Hello, I’m Mark and I set up my life coach practice in November 2016. As with many coaches my journey to get here was not linear, but I am thrilled to have found my vocation and there is no greater pleasure than working with clients to achieve their goals. I hope to work with you as your coach and consequently you may want to know a bit about me and how I got here  - this is outlined below but if you’re more interested in what coaching is and if it is right for you then click here.

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I initially trained as an actor and worked professionally for seven years. When this career was no longer fulfilling me, I decided to make a change and embarked on a career development programme with the National Theatre. It was here that I first encountered coaching and the power it had to create meaningful change. The programme led me to a new career in theatre producing and I worked on more than 20 productions from intimate dramas to opera and large-scale events.  After a couple of fortuitous turns I found myself working in the arts within the criminal justice sector and eventually in charity management.  I was head of operations at Only Connect before joining the team at Spark Inside as managing director.

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It was during my time at Spark Inside that coaching came back into my life in a major way. Spark Inside runs a life coaching programme in prisons in London and the South East and while there I worked with my own life coach and started training as a coach myself. Through the training I realised that I had an aptitude for coaching and was passionate about helping people reach their full potential. At this point I made a big decision - I quit my job and set up my own life coach practice, which is how you have come to be reading this.

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Through being coached myself and through coaching others I have seen the power it has to create lasting change in people's lives. I am keen on making coaching accessible to all and have volunteered with GivingTime, an organisation that uses coaching to help young people transition from education into work and Breaking Barriers a charity that supports refugees. I am a lead trainer for the Ministry of Entrepreneurship (MOE) where I help to train the next generation of coaches.