Who will you meet at Riviera Retreats?
Sarah and Kanthi are the founding partners.
They are citizens of the world with separate journeys of self-discovery.
Sarah comes from the Nursing and Community Development world.
Kanthi started in TV and now works with global businesses.
Riviera Retreats matches your needs to our exceptional business and personal development coaches.
Kanthi Ford
International businesswoman, speaker, ocean yacht racer, gig cox and best-selling author.
Working experience living and working in 30 plus countries.
Award winning leadership and organisational culture transformation in multiple sectors – aviation, energy, financial, IT, pipelines, pharmaceuticals, start-ups, telecoms – 30 – 500,00 employees.
Multi-asset restructuring in multiple global locations.
Coached senior executives and country directors in public and private sectors as well as United Nations.
Kanthi’s approach is authentic, quiet and thoughtful. Working with her, clients gain personal confidence and insights into new ways of working.
A prolific author, Kanthi has co-authored two best-selling books.
The first ‘Performance Edge’ was created to share the impact of individual leaders on their teams and organisations.
The second, ‘Bias impacts’ shares lived experiences of unconscious bias and is a handy reference for people seeking to lead diverse, equitable and inclusive organisations.
Kanthi has undertaken various training programmes including Neuroscience coaching with Neuroleadership Institute (NLI) in association with the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Gestalt approaches including working with Jim Ewing, Leadership change with Senn Delaney, Scenario planning and Strategic decision making under uncertainty with Decision Strategies International (DSI).
Sarah Mackintosh
Day Skipper (Yacht in Noss), Competitive Gig Rower & Cox,
Rambler, Professionally Certified Coach (PCC)
Her role was to identify gaps in provision and to design projects focusing on inclusion & regeneration, writing bids, implementation and evaluating the quality & impact of services.
She worked collaboratively with stakeholders (Private sector sponsors, European Social Fund, Local Authority, Department of Works & Pensions, Skills Funding Agency and Department of Health) at a local, regional, national & international level disseminating information, best practice and lessons learned.
She was invited to sit for 2 years on the East Sussex Council Regeneration funding Panel assessing applications for funding.
Sarah’s approach is transformational. She works with others to support them to believe in their abilities and focus on moving forward towards their aspirations as an individual or as a team.
Sarah has been running a Transformational Personal Development business since 2016.
Client experience includes working with individuals at all levels within organisations within Government, Education, Health, Charitable and Private sectors.
Sarah has International Coaching Federation (ICF) PCC credentials (is currently working towards her Mastery in Coaching), a Human Resource Diploma and is a Registered Mental Health Nurse.