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Steve Tappin
Leadership Coach, Author, and CEO Guru
About Steve
Steve Tappin is a renowned British leadership coach, author, and co-founder/CEO of Beyond Unity, a global leadership consulting firm. He has coached and consulted with over 500 global CEOs, collectively overseeing assets of £8 trillion. His expertise lies in transforming companies through visionary leadership and fostering sustainable growth.
BBC Guru Series
From 2013 to 2018, Steve was commissioned by the BBC to host the “CEO Guru” series. In this influential program, he conducted in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most prominent business leaders, including Richard Branson and Jeff Immelt. The series explored best practices in leadership, focusing on insights from top executives across various industries.
Media Coverage
Steve’s thought leadership has garnered significant media attention. He has been featured in prestigious publications such as:
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Additionally, Steve has contributed thought pieces to Harvard Business Review, Fortune Magazine China, Time Magazine, and CNN, sharing his expertise on leadership and business strategy.
Beyond Unity
Under Steve’s leadership, Beyond Unity focuses on CEO coaching and consulting, aiming to transform companies and develop extraordinary leaders who drive lasting change. By combining his experience as a global consultant, entrepreneur, and practitioner, Steve and his team deliver impactful results for clients across industries.
LinkedIn Influencer
Steve is recognised as a LinkedIn Top 200 Influencer, where he shares his insights on leadership and strategy with a global audience. His content engages thousands of professionals seeking to enhance their leadership skills and drive organisational success.
Steve Tappin
About Steve
Steve Tappin is a globally recognised CEO advisor and leadership expert, and the visionary founder of Beyond Unity Ltd. With over 30 years of experience working with the world’s top CEOs, Steve has built a distinguished career in driving transformational success and sustained growth for leading organisations and was asked by the BBC to host the BBC CEO guru, interviewing CEOs worldwide on best practice.
Steve’s journey began in the corporate world, where he held senior leadership roles at KPMG, PA Consulting, and Heidrick, and Struggles, gaining invaluable insights into the complexities of global business. This experience propelled him into CEO advisory, where he quickly became a trusted partner to some of the world’s most influential executives.
Known for his breakthrough approach, Steve combines deep industry knowledge with practical, results-driven strategies. His ability to deliver impactful guidance has earned him the trust of hundreds of CEOs worldwide, solidifying his reputation as a confidant and mentor in the business elite.
Beyond his advisory work, is the co-author of The Secrets of CEOs, a landmark book that reveals the strategies of over 200 global CEOs. He is also the co-creator of The Awareness Code, a pioneering framework that serves as a Blueprint for Human Awareness, empowering leaders to elevate their consciousness, emotional intelligence, and decision-making prowess.
As a thought leader and speaker, Steve shares his expertise on leadership, strategy, and organisational transformation with audiences around the globe.
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- Created Beyond Unity, an award winning global CEO coaching and consulting firm
- Coached, consulted or/and interviewed over global 500 CEOs with assets of £8 trillion
- Hosted the BBC’s CEO Guru series on BBC World which featured him interviewing many of the world’s top CEOs on CEO best practice
- Co-authored The Secrets of CEOs - 150 leaders on business, life and leadership
- Became an expert on China and trusted confidant to both Chinese leaders and western companies in China. He also co-authored Dream to Last - Secrets of Chinese CEOs
Steve likes to describe his leadership style this way: part Gandalf the White (with higher awareness), part Terminator, with deep Bushido Code / Last Samurai influence. His favourite club: Leeds United, Marching On Together.
About Wayne
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Wayno took each of his three children on six week self-discovery adventures when they turned 13, visiting temples, ashrams, sages, seers, hermits in caves, desert nomads and mystics. They interviewed a wide cast of characters including Tenzin Palm, an English Buddhist nun who lived in a cave for 12 years, sat with enlightened Indian author Ramesh Balsekar and spent a week with Edwin Agpaoa, a Filipino psychic surgeon.
Wayne began his career as a Psycotherapist and brings 25 years of experience, having delivered over 34,000 hours of one-on-one client sessions. His unparalleled expertise in understanding human behavior and its impact on leadership has made him a vital force in organisational success.
Since joining Beyond Unity, Wayne has earned a reputation for bringing a fresh and essential lens to business transformation. He applies his psychological expertise to drive meaningful and sustainable change, ensuring that people and awareness are at the heart of every strategy. Wayne specialises in unlocking the potential of those who participate fully in events.
Wayno Linton
Co-Author of The Awareness Code
Master Practitioner, Beyond Unity Ltd
About Lauren
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Wayno took each of his three children on six week self-discovery adventures when they turned 13, visiting temples, ashrams, sages, seers, hermits in caves, desert nomads and mystics. They interviewed a wide cast of characters including Tenzin Palm, an English Buddhist nun who lived in a cave for 12 years, sat with enlightened Indian author Ramesh Balsekar and spent a week with Edwin Agpaoa, a Filipino psychic surgeon.
Lauren brings a combination of consultancy and industry expertise to Beyond Unity Ltd. With a proven track record of success, Lauren has worked with a diverse range of companies, from small enterprises to global leaders, offering strategic guidance and operational support to CEOs and their teams. Her ability to challenge conventional thinking, unify decentralised leaders, and tackle complex client challenges with a solution-oriented approach has earned her a reputation for excellence.
