public speaker, he was awarded in 2015 European champion of the International Speech contest by Toastmasters.
Antonio has illustrated 10 books, including the three volumes of the "Success Factor Modeling" series by Robert Dilts, and more recently "Generative Consulting" and "Animer à Distance" (Facilitating remotely).
Antonio has travelled around the world with his work as a coach, facilitator, and graphic facilitator working for diverse clients like Louis Vuitton, Thales, Adidas, Sanofi, Airbus, and Deloitte. Antonio works in English, Spanish and French.
Antonio is based in Paris with his wife Susanne, his daughter Luz Carmen, and his cats Atreju and Ronja.
Sirkka Fisk is a performance coach who works with senior leaders to develop their personal resilience, energy and well being to create high performance for themselves and others. Besides her coaching skills, Sirkka is a Yoga, Pilates and breathworth instructor and certified trainer of professionals in the industry. She helps leaders and teams to learn practical and achievable modern rituals that can be applied in every day life to help better focus, increase energy, find mental clarity and avoid burnout to improve overall wellbeing.
Sirkka is no stranger to stressful environments herself having worked as a corporate brand designer for over 30 years. In her creative career she has worked on projects for companies as diverse as Nestle, VW, Aston Martin, Volvo, Johnson & Johnson, Hewlett Packard, Triumph Motorcycles, M&S, Mars, Nelson Mandela, Silverstone and Unilever. She has run wellness workshops with senior leaders and entrepreneurs all over the world.
Sirkka is a global citizen, having lived and worked in the UK, Germany, USA and Asia.
Deborah is a leadership facilitator, Coach, C-Suite HR professional and consultant based in Singapore, with over twenty-five years of experience.
Debbie is a Prosci-qualified Change Management expert and an Emergenetics Master Trainer. She’s applied her knowledge to projects concerning high-potential development, competency mapping, and organizational strategy across thirteen different industry sectors.
As an HR professional, her most recent role has been as the Vice President Greater Asia for the world’s 3rd largest Medical Technology business: where she’s led two regional major post-acquisition restructuring projects, harmonizing systems and policies, embedding new platforms and delivering financial synergies. Each time, organization revenue and employee headcount doubled. She’s also a partner to ILR School and Cornell University optimizing Human Resources processes and professional competency for their institutions.
Additionally, Debbie is an inclusivity and ethics leader working at scale. She launched a NextGen Workforce Initiative to prepare for a five-year growth trajectory; she’s overseen regional Corporate Social Responsibility decisions and been the Executive sponsor for Inclusivity and Diversity operations.
Her wealth of experience in leadership and facilitation across sectors, cultures, and role functions, as well as her track record of transforming and growing organizations whilst putting people and values first makes Deb a sharp, leading facilitator and Coach.
Mike is part of the Mind3 team and over the last 30 years has designed and led professional development to over 450 organizations.
Originally, he was a professional violinist and pianist but he wasn’t very good and found that through his own struggles to understand how to perform at a high level he was better able to coach others.
Mike now focuses on high performance and organizational breakthroughs; combining the neuroscience and psychology of personal performance with organizational development. He loves using music as an analogy for high performance bringing in string quartets, jazz bands, choirs and orchestras to demonstrate how great teams think and work together and asking executives to join in and free their inner musician.
He has coached many executives to become consistently top performing leaders of high performance cultures using novel learning situations ranging from experimenting in chemistry labs, performing Shakespeare in a theatre on Broadway, building spaghetti towers, learning magic and working at a Michelin starred restaurant.
Whilst working at Mind3, Mike is a part time faculty at Cambridge University’s Moller Institute for Executive Education and is a Fellow of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School.
Parisa is an associate project manager and moderator with Mind3 and believes that nurturing exceptional leaders within organisations not only enhances the bottom line but generates positive ripples that contribute to a better society.
With a wealth of experience gained in both the private and public sectors, Parisa possesses a rich store of expertise in managing a variety of leadership development interventions.
Her project management prowess spans multiple industries, including E-commerce, non-profits, petrochemicals, retail, pharma, postal, insurance, and business services. Parisa is dedicated to ensuring the smooth delivery of both virtual and in-person programmes, ensuring they provide engaging and transformative experiences. She has experience in on-site coordination and excels as a skilled moderator for virtual webinars and workshops.
Barney is a Project Coordinator with Mind3 based in London, UK. Barney works in the background to support with the coordination and delivery of blended learning programs worldwide, from coordinating coaching interventions, supporting live program delivery as well as the moderation of virtual modules. He has supported leadership programs with a range of multi-national and fast growth organizations as far ranging as Johnson & Johnson, Genesys, CMS, adidas, Disney, Barry Callebaut and more. He is a passionate advocate for diversity in the workplace and is fascinated by human motivation, purpose, creativity, and collaboration. Outside of his Mind3 life he is a working actor and playwright.
Sarah has over twenty years of experience with project management within Leadership Development. She works with complex matrix organisations and fast growing start-ups to develop and deploy innovative learning, leadership, culture and talent development programs.
She brings her self-starting and solutions-driven skills to Mind3 as a Project Manager, designing and delivering blended programs. Using strong analytical skills and creative thinking, Sarah specializes in building strong stakeholder relationships to translate business requirements into practical, thoughtful, and successful programs.
Sarah is based in London, in the UK and works across the world supporting clients across Asia, EMEA and the Americas. She is certified by Project Management Professional, certified in digital learning design, and is a certified coach.
Charlie is the Chief of Staff at Mind3, a role he takes seriously, evidenced by jumping on to the printer, refusing to move off key paperwork and being over-ambitious about his jumping distance on desk-to-desk manoeuvres.
Charlie is on a mission to make the world a little more ginger, one million hairs a day at a time. He likes attention, the warm bit next to your laptop, showing his bottom on zoom calls and being involved in office conversation. He is an ENFJ, possibly ENFP and is certified in sleeping for incredibly long periods of time.
We would offer his contact details here, but he’s often asleep all day and his response times are terrible.
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