Eva Simo, CEO – Tabulam and Templer Homes for the Aged – Darren is an engaging facilitator, the leadership program delivered has been fun, authentic, well thought out and unique to the TTHA team.
Ken Cantrill, CEO, Citax Media – A massive thanks to Darren Sandford from Darren Sandford Consultancy for the past two days. Darren facilitated two business strategy workshops for new startup project for Citax Media. He guided us through developing our idea, elaborating customer profiles, mapping out our value propositions and generating alternative business models. It didn’t take long before Darren highlighted other areas of the concept that we hadn’t considered, he even highlighted potential long term issues we hadn’t considered. It was fantastic to have a fresh pair of eyes look at the business model and provide invaluable advice from a non bias perspective. I’d certainly recommend any business to engage Darren whether it be a start up project like ours or a business trying to secure a more stable foothold within their given industry. Definitely added value to us.
Kimberly Gundani, Contestant, Miss World Australia, Miss Grand Australia – I reached out to Darren to find out how I could improve my charity campaign as I am quite passionate about supporting children and women who are affected by domestic violence among other worthy causes. Darren’s coaching exceeded my expectations and he was able to deconstruct my current strategy and mindset. In an hour, Darren took me on a journey of self-reflection focusing on how my dreams could be translated into a vision which is attainable. Darren is passionate about his role as a coach and had his heart set in this session. He was able to challenge me appropriately and used this as a springboard that we used to formulate a plan moving forward. That meant leaving my old ways that I had been clinging to, accepting this new page of my life to be rewritten. Finally, I can now see the way forward and will continue to tap into Darren’s expertise as a coach until I reach a point that I can fly. I would recommend Darren in a heartbeat to anyone who has a goal, ambition, a vision or a plan that they would like to put into action. I aim to continue accessing coaching sessions with Darren as I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Stephanie Siemion, ANZ – Darren is a fantastic career coach. After just one session I was already getting shortlisted for interviews and smashing my goals! His approach is personalised and strategic with steps that are easy to follow. If you truly want to uplift your career or accomplish personal goals Darren will give you the tools to get there. Thank you Darren for helping me reach the next level!
Nivarti Jayaram, Senior Program Manager – Societe Generale Global Solution Centre – I was fortunate to have got a chance to avail Darren’s expertise as a coach and the transformation I experienced with his sessions was amazing. He helped me overcome many of my self-limiting beliefs that resulted in increased clarity of my goals, value system and I could accomplish much more than what I intended. The exciting fact is that each of his sessions triggered a positive transformation from within and helped break the barriers within. These barriers were limiting my professional outreach as well as growth. During my interaction with Darren, I found him highly professional, passionate, inspiring and genuine. If you are looking to grow beyond what you think you could, then Darren is the person to go to. I would strongly recommend Darren to anyone thinking about transforming themselves to be the best you can be.
Louis Lui, ANZ – Darren is one of the best coaches I’ve ever encountered. He is passionate, intelligent, communication master and always right to the point. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to reach their goals!
Megan Alexandra, Freelance Photographer, Model, Educator – I got so much from my coaching sessions with Darren. He created a warm, supportive environment, where it felt OK to share my real feelings and hopes for the future, without feeling foolish. He was patient, empathetic and kind, but also unafraid to ask the difficult questions and keen to get to the heart of the matter. This meant we were able to honestly discuss the changes necessary for me to succeed in reaching my goals. Our time together really helped me to be more clear about setting specific, targeted goals and helped fine-tune what I am trying to achieve and how I am going to do it. Darren connected the dots and was able to clearly see the bigger picture, when I was too close to do so myself. He also gave me tips for connecting new, desired, habits to existing ones. I would recommend Darren to anyone, particularly anyone who is struggling to achieve their goals alone and could benefit from further direction, accountability, encouragement and support. Since we began our sessions, I have far more specific goals that I am working towards, I’ve been more committed to my studies, I have earned more money and I’ve been more honest about my wants and needs. Thank you, Darren!
Sailesh Rao, Dept of Defence – I engaged with Darren for 3 coaching sessions. Within three months Darren has been able to walk me through in establishing my goals, vision and direction of where I want to take my life from here with a specific focus on building my business.
Darren engaged me in a ‘vision walk’ (highly recommended tool) which allowed me to map my life and career in addition to addressing negativity in my everyday life.
I have established confidence in myself in the process and realigned my passion in life. I highly recommend Darren as a coach. I feel I have built a rapport and network for life.