Ali has over 30 years experience to Director level in Higher Education, schools, and currently with the Department for Education, and has led teams of up to 25 people. She has worked alongside institutional senior leadership teams to create strategy and enhance performance, and has always taken a strong coaching approach to her work. Ali holds a distinction in the Advanced Diploma in Mental Health and Wellbeing from Kingstown College, Dublin, which is accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She also holds the Institute of Leadership and Management Level 5 in Coaching and Mentoring. Ali is accredited at Practitioner level with the EMCC. Ali is an Executive Coach for Warwick Business School, an Associate Coach with Coaching4Careers and a Partner of Cairney & Company. In addition, she partners with the Be Well Collective to deliver training and coaching to schools and colleges. She has coached individuals at Teach First and several other Higher Education Institutions (including being a coach for the Oxford Brookes University coaching programme), and has a successful private client practice. Ali is also currently registered for the Covid-19 Project5 NHS coaching platform in England. Ali is proud to have founded the University of Warwick Business School Mentoring programme, which came third in the UK Training Journal Awards for best Coaching and Mentoring programme and is a thriving programme today. She currently delivers webinars on Happiness, Resilience and Emotional Wellbeing on behalf of Action for Happiness. Coaching and Training style Ali is passionate about supporting people to understand themselves, their motivations and their strengths, to help them make better decisions, in their careers and personal lives. She has lived experience of mental health challenges and has a particular interest in helping people understand how to nurture their emotional health by working with a range of tools and techniques for resilience, wellbeing and confidence. Professional credentials

• Advanced Diploma in Mental Health & Wellbeing Coaching, Kingstown College, Dublin (2020)
• ILM Level 5 Coaching and Mentoring (2017)
• Warwick University Leadership Programme (2012)
• Advanced Certificate in Marketing, CIM (1996)
• B.A. Hons German & Spanish, University of Leeds (1988)
• Member at Practitioner level, EMCC

"From the very first interaction with Ali, I felt she was someone that the team had to spend time with. Ali’s professional experience, combined with lived experience around wellbeing and mental health, could not have complemented each other any better, which resulted in a lot of trust and buy in from the team. I could not recommend working with Ali highly enough"

Jenna Cotton – Head of People and Wellbeing at MyKindaFuture

Anna is an experienced designer of learning interventions including workshops, programmes and conferences in the private and public sector; for groups from 6 to 300. She is a specialist in talent, leadership, organisation development and engagement; demonstrating empathy, curiosity and a desire to help individuals of all ages and backgrounds achieve their potential.

Anna has 20 years’ experience across a range of sectors including Health, Education, Energy, Retail and Finance, holding Senior HR roles before starting her consultancy 7 years ago. She is a School Governor for a local primary school.

Services:

Designing, developing and facilitating individual and group / team interventions, including webinars in the following key areas:

• Wellbeing and Resilience
• Change and Ambiguity
• Performance Management and Developing High Performing Teams
• Having Challenging Conversations
• Creating Diverse and Inclusive Organisations
• Self-Awareness
• Engagment

"A chance to breathe, think and self-reflect. The different models Anna shared to inform my thinking were extremely useful. I see myself applying what I have learnt very much, as we are facing large scale change."

Deputy Director of People and OD, North West NHS Foundation Trust

Christine is an experienced CIPD qualified coach, facilitator and HR consultant, who has worked with private and public sector clients and students. Most recently, she has been working as a Leader of Employability within a large Secondary School in Bucks, facilitating and formalising career activities for year 7 to year 13 students, to support the 8 Gatsby Career Benchmarks. The work has involved building relationships with local employers and academic institutions, and also networking closely with schools across Bucks.

As part of Christine’s coaching role, she has also been delivering bespoke programmes into schools, most recently at Eton. These workshops include subjects such as the 'World of Work', interviewing techniques, Assessment Centre processes and Communication/collaboration.

Previous to this role, Christine worked for 18 years within HR for the Energy and Financial Services industries, covering Change Management and Communications, Learning and Development, HR Operations, Relationship Management, Graduate Recruitment and International Mobility.

