About Across the Pond Consulting
Across the Pond Consulting helps individuals, leaders, and teams slow down, reflect, and take practical next steps.
We design focused Targeted Coaching Labs and leadership development experiences that combine brief teaching, thoughtful coaching questions, private reflection, and practical application. Our work is grounded in leadership, HR, coaching, workplace well-being, and the belief that people do their best work when they have space to think clearly, engage honestly, and move forward with intention.
Whether we are working with an individual, a team, or an organization, our goal is to create a low-pressure, meaningful experience that supports clarity, sustainable performance, and healthier ways of working.
Co-Owner
Dr. Christa Sandidge
Dr. Christa Sandidge brings a background in leadership studies, higher education, team development, and coaching. She holds a doctorate in Leadership and has experience designing learning experiences that help leaders and teams reflect, grow, and apply practical tools in real-world settings.
Christa’s work focuses on helping people clarify priorities, strengthen self-leadership, engage well with others, and lead with greater intention. In Targeted Coaching Labs, she brings together leadership insight, coaching questions, and practical reflection so participants can leave with clearer thinking and meaningful action steps.
Co-owner
Maria Wybrow
Maria Wybrow brings more than thirty years of experience in the corporate world, including work as an executive assistant and HR professional. She holds CIPD status, is qualified as a Life Coach, and is a ICF certified coach.
Maria is passionate about helping people understand the connection between work, well-being, self-awareness, and performance. Her approach is thoughtful, practical, and grounded in the realities of professional life. In Coaching Labs, Maria helps create space for reflection, clarity, and sustainable growth.