Talks, workshops and coaching that help your staff get more from life and work
After spending over twenty years in financial services, Sam walked away to study the things that really make up a life well lived. Now, through Ripple Out, he passes that on to businesses that want the best for their teams.
"For business owners who want refreshing ways to keep their staff engaged, happy and free from burnout, Sam is the way forward. He's insightful and interesting, and his unique take on life, as a result of his own journey, captivated my team from the outset. I've worked with a lot of coaches and mentors, but Sam has given me things nobody else has."
Sally Knight, business ownerFrom managing wealth to understanding it
After over twenty years in financial services — managing people, money and building businesses, culminating in co-founding an award-winning financial planning firm — Sam walked away from it all: burnt out, dysregulated and without balance in his life.
After two years away from the relentlessness of business life, Sam began coaching people on a similar path. After years of managing wealth, he began to explore the things that really make up a wealthy life.
Wealth, to give it its original word, is Wela, and it breaks into six elements: financial, yes, but also time, social, physical and mental. The sixth is meaning, which itself breaks into three equal parts: purpose, significance and coherence.
The foundational belief at Ripple Out is that every conscious action we make in one of these areas ripples out into the others. Life and work, like wealth, cannot be compartmentalised into one thing.
All of Sam's work now pivots around the idea of Wela, helping people see and understand their lives in refreshingly simple ways, with practical guidance along the way.
Wela is the Old English root of the word wealth. For centuries it meant a whole life going well, money among the rest. We kept the half we could count.
A calming presence, not a lecture
Sam has a calming presence and doesn't lecture. He informs and guides participants through their own journey through stories, reflections and observations. In a one-to-one setting, Sam is a great listener, and helps people find their own way through a combination of open questions that sometimes challenge and sometimes awaken.
A sense of being in control
People come away feeling like they're in control of their own lives. They gain new perspectives and techniques that help in their daily life. They can begin to recognise burnout before it happens, develop a new idea of what success looks and feels like, and find new inspiration when it comes to work and life.
Better lives make better work
When staff feel seen and heard, they appreciate their work more. They produce better results, show more loyalty, and feel part of something. Sam only works with companies that want their staff to live better lives. It works both ways.
Sam's experience as a business leader who has managed operations and teams means his work can be flexible and tailored to the team in front of him. If you have specific outcomes in mind — developing team culture, helping your staff find balance, or simply inspiring them to embrace the work — let's talk.
Ways to work together
Pricing reflects the scope of the engagement: the audience, the format, and what's included. A short conversation gives a clear figure for your event.
Travel and expenses are charged separately. A 50% deposit secures the date. Cancellation inside 30 days is 50% of the fee, inside 14 days 100%.
Money, and meaning
After spending over twenty years in financial services, Sam's work now sits at the intersection of money and meaning. An experienced coach, business leader and financial expert, he is now focused on helping people build better lives for themselves — something he did for himself after walking away at the top of his profession, aged just 42.
Despite two decades in finance, Sam sees money through the human relationship with it, the lens of psychology. That outlook, and the leading methodology within Ripple Out, is The Conscious Currency® — released as the book Money, Meaning & The Art of Enough in Autumn 2026.
Sam has studied philosophy, history, psychology, meditation and somatics, and brings all of this together in his work.
Tell us about your team
Sam is happy to tailor each session to the needs of your team. To discuss your business and what you need, get in touch by email.
Or email speaking@rippleout.co.uk directly.