Liz
Account Director and Business Director
Liz is one of our Account Directors. She oversees client development strategies and is also responsible for our marketing and pitching. As a single mum of 2, Liz is passionate about creating a more inclusive world for her children to grow up in. She is recently completed a psychology and philosophy degree and is a trained yoga teacher.
Holly
Account Director
Holly is one of our Account Director's who oversees programme delivery and relationship management, helping support clients to fulfil their cultural change objectives. Holly has had a varied career history which has afforded her the experience of working within a variety of sectors but focussing on the successful delivery of projects and fostering collaborative partnerships that thrive. Holly is passionate about true workplace inclusion and promoting safe environments for self-reflection and positive growth. Holly is our Neurodiversity champion and takes a special interest in challenging neuronormative bias.
Clare
Operations Director
Clare is our Operations Director with a Big 4 background and extensive experience in financial services she leads all aspects of the infrastructure of THC so that your interactions with us are as efficient and effective as they can be.
Clare is passionate about fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture, working with the team to deliver sustainable business outcomes. She is also a qualified Integrative Counsellor registered with the BACP specialising in young people and bereavement.
Tanya
Team Assistant
Tanya has worked in a variety of roles since starting at The Hobbs Consultancy seven years ago after having children. She now works behind the scenes as Rox’s assistant and provides support to the wider team primarily across our parental transition and executive coaching programmes.
Roxanne Hobbs
CPCC PCC DWF CDTLF
Specialism: Inclusive leadership
"I founded The Hobbs Consultancy because of a deep-seated belief that the advertising industry had to, and could, do better to support women. Whilst this journey began with supporting women, and gender diversity, it has become clear to me that diversity is about so much more than gender.
I believe that creating more diversity in the workplace is going to lead to greater creativity, innovation and problem solving. Put simply, we reduce the risk of group think. It also enhances efficiency - operating from a place of bias is simply inefficient. More and more, clients are asking their suppliers what they are doing to support diversity and inclusivity in their organisations. This makes business sense”
Lisa Westbury
CPCC PCC ORSCC
Specialism: Female Leadership and Systemic Change
"I worked in Government Communications in the noughties when they spearheaded diversity and unconscious bias training - it caused quite a few shock waves with colleagues and I wasn't sure then how it would reach across the different business sectors. In recent years I've seen I've seen how fundamental this work can be to shifting culture, opening up creativity and making a real difference."
Adé Adéniji
EIA, MCIPD, CDTLF, CDWF
Specialism: Inclusion and belonging
"In most environments I work in, I tend to be ‘the only one’ or ‘in the minority’. This has ended up driving my passion for working on themes that include issues like harnessing trust and creating psychological safety within teams, exploring intention and impact and helping create cultures where people feel they can have conscious courageous conversations. I’m passionate doing this exploration with groups or in 1-1 coaching sessions.”
Liz Carter
ICF
Liz is currently working towards her ICF accreditation having trained with Awaken Coach Institute in 2022. After working in advertising for 20 years, she has in depth experience of working in the media world. She holds a first-class honours degree in philosophy and psychology, which enhances her coaching by providing deep insights into life's big questions. With a coaching style that is open, purposeful, and energetic, Liz works with clients to achieve their goals by tapping into their sense of fun and helping them rediscover the things that bring them joy.
Sonia Calvo
CPCC PCC ORSCC
Specialism: Corporate coaching
“Having witnessed the impact of coaching and the benefits it can give us, I was curious to learn more which lead me on the path to becoming a co-active coach. I got to experience coaching and it opened my awareness to who I really was and what I really wanted from life and having the tools to work through any barriers. This is what gets me up in the morning in supporting others become alive by understanding themselves better and having a deep awareness of what they want from life and supporting these people with their journey.”
Iain Christie
CDWF CDTLF
Specialism: Transformative conflict resolution
“Having transitioned from the conventional and establishment worlds of government and law, to the more creative and expressive worlds of facilitation and performance, I strongly believe in our power to transform who we are in our unending pursuit to fulfil our potential. I know only too well the resistances and obstacles to change and believe that any real growth starts from within. This applies to our attitudes to diversity and inclusivity as in any other area."
