- Haven-on-Earth.comBusiness and Life Coach (ICF ACC), Emotional Therapist, NLP Master Practitioner, Teacher/MentorApril 2016 - Today (8 years and 8 months)Île de Ré, FranceHaven on Earth is the residential and online retreat run by Robin and his wife, Desri. Both are coaches and therapists, specialising in their own particular fields. Residential clients stay for between 3 days and 3 weeks. Online clients can have a "one-off" session or an assignment of sessions. Whether it's business coaching, life coaching, hypnotherapy or emotional therapy, Robin's purpose is to facilitate people overcome the obstacles that are stopping them from having a happy, fulfilling and rewarding life/career. Bringing them back to life and then facilitating their growth to be the best they can be in whatever realm they choose. Helping clients identify and reach their goals is the motivating force behind Robin's dedication to his chosen vocation. Robin started working with people in 2004 after having a significant life event and has not looked back since. As his experience and abilities developed, he realised that this was his purpose and passion. Robin has had a great deal of training from the very best in their fields and continues to train and learn, always with the intention to enhance, still further, the benefits he can give his clients. Robin has seen hundreds of people in this role and would invite you to look at some of the testimonials on the review page: https://haven-on-earth.com/ reviews/ Haven-on-Earth.com
- RobinnovationsRobinnovations: Product manager, Inventor, designer and developer of productsJanuary 2013 - April 2016 (3 years and 3 months)Kinder- und Jugendhauses „UK“, Chemnitz, SN, GermanyProduct innovation, design and development for Splash About and other companies. Position included: Design services to the Sports and Nursery trade (products, branding, packaging, point of sale etc) Product innovation and development Prototyping and product trials Product management, compliance and sourcing Intellectual Property, Accounts and Legal matters Once a series of projects were successfully completed, Robin fully committed to my career as a coach and therapist.
- Splash About International LtdDirector, Product Design and InnovationJanuary 2001 - August 2013 (12 years and 7 months)FranceCo-founder and Director. Product invention, design and bringing to market. Working mostly in the Nursery and Sporting goods markets. Brand development nationally and Worldwide. Sold Splash About in 2013 to a Capital Investment company. Designed or Co-designed a whole series of best-selling products such as FINGS, BabyWrap, the Splash About Float Jacket and FloatSuit amongst many other products. Splash About has been acknowledged for facilitating the huge growth of baby swimming schools, its' Happy Nappy being the only swimming nappy to be mandatory in most baby swimming schools. The BabyWrap allows babies to use pools that would otherwise be too cold for them. The Happy Nappy, Baby Snug, and Warm-in-One are just some of the groundbreaking products Splash About, invented, perfected and brought to market.
- Bachelor of ScienceThe University of Birmingham1985BSc (hons), Geography
- ICF Accreditation, CoachingThe Institute of Coaching Studies2022ICF Accreditation, Coaching
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language.TEFL.org2022Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language.
- A LevelsCheltenham Technical College1982A Levels