MEET THE TEAM.
Dr. Marcia Goddard
Founder & CEO
Neuroscientist | Psychologist | High Performance Expert
Dr. Goddard holds a master’s in psychology and a Ph.D. in neuroscience, specialising in brain-behaviour relationships and neurodiversity. She left academia to apply neuroscience inside organisations and has since studied the building blocks of sustainable high performance within global companies and Formula 1 teams.
Through Brain Matters, she helps organisations design cultures and leadership systems that enable performance. She also provides individual and team coaching, integrating psychology, neuroscience, and high-performance principles to create approaches tailored to people – not protocols.
Romy Alexandra
Chief Learning Officer
Experiential Learning & Psychological Safety Specialist
A former Peace Corps Volunteer and Fulbright Scholar, Romy brings nearly 15 years of international experience spanning 85 countries and four continents. Her work with organisations across government, education, corporate sectors, and Formula 1 has focused on enabling individuals and teams to unlock their potential and develop the collaborative capabilities required for high performance.
Romy’s mission is to humanise workplaces and learning environments so that performance and wellbeing strengthen one another. She specialises in designing and facilitating transformative experiences that integrate psychological safety, experiential learning, neuroscience, and behaviour change – translating scientific insight into tangible shifts in how people lead, communicate, and collaborate.
In 2024, she was recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice for her thought leadership in experiential learning and workplace culture. Her work is anchored in the conviction that when organisations intentionally build experiential learning and psychological safety, innovation accelerates and high performance becomes sustainable at every level.
Kristin Pittman
Expert Consultant
Emotional Intelligence & Mindfulness Specialist
Kristin is an expert in emotional intelligence and mindfulness. She is dedicated to helping individuals, teams, and organisations unlock their full potential. With a solid foundation in education and business, she brings a unique blend of experience to leaders and teams in high-pressure environments. Kristin’s science-backed strategies are designed to boost resilience, enhance self-awareness, and develop emotional intelligence – all key factors in improving focus, adaptability, and decision-making. Her practical approach bridges the gap between research and real-world applications, empowering clients to succeed and flourish.
Vivian Acquah CDE
Expert Consultant
Team Collaboration Specialist | Inclusion Strategist
Vivian Acquah CDE® is a certified inclusion strategist and CQ facilitator dedicated to helping leaders and their teams create high-performance environments where every individual feels valued and empowered. With a strategic focus on dismantling systemic barriers, she delivers tailored solutions that address unique team challenges, enabling them to reach their full potential.
Combining in-depth analysis with research-based actionable tools, Vivian equips leaders and teams with sustainable practices that enhance collaboration and drive meaningful change. Known for her engaging and impactful training sessions, she inspires cultural transformation, elevates employee engagement, and aligns her efforts with organisational goals to foster lasting success.
Rani Piarelal
Trainer
Health Scientist | Leadership Specialist
Rani is a health scientist with a strong background in leadership, training, and guiding people in complex environments. From a young age, she developed a deep ability to understand different ways of thinking, shaped by close personal experience with neurodiversity and developmental differences. This early foundation translated into a natural leadership style: by the age of 20 she was managing a restaurant and successfully launching a new location, where her people-focused approach led to high engagement and retention. She designed and delivered highly interactive onboarding and skills training, long before training became her formal role.
In the corporate world she went on to work as a consultant and project leader, leading multidisciplinary project teams and coaching project managers. Today, she combines her scientific background with extensive hands-on leadership and training experience, bringing practical, human-centered learning to organizations.
WANT TO START YOUR JOURNEY?
If you are ready to build a high-performance culture grounded in evidence and practical application, we’d welcome a conversation. Whether you need a keynote, a deep-dive culture analysis, or a long-term strategic partner, Brain Matters delivers bespoke, science-backed solutions that are aligned to your business.
