Keren Smedley
Director of Experience Matters

Keren has been working with individuals and organisations for over twenty five years. She focuses on helping individuals manage personal relationships, work/life balance, pre retirement and retirement issues.

Keren enables you to turn dreams into reality so your 45+ years are filled with new beginnings, interests and fun and difficulties are dealt with in the best way possible.

She is a Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Accred); an Accredited Member of the Association for Coaching; a Master Practitio   ner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming; an Advanced Practitioner EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques); a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; a UKRC Registered Individual Counsellor and a qualified Business Coach.

Keren is qualified to analyse and process the HBDI Herrmann Thinking Profile and the Success Dynamics DiSC Personality at Work Profile.

Keren is the author of bestsellers 'Who's That Woman In The Mirror?' The Art of Ageing Gracefully, 'Age Matters' Employing, Motivating and Managing Older Employees and 'Who's that sleeping in my bed? The Art of Sex and Successful Relationships for baby boomers'.

Ashley Meyer
Ashley is one of the top EFT Practitioners in the UK with a depth of experience working with people in all walks of life.

In addition to his extensive EFT skills, his expertise encompass NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and Hypnotherapy, both of which he has practiced to advanced level for many years.

Prior to embarking on a career within the world of Personal Development, Ashley ran a successful events management company within the corporate sector. Approaching his late 30's, he started to question his professional direction and decided to change his career path. He has never looked back....

His work encompasses assisting people to surpass limiting personal beliefs and behaviours in order to realise their life's desires, as well as working with more deep seated and chronic conditions. Amongst others, these include trauma, depression, anxiety and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the latter which he practices at a leading edge clinic in Harley Street. He is a certified EFT Trainer and runs regular workshops in the London area.

Ashley is deeply intuitive and sessions with him are very supportive and often light hearted.

Stephanie Spink
Stephanie has been working as a management development consultant for over 20 years and an executive coach for the last 10, with clients from public, private and not for profit sectors.

Her areas of interest and expertise are in managing change and transition, conflict resolution, stress management and achieving work life balance.

Stephanie is concerned to help individuals find the inner resources they already have, but have not always recognised and develop the skills or perspectives that they need to lead stress free and engaging lives, on their own and in relationship to others. She brings energy, integrity, sensitivity and positivity to all her work.

Stephanie has a Masters in Management Learning, is a member of Association for Coaching and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Anne-Marie Shawe
BA (Hons), MSc, MCIPD, MAC, Consultant
Anne-Marie has 20 years experience as a coach, facilitator and consultant with a particular interest in change and how it affects our lives. Her purpose is to help people become more of who they are through exploration, discovery and action. This may focus on work/life balance issues, returning to work or changing career, starting up a business or making the most of your 50+ years.

Anne-Marie’s ability to facilitate people’s thoughts and focus their attention on what’s important has helped her clients transform their business and personal relationships and live happier lives. She believes that each individual has all the resources they need to deal with any situation. They just have to believe it.

Anne-Marie has a Master’s Degree in Change, is an NLP practitioner, a Member of the Association for Coaching and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development. She is currently studying to become an accredited coach supervisor.

Sue Donnelly
MFIC AICI CIP
Even as a young girl, Sue knew that eventually she would end up dressing clients so they were noticed for the 'right' reasons, though the term 'Image Consultant' didn't actually exist back then. It took her until she was 45 years old to realise her dream, giving up a lucrative corporate career to do so, but she has proved that this was the right choice both for her and for her numerous clients.

Her years in the corporate world enabled her to become a qualified coach, trainer and workshop facilitator. Sue is the author of four books The 80/20 Makeover, Does My Belly Look Big In This?, Heading South and Feel Fab at 50, has written for and been featured in numerous magazines and is a Past President of the image industry's governing body (the International Federation of Image Consultants). She is one of only 3 consultants to hold both the Masters and the Certified Image Professional qualifications, enabling her to train newcomers into the industry on all aspects of image, impact and branding, the only licensed practitioner in the UK of Fashion Feng Shui® and a licenced practitioner for Insights Learning & Development.

Sue has been tagged 'the human face of image' as she is a popular speaker and presenter in both the corporate and the personal arenas. She has a great sense of humour and easily relates to her audience, whatever their age, shape or gender.

Her expertise lies in helping mid lifers to be authentic in their appearance, enabling them to create personal impact in their verbal and non verbal behaviour resulting in increased levels of confidence and higher self esteem. As an Image Coach and Personal Brand expert, she touches people at all levels of their life's journey, making it easier for them to reach their goals whether personal or professional.

Penelope Young
BA (Hons)

Penelope is an experienced executive and transformation coach who is passionate about celebrating the benefits of being older. 

If you are over 50, you have wisdom.  You have experience. You’ve been there, done that and got the t-shirt.  Penelope believes that being older can be the most liberating, wonderful, loud, colourful, fantastic experience of your life.  She will support you to make whatever changes you need to make that will ensure a happy and healthy maturity.

Her career spans working as a radio producer and presenter, developing an executive recruitment consultancy and working as a management consultant in both the private and public sectors.

The last 25 years have been spent living and working both in the UK and in New Zealand.  Much of her time has been spent working with staff at all levels in the Health Sector, from Board members to the receptionist.  She was Chairman of a PCT Board in the UK for 3 years, and has completed NHS Mentoring and NLP courses.

Currently writing a book about positive ageing (with working title: ‘Grow old – Be Happy’), Penelope has qualifications in Coaching practice, Management studies, Health Economics and Employment Consultancy Practice.