about us team & background
Ania sharwood, founder, consultant & coach
I help people be effective in their purpose-driven work while staying grounded in these uncertain times. Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked across sectors - coaching, communicating, and collaborating with people who care deeply, yet often feel alone or not enough. With Impact Sweet Spot, I want to contribute to the movement of resilient leaders who are respected and empowered to create the systemic change our world urgently needs.
mariana vieira da rocha, programme assistant
I support the development of programmes, co-facilitate in our workshops, and make sure everything runs smoothly for our clients. I think there’s so much value in look at our own role in creating change - we just don’t make enough time to stop and really understand the impact we can make, and the value we bring to the world.
Finn, mindfulness guide & time keeper
My human often asks me what I think. I usually respond by simplifying the issue: is this about food, walks, or play? Let’s focus on what matters most.
background founder
Ania Sharwood - Impact Sweet Spot™ Coach, Communication Strategist and Animal Adorer.
The first time I felt the weight of the world, I was eleven - learning about black rain, the Gulf War and the Exxon Valdez oil spill. I remember feeling sadness and fear: How can they do this to our planet? From that moment, I knew I would dedicate my life to making things better.
After studying Zoology at the University of Glasgow, I began my career in conservation and animal welfare, working in fundraising, communications, and campaigning. I always loved the work, but I often felt like our message wasn’t landing. We were doing everything we could, and still the change wasn’t happening fast enough.
I felt disconnected from myself, my impact, and from the people I was trying to reach.
So I widened the lens. I worked across human rights, DEI, and sustainability. I got certified in Deep Democracy, Narrative Coaching, Clinical Hypnosis, learned the Enneagram of Fixation, trained in mindfulness, Byron Katie’s The Work, and the R.A.I.N. method through Tara Brach & Jack Kornfield. I also co-founded a training agency in strategic storytelling for positive impact. I learned how change happens, and how it doesn’t.
into my impact sweet spot…
But something deeper was calling. I wanted to feel whole and effective - not driven by self-doubt, overwork, or the need to fix everything. The Impact Sweet Spot™ grew out of that journey. It’s based on my own process of finding clarity: understanding my natural talent, reconnecting with what I truly care about, and focusing more on others who share that mission - not the ones who don’t.
This work is for people who want to lead change from authenticity and wisdom. I don’t believe change starts by doing more. It starts by appreciating what’s already within us, grieving what we cannot achieve, and showing up more fully for what is ours to do.
When you face what you cannot change,
you become great at changing what you can.Clients across sectors - initiatives focused on progressive change:
