

Sarah Taylor
My career has been pretty unconventional! I started work as an Army Officer, training at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and leading teams in different countries and situations, where I discovered a passion for training and development. After six years service a chance trip to France led to a new career in the travel industry, where I worked across Europe in customer-facing delivery and management roles, mainly in the Alps. Returning to the UK after five years I transitioned more formally into L&D and talent leadership roles, working with TUI Travel, KCOM a B2B communications company and for more than a decade Thales UK.
I have held senior leadership positions, including Director of HR & Talent Architect, where I was responsible for designing and implementing leadership and talent development frameworks on a large-scale as well as coaching executive leaders on their leadership journeys. A senior coaching practitioner with 15 years of experience, I have also led coaching and mentoring communities and am deeply committed to social impact. I have volunteered as a coach with Refuge, The Samaritans, and in education as well as leading veteran support initiatives.