Hi, I’m Matt Trenchard

— a coach, facilitator, and mediator based in Dubai. I work with individuals and teams across cultures and sectors to support personal growth, leadership development, and meaningful human connection.

What I Do

I’m the co-founder of North Point Academy, where we train and mentor professional coaches. I also work independently as a leadership facilitator and mediator, supporting clients through transitions, challenges, and opportunities to lead with greater clarity and presence.

My work takes different forms — coaching conversations, team development programmes, facilitation work, and one-on-one mentoring — but the through-line is always about helping people grow with intention.

Why This Site Exists

Practice & Presence is a place to share that ongoing work — and the thinking behind it. Here you’ll find notes, reflections, and tools that emerge from coaching, leadership, and mediation contexts, as well as deeper explorations into what it means to live and lead with awareness.

Some pieces are practical. Others are more exploratory. All are shared in the spirit of practice — not from a place of having everything figured out, but from ongoing engagement with real work and real people.

What I Write About

I write about:

• Coaching and leadership
• Conflict and communication
• Culture and complexity
• Personal development
• The human experience beneath professional roles

I often draw from philosophy, psychology, and spiritual practice — particularly where they intersect with the way we work, relate, and grow.

Let’s Connect

If something here resonates or you’d like to start a conversation, I’d love to hear from you.