Steve Hobbs
Association for Coaching - Professional Coaches Recognition Programme
Specialism: Inclusivity, teams, why, action
"I've worked at Managing Director level in media agencies, and I am an active coach in elite level endurance sport. The combination of those experiences has driven me to apply the lessons of coaching in sport in a business context for individuals, teams and organisations. In my mind, there is no one better than an elite athlete at setting ambitious long-term goals AND constructing a day-by-day plan to deliver them and this thought sits at the centre of my approach. A key component of this is an in-depth understanding into WHY your goal is so important to you, and how each decision you make adds up to the delivery of that longer term goal. In a session with me, you can expect to go deep into your motivations AND come away with some clear actions."
Hilary Lees
CPCC PCC
Specialism: Emotional wellbeing and resilience
“Throughout my career, both as a coach and a former mental health clinician, I have championed diversity and inclusion - I can’t bear to see people being limited by the roles, ‘labels’ or circumstances they find themselves in and their talents go to waste. I believe everyone has a unique contribution to bring to the world and as a Coach I am passionate about enabling people to overcome any limiting stories or situations that get in their way so they can take control, embrace their uniqueness, stand in their power, and confidently step up with their authentic gifts and talents to make a difference in the work that they do.”
Corrina Gordon-Barnes
CPCC PCC
Specialism: Effective relationships & Parental transition
“Trying (and failing) to find a Valentine's Day card to give my first girlfriend was my introduction to being excluded. Even the cards with animals were gendered.
That was 18 years ago. I married that girlfriend (twice – first civil partnership, then equal marriage). Then our first son died, and as I navigated a different version of motherhood than expected, I became even more passionate about diversity and inclusion.
Alongside any dominant, mainstream experience, there is a multitude of experiences that are 'other'. Such value can be found in hearing, including and embracing these, and I use my 16 years of coaching and training expertise to support that.”
Hayley Brackley
ACC equivalent
Specialism: Neurodiversity
Hayley Brackley is a neurodiversity coach, trainer and speaker who brings a wealth of experience and passion to her work. Her focus on neurodiversity and inclusivity, combined with her professional background, make her a unique and valuable asset to any team or individual seeking to embrace and leverage diversity to achieve success.
Baldip Dhariwal
ACC, CPCC, CPQC Certified Positive Intelligence Coach, Wellbeing Coach
Baldip is a Certified Co-Active Coach, Certified Mental Fitness Coach and Wellbeing Coach. She became a coach as she wanted to really listen, guide and make a difference to people so they could develop their vision and purpose and live their “best” life. Baldip was born and raised in Kenya and moved to London as a teenager. She is a mum to two teenagers. She has experience of transitioning to a new culture/country and the challenges that come with it such as coping with change as well as unconscious bias and inclusion. She has worked with a diverse range of people from different cultures and backgrounds.
Jen Saw
MB BCh, BAO, LRCP&SI, DSFRH, PGCE, MRCGP
Jen has coached and been mentor for many Doctors over the years on a 1:1 and Group work basis. With a PGCE background in teaching, she has also been able to adapt and support others in their Appraisals to gain the most out of the process and be able to move forward to reach meaningful goals. She sees this as being a good launch pad to moving towards coaching senior executives and other professionals in non-medical fields.
Work with addictions and neurodiversity is her passion and she is keen to support those who are living the experience but also their work and educational environments for adapting to bring out the best potential.
Christi Byerly
ICF MCC, Master NLP
Specialism: Self Study & Courage Building
“Married to Ben, a mom of three teenagers living in Alsace on the French, Swiss, German borders.
I have lived in the United States, Belgium, France, Kenya, Liberia, and the Ivory Coast. Being a coach since 2010, my clients come from every continent on the globe. I've often been the only woman in the room, with leadership roles in the nuclear energy industry. I'm a mom of a gender-neutral child on the autism spectrum. I've been the only American or the only white person in the room more often than not over the past two decades.
My coaching process motivates you to build a community of empathy and grace around you — and to live your mission as part of something bigger than you are. My strengths include, rising strong after a setback, building communities in new places, forgiveness work, and spiritual/practical alignment.”
