Top Global Coaches

Mahan Tavakoli is a highly accomplished executive with a multi-faceted background in the US and global operations management. Over a 20+ year career at Dale Carnegie Training, Mahan was instrumental in launching, marketing, revitalizing, and turning around underperforming operations on five continents. He is also credited with building the fastest growing, and highest performing operations for Dale Carnegie out of 90+ countries.

He transformed a money-losing operation into a profitability center in less than one year,
expanded Dale Carnegie’s global footprint on four continents, and led a stagnant global region to achieve double-digit growth for four consecutive years. Mahan eventually became the organization’s Chief Diversity Officer and Chief Strategist.

Mahan leveraged his diverse experience to launch a consulting practice focusing on organizational leadership. Partnering with leaders across organizations and various industries,

Mahan has significant experience working with executives from large divisions of multinational
companies, mid-sized organizations, government agencies, and SaaS startups.

The industries and size of the clients he works with vary, however, the needs are similar. The
organizations Mahan partners with all have great leadership, believe in the untapped potential
of their people, and want to get the winning edge as they align the entire organization towards
more effectively achieving their purpose.

Mahan is also a published author, co-author, and contributor to industry-leading publications.

In addition to Mahan’s business and consulting experience, giving back to the community is also a top priority. Among his many awards, Mahan was honored for demonstrating outstanding community leadership by The Greater Washington Board of Trade and was awarded The Golden Links Award.

Currently, Mahan serves as Board Chair of Leadership Greater Washington and has helped lead the board and the organization through a pivot to greater relevance, purpose, and impact through the crisis.

Workforce Futurist
Future of Work Expert | Consultant | Executive Coach | Corporate Trainer| Speaker | Author | Lecturer
Dr. Terri Horton is a workforce futurist and founder of FuturePath, LLC. She is a future of work expert. Her expertise sits at the intersection of the future of work, artificial intelligence, and the impact on business and people strategies. She is a consultant, corporate trainer, futurist coach, international speaker, and author that delivers high-impact and future-focused strategies and solutions for organizations, business professionals, and entrepreneurs. Her superpower is her unique ability to synthesize her combined background in corporate strategy, futuring and foresight, learning and organizational development, brand strategy, and higher education to deliver insights and results for clients to succeed in the accelerated unfolding of the future work.

Dr. Horton works with organizations to humanize the workplace by improving culture, worker experience, engagement, developing future-focused and emotionally intelligent leaders and teams, crafting future-focused learning and reskilling strategies, and using artificial intelligence and data ethically and responsibly. She coaches business professionals and entrepreneurs to think, act and perform like futurists, to design their futures with purpose and intention, grounded in foresight, resilience, hyper-relevancy, audacious boldness, and a commitment to unapologetically thriving on their terms.

Dr. Horton is a widely recognized thought leader on the future of work, an international speaker, and a subject-matter expert with two global research consultancies. She was included in the Onalytica 2022 Who’s Who in the Future of Work as a key opinion leader and expert with high credibility and authority. She has provided strategic insights for the Pew Research Center, Forbes, the Obama Foundation Scholars Program, and one of the largest community college districts in the United States. She is an advisory board member for the global Artificial Intelligence Forum and the MIT Global Technology Review Panel. Dr. Horton’s prior experience includes marketing and advertising leadership and executive roles with global media organizations and administrative roles in higher education. She is a TEDx speaker and the author of the 2021 book, Force Majeure: A Futurist’s Guide to Boldly Thriving on Your Terms in Future of Work, available on Amazon.

Dr. Horton holds a doctorate in education focused on organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California. Her research focused on the future of work, artificial intelligence, and the skills gap crisis. She holds a Master of Arts in organizational management, an MBA with a concentration in marketing, micro-credentials in AI business strategy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, data analytics and human resources from Cornell University, and training in futures studies from the Institute of the Future. She is a Workhuman® Certified Professional, EQ-i 2.0/EQ360 certified to assess, coach, and train leaders on emotional intelligence, holds SHRM-CP, PHR, and SWP human resource industry credentials. Dr. Horton is also an instructor in the University of California and California State University systems and a course facilitator at Cornell University.

Dr. Horton is available for keynote speaking, consulting, executive coaching, corporate training, live and virtual events, board presentations, workshops, seminars, podcasts, book clubs, panels, and guest lecturing. Book Dr. Horton at www.DrTerriHorton.com Email: DrTerri@DrTerriHorton.com
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Often pigeonholed as 'just a safety professional' because of my extensive knowledge & experience in the field. I'm much more. I'm a former Police Officer, SafeWork Inspector, founder of Insync Workplace Solutions & Your Virtual Advisory Board & a disrupter & enabler of all things people, safety & culture.

The workplace of the future & human-centred leadership is my inspiration. My mission is to re-imagine how human resources, workplace safety, training & leadership are practised around the globe because I believe that leadership & culture are what make the difference.

I coach, educate, empower & enable individuals to step out of their comfort zone & unlock their full potential & work with Organisations to build high-performing, human-centred, inclusive, physically & psychologically safe workplace cultures where everyone thrives.

With formal qualifications & extensive experience in Organisational psychology, neuroscience, WHS, Human Resources, leadership development, culture, change management, learning & development, employee engagement & conflict resolution. I apply the latest neuroscience & positive psychology research to everything I do, ensuring knowledge transfer, learning retention & sustainable change.

