Our Team

At TLH, every member of our team shares a deep passion for developing people

Together, our unique blend of expertise brings both the art and science of leadership and team transformation to life.

Transformation Partners - Seasoned leaders with extensive real-world experience in scaling businesses and driving performance, who take leaders and teams in pursuit of better.

Academic Partners - Experts in psychology and neuroscience who translate cutting-edge research into practical tools. They help clients understand and improve the mental and physical drivers of performance.

Belief Partners - Experts from elite sport who bring a high-performance mindset. Their experiences inspire belief, resilience, and performance under pressure.

Transformation Team

  • Sarah MacDonald

    Founder and CEO

    Sarah MacDonald is the founder and CEO of The Leadership High (TLH), with over 25 years of experience driving transformation for some of the world’s most recognized brands.

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    Sally Storey

    Transformation Partner

    Sally has over 20 years’ leadership experience across all aspects of commercial pharmaceuticals - she previously spent 5 years in FMCG.

  • Simon Ash MBE

    Transformation Partner

    Simon started his career as Bomb Disposal Officer in the British Army. His experience on various operational tours gave Simon a personal insight into leadership in adversity and managing risk where the stakes are highest.

  • Sue Middleton MBE

    Transformation Partner

    Sue has over 20 years of leadership experience operating at management committee level in the pharmaceutical industry.

  • Peter Newhouse

    Transformation Partner

    Peter Newhouse is a well-known expert on the future of reward and recognition. He served as Unilever’s Global Head of Reward from 2010 to 2022.

  • Professor John Neal

    Transformation Partner

    John is a performance psychologist who has worked with leaders and their teams to achieve remarkable results under intense pressure.

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    Professor Ian Robertson

    Academic Partner

    Co-director of the Global Brain Health Institute and Emeritus Professor at Trinity College Dublin, professor Ian Robertson is widely recognised as one of the world's leading researchers in neuropsychology.

  • Övül Sezer

    Academic Partner

    Övül Sezer is an Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations at Cornell University, where she teaches Leadership and Organizational Behaviour in the MBA program.

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    Professor David Fletcher

    Academic Partner

    Professor David Fletcher PhD CPsychol is the senior advisor on a PhD co-funded with The Leadership High to research the impact of physical challenge on workplace performance.

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    Dr. Will Tyne

    Academic Partner

    Dr Will Tyne is currently a Teaching Associate in Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Nottingham University.

  • Mel Marshall MBE

    Belief Partner

    Head of High Performance for Australian Swimming

  • Anna Hopkin MBE

    Belief Partner

    Anna Hopkin MBE is a British swimmer and became an Olympic Champion winning gold in the 4x100 mixed medley relay at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics when the team broke the world record.

  • Greg Searle MBE

    Belief Partner

    Greg won rowing gold at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, aged 20, in a race which some have described as the greatest rowing race of all time.

  • Susie Hudson

    Executive Assistant to Sarah MacDonald and Client Programmes Manager

    Susie has worked alongside several C-Suite Executives and brings with her over 20 years’ experience across a variety of sectors

  • Sally McMurray

    Client Experience Director

    Sally has over 20 years experience developing complex and effective communication projects designed to increase employee engagement, motivation and help to change behaviours.

  • Kirsty Pank

    Marketing Manager

    Kirsty is a Project Director with over 20 years of strategic and operational experience in experiential marketing.

  • Lizzie Davies

    Team Support Specialist

    Lizzie joins the TLH team with extensive client-focused operational experience in the Hospitality, Retail, and Charity sectors and, most recently, as a Marketing Manager in the Education sector.

Advisory Team - Strategic thinkers from business who support TLH’s innovation, direction, and sustainable growth. They ensure we continue evolving to meet the needs of our clients and the market.

Advisory Team

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    Clive Rawlings

    Clive is a barrister at the U.K Bar and is presently engaged in the sport industry as Director of 4 Corners Sports Management.

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    Annabel Saunders

    Annabel has achieved sustained global leadership impact during her career with a track record of outstanding sales and marketing achievements.

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    Kate Holden

    An engaging, influential global leader and board member, Kate has extensive experience in strategy formulation and execution, digital transformation and building world class high performing teams.

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    Peter Redhead

    Peter’s career has taken him from Northumbria Police to Hong Kong. He is a non-executive board director, a Leadership Coach and is active in a number of charities.

  • Peter Newhouse

    Peter Newhouse is a well-known expert on how to reward and recognise people. Peter was Unilever’s Global Head of Reward from 2010 to 2022.

  • Mollie Pearse

    Mollie is a seasoned marketing leader and high-performance leadership coach with 18 years of experience driving growth within global brands

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    Duncan Adamson

    Duncan is the Director of the International Snowsport School. He is also a trainer and examiner of ski instructors and has decades of experience in coaching human performance on the slopes.

Our team would love to work with your team.

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