Uzma Mohamedali
CPCC, PCC, TLCP
Uzma has 20 years experience in change and communications across several industries including banking, professional services and pharma. She is fascinated with the process of change, especially behaviour change within leadership and management.
Uzma works with leaders to help them discover their authentic selves. Using this journey to accept themselves, shape their purpose and inspire others. Uzma is unafraid to ‘ask the difficult’ questions and take leaders out of their comfort zones.
Uzma draws on her in-depth knowledge and understanding of corporate organisations to really connect with her executive clients. Allowing her to both relate to them and the challenges they face.
Uzma is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and an Associate Certified Coach with ICF.
Derval Chambers-Petit
ASC IAPC&M
Specialism: Emotional intelligence
"Having lived abroad for many years and now raising my children bilingual and bicultural with my French husband I have been faced with unconscious bias and it has highlighted to me the importance and impact of it for me and my family and for the future generations. It is with this sentiment that I am so motivated and interested to be working in this field every day and being part of this transformational journey.”
Rachel Rowland
CPCC, PCC, ORSC, Co-Active Leadership
Rachel is a professionally certified Co-Active coach, with extensive experience developing emotionally aware, authentically inspired leaders. She specialises in supporting women and parents to become leaders with inner confidence and outer impact. By aligning your choices to your whole identity, exploring the relationships which support you and the values which create your culture, she helps you to expand your self-expression through your life and livelihood.
Anusha Parshotam
ACC
Anusha is a commercial, pragmatic and highly focussed executive coach and leadership and development facilitator. She draws on psychological theories, her working experience and balances this with using practical interventions that are fit for purpose for organisations. Anusha works with Executive Teams, Leaders and Managers to create more inclusive workplaces. Her focus is on behaviour change and looking at how we create self awareness and conscious inclusion through the D&I lens. Her coaching approaching to facilitation allows Anusha to create a safe space for difficult conversations. Her passion for D&I stems from her lived experiences and shares powerful authentic stories.
Tashan Nicholas
Diploma in Life/ Performance Coaching, ICF (Member)
Specialism: Empowering Underserved Leaders
Tashan is a Speaker, coach and workshop facilitator who specialises in empowering underserved leaders to bring their authentic selves to the forefront. Tashan is a passionate advocate for DEI and is actively involved in advocacy groups such as Outvertising. Tashan also serves as a trustee for 'You Make it', a charity that helps young unemployed and underemployed women from Black and Asian backgrounds. Tashan draws from their unique perspective as a Black and Queer individual and is dedicated to empowering diverse communities through their work.
Rozana Al-Banawi
CDTLF, PCC, ICF, CDWF, CPCC, CTI
Specialism: Human Relations & Leadership Development
“My family is multi-cultural, we span from different continents, and it has reflected on my work’s choices. In different times of my career, I have focused on topics that have had diversity & inclusion at its core, for example sustainable employment for Saudi women in 2011, I was among the first batch of employment advisors to lead the pilot cohort. Bringing CreativeMornings to Saudi and connecting with 200+ cities worldwide. Lastly, in 2021, I am co-leading The Daring Way Regional Group of Europe, Middle East and Africa collaborating and working with facilitators from different backgrounds, cultures and religions.”
Will Pike
Specialism: Disability and The Disability Taskforce
“I lived the first 28 years of my life as an able-bodied man, with no notion of what it was like to experience adversity or prejudice. Then…BOOM: Suddenly I’m a terror attack survivor and I’ve got a spinal injury.
My world was turned upside down and I was forced to confront a harsh truth about our society: it does not value disabled people. That needs to change.”
Emma Batchelor
Specialism: E-learning specialist and visual accessibility advocate
After a career in digital media account management, Emma brings a wealth of experience in managing complex projects and client relationships. Specialising in e-learning DEI content development and LMS management, Emma crafts engaging DEI e-learning journeys that empower individuals through accessible learning experiences. She brings her expertise in visual accessibility to ensure The Hobbs Consultancy e-learning experiences are as accessible and inclusive as possible.