Business & leadership

coaching services

Strategic consulting & leadership development for businesses navigating growth and change, backed by real-world experience

Unlocking Growth, Inspiring Leadership

Scaling a healthcare or life sciences business comes with unique challenges : from streamlining operations to building high-performing teams.

With extensive industry experience, I provide business consultancy and leadership coaching to drives performance, retains talent, and creates a culture where people thrive, ensuring growth is both strategic and sustainable.

Whether you need expert guidance on operations and compliance or want to develop leadership skills through 1:1 coaching, team workshops, or structured training programmes, I’m here to help you grow profitably and lead with confidence.

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Services

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Business Consulting

Strategic solutions to scale operations, manage change, and meet regulatory demands.

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Leadership Coaching & Training

1:1 coaching to grow into your next role. Corporate training to build better teams. Mentoring to help founders lead with confidence.

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The clients we have worked with

The Alma Impact

“Sarah coached me to focus and create more time for my business.”

— Rita Giordano, Founder, Clarum
Digital health company
“Sarah provided invaluable guidance and support that helped me pursue starting my own business. Her extensive experience and approachable demeanour immediately instil confidence and ease.”

— Nat Weir, CEO & Founder, Human Lens
Medical usability engineering consulting firm
“She has a deep understanding of what it takes to approve, launch and generate revenues combined with a strong commercial drive and proactive approach.”

— Dr Ben Wicks, CEO, Ucertainty
In Vitro diagnostics company
“Sarah is one of the most exceptional mentors I have ever had. She had a unique ability to empower me upon starting my new position and helped me find my feet with confidence and ease.”

— Jo Maison, Head of EHS and Lab Operations, Team Consulting
Medical consultancy firm
“Sarah was hugely helpful as a career coach. I credit her coaching sessions with being a significant factor in my eventual job offer.”

— Dr Mungo Aitken, Cambridge Applied Mathematician
“She helped me with time management and understand where I should focus my energy and resources to give my best.”

— Rita Giordao, Founder, Clarum
Digital Health company
“Her strategic insights and unwavering personal support have been instrumental in refining our vision and approach at IntercepTx.”

— Austin Reed, CEO, IntercepTx
Cancer prevention technology start-up
“Sarah is passionate about driving operational improvement - and has done so over a broad range of business areas including QMS, EHS, ICT, Facilities and Sustainability.”

— Dan Flicos, CEO, Team Consulting
Medical consultancy firm
Coached 2 award winning start up CEOs in 2024.

— Cofinitive 21 To Watch 2024 Awards
“The coaching by Dr Sarah Mardle vastly broadened my perspective.”

— Dr Nataly Hastings, CEO, Cellestial Health
Cambridge drug discovery company
“I reached out to Sarah for some business advice - I needed an audit on my small business and the social media marketing world. She could not have been more helpful and has focused me on some key areas and more important staying true to my core values.”

— Clare Driver, Founder, Domestic Bliss
Small business owner
“Sarah has been an invaluable mentor throughout my entrepreneurial journey, from helping shape IntercepTx’s first pitch deck to providing continued guidance.”

— Austin Reed, CEO, IntercepTx
Cancer prevention technology start-up
50 CEOs and Founders coached in 2024.

— Entrepreuneurship Programmes
200 learners trained in leadership skills in 2024.

— Engaged to deliver to 4 business schools and universities
"We truly appreciate your commitment to fostering groundbreaking advancements in medtech."

— Jerry Ciolino
Director of Operations, MedTech Innovator
World's largest accelerator for medical device companies
"Thank you for being a great mentor on our Entrepreneurship Centre Programmes".

— Ann Davidson, Head of Practice, The Entrepreneurship Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School
Business School
" Sarah has truly helped improve team working among clinician engineers as part of our organisation. Her focus on understanding each other and communicating that understanding has helped to ensure enhanced team productivity and motivation."

