As a young communications and HR graduate starting my first role in the corporate finance I was asked “What kind of leaders do you most admire in the business world?” The answer came easily –  I have always respected leaders who did their work with kindness, strength, perseverance and humility.

From this point I became curious as to why only a handful of the leaders I met consistently demonstrated these values despite most of them genuinely wishing to do their best. I progressed through my career in roles including senior people leadership, consulting, team building and program design.

I noticed time and time again that the business world was full of leaders who struggled to fulfil their own needs and be at their best for their team and families. Their vision of success was also limited to the bottom line for the current quarter, perceived impact on the world constrained by organisational boundaries and personal value measured by material goods or travel miles.

In 2014, I realised that in my own way, I too had become one of these leaders. So with courage, I began building a new life, one that built both my career and a future for my family. Choosing to live by my mindfulness values, develop my unique strengths and collaborate and learn from others, in 2015, I founded The Mindful Executive. Established as a mindfulness-based coaching and education consultancy, this was my first step to bring the gifts of clarity, insight and purposeful action I had experienced to other leaders. In 2019, the consultancy has grown, adapted and re-generated. It is now business, which both retains its core values and offers individual coaching and mindfulness education as well as fully integrated coaching and leadership development programs to global businesses.

Although our clients can be big, we are not a big international agency. That is not what our clients want. They want a transparent, purpose driven business with an innovative yet coordinated team of consciously selected coaches, facilitators and organisational development specialists who design and deliver integrated programs.  These programs are uniquely designed to their needs and delivered at the pace, and level that works for their organisation.  Even today, at TME one size still fits one.