At Beyond Unity, Lauren also provides critical financial and operational oversight, ensuring that the team remains accountable and delivers exceptional outcomes. Her dedication to achieving results is matched by her passion for women’s health. As the founder of FemTech Search, Lauren actively contributes to advancing the field, reflecting her commitment to improving women’s lives through innovative solutions.
Wayno Linton
About Clara
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Wayno took each of his three children on six week self-discovery adventures when they turned 13, visiting temples, ashrams, sages, seers, hermits in caves, desert nomads and mystics. They interviewed a wide cast of characters including Tenzin Palm, an English Buddhist nun who lived in a cave for 12 years, sat with enlightened Indian author Ramesh Balsekar and spent a week with Edwin Agpaoa, a Filipino psychic surgeon.
Clara is a versatile Assistant and Content Designer at Beyond Unity, bringing her creative flair and keen organisational skills to her team support role where she has become an invaluable part of the team.
She has provided extensive administrative support and played a key facilitation role in many of our global events, including those with FTSE 100 clients. Clara’s creativity extends to content creation and visual design, where she crafts compelling content and draws the visuals for Beyond Unity’s business models, adding depth and clarity to our strategic frameworks. Her unique blend of creativity and meticulous support makes her an essential contributor to the success of both our team and our clients.
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“I’d like to thank Beyond Unity for the recent executive team event, which was an incredibly enlightening workshop. Steve and Wayno are distinctly different individuals, but together they operate like Lennon and McCartney, complementing each other perfectly and facilitating our growth. The workshop was unique. We were intensely focused on accountability and outputs to drive business outperformance. The team experienced many deep insights and heart-bursting moments.”
“We engaged with Steve and Wayno in a meaningful journey; learning and interacting with the Awareness Code alongside our General Managers. Recognising the importance of awareness allowed us to personally commit to both live and operate our culture above the line and bring others on that journey with us.”
“Part of Beyond Unity’s role is to get under the skin of our organization, understanding what makes us tick and what we’re trying to achieve. Anyone can do textbook ‘HR stuff,’ but it won’t address the specific challenges we face. Along with their many skills, they brings a real commercial sense of what makes a particular organization work.”
“Steve Tappin is in a class of his own globally when it comes to getting people to think—much more disruptively, ambitiously, and differently. This is incredibly powerful. His big strength lies in his close interaction with CEOs and senior teams, and his unique ability to get them to step up, step forward, and step into an uncomfortable space called big growth.”
“Beyond Unity are challengers of the status quo. The event was transformational and allowed us to cross the finishing line, sprinting.”
“The event was excellent. It accomplished everything I hoped to achieve from a business standpoint and even more from a teamwork perspective! Beyond Unity has helped build our team’s conviction and belief around key breakthroughs, setting us up to outperform. Thanks to Steve and the entire team for developing and executing such great events!”
“I had the pleasure of working with Steve and the Beyond Unity team earlier at my previous employer. When I saw a chance to apply their thought leadership and overall approach to my new scope, I grabbed the opportunity, despite the very high expectations.Not only did Beyond Unity overdeliver on these high expectations, but they were also extremely agile in their approach. They found an authentic and patient way to truly create a cohesive team with the right mindset and outlook from what was previously a very decentralized and diverse group of practically unrelated leaders.”
“Beyond Unity were instrumental in ensuring that the team was united on a disruptive vision for RB Healthcare and in disseminating this vision across the company.”
“The Awareness code is so different that it helps you realise the truth about who you really are. As I understood it more deeply after quality time with Steve and Wayno sessions have found it gave me more deep understanding of player, team and coaching dynamics.
Have always been a great connector but has given me a new conviction around making positive and significant change happen and how to do this even when others didn’t think it was possible.
Look forward to working with Beyond Unity in the future.”
“I’d like to thank Beyond Unity for the recent executive team event, which was an incredibly enlightening workshop. Steve and Wayno are distinctly different individuals, but together they operate like Lennon and McCartney, complementing each other perfectly and facilitating our growth. The workshop was unique. We were intensely focused on accountability and outputs to drive business outperformance. The team experienced many deep insights and heart-bursting moments.”
“We engaged with Steve and Wayno in a meaningful journey; learning and interacting with the Awareness Code alongside our General Managers. Recognising the importance of awareness allowed us to personally commit to both live and operate our culture above the line and bring others on that journey with us.”
“Part of Beyond Unity’s role is to get under the skin of our organization, understanding what makes us tick and what we’re trying to achieve. Anyone can do textbook ‘HR stuff,’ but it won’t address the specific challenges we face. Along with their many skills, they brings a real commercial sense of what makes a particular organization work.”
“Steve Tappin is in a class of his own globally when it comes to getting people to think—much more disruptively, ambitiously, and differently. This is incredibly powerful. His big strength lies in his close interaction with CEOs and senior teams, and his unique ability to get them to step up, step forward, and step into an uncomfortable space called big growth.”
“Beyond Unity are challengers of the status quo. The event was transformational and allowed us to cross the finishing line, sprinting.”
“The event was excellent. It accomplished everything I hoped to achieve from a business standpoint and even more from a teamwork perspective! Beyond Unity has helped build our team’s conviction and belief around key breakthroughs, setting us up to outperform. Thanks to Steve and the entire team for developing and executing such great events!”
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