Tom Fortes
Mayer

Tom Fortes Mayer is an author, speaker, success psychologist and social entrepreneur. He is the founder of Freedom Co which is a movement to make personal development exciting, accessible and affordable for everyone in the world.

He is the creator of FreeMind, the award-winning mindset app, co-founder of the Future Foundation Think Tank, and Global Ambassador for the REAL Mental Health Movement. Known for challenging conventional ideas around therapy, happiness and personal change, Tom has built a reputation as a provocative voice in modern psychology — asking uncomfortable questions and refusing easy answers.

After years working in traditional therapeutic settings, including Harley Street, Tom became increasingly frustrated with approaches that taught people how to cope with their struggles rather than dissolve them.

In his private practice he works with founders, business leaders, elite performers, celebrities and high-achieving individuals, Tom helps them identify and remove the unconscious self-sabotage patterns that are holding them back.

Tom's unique methodology — alongside his energetic, playful and often irreverent delivery style — have taken him around the world in environments ranging from anti-corruption training in Nigeria to emotional intelligence programmes in prisons.

Over the years he has worked with organisations including the BBC, NHS, Co-op, British Heart Foundation, Learning and Skills Council and many others, helping teams create more inspiring, connected and human cultures.

When he isn't trying to help people stop sabotaging their lives, Tom lives in St Albans with his four children, has an ongoing love affair with collecting and playing musical instruments, and suffers from a completely unreasonable habit of buying books at a pace wildly disconnected from his ability to actually read them.

His shelves remain optimistic.