Spirited Business – Where purpose meets performance.

Clients we have worked with

At Spirited Business, we work with forward-thinking leaders and teams to elevate organizational performance through the integration of emotional and spiritual intelligence.

Our executive coaching, leadership development programs, and culture transformation initiatives are designed to align personal mastery with professional excellence—enabling teams to communicate more effectively, collaborate with trust, and lead with clarity and conviction.

Led by Declan Scott, our approach is grounded in deep insight and practical application. We help organizations build cultures of accountability, resilience, and innovation—essential qualities in today’s complex and rapidly changing business environment.

When leaders operate from a place of inner alignment, they inspire engagement, drive results, and deliver lasting impact.

Meet Declan Scott

I’m Declan Scott, founder of Spirited Business, and I’m excited to guide you in conscious leadership! With over 30 years of experience in high performance, culture change, and resilience, my mission is to help leaders and teams harmonize personal growth with professional success.

My journey began as an international tax advisor and Chartered Accountant, but I always sought something beyond numbers. I considered becoming a priest, motivated by a life of service, and instead chose to blend spirituality with business—guiding individuals to find purpose in their careers.

My entrepreneurial spirit, ignited on the border with Northern Ireland, led to various ventures, including co-founding a boutique chocolate company in New Zealand. After the Christchurch earthquakes, I initiated a number of projects to support affected communities and saw first hand the power and privilege of living from a place that I now call Spirited Business.

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We support leaders to consistently perform to their full potential.

Develop a unique team spirit and a platform of solidarity and trust among its members.
Communicate effectively and demonstrate support for each other
Align and integrate leaders around a shared purpose and values and the desired culture.
Identify and measure the dominant behaviors of the Leadership Team
Learn and start developing the attitudes, behaviors and skills required for effective leadership (conscious leadership).

“Spiritual intelligence is not a belief system; it is a capacity—the ability to access wisdom, align with values, and act with integrity, especially when it matters most.”

~ Declan Scott

Declan and Spirited Business have been a great support to me as an independent musician, ensemble leader, and arts administrator. I was seeking support for uniting all my functions and interactions under one heart-centred signature style that was truly my own. Declan helped me to see that I can operate under core guiding principles grounded in the spirit I want my business to embody. This has given me the empowerment to present a truly authentic self in all scenarios. I no longer have to ask “What is the way I should do this?” Instead, Declan helped me to inquire within myself— “Who do I want to be in every situation?” This has grown a consciousness in all of my actions, and given me the confidence to be a true collaborator. This has proven to be not only effective in terms of results, but also in strengthening all of my relationships. And it makes my life easier, because I don’t have to pretend to be “a leader,” I can set my standard to be my best self, which contains authority and vulnerability, spirit and love, courage and care. Declan helped me see that when I start with that spirit connection, my people receive authentic leadership.

Licity Collins

Musician and Producer (OR)

Working with Declan has been an absolute game-changer for my career transition. When I was laid off from my marketing job in tech, I had the time and mental space to reflect on what I wanted next. It was transformative to go through that process with Declan, instead of inside my head. His unique blend of entrepreneurial thinking, growth mindset, spiritual philosophy, and sociology helped me to explore my values and priorities in both my personal and professional life. He challenged my routine ways of thinking about myself, encouraged me to think outside the box, and ultimately helped me to identify new and exciting career paths that aligned with my passions and strengths. Declan’s unwavering support and inspiration have been instrumental in boosting my confidence throughout the process. His guidance has been a beacon of light, illuminating the path to my new career. I cannot speak highly enough of him and would strongly recommend his services to anyone seeking more clarity or a career change.

John Franklin

Marketing (CO)

Declan’s coaching style is truly unique, setting him apart from any other coach I’ve worked with. His approach is not just gentle and kind, but also organic, making the coaching experience feel natural and effective. From our very first session, I could sense his deep commitment to my growth and success as a leader. His active listening, constructive feedback, and practical advice have been instrumental in my development. Thanks to Declan’s coaching and encouragement, I’ve experienced a significant boost in my confidence and empowerment as a leader. I now feel more capable and ready to take on new challenges than ever before. I recommend Declan to anyone seeking a professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely caring leadership development coach. I am deeply grateful for your outstanding work and dedication to helping others reach their full potential. Your commitment is truly inspiring, and I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to work with you. I am confident that our paths will cross again, and I look forward to that day.

Donna Jenkins

Human Resources (NJ)

As a not-for-profit organization, we must be deliberate and strategic in allocating our budget. Partnering with Declan Scott was an excellent investment. Declan quickly understood our unique needs and worked closely with us to tailor a program that aligned perfectly with our objectives. His expertise and collaborative approach made the process seamless, and the results have significantly enhanced communication and teamwork across our organization. I highly recommend Declan for any organization looking to strengthen collaboration and foster more effective communication.

Melissa Coleman

L&D (CT)

I can see that you’ve chosen this particular field in the last half of your career because you really care about helping people. You’re doing God’s work in harvesting people.

Trish Gulbranson

President & CEO (AZ)

I am very grateful for your help. I loved the little interventions throughout the day to get people perked up. And everything went really smoothly. I know it sounds boring, but honestly I think that’s the best praise for a big event lol – everything went very smoothly lol. And several people told me that they really liked the facilitator, aka you 😊.

Olena Koltko

MIGA – Division of the World Bank (DEL)

What a fabulous day you gave us today Declan. Feedback was so very positive – practising our positivity already !!!! and what was appreciated the most, apart from the lovely venue, the yummy food and the opportunity for networking, was that this was the first opportunity for so many of us to concentrate and focus on us as people first and Principals second. You are an incredibly skilled facilitator to keep us all on task, challenge our paradigms, and give us such practical and manageable advice. The day has been truly wonderful.

Debbie Smith

School Principals Association (New Zealand)

Declan is a very good listener and not shy to call BS when he detects it. This was essential as I found over the next 12 weeks that I was living with stories and filters in my head that had to be challenged. Without realising it, I had come to believe these stories to be true and was using them to justify my approach to situations and people I had trouble dealing with. To deal with these challenges, I had to realise that my ‘filters’ were not reality and that I needed to show up differently. With Declan’s guidance, I am on a better track, and while it is still a work in progress, I am consciously showing up with fewer filters, listening and speaking more directly. After the 12-week program, I retook the resilience assessment. This time, the results were significantly better. While there are still a few topics to address, the progress made is a testament to the potential for growth and change within each of us. Declan and I found that we are similar in many ways and are dealing with (at different levels) the same challenges. I’m sure we will stay friends and maintain contact to follow each other’s journeys. For anyone feeling overwhelmed and stuck, I cannot recommend engaging with Declan and the resilience process enough. It was a true blessing to have benefited from his deep insight and ‘gentle’ persuasion. Everyone needs a wake-up call every now and then, and I am grateful to have found mine.

Francois Steyn

Managing Director (Australia)