Who we are
Meet our coaches at The Inner Mile.
DAVID JACKSON
Founder & Managing Director
MSc Sports & Performance Psychology
MSc Organizational Psychology
Columbia Certified Executive Coach
David is a seasoned expert in Leadership, Talent and Performance Development with backgrounds in Performance Psychology, Organizational Psychology and Executive Coaching.
With over 20 years experience working with people across 3 continents and multiple industries, David specializes in helping senior leaders, high-potential talent, and aspiring performers to achieve their very best. He has a long track record of coaching and consulting top leaders and top performers around the globe.
Currently the Head of Talent Development for Asia Pacific and Middle East Africa for a global bank, David is also the Managing Director of The Inner Mile, a coaching and consulting company dedicated to helping high performers not only in the corporate space, but also from all areas such as athletes, first responders and performing artists to consistently achieve peak performance when it counts.
As an executive coach, working with the senior-most leaders in the US, Europe and Asia, he has over 600 hours of coaching senior leaders on how to manage leadership transitions, better lead their teams and organizations and achieve their highest levels of performance under pressure.
As a mental performance consultant, David has worked across different sports and performance areas and is currently working toward his certification as an AASP Certified Mental Performance Consultant, the gold standard required by elite sports teams, Olympic teams and the military special forces.
David coaches in English and German, both in person and virtually.
ANJA ECKS
Executive Coach
Co-Active (CTI) Certified Coach
MSc Marketing & International Business
MA German Literature, Theatre & Education
Anja is an experienced communications professional with a background in the arts, marketing, and executive coaching.
Her work is driven by a deep curiosity for stories, perspectives, and lifelong learning.
As an Executive Coach, Anja supports individuals in navigating complexity, reframing challenges, and translating insight into effective action- enabling them to achieve meaningful and ambitious goals in their lives or careers.
Having lived and worked across Europe and Asia, she brings a global, cross-cultural perspective and works effectively with clients from diverse industries and cultural contexts.
Anja's coaching aims to help you:
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clarify and reach your goals
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make difficult decisions
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get unstuck and move forward
Navigating a career change or being stuck at a crossroad in life and looking for a supportive partner to hold you accountable?
Anja coaches in English and German, both in person (Singapore) and online.
Ready, set, grow!