Winter Wellbeing Workshop: One habit at a time – a journey to wellness & productivity

Kristina is a work psychologist with an interest in science-based approaches that encourage individuals and teams to build on healthy behaviours that support high performance.  Kristina joined Freshfields Global Diversity and Inclusion team in 2017, with a focus on building the firm’s global approach to mental health, and more recently wellbeing.  She has led and implemented a number of interventions, including their Global Mental Health First Aid programme, with over 300 people trained in mental health first aid skills across their global network. Kristina holds an MSc in Occupational and Business Psychology, an MBA from Henley Business School, she is a Mental Health First Aid Instructor, and an Executive Coach with the Academy of Executive Coaching.

Philip has a business career which has spanned over 30 years and a broad range of sectors. Whatever the business sector his focus has always been people, identifying the barriers to personal growth and development and how these impact on organisational aspirations and ambition.

Whilst Philip’s experience extends to international businesses, his passion lies with owner managed businesses; often referred to as the backbone of the British economy.

Philip was the first Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Central Lancashire and held an Honorary Teaching Fellow position at Lancaster University Management School and is a regular presenter on the topic of wellbeing; having seen too many negative examples of the impact of running your own business – excessive stress; lack of time – his emphasis is on self-care to improve personal wellbeing and quality of life. If you feel good, you perform better; be that at home or work! In response to an overwhelming need, Philip founded Healthy Leaders in 2018 – focusing on wellbeing coaching to increase productivity and performance followed by Healthy Leaders Academy in 2021; an on-demand online proposition, accessible to multiple users.

Philip is a former Black Belt in Karate and British Karate Champion (1977); making physical wellbeing a lifestyle choice, his most recent competitive endeavours were in the international sport of indoor rowing, achieving runner up in the European Championships in January 2019, and a credible 5th place in the World Championships in California – February 2019, and archery, reaching the quarterfinals of the European Masters Games in 2023.

Favourite quote:
‘We are what we repeatedly do; then excellence is not an act but a habit’- Aristotle

Meet Kathy, development coach and co-founder of the self guided professional development coaching platform, Be Your Own Coach.

Working with individuals and businesses, Kathy’s work focuses on maximising performance and breaking professional and personal barriers via workshops, courses and programmes.
From Public Speaking, Confidence and Well-Being through to Management, Leadership and Mindset, Kathy’s work takes a human-centric approach, focusing on the individual, and providing the tools and resources to maximise the opportunities for success.

From an early career as a Musical Theatre performer, right through to NLP coaching and consultancy, Kathy brings a multitude of skills and experience to her work, delivering with energy, passion and integrity.

Adrian joined Mattioli Woods as an Employee Benefits Consultant in 2015. Prior to this he held various positions in the financial services industry managing corporate clients on behalf of HBOS (Lloyds Banking Group), Santander and Yorkshire Building Society.

He also spent a significant part of his career with the industry regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority. While at the FCA, he helped to develop and deliver the regulator’s objectives for financial education, which later became the Money Advice Service, and was actively involved in the Retail Distribution Review.

He currently lives in Huddersfield with my wife and three children and when not working I am an active Yorkshire Masters swimmer.

Alex Clapp is a business leader, entrepreneur and workplace wellbeing advocate with 25+ years’ experience building and leading organisations. Following his own recovery journey, Alex founded Claritee to challenge traditional workplace culture and create more
meaningful connections. This vision has evolved into Claritee Circle – a digital wellbeing ecosystem connecting organisations, experts and communities to help people and workplaces thrive.