Mind-Star Team

Piers Fallowfield-Cooper - Founder

Piers began his career in the financial markets of the City of London. After rapid promotion, he went to Chicago to learn about the futures and commodity markets and then returned to London to establish a business unit in this arena. After working with a major US bond house, Piers moved into general management with a focus on the development of global sales and marketing strategies. He worked on projects in Europe, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific. He then became President and later Chairman of the International Division of Oster Communications Inc., best known for its FutureSource real-time market data service and the Oster-Dow Jones News services. Piers was instrumental in taking the business out of its traditional heartland in the Midwestern US, opening operations around the world. Piers was also Chairman and a founder of Itsmobile, a Dublin based company that became a leading player in the mobile payment arena. Piers believes that the professional development of senior executives requires a special approach containing that 'something extra' to make a significant difference to the results. With over 20 years experience in senior management, Piers understands the pressures and challenges that confront the busy executive. A great believer in the use of all the human “talents”, he was interviewed by the FT on the use of intuition in business and later, in the FT featured as an example of an inspiring leader with an holistic approach to business. In addition to his one-to-one work, Piers especially enjoys the dynamics of working with senior executive teams, whether in a leadership development role over a period of time or as an expert facilitator, assisting groups come together and achieve their objectives. As a passionate believer in the power of people and with a willingness to propose a contrary view, Piers is respected by those who know him for his insight, wisdom and compassion. Piers still works personally with a small number of clients each year, if you are interested in working with him individually please click here.

Amarpal Saran - Director of Training Amarpal is one of the UK's leading experts in Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Using the Enneargram system and 10 years experience in the field, he has developed his own unique Emotional Intelligence models and techniques to help people understand themselves better, feel more confident, focused and successful whatever the situation. A Master NLP Practitioner, Hypnotherapist, Cognitive Therapist and Sedona Method Trainer, he has studied with some of the world's leading experts in the field of EQ. Executive and management teams from around the world have benefitted from his unique approach to personal and professional development. His own stated 'purpose in life' is to be a catalyst for change with a focus on helping people understand what drives their behaviour and through that knowledge realise their full potential.

Niki Denham - Operations Manager Niki brings a wealth of experience from the training and development world to Mind-Star. She spent three years as National Training Officer for a division of Dixons, has managed a local Business Link Centre supporting entrepreneurs and new businesses and worked with the Academy for Chief Executives supporting their learning and development function in the field. At Mind-Star Niki is responsible for the day to day operations of the business including all the logistics of our training programmes and is appreciated both internally and by our clients as the person who ‘fixes things’.

Debbie Kinghorn - Research and Development Manager Debbie joined Mind-Star as Director of Development and Research two years ago following a successful career in the software industry. Debbie held important roles at Symbian Software – developers of mobile phone operating systems and at Greycon – paper industry optimisation software suppliers. Debbie combines practical business experience with a background and interest in the use of psychology in management and leadership. At Mind-Star Debbie is responsible for our research and development – including programme creation, articles, case studies and customer service.