Rachael is passionate about helping others to connect, learn and grow at a time when effective digital learning has never been more important. An experienced coach, facilitator and leader, Rachael is passionate about partnering with others to get unstuck, and audaciously move towards their goals.

Roxy is the administrative guru for the Mantle team, providing day to day backup for the Directorship.

She has a BA in Sociology and Criminology, and a varied background in administration, bookkeeping and events management giving her a vast range of skills and knowledge to impart. Give it to Roxy and it gets done!

Jon is an experienced people leader, facilitator and coach. Whether in a small team environment or a large, complex and diverse organisation, Jon looks for opportunities to translate the strategic into operational in order to meet our clients’ ultimate goals. His focus on developing sound partnerships with our clients is a key factor in the sustainable outcomes they achieve.

Saskia is passionate about unlocking potential in individuals and organisations. She is a highly respected facilitator, coach, and mentor. Saskia's positive and empathetic style allows her to challenge and encourage learners to harness insights and reach new levels of performance.

Mark is a warm relationship builder and a very effective facilitator and designer. Throughout his life, he has been involved in Tikanga Maori and has been influenced by the initial Kingitanga to modern Maori leaders (Ngata, Carroll, Ratana and TePuea Herangi). Passionate about building bridges between cultures and encouraging broader perspectives Mark is forever developing new skills and capabilities.

An experienced executive and leader, Angus is passionate about growing deep connection and trust to empower teams to exceed expectations. Drawing on his long and varied international career, working in both small and large organisations, he has seen a lot of what work-life can throw at people. He is committed to bringing more happiness into the workplace and uses his open and empathetic style to coach and mentor our clients in professional and personal growth, guiding effective transformation for both individuals and teams.

Passionate about fostering great leaders, Anton has many years of experience facilitating both individuals and groups through the process of change, personal development and conflict resolution. With a Masters in Applied Psychology, one of his unique strengths is his ability to take complex ideas, such as the neuroscience principles that underpin our approach, and turn them into practical tools and techniques.

Kimble is part of the Mantle leadership team and as a Director is responsible for ensuring Mantle continues to deliver the very best in leadership development. Kimble has been involved in learning and leadership development for over 20 years.  He has had an extensive corporate career, with his last role seeing him lead the capability and development team in one of NZ’s most prominent private corporate organisations for seven years. He was also involved in large-scale development and culture change projects. He is an experienced and confident learning designer, facilitator, and coach at all leadership levels with a passion for what Mantle does.

Ruth is passionate about leadership development, and the impact of personal and professional development on individuals, relationships and organisational outcomes. Her commitment to continuous learning is also applied to ensuring our own team’s capabilities are constantly evolving.

Co-founder, Denise has more than 30 years’ experience in leading and developing people. Her career has seen her in roles ranging from an Officer in the armed forces, to senior group learning and development positions in some of the UK and New Zealand’s largest organisations. Her focus on relationships supports long-term partnerships with our clients, some of whom have been with us since we started.

A founding Director of the business, Graham has more than twenty-five years’ experience working in operations, human resources and management consulting roles.  His relentless curiosity and creativity are two of the main reasons Mantle continues to grow its impact on the leadership world.

A passionate advocate for diversity in the leadership pipeline, Kathryn has a focus on empowering individuals to lead in their own authentic voice, resulting in meaningful change that positively impacts how work is done.  Kathryn brings a wealth of knowledge from around the globe and across industries strengthening her ability to guide people to thrive through leadership facilitation and coaching.

With experience working in complex, fast moving environments, Kelly brings a dynamic, challenging and motivating style combined with compassion to build leaders confidence and skills, and support growth.  Kelly has a diverse range of skills stemming from his own leadership roles in the military and corporate sectors in both NZ and the UK.  Kelly is an experienced facilitator and ICF qualified coach with a focus on NLP.

Melissa brings a wealth of experience to the admin team, providing support in logistics and delivery and backing up Roxy in supporting both the Mantle team and our learners.   Melissa has an extensive background in the travel industry, having held varied roles including team leadership.  She understands the busy-ness and complexity of leaders' lives and delivers support with compassion.

Kerry's passion is leadership development with a cultural, Tangata Tiriti lens, focusing on nurturing relationships, upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and connecting people and technology for the benefit of businesses, religions and communities.  Kerry brings expertise in business strategy, executive coaching, team and culture development, conflict resolution, strategic portfolio management, strategic planning, programme governance and assurance, portfolio delivery, and business transformation, accumulated over his more than 25 years of senior leadership experience.