IGNITING SPARKS
in Teams and Minds
Great teams don’t just happen. And peak performance isn’t just about working harder. Whether it’s about leading teams with confidence or training your mind, real impact starts with the right mindset, skills, and support.
At Spark Unlimited, I help leaders, teams, and professionals thrive, so they can achieve better results with more ease. Whether it’s through improving teamwork or mind training, my approach is simple: practical strategies, engaging sessions, and tools you can use straight away.
MEET MARLIES
Hi, I’m Marlies Butterworth, proud founder of Spark Unlimited. My leadership journey began in my early twenties when I found myself managing my very first team: a factory crew of 30 men. It was a baptism of fire, but it set the stage for a career spent leading teams of all shapes and sizes: from project teams with no formal reporting lines to multi-country departments handling multimillion-pound projects.
It sparked a lifelong fascination: what makes people tick? Why do some teams thrive while others struggle? And what does it take to help leaders be at their absolute best?
One thing became clear: great teams don’t just happen, and leaders don’t perform at their best by accident. You have to step into your role, start with leading yourself, create the right conditions, and make it happen.
When you do, that’s when people thrive✨.
Originally from the Netherlands, I moved to the UK because I met an Englishman worth marrying. We now live I Reading (just outside of London), and have three teenage boys. Even more experience in leadership, negotiation, and crisis management.
Today, I bring together hands-on leadership experience, teamwork expertise, and mind training to help teams, and leaders work better, achieve better results with more ease. I call it a Spark!
TEAMWORK & MIND TRAINING
Spark unlimited focuses on two key areas:
🔥 Teamwork Training & Coaching: Helping managers lead with confidence and teams collaborate better. Whether it’s developing leadership skills, making teamwork feel effortless, or creating a culture where people bring their best, these sessions turn theory into action.
🧠 Mind Training: Your mind is more powerful than you think, and it’s a tool you can train. Through practical mental fitness techniques, I help professionals stress less, think sharper, and break unhelpful patterns for lasting change.
THE SPARK UNLIMITED WAY
What ever it is I do, I like to keep things practical, engaging, and interactive—because the best learning happens when people are actually enjoying themselves.
My sessions bring a mix of real-life leadership experience, coaching, hypnotherapy, systemic work, NLP, team dynamics, and even a bit of Lego Serious Play® to get people thinking, trying, and applying what they learn straight away.
If you’re ready to bring fresh energy, and a little more Spark to your team, leadership, or mindset, let’s chat! ✨
CONTACT
Spark unlimited is based in Reading, UK (close to London). Marlies operates all over Europe, online or face-to-face. In Dutch or English.
Let's see if there's a spark! Call, text or e-mail:
+44 (0)7812 180719
