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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.

Conor O'Meara,
North America

A former-Opera singer turned behavioural-science nerd, Conor leads strategy & business development in North America from our New York office. Originally from Galway in the West of Ireland, Conor previously worked in the public and non-profit sectors in the US, and is now excited to bring the science of happiness and flourishing to organisations across North America.

Kerrin Miller,
Africa

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, Danielle leads Potentialife’s Australian team. 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 and is excited about bringing the science of flourishing to her region. An avid traveller, Miranda is regularly found on a new and exciting expedition, from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to venturing through Antarctica, she always has an exciting adventure awaiting her.

Hattie Crosthwaite-Eyre,
Chief Operating Officer

Leading our global Delivery team, our COO, Hattie is based in our London office. A skilled skier and experienced management consultant with a passion for global health, Hattie can be found pouring over the latest 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 cyclist, Antoine works on the Product & Tech team for Potentialife. A native of Toulouse, Antoine has extensive experience in systems programming and front-end development. When he’s not in the office you can catch him baking cupcakes!

Tshepiso Maledu,
Africa

Based in our South Africa office, Tshepiso works on our Client Delivery team. With a background in acting and performance, and vast experience as leadership development specialist in various organizations, she is excited to and 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 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 Tel Aviv University, Arik worked 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.

Maria Lagerstedt,
Sweden

After finding her passion ten years ago in applied value science, Maria loved how it explained thought patterns, affecting how we communicate, co-operate and make decisions. With experience in coaching, HR consultancy and professional development, Maria is passionate about the latest research in positive psychology.

Alexandra Kureneva,
Russia

From St. Petersburg, Alexandra is excited to bring the science of happiness to Russia. A former linguist, she studied management and has earned a Certificate in Positive Psychology from our very own Tal Ben-Shahar. She is particularly passionate about developing positive, energized and authentic leaders.

Pierre-Henri,
Product & Technology

Hailing from the South of France, Pierre-Henri is delighted to be working with Potentialife's Tech team in London. An avid coder, Pierre-Henri leads web development in the Tech team. Outside of work, he can be found surfing in Lisbon, or travelling on the Eurostar to Paris!

Sive Peters,
Delivery

Originally from Ireland, Sive is now based in New York, delivering the program to our North American clients. With a passion for psychology, behavioral science and human flourishing, she is excited to be a part of Potentialife's mission to scale the science of flourishing to benefit humanity!

Eleanor St Aubyn,
Delivery

With a passion for learning, Eleanor is excited to be part of the Delivery Team. She enjoys the challenge of using her analytical skills to help and support clients and participants through the Potentialife program. On the weekends, she likes to re-charge her batteries with a healthy hike.

Sophie Riddle,
Delivery

Hailing from Scotland, Sophie is a whizz at both managing the Potentialife finances and program delivery. You can usually catch her crunching numbers, planning fun team events, at a Kick-off or on the slopes!

Henrik Skogmo,
Product & Technology

When Henrik is not coding the back-end or tuning server configs, he’s breakdancing at office parties and throwing back mugs of coffee at the office. Henrik was a Norwegian national gold medallist in 100 and 200 meter dash before pursuing his career in technology!

Ellen Sparks, Marketing & Program Delivery

Having studied in the fields of Psychology and Communications, Ellen has a passion for people. Working in Potentialife’s Australian team, Ellen oversees the marketing and program delivery for a portfolio of client accounts; forming close relationships with clients, supporting them on their journey to Flourishing!