What Our Customers Say

Naturally, we can tell you that what we do is positively impactful and changes the way people approach their life and work.  But we figure you might like to hear what our customers say about us, so here are a few comments and testimonials from them…

Coaching…

Mark is empathetic, compassionate and genuine.  His coaching guidance is grounded and practical, articulately explained and clearly well researched and informed. One to one coaching with Mark has been invaluable to my personal wellbeing and professional development.  He tailored his approach to my needs, drawing on a wealth of knowledge and different approaches, which meant he was able to be flexible and responsive.

He is a positive force; a joy to meet with, always with a smile and good-natured humour!  

Katie Taylor-Neale, Health and Social Care Transformation Manager

Three mindfulness courses, across different roles…

Having experienced the benefits of Mindfulness , I was looking for someone to teach here at AbilityNet, and Reach Remarkable came as a recommendation. We ran a mindfulness course at two of our sites, and the feedback was extremely positive about the course, with exceptional feedback about Mark who lead it. We’ve since run the course at a third site, with similar positive results, and would happily recommend it to others.

Mairéad Comerford, Head of HR, AbilityNet

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Coaching…

I have recently finished a 6-month program with Mark and I couldn’t recommend him enough. My sessions overlapped during a particularly transitional time in my personal and work life and his experience and guidance were key to helping me see the bigger picture and structuring my way forward to reach my goals. Hopefully, the next program is not too far away!

Dan Larden, Director strategic partnerships, Infectious Media

Mindfulness course at BMW Group Academy…

Mark is an excellent trainer, engages well, doesn’t force responses. Each session was a perfect pace.

This course is a 100% must do.  It benefits all types of people in any kind of position.  Just get stuck in and it will pay dividends.

Mindfulness course for school staff…

I was so pleased to be able to offer our school staff the opportunity to learn about mindfulness as a means to support both their well-being and resilience whilst they carry out roles which are, by their nature, often challenging and demanding.  Mark was an excellent teacher who delivered the sessions with calmness and humour; we all greatly looked forward to our weekly sessions. I would thoroughly recommend Mark’s sessions to anyone who wishes to  take their first steps towards weaving mindfulness into their lives.

Loddon Primary SchoolSarah Phillips
Head teacher, Loddon Primary School

 

Workshop retreat for GEO Secretariat on Coherent Resilience and Wellbeing…

Mark and Suzy delivered an outstanding workshop for our team centered on recognizing our personal strengths, and how these individual strengths can both benefit the team at large, and increase the team’s effectiveness. Through a combination of an online strengths-analysis instrument, lectures, videos, stories and a lot of humor, Mark and Suzy laid a solid foundation for positively impacting our performance.  The workshop has influenced not only our dialogue, but our actions.  Thank you Mark, Suzy and Team for your energy, commitment and leadership!

Barbara Ryan, Director, GEO Secretariat

A sales team at Microsoft…

Mark mentored the team through a discovery session that allowed the team to appreciate their diverse talents and each other’s preferred work-styles. The team enjoyed the workshop (to their surprise) and Mark was instrumental in creating a safe and trusting learning environment where team members could speak their mind and gain most benefit from the training.

The result is that we’re more appreciative of each other’s skillsets and as a manager I can better match team members with projects and tasks that crop up on a daily basis. I’d highly recommend Mark as a great trainer, mentor and management coach whose training has changed the way I manage my team.

Mark Richardson, Sales Manager
Microsoft

 

Custom designed & facilitated high-performance workshop…

Just wanted to say a huge thanks for today. Was an extremely relevant, valuable session with clear thought and focus on [our group] and the business. The whole day was just unreal, everybody walked away saying what a fantastic session it was as the thought and planning was clear. We all have had a fantastic time, while also have a lot to go away and think about.

Rebecca Moore, Microsoft
Microsoft

 

An entrepreneur in video production, working on strengths…

Mark has really helped me to not only identify what my key individual strengths are, but more importantly how to understand them better allowing me to make the most of them in my day to day work. For me the realisation that focusing on using my core strengths to my advantage, doing more of what I already do well rather than slavishly trying to improve on my weaker areas is refreshing and liberating.

Mark’s approachable and honest nature makes me feel very at ease working with him, this coupled with his knowledge and experience brings great credence to the work he does.

Kirsty Hill, Production Manager
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Supporting schools through the Education Business Partnership…

Mark delivered four excellent workshops for groups of 30 13 year old students. The workshops were pitched at the right level for the age group and his use of props ensured that he grabbed their attention from the start. Mark was very professional and delivered workshops that engaged and inspired the students. As a presenter he was dynamic and expressive and was very good at helping the students understand themselves.

Rachael Keely, Head of Curriculum Based Learning
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Custom designed sales & marketing team business off-site meeting…

I worked closely with Mark in developing and then running the team sales and marketing offsite two day meeting. I sought his expertise in helping to think about how best we could bring this new team together in a collaborative and fun way but also to do some serious stuff in respect of strategic planning. Mark approached the task with real enthusiasm and total professionalism and came up with a number of suggested methods for achieving the outcomes hoped for.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Mark for any individual or team based training, coaching or facilitation. He is incredibly passionate, knowledgeable and engaging. He listens closely to what the client needs and then delivers it in spades.

Andrew Webber, Business Manager
Microsoft

 

Well-being and Resilience workplace retreat for large HR team…

I want to thank you all very much indeed for your efforts to provide us with such an engaging and constructive day yesterday – the feedback today has been overwhelmingly positive!

HR Manager, an international public body