We help business leaders to tackle their professional and career goals; assist well-known organisations of all sizes with change programmes, strategy development and routes to market; and offer expertise in business development, branding, consumer insight, supply chains and systems.

A few of our current areas of activity include:

• Coaching for performance, career development and change
• Developing leadership skills for global teams and projects
• Brand and marketing innovation - finding your unique magic
• Kick starting critical projects for businesses and charities

Mile One adheres to the Ashridge (EMCC) Code of Conduct for Executive Coaching.

The Directors of Mile One are Patrick Ballin, who heads the executive coaching, change management, supply chain and systems practice; and Kay Armstrong, who leads in marketing strategy, brand development, innovation and consumer insight.

We can call on our experience as senior managers in well-known international businesses - the expertise of our network of expert consultants and coaches - and the resources of our industry leading partner organisations.

Patrick Ballin is a qualified practitioner in Myers-Briggs (MBTI steps 1 & 2), Belbin Team Profiles, NLP, PDI Profilor and Executive Profilor. He is currently learning all about the 3 Circle Partners Team Accelerator programme.

Patrick has a background in international retail and charities and has taught on supply chain, change management and global working at Brighton Business School, Cranfield School of Management and Warwick University. He holds an MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.

Kay Armstrong is an international researcher, senior marketeer and facilitator who works fluently in both French and English.

One of Kay's particular areas of interest and expertise is wine and spirits marketing. She holds WSET professional qualifications and was recently nominated as a national finalist.

We are based in the Sussex Downs near Lewes, UK and have worked in more than eighteen countries all over the world.

Our clients span most shapes, sizes and sectors of organisation:

- ASDA - Beaming - The Body Shop Foundation -

- Bettys & Taylors - Burberry - Business Link London -

- Beam Global - Crime Reduction Initiatives -

- Electric Body - Compassion in World Farming -

- The Disney Store - Littlehampton Academy  -

- Energy Saving Trust - Enotria Wines - Egmont Publishing -

- Fit For All - Kraft - Garrone Vermouth - Pernod Ricard -

- Reckitt Benckiser - National Accident Help Line -

- Mountain Range Restaurants -Temple Spa -

- Seven Seas - Retail Trust - Sight Savers - O2 -

- Teach First - St. Barnabas Hospices - Visit Scotland -

- Astra Zeneca - Morrisons Academy -