The Three Pillars
Monkey One is a boutique coaching agency specialising in Business Leadership, Performance Coaching, and
Human + AI Advantage — built on the belief that exceptional results come from conscious leadership, an aligned mindset, and the intelligent integration of technology with human potential.
Business Leadership
Working with organisations, their leadership teams and individuals, we design business strategy, model execution and agree on goals to lift commercial performance.
We collaborate on all projects with the intention to support and achieve outcomes, setting OKR’s early-on and holding our, and your, accountability to getting them done.
We operate on the inside, taking the time to learn, and support leadership teams to align direction, build strategy, evolve capability, create momentum and deliver performance outcomes at all levels – not just design it.
Performance Coaching
Performance coaching at Monkey One supports leaders, teams, and individuals to perform, under pressure and day-to-day.
Whether you are leading an organisation, an entrepreneur, taking on a challenge or contributing to family life, Self-leadership and performance attainment is a critical layer that often goes unsupported.
This is where we influence, to shine a light on the multi-channel area of performance. Identifying your blind spots, removing resistance and giving you the tools to thrive
and live a life of abundance.
AI + Human Advantage
This development pillar focuses on integrating technology in
ways that amplify
human capability.
We demonstrate and design platforms for organisations and individuals to onboard AI and technology to enhance awareness, productivity, decision-making, and strengthen personal and leadership decisions — without losing authentic human judgement.
For individuals, we monitor bio-dynamic performance through wearable tech, allowing us to support in lifestyle and well-being awareness to influence your peak performance.
Breathwork
Breathwork forms the foundation of everything we do at Monkey One.
Breath is the most human attribute. Breath is the most direct way to influence the nervous system. It shapes how we respond to pressure, how quickly we recover, and how available we are for clear thinking and effective leadership. When intensity becomes constant, breath is often the first thing to be compromised — and performance follows.
Monkey One uses practical, evidence-based breathwork to support regulation, recovery, and sustained performance. This work helps individuals and teams meet pressure with clarity and resilience, rather than pushing through at an increasing internal cost.
We follow the principles of the A.R.T of breathing:
Awareness of breath
Regulation of breath
Transformation of breath
Why Choose Monkey One?
You deserve to live and lead at your best — and the right coaching makes that possible.
We are committed to meaningful change through clarity, awareness, and intentional action.
Our work helps you move beyond insight into lived reality, where how you think, decide, and lead creates consistent results.
If you’re ready to grow, perform at a higher level, and create lasting impact —
We’re here to take that next step with you.
Exponential Thinking
& Organisational Scale
Organisations today operate in environments defined by speed, complexity, and constant change. Traditional approaches to growth and performance are increasingly limited.
Monkey One applies the principles of Exponential Organisations to help leaders and organisations scale impact while maintaining alignment and coherence. This work focuses on how strategy, systems, and leadership adapt to complexity — not just how fast they grow.
As a certified OpenExO consultant, David Ashdown brings an exponential lens to organisational design, leadership capability, and long-term performance in a rapidly evolving world.
Learn more at www.openexo.com
Reflections
OpenExO
The Exponential Organizations model shows that the Top 10 Exponential Organizations outperformed broader market indices by approximately 4x over an eight-year period.
Monkey One evolves leaders, expands consciousness, and creates abundance through business leadership, performance coaching, and human-AI advantage.
Simon Sinek
Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.
Nancy Kline
The quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first.
David Ashdown
The responsibility of a coach is not to tell someone what to do, but to ask the questions that allow them to discover their own choices.