Chris Marshall is an internationally recognised coach and mentor, known for helping senior leaders achieve radical transformation in times of high stress, change, and disruption. His science-backed approach – grounded in behavioural psychology, coaching, and psychotherapy – enables leaders to build resilience, lead with authenticity, and thrive in complexity.

An award-winning author and speaker, Chris brings together almost two decades of experience working with senior executives, professional athletes, and investment managers. His background as a competitive athlete and his years in the investment world have shaped his understanding of high performance, pressure, and adaptability: insights he now uses to help others perform and lead at their best.

Chris is the founder of The Playfulness Lab CIC, a non-profit organisation bringing the latest research on playfulness as a coping mechanism to senior leaders and teams. Through experiential learning and applied research, the Lab helps people cultivate creativity, collaboration, and emotional agility: the essential skills for thriving in today’s disruptive world.

He is also a PhD researcher at the University of Northampton, exploring how individuals and organisations cope, maintain wellbeing, and find ways to flourish in times of disruption.

In addition, Chris founded BeyondHere, a supervision and training organisation that supports some of the world’s top coaches and mentors. BeyondHere helps these professionals stay at the top of their game by integrating insights from behavioural science, stress science, neuroscience – and, yes, playfulness – to deepen their practice and sustain peak performance.

With his distinctive blend of scientific insight, psychological depth, and real-world experience, Chris helps his clients unlock lasting transformation. His work is known for being deeply human, rigorously evidence-based, and refreshingly practical – helping leaders navigate uncertainty with confidence, curiosity, and compassion.