— Dr Neel Sharma, Founder & Director, The Clinician Engineer Hub
Clinician Network based at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
"Since I started coaching sessions with Sarah, I feel more confident and clear in how I lead my business. Sarah creates a space for me to slow down, reflect and grow as a business owner."

— Margaux Grasso, Founder, Wripple
Workshop Facilitation firm
"She brings a rare ability to advise across a wide range of areas, including business strategy, operations, and regulatory considerations. Her approach—combining supportiveness with the ability to constructively challenge—has proven instrumental in helping ventures refine their ideas, overcome barriers, and grow with confidence."

Luther Philips, Programme Manager,
The Entrepreneurship Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School
Client- Mentoring, Coaching and Speaker Services
"Thanks so much for all your excellent work with the Spinout Discovery Investment Readiness Programme cohort members!"

— Sam Burton, Senior Investment Advisor
The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia
Client - Business and Career Coaching services.
"Sarah's warm and friendly manner instantly put me at ease and made the coaching session both enjoyable and inspiring. Her insightful suggestions for how I might move forward feel relevant to where my business is at the moment and have filled me with renewed energy and drive."

— Sam Broome, CEO, TheSpaceStagers
Start-up owner
"The curriculum and mentorship were exceptional, and I know the students will carry this experience with them for years to come"

—Learn with Leaders, Young People Entrepreneurship Summer School at Cambridge Judge Business School

Business & leadership

coaching services

Strategic consulting & leadership development for businesses navigating growth and change, backed by real-world experience

Unlocking Growth, Inspiring Leadership

Services

Business Consulting

Leadership Coaching & Training

The clients we have worked with

“Sarah coached me to focus and create more time for my business.”

“Sarah provided invaluable guidance and support that helped me pursue starting my own business. Her extensive experience and approachable demeanour immediately instil confidence and ease.”

“She has a deep understanding of what it takes to approve, launch and generate revenues combined with a strong commercial drive and proactive approach.”

“Sarah is one of the most exceptional mentors I have ever had. She had a unique ability to empower me upon starting my new position and helped me find my feet with confidence and ease.”

“Sarah was hugely helpful as a career coach. I credit her coaching sessions with being a significant factor in my eventual job offer.”

“She helped me with time management and understand where I should focus my energy and resources to give my best.”

“Her strategic insights and unwavering personal support have been instrumental in refining our vision and approach at IntercepTx.”

“Sarah is passionate about driving operational improvement - and has done so over a broad range of business areas including QMS, EHS, ICT, Facilities and Sustainability.”

Coached 2 award winning start up CEOs in 2024.

“The coaching by Dr Sarah Mardle vastly broadened my perspective.”

“I reached out to Sarah for some business advice - I needed an audit on my small business and the social media marketing world. She could not have been more helpful and has focused me on some key areas and more important staying true to my core values.”

“Sarah has been an invaluable mentor throughout my entrepreneurial journey, from helping shape IntercepTx’s first pitch deck to providing continued guidance.”

50 CEOs and Founders coached in 2024.

200 learners trained in leadership skills in 2024.

"We truly appreciate your commitment to fostering groundbreaking advancements in medtech."

"Thank you for being a great mentor on our Entrepreneurship Centre Programmes".

" Sarah has truly helped improve team working among clinician engineers as part of our organisation. Her focus on understanding each other and communicating that understanding has helped to ensure enhanced team productivity and motivation."

"Since I started coaching sessions with Sarah, I feel more confident and clear in how I lead my business. Sarah creates a space for me to slow down, reflect and grow as a business owner."

"Thanks so much for all your excellent work with the Spinout Discovery Investment Readiness Programme cohort members!"

"Sarah's warm and friendly manner instantly put me at ease and made the coaching session both enjoyable and inspiring. Her insightful suggestions for how I might move forward feel relevant to where my business is at the moment and have filled me with renewed energy and drive."

"The curriculum and mentorship were exceptional, and I know the students will carry this experience with them for years to come"

Alma Business Consulting