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Ed Short,
UK & EMEA

Ed leads the UK & EMEA business where he is able to draw on his previous experiences from the British Army, Bridgepoint, Boston Consulting Group and Amazon. With a degree in Experimental Psychology and a former Army Officer, Ed is passionate about developing people, debating psychology, bringing the science of flourishing to new audiences and storytelling with his son; he has also started dabbling with barefoot running.

Daniel Philbin-Bowman,
North America

Daniel is a lover of porridge, politics and all things positive psychology. As the fomer co-founder and lead of McKinsey & Company's behavioral strategy unit, Daniel continues to bridge theory and practice in his role. Leading on from his experience in management consulting and investment banking, he now serves our US-based clients. Dan is currently based in New York, but also leads Potentialife Strategy & Business Development globally.

Kerrin Miller,
Africa

Based in Johannesburg, Kerrin leads Potentialife's strategy and delivery for Africa. With vast experience in coaching and HR consultancy; and an Organisational Psychologist, Kerrin is excited about developing positive, energised, engaged, collaborate and purposeful leaders at scale across organisations and making a real impact in her region. She is a passionate about slow time with her family, beaches and people’s stories.

Cyrille Kozyreff,
India

Leads our office in India. During his 8 years as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company in Paris and Delhi, Cyrille not only served as Chief of Staff to McKinsey’s Asia Chairman, he also discovered mindfulness meditation, and had a serendipitous encounter with our very own Tal Ben-Shahar. He makes sure our science remains connected with the ancient wisdoms of India.

Danielle Jacobs,
Australia & New Zealand

With a complete affinity for the program’s philosophy and evidence base, and an unwavering belief in the power of the program to change lives, Danielle leads Potentialife’s Australian team. Based in Melbourne, she is a registered psychologist, experienced executive and business owner who specialises in the delivery of high impact and innovative programs. Danielle is also an animal lover and regularly visits palliative and aged care facilities with her accredited therapy dog Henry.

Miranda Shu,
China

A native of Shanghai, Miranda has extensive experience serving clients across Asia in management and HR consultancy. An avid traveller, Miranda is regularly found on a new and exciting expedition, from climbing Kilimanjaro to venturing through Antarctica.

Hattie Crosthwaite-Eyre,
Chief Operating Officer

Leading our global Delivery team, our COO, Hattie is based in our London office. As a skilled skier and experienced management consultant with a passion for global health, Hattie is regularly found pouring over the latest and most interesting research in behavioural science and positive psychology.

Nelly Worsley,
Delivery

Working on our Client Delivery team, Nelly is our internal Excel wizard, bringing the impact of the Potentialife program to life for our clients. A lover of all things happiness, Nelly even wrote her final year thesis on history’s greatest love letters.

Matthew Arnold,
Product & Technology

Matthew leads our Product and Tech team globally. From Dublin, Matthew is an engineer by trade, and a comedian in every other respect. Matthew has really found his niche in bringing the two areas together with the science of happiness.

Antoine Pissot,
Product & Technology

An avid skier and regular cupcake baker, Antoine works on the Product & Tech team for Potentialife. A native of Toulouse, Antoine has extensive experience in systems programming and front-end development.

Conor O'Meara,
Strategy & Business Development

A former-Opera singer turned behavioural-science nerd, Conor works with Ed & Dan serving clients in the UK & US. With experience in the public and non-profit sectors, Conor is excited to bring the science of happiness to a range of organisations.

Tshepiso Maledu,
Africa

Based in our South Africa office, Tshepiso works on our Client Delivery team. With a background in acting and performance, adept facilitator and vast experience as leadership development specialist in various organizations, she is excited to bring use her passion for people development to enable her clients to build authentic and positive working environments.

Marita Lekmo,
Sweden

A passionate change management consultant, Marita is excited to bring the science of happiness to the Swedish market. With extensive experience in change management, organisational design and and personal coaching to C-suite executives, Marita is excited by the potential to scale leadership development across organisations.

Luis Javier Castro,
Costa Rica & Colombia

Bringing Potentialife to the South America region, Luis is an experienced consultant and private equity partner. With a passion for entrepreneurship, leadership development and sustainability, Luis is excited to bring the power of behavioural science to the leadership development sphere.

Arik Praisman,
Israel

Leading strategy and client relations for Israel is Arik. Based in the Maytiv Centre, School of Psychology in Tel Aviv University, Arik worked directly with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar to design and deliver positive psychology programs for individuals across Israel. With Potentialife, he is excited to scale operations and deliver impact to organizations in the region.

Maria Lagerstedt,
Sweden

After finding her passion ten years ago in applied value science, Maria loved how it explained our thought patterns, affecting how we communicate, co-operate and make decisions. With a wealth of experience in coaching, HR consultancy and professional development, Maria is passionate to join Potentialife and engage with the latest research in positive psychology - the field of wellbeing and human flourishing.

Alexandra Kureneva,
Russia

As native of St.Petersburg, Alexandra is excited to bring the science of happiness to her region. A former linguist, she studied management and has earned a Certificate in Positive Psychology from our very own Tal Ben-Shahar. Alexandra has worked in a number of Russian and international companies, prior to establishing her own coaching business. She is particularly passionate in developing positive, energized and authentic leaders at scale across organizations whilst engaging with the field of wellbeing and human flourishing.