Our Team

Meet the Coaches

Our coaches are certified professionals who bring deep experience, genuine care, and a passion for human transformation to every coaching relationship.

Rob Gray

MA, MCC, CLC

Partner — North America

Rob is an experienced coach and facilitator who focuses on helping leaders and teams connect their skills and experiences to their passions and purpose. Rob is a Certified Leadership Coach and Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. He is a Certified SDI (Strengths Deployment Inventory)/Core Strengths facilitator and coach. He holds a Master's in Executive & Organizational Coaching and certificates in Building Coaching Cultures, Coach Approach to Business Development and Coach Approach to Facilitation. Rob is also a Full Focus Planner Certified Pro. Rob is quiet, calm, and collected and yet inquisitive and assertive; this combination creates a safe space which allows clients to be free to explore new thoughts and ideas and come to outcomes that work best for them. He originally hails from Glasgow, Scotland, but now lives in Vancouver, Canada, with his wife and two sons.

ICF Master Certified CoachCore Strengths FacilitatorExecutive & Org Coaching MAFull Focus Planner Pro

Alan Baird

BA, CLC

Partner — UK & Europe

Alan has a wealth of experience across various sectors, including non-profit, public and business. Having served as a Youth Worker for 10 years working with over 1000 young people each week, he then co-founded his own business, Blend Coffee Lounge, which has over 50 employees and is in 7 locations across Scotland, UK. Through these roles, Alan has mentored and coached hundreds of leaders over the past 25 years. In 2022, he became a Certified Leadership Coach. He is a certified Seven Frequencies Facilitator and Coach, helping individuals and teams discover their unique leadership frequency and unlock their natural way of influencing and contributing.

Seven Frequencies Facilitator & CoachCore Strengths Facilitator25+ Years Leadership ExperienceCertified Leadership Coach

Sam Mackinnon

CLC

Partner — UK & Europe

Sam has a passion to see people develop and grow to their full potential and has a strong past record of engaging teams and individuals. She is an accredited Senior Practitioner Coach with EMCC, holds a number of counselling qualifications and is a Core Strengths facilitator — all of which she has utilised within the profit and non-for-profit world. Sam has had a long and varied career in corporate financial services, held several leadership and consulting positions within different organisations delivering large and complex programmes. She loves nothing more than solving problems, breaking down barriers and providing support and encouragement to those that she works with.

EMCC Senior PractitionerCore Strengths FacilitatorCorporate Financial ServicesCertified Leadership Coach

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Whether you're an individual leader, a team, or an organisation — we'd love to start a conversation.