Our team
Our founders
Chalkhill Blue was co-founded by Andrea Grist and Rachel Spratling after working together for a number of years in different capacities. Their combined experience and talents ensure the quality and value of all Chalkhill Blue interventions
Andrea Grist (CPCC) FCIPD
Andrea is an experienced organisational coach and development professional, focusing on senior business leaders, small business owners and management teams. Her career spans 18 years in two international blue chip companies - British Airways and Thames Water.
She is comfortable operating at all managerial levels and works to support clients in developing robust strategies and achievable implementation plans to bring real business results.
Andrea is a certified professional Co-active coach and trained Relationship Systems coach, a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and is certified in The Leadership Circle Profile™
She is comfortable operating at all managerial levels and works to support clients in developing robust strategies and achievable implementation plans to bring real business results.
Andrea is a certified professional Co-active coach and trained Relationship Systems coach, a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and is certified in The Leadership Circle Profile™
"Andrea has an uncanny knack of getting to the root of a problem or identifying issues before you've even realised that there is a problem or issue to be addressed."
Rachel Spratling (ACC)
Following a degree in International Business Studies, Rachel pursued a 15-year career in sales and marketing. Working with some of the UK's top media organisations and best-loved brands, her experience encompasses all major sales and marketing disciplines. Her career boasts significant general management expertise and first-hand experience of the responsibilities of operating
as a board director.
Rachel possesses a wealth of experience as a heavyweight sales and marketing director with particular exposure to business transformation, change management, new product development, mergers and acquisitions and people development.
Rachel is an Associate Certified Coach, accredited True ColorsTM practitioner and is certified in The Leadership Circle Profile™
Rachel possesses a wealth of experience as a heavyweight sales and marketing director with particular exposure to business transformation, change management, new product development, mergers and acquisitions and people development.
Rachel is an Associate Certified Coach, accredited True ColorsTM practitioner and is certified in The Leadership Circle Profile™
"Rachel's coaching has demonstrated to me unequivocally that any target I set myself is within my grasp if I only focus on it, make it my priority and commit to it."