Our Luna
Brains Trust

Our Principles

We have the passion and curiosity to keep experimenting, developing ourselves and making Luna Tractor better. We get our hands dirty, applying a lifetime of practical experience in complex environments to coach, guide and share. We all thrive on making leaders, teams and the way they work better.

Luna family

  • James Pierce: Specialist-Generalist. Catalyst. Problem Solver.

    James Pierce

    Specialist-Generalist. Catalyst. Problem Solver.

    James has worked in places as diverse as a physics research labs and Lonely Planet; in start-ups and big business. Always a passionate thinker and student of why things are the way they are – from the makeup of the universe to human interactions in teams – James is also committed to making work a better place to be. He’s fascinated by what drives individuals and how to turn individuals into high performing teams.

  • Creative ways of thinking and doing. Storytelling.

    Brad Smith

    Creative ways of thinking and doing. Storytelling.

    Brad’s spent half a lifetime driving ideas with hundreds of organisations and all walks of life. He delivers strategy, creativity, story-telling, and inventive ways-of-working (plus a healthy dose of energy) to businesses seeking to innovate and disrupt.

  • Design. Problem solving. Storytelling.

    Rachel Miles

    Design. Problem solving. Storytelling.

    Rachel is an experienced leader of creative teams, working with clients to solve communication, brand and people challenges.

    A pragmatic problem solver and creative thinker, Rachel uses ideas and story-telling to enable businesses to work and communicate better.

  • Pushing boundaries. Inspiring others.

    Laura Youngsen

    Pushing boundaries. Inspiring others.

    Laura has taken an eclectic approach to building a career, from the civil service to working on the London Olympics, and from a degree in physics to running a hotel in Mozambique. Her diverse experiences enable her to empathise with organisations that vary in size, culture and industry. Laura has a passion for start-ups and challenging the established way of doing business. Her most recent campaign, Equal Playing Field, led a group of women to the top of Kilimanjaro to set a world record.

  • Legal, finance, HR and governance that doesn’t make you want to shoot yourself.

    Kath Briggs

    Legal, finance, HR and governance that doesn’t make you want to shoot yourself.

    Katherine is an executive with over 30 years experience, principally in the banking, online and technology sectors. She has first-hand experience with innovative approaches to Legal, HR and Finance practices from her time as an Executive and General Counsel at REA Group Ltd. Katherine has a great ability to coach teams and individuals through organisational change and growth. She has a passion for helping businesses that operate in highly regulated industries and publicly listed environments implement cross-functional work practices to assist them deliver on their strategic goals.

  • Emeritus Professor

    Nigel Dalton

    An emeritus member of the team.

    Nigel Dalton has over 40 years of experience across multi-nationals and start-ups.

    Nigel continues to think and debate and write with us while he serves as a social scientist with Thoughtworks.