As well as being the founder of 3Minds Samantha Tomkinson is a psychologist, yogi, business consultant and avid adventurer. When not coaching or facilitating you can find her somewhere in or around the water, playing music or immersing herself in nature.
Samantha started her career as an organisational psychologist and specialist in leadership behaviour. She assessed, researched and developed leaders in different countries and organisations for a number of years and realised quite quickly the power of emotional intelligence in not just leadership but life success. She developed a passion for helping people develop emotional intelligence seeing this as not just a fundamental leadership characteristic but a life skill for us all. It amazed her how very little we know about our mind and emotions and just how impactful this knowledge is for everyone.
Samantha is passionate about wellbeing, conflict resolution, relationship management, building self awareness, confidence and authenticity. She craves a world where we can have enough emotional and mind intelligence to communicate through our problems to arrive at considered, pragmatic and win win solutions for all.
She has worked in psychology for over 15 years and also holds qualifications in NLP (neuro linguistic programming), business, somatics, yoga and meditation. She combines all her skills to create impactful learning environments for people through workshops, retreats and coaching.
You can learn more about her here www.samanthatomkinson.com/about
Following an initial career in the military where he also studied engineering, Mike Rendall has worked primarily in the construction sector, bringing together teams and developing leaders across commercial projects and within company operations. He has completed an MBA, held general management, company director, and chief executive roles, and currently continues work as a commercial property consultant alongside coaching and mentoring.
Mike connected with Samantha through his own development journey, gaining a new level of insight and resilience following her EI retreat. He brings extensive facilitation experience and a collaborative, personable style to any workshop, challenging and encouraging growth in those around him. Mike is passionate about how self-awareness and personal vulnerability can unlock authenticity, deepen connection, and pave the way for genuine team trust.
When he’s not pursuing wisdom through some random adventure, you may find Mike supporting the Ngā Rangatahi Toaor Island Base communities.