LIGHTNING FAST - Key Persons


Adrian Kowal

Adrian Kowal is an awareness activist and wellness entrepreneur. He is passionate about healthy communication and supporting people to experience deeper, more meaningful relationships. Adrian manages a broad portfolio of projects including 2 UK Yoga and Wellbeing centres (www.thelifecentre.com), a large Teacher Training organisation (www.yogacampus.com), Shades of Green Alternative Primary School (www.shadesofgreen.school), Way of Nature UK - a Nature Connection organisation (www.wayofnature.co.uk) and The Visionaries - a not-for-profit social enterprise offering transformative nature-based experiences and professional training for youth and adults (www.thevisionaries.org.uk).

Andy Paice

Having spent 9 years living and practicing in a Buddhist monastery in France, Andy is a secular mindfulness meditation expert, teacher, coach and facilitator. He specialises in participatory democracy and building community by helping diverse people understand each other.

Arabella Smirnova-Beroskin

With a background in Organisational Psychology (MSc), Arabella combines modern research with tried and tested ways of creating deep, lasting, and transformative individual, team and organisational change.

Steve Savides

Job Titles:
  • Veteran Technologist
Steve is a Veteran Technologist, Speaker, Poet, Business Leader and Coach. A problem Solver for F100 companies. Catalyst and Change Maker. Father. Friend. Steve has spent 20 years in the technology industry as a Director managing teams internationally. Deeply involved in personal development, health, wellbeing and sustainable change, Steve is also an executive coach committed to building and supporting connected communities. His core belief is that heart-centred mind-body techniques can enrich our busy modern lifestyles. He is also the Founder & CEO at the Global Trust Project and Co-Founder at Fit to Lead.