Gary Sharkey | Profile

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Join date: Aug 25, 2018

About

Hi, I'm Gary. I set up Sharkey and Friends Health and Wellness to help myself and other coaches in London work more with groups who need our services but wouldn't normally have access.

I began coaching skating back in high school. Halfway through university I moved to China where ice was rare, so I shifted to become a student and later coach of first Chinese wushu and then parkour. I started yoga at 17 and got my first teaching qualifications back in 2016. These days I mainly teach flavours of vinyasa yoga, resistance training, breathwork and meditation.

Outside of wellness, my executive career has been in sustainability. I was a founding member of PwC's global sustainability team and sustainability academy before stepping back in 2015 and leaving altogether in 2025 to scale Sharkey and Friends and focus on my own coaching.

Posts (17)

Nov 18, 2025 ∙ 4 min

Make your wellness practice fun

Taking care of our health and wellbeing is more important than ever. But sometimes, the idea of wellness can feel a bit overwhelming or dull. That’s why I love exploring fun wellness activities that bring joy, energy, and connection into daily life. Whether you’re looking to boost your mood, improve your fitness, or simply find new ways to relax, there’s something here for everyone. Let’s dive into some exciting ideas that can brighten your routine and help you feel your best. Discovering...

Nov 17, 2025 ∙ 1 min

GenAI for sustainability practitioners

Stepping away from PwC earlier this year gave me space to breathe, learn, and rethink how I want to contribute. As I explored what's next, I noticed a pattern in conversations with friends and former colleagues: many were asking for help with the same thing - how to use GenAI more confidently and responsibly in their sustainability work. I've been building AI skills for years, with excellent training and support from PwC along the way. But it took those repeated nudges from people I trust to...

Oct 27, 2025 ∙ 7 min

Career Resilience in Sustainability: Why Your Body, Mind, and Strategy Need to Work Together

When Your Career Depends on Impact: Resilience Isn't Optional, It's Strategic Sustainability professionals face a unique challenge: career insecurity while trying to create long-term planetary stability. The gap between 20th-century assumptions and 21st-century reality is creating structural risks for impact-driven careers. Building resilience requires integrating career strategy with wellbeing practices, not treating them as separate domains. We have been hearing similar stories from...