About sarah
Sarah Huntley is a Performance Psychologist, executive coach, speaker, and founder of Big Sky.
She helps ambitious people navigate leadership, career change, and business growth through psychology, coaching, and adventure. Alongside running Big Sky, Sarah works within the UK high-performance sport system, supporting elite athletes and practitioners with career development and performance.
A qualified Mountain Leader, Wim Hof Method Instructor, and Swim Guide, Sarah believes some of life's biggest breakthroughs happen outdoors. Through Big Sky, she leads coaching programmes, workshops, and immersive retreats across the UK and Europe, helping people step away from the noise, reconnect with what matters, and return with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.
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Growing up on a small farm in Sussex sparked a lifelong love of the outdoors and an appreciation for the power of nature to restore perspective. Since then, I've had the privilege of supporting hundreds of people - from Olympic and Paralympic athletes to business owners, leaders, and professionals - to build confidence, resilience, and perform at their best.
Today, I divide my time between coaching clients, leading retreats, and spending as much time as possible in the mountains or the sea. My mission is simple: to help people slow down when they need to, step up when it matters most, and create lives and careers that feel both successful and sustainable.
a bit about my story
With a focus on performance and wellbeing in equal measure, she has helped hundreds of clients grow businesses, boost confidence, and thrive under pressure — earning multiple awards along the way. Inspired by the transformational effects of breathwork and cold-water exposure during lockdown, Sarah trained as a Wim Hof Method Instructor in 2021.
She works with corporate teams on elements of high performance like communication, energy management, productivity, leadership, and values. In 2023, she founded Big Sky Adventures, offering immersive retreats. Set in awe-inspiring locations like the Scottish Highlands, French Alps and the Lake District, these experiences combine outdoor challenges with deep mindset coaching to create lasting personal change.
After university, Sarah expanded her expertise by training as a Sports Massage Therapist. This opened doors into elite-level cycling, where she supported athletes such as Dame Sarah Storey and Drops Pro-Cycling, travelling internationally with the team on the UCI World Tour. Working so closely with high performers reignited her drive to merge physical performance with psychological resilience.
In 2017, she co-founded Centre10 alongside Olympic performance coach Charlie Unwin, creating evidence-based sports psychology training for coaches and athletes across the UK and beyond. Building on her coaching experience, Sarah launched Inner Chill Coaching in 2018. What began as one-to-one support for athletes soon evolved into strategic coaching for teams, clubs, schools, and entrepreneurs.
SARAH
a little bit about
I work with ambitious individuals and teams who want to perform at their best without sacrificing their wellbeing. Whether you're leading a business, navigating a career change, stepping into leadership, or simply ready for a reset, my approach combines performance psychology, practical coaching, and the restorative power of nature to help you build clarity, confidence, resilience, and sustainable success.
my clients
Nicola Cranham
“I joined Sarah’s coaching programme knowing I wanted to start a business but unsure how. She guided me through the process, gave me tools to plan my next steps, and most importantly, the confidence to launch. Sarah genuinely cares about you and your business - I can’t recommend her enough!”
Claire Nixon
“I’ve just finished Sarah’s Hustle & Flow programme and can’t recommend it enough - it’s a no-brainer. I’ve learned the value of self-care, working smarter, and pushing past procrastination. With Sarah’s guidance and the support of the group, I developed my ‘Keys to Coaching’ course, launched online programmes, and even finished my book (out in November, with Sarah writing the foreword!). Her clarity and focus made it all possible.”
Siobhan Schous
"Having worked with Sarah for the last six months, it has hands down been the best decision I've ever made in my life! Sarah is so knowledge, inspiring and incredibly supportive. She made each weekly session a fun, structured and truly motivating environment, making you excited for the future. Sarah is a top-class coach and I cannot recommend her enough!"
fun facts about me
In 2018, I was part of a successful English Channel relay swim — we made it from England to France in just under 15 hours!
I’m half English, half Dutch, and hold dual nationality with the UK and Australia — my mum was born in the Netherlands but raised in Perth, Western Australia.
I kicked off my equestrian career working for British event rider William Fox-Pitt. My first 5* event was grooming at Burghley in 2008, where William took both 1st and 2nd place — not a bad start!
In 2024, I qualified as a Mountain Leader. I love the mental and physical challenge of hiking in the wilds of England, Scotland, and Wales — it’s my kind of reset.
