What clients say

Chris is a superb coach with a unique ability to listen and make sense of all the jumbled thoughts in my head, hear what I'm not saying, and synthesise and make sense of them. I have finally taken tangible action in my business, and Chris supports and challenges me in a kind yet productive way. We get results. Chris is also friendly and fun and has an approachable, relatable personality. Highly recommend!

Laura Brooks - Global EA

When building a startup, you're constantly looking forward and from time to time, it's important to reflect on what you've done and how you've gone about it. Myself and my two co founders came to Chris to reflect on the first year of building Una, with the aim of assessing how we worked together, a review of the key projects and an overall assessment of how we performed. With this, we wanted to be better prepared and improve so we could hit our upcoming milestones more effectively. Chris ran two brilliant workshops with us, expertly facilitating enabling us to get to the core of the issues that mattered, and crucially, helping us line up a clear list of priorities to focus on. It was not only a really fun process, but we all feel more confident in setting ourselves up for the best possible chance of success. I'm lucky enough to have worked with Chris at my previous company too, and I couldn't recommend him more!"

Dominic Steele - Una Health

Everyone at JGA woud like to extend a massive thank you to Chris at Safinity for his exceptional contribution to our recent team-building event.

Chris joined us for a LEGO Serious Play workshop, built around our strengths and growth areas, individually and as a team.

The planning and research Chris put into our workshop is second to none. From our very first call, Chris took the time to understand our business, our people, our values and our goals, helping us to build a future-proof workshop that engaged the whole team and provided a fun activity with an opportunity to learn more about ourselves and each other.

On the day, Chris was upbeat, organised and engaging, matching the vibe of our team the minute he walked in the door. He managed to connect with every personality in the room and we all had a fantastic day of learning, laughing and team-building.

But it didn't stop there....

Team building is all about the outcome, and Chris scheduled regular check-ins after the event to ensure we had the tools to continue our learning.

Since our team day, we have implemented Chris' techniques into our onboarding process, reviews and L&D programme, as well as the individual skills we all learned on the day, and the whole team have continued to benefit from the session.

We highly recommend Chris to any organisation seeking a top-notch partner for their team-building events.

Thank you again, Chris, for your excellent work.

JGA Group

I reached out to Chris after being involved in a few meetings that he had run, and seeing in him some skills and experience that I would like to attain. To name a few:

- engaging facilitation of workshops and meetings

- offering experience and advice on creating high performing teams and businesses whilst keeping people happy and engaged

- being able to take a step back, do some big picture thinking and offer new perspectives on problems.

I was feeling as though I had plateaued in my career and wasn't sure on the next steps, and any route I could take towards offering the kind of expertise that Chris does, but as it turned out, he was equally impressive in being able to help me in areas that aren't quite his domain, as we have fairly different jobs. He ran a thought provoking workshop and some follow up sessions with me. Chris knows when to push and when to have a lighter touch, and through his workshops he guided me to identify with more clarity what my skills and weaknesses are, what interests I have in the workplace and the principles in companies that are important to me. He assigned me some homework in what I thought was one of my weak areas, and one which I always shied away from - research, but he made me feel empowered and autonomous on this front. From here we began to map out potential career routes, earnings potential and impact potential and what skills I can pick up along the way, as well as recommending some courses. I not only felt more clarity afterwards, I felt more empowered and motivated, and shortly afterwards received a significant pay rise.

Ryan Coughlan - Senior Engineering Leader

Chris is an exceptional coach whose strategic guidance has profoundly influenced my professional growth. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking clarity in their business or personal life. Chris has a unique ability to combine his agile experience with his coaching skills, making him a very effective and inspiring mentor.

Raina Malik - Founder

Every insight/strategy I have gained from Chris has been extremely impactful on my journey as a director and a leader. However, the most impactful ones have been the decision process behind delegating, how to have difficult conversations with colleagues (subordinates and equals) especially those centred around performance and how to deliver training/tasks to my team in a time efficient way whilst still having an impact (weekly retrospectives). Over the sessions Chris has helped my confidence as a leader grow and continue to grow as I successfully implemented and used the insights/strategies given. Chris' knowledge in leadership and business is excellent and can benefit those new in the leadership/director arena or those who have lost their way.

I cannot stress enough the difference Chris has made in the way I manage my team but also in how I manage myself. Chris has laid the foundations and given me the tools I need to become the director/leader I want to be and my team deserves.

Sophie Campbell Adams - Legal Director

I cannot thank Chris enough. He's been so unbelievably helpful, and just one session with him has given me so much clarity and confidence now, I actually feel able to not only focus, but completely inspired to get what’s needed, done. Before I sat down with Chris, I was feeling unbelievably overwhelmed, was hugely lacking in confidence, and literally couldn’t see the wood through the trees. I didn’t know where to start, and what to focus on first, Chris gave me some amazing advice, which was honest, and frank, but professional and focused. His outside perspective allowed me to make sense of what I previously couldn't. It gave me the confidence and clarity to just put myself out there and go for it. Most importantly, it worked! I absolutely cannot recommend Chris enough, he’s so amazing at what he does. If you are feeling a little stuck, and in need of some clarity to move forward, please book in with him. Thank you again Chris!