Based in Sydney, Australia, throughout my career, I've travelled & worked worldwide with incredible individuals & organisations, including NSW Police, SafeWork NSW, Qantas, APA Group, Novartis, Pfizer, The Weir Group, Isentia, Fujitsu, Kalmar/Cargotec, NSW Office of Sport, Coates Hire, Blackmores, ACC New Zealand, Lyreco, Microsoft Australia, Sydney Olympic Park Authority, Australia Post, NGS Super, Jaybro Group, Orange Hire, Department of Human Services, ACECQA, Sydney Opera House, CMC Markets, Deluxe Entertainment Group, Agri Australis/Ferrero, Gerard Lighting, New Horizons Enterprises, Lifestyle Solutions, Sport NZ & Ansto to name a few.

My areas of expertise include HR | WHS | Leadership Development | Organisational Culture | Employee Engagement | Safety Leadership | Coaching | High Performing Teams | Change Management | Training Development & Delivery | Human Factors | Incident Investigation | Emotional Intelligence | Conflict Resolution | Mediation.

I'm a qualified coach, NLP practitioner. I am certified in Conversational Intelligence, PRISM Brain Mapping, Genos Emotional Intelligence, DiSC, Strength Finders, Lego Serious Play & Emotional Culture Deck.

Morag Barrett is a catalyst for organizational transformation, uniting the power of people and relationships to drive exceptional results. With a heart for connecting the human touch to business strategies, Morag, along with her team, designs and facilitates engaging (and fun) leadership development programs. These programs aren't just stand-alone events—they become an integral part of how teams operate, thrive, and triumph, together.

With a rich background in finance, senior leadership development, and more than 25 years of global leadership development, Morag real-world insights are invaluable. To date, she has enriched more than 20,000 leaders from 20 countries, and six continents.

Organizations consistently trust Morag’s expertise when they need to design high-impact leadership programs that:
-- Foster a culture of connection, driving results and elevating collaboration and teamwork.
-- Establish a shared mindset and common language, defining the essential qualities needed for leader and manager success within the organization.
-- Cultivates a dynamic community where leaders are continuous learners, forming strong relationships and a vibrant network that champions peer coaching.
-- Boosts vital leadership capabilities at all levels, aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives and growth initiatives.

With an understanding that one size does not fit all every program Morag and SkyeTeam design is tailored and white labelled for your organization. From virtual to in-person workshops, individual assessments, action learning sessions, personalized and group coaching, to an innovative app-based leadership challenge and beyond, each element is woven with your company’s unique language and culture. The outcome? The perfect blueprint for success.

Morag Barrett is more than a seasoned coach; she is an adept facilitator and compelling speaker, renowned for crafting transformative programs and guiding sessions with unparalleled efficacy. While she is a certified coach with Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching® and an alumnus of the Corporate Coach University, it is her powerful blend of program design and facilitation skills that truly distinguishes her.

Morag holds a master's degree in human resource management from De Montfort University, UK. Beyond her educational and professional accolades, she’s an award-winning author of three pivotal books: Cultivate: The Power of Winning Relationships, The Future-Proof Workplace, and You, Me, We: Why we all need a friend at work (and how to show up as one!).

If that hasn’t tired you out, she’s also the proud mother to three 6ft sons, and a classical musician. When not at work you’ll find Morag playing the bassoon, ballroom dancing, or travelling (not all at the same time).

WHY I DO WHAT I DO:
In today's complex, volatile, uncertain, and fast changing world your company needs extraordinary leaders and teams that drive your business forward, not just let it tread water.

WHAT I DO:
I specialise in helping the world’s best business leaders achieve their maximum potential through advanced leadership techniques. Through my Bespoke Leadership Programmes, leaders can craft new world strategies, make great change happen and deliver extraordinary results.

I work in the areas of leadership, strategy, innovation, change and elite teams.

HOW I DO IT:
I help leaders understand the need for change, what great leadership looks like and how to change. I've developed a tried, tested and proven leadership toolkit the simplifies the complex and makes it easy for leaders to improve results.

My toolkit of leadership development strategies has been carefully honed over decades of working in business, sport and the military, and is now being used to help global companies achieve massive success.

WHO I WORK WITH:
Forward thinking leaders and game changers. What they have in common is that they are ambitious and want to be the best they can be.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Having developed over 85,000 of the world's best leaders I have plenty of very happy clients. I'm trusted by the world's leading organisations to develop their leaders.

Recently a VP of a large multinational retailer mentioned to me that she had learnt more in 45 minutes from me than on her entire 2 year Executive MBA!

This is a typical endorsement,

"Having worked with Graham a number of times he is a pleasure to be around. Motivating, articulate and good humoured Graham is a great Leadership coach and mentor and is one of the most positive and engaging people I have met working in this arena. He is down to earth and provides practical guidance on how to get the best from yourself and your team. He also has great stories and anecdotes and is great at reading the room and bringing a team together. It was a pleasure working with Graham" Charlotte Light, CIO, Channel 4

MY BACKGROUND:
Having spent my early career in the British Army learning how to lead in tough and mission critical situations, I learnt my commercial experience in Dupont. I founded Successfactory over 26 years ago and have been fortunate to work and learn with and from many of the worlds best organisations and leaders. I've experience how great leadership can transform an organisation and achieve extraordinary results.

CONTACT ME:

t: +44 (0)1829 771770
e: graham.wilson@thesuccessfactory.co.uk