David Hare

David is a personal development trainer and Life Coach from Leicestershire, UK with coaching clients across Europe, Australasia and the USA. In 2016 he was named 'Life Coach of the Year' at the annual awards held by The Coaching Academy, the world's leading trainer of coaches. David has been a practising Nichiren Buddhist and member of Soka Gakkai International since 1985. Before setting up his own business in 2004, he was global public relations director for a leading multinational. He also had a six-year academic career as a French lecturer, including posts at the University of St. Andrews, The Sorbonne and The Open University. In his youth he worked as a strawberry picker, dishwasher, barman, golf course caddy, Italian fast-food chef, Indian takeaway driver and copywriter.

David's passions outside work and Buddhism include his family, reading (thrillers, biographies, psychology...) supporting Peterborough United FC and playing poker and tennis. Not necessarily in that order... www.davidhare.com @DavidHareCoach