Mile One helps leaders, organisations and brands through a blend of executive coaching, leadership development, consultancy and consumer insight.
Our job is to help you to realise your highest potential: for yourself, for your organisation and for your brand. We help you to get new ventures off the ground; to understand what your customers most need from you; and to go to the next level in your business and in your professional life.
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:
Mile One adheres to the Ashridge (EMCC) Code of Conduct for Executive Coaching.
People
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 over 80 independent consultants and coaches - and the resources of our partner organisations.
Patrick Ballin is a qualified practitioner in Myers-Briggs (MBTI steps 1 & 2), Belbin Team Profiles, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), PDI Profilor and Executive Profilor.
Patrick has a background in international retailers and charities and has taught on supply chain, communications and global working at Brighton Business School, Cranfield School of Management and
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, where she holds WSET professional qualifications.
We are based in the Sussex Downs near Lewes, UK and have worked in more than eighteen countries all over the world.
Clients
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 - Energy Saving Trust -
- Enotria Wines - Egmont Publishing - Fit For All -
- Kraft - Garrone Vermouth - Pernod Ricard -
- National Accident Help Line - Morrisons - Temple Spa -
- Seven Seas - Retail Trust - Sight Savers -
- Teach First - St. Barnabas Hospices - Visit Scotland -
Partner Organisations
We work on selected projects in partnership with a number of organisations, including:
- international qualitative market research and brand innovationAvanza Partnership - international change management specialists
Change Consulting - human resource development, coaching and change management
Charity Learning Consortium - e-learning expertise for the
European Logistics Consultants - supply chain development across Europe and the
The Extra Mile was set up as a way for independent consultants, trainers and coaches to mix, enjoy time together and gain new insights from fellow experts. We run up to six meetings a year, alternating between Sussex and London.
On 24th September 2010, Louise Taylor is leading with a taste of her Poetry Matters work, using performance poetry in leadership development. This will be at Cockpit Arts in Farringdon, 11am - 2pm.
We will be back in Brighton on 26th November with Cameron Bray. All that Cameron is saying at this stage is that his topic has something to do with penguins. We're in the process of sorting out the venue for this date, watch this space.
Please contact info@mileone.co.uk if you would like to be added to our list of invitees.