She has a passion for energising, motivating and building confidence in individuals and teams, through coaching and workshops. She likes to help individuals recognise and believe in their potential and identify their key skills to support their development:

Services include:

• Career development coaching
• Career guidance, with a focus on identifying skills, CVs, interview skills and networking
• Design and delivery of programmes in schools, to develop employability skills in students

Christine has Certificates in Performance and Stress Management Coaching and is qualified as a BPS Level A and B assessor.

"I have had the good fortune to experience Christine in both group and 1:1 contexts. I was struck by her expertise, positivity and the ability to connect at a personal level with a variety of different people in varying degrees of stress - all in a very short period of time. Her facility to activate people's faith in their ability to address their situations, as well as coach them through various forms of action to make good on this shift, was very much appreciated by myself and others who worked with her."

Consultant Psychiatrist, Southern Health Foundation Trust

David has worked in workplace learning, talent management, and leadership and organisational development for over 30 years. He began his career in Local Government in London, before moving to the RSA Insurance Group. During his time at RSA he held senior roles in L&D, Change Management, and Executive Performance and Development in the UK and US. As an independent consultant and coach, David has worked in many different industry sectors and parts of the world.

Services:

• Coaching and mentoring; in particular supporting individuals through career transitions
• Career Strategy consulting
• Leadership Development consulting

"When I first met David I was impressed by his listening skills and then his insights, helping me to make sense of my issues. He built up my trust and confidence that is so valuable in a coach. David's style is a balance of challenge and support. He challenged my perceptions of myself, so I felt empowered to make changes. I can honestly say I learned a huge amount about myself and my motivation yet he didn't actually "tell" me anything. My career has really taken off with David's help, I am now enjoying myself doing what gives me fulfillment and accomplishing so much more with less effort. I would recommend David without hesitation for professionals either with specific issues or just a lack of career focus and direction"

Dane Loosely, Claims Director, Allianz Insurance UK

Mike is an independent leadership and team development coach, who for 20+ years, has enjoyed working in the skills development area, offering coaching, consultancy, design and facilitation services to both academic, commercial & industrial clients.

Before becoming independent, he worked with BP for 16 years leading research teams, licensing technology and developing corporate strategy. Mike demonstrates a high level of coaching, leadership, team building and facilitation skills.

Services:

• Coaching
• Designing, developing and facilitating a wide range of high impact events, whether one day workshops on themes such as leadership and/or team development, longer training and development programmes around core transferable skills or larger events such as conferences
• Design and delivery of assessment and development centres in the academic and business sectors

Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching recognised by the ICF and the EMCC

"Just wanted to say thank you for what has been an incredibly useful set of sessions over the last few months. Your patience insight and humour have provided a really valuable time and space for me to think, reflect and plan."

People Planning and Development Manager, NETSCC

A creative and dynamic coach, trainer, facilitator and author – I specialise in the areas of Leadership, Personal Impact and Professional Effectiveness. I work in a range of sectors from corporate to education and as a coach I believe fundamentally that everyone I work with has the right answers, solutions and strategies within them. And yet, I also understand that my clients also may need input of data or challenging feedback or a provoking thought. My role as coach and trainer is to help the client to marry our session content with a strong and accountable will to achieve high performance.

As a trainer/developer I set up powerful experiential learning opportunities from which people take practical and resonant lessons. I also believe strongly in the visual power of graphic capture of lessons – an approach that I use to great effect my coaching and training practice.

Services:

• Coaching for leadership, personal impact and personal effectiveness
• Workshops covering a range of subjects from leadership and project management to presentation skills

"Full of energy, ideas and commitment to the client. Listens, acknowledges inputs, and builds on others’ ideas. When you work with Steve Hutchinson the bar is set high and he expects you to deliver the same. Exactly what I like."

Emile has over 20 years’ worth of experience in the Pharmaceutical and Consumer Healthcare Industry, holding managerial and senior leadership positions. During this time he acted in an operational and strategic capacity as a business partner to organisations.  In addition to being a technical specialist, he also focused on creating high-performing teams by acting as coach and mentor to upcoming leaders in the industry.  His experience has now equipped him to successfully consult in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industry and coach leaders in a wide range industries. 

As a coach, Emile has the ability to encourage those he works with to discover their true potential and provides them with the necessary tools to develop in their careers and businesses.  With the work that he has done, he has been able to support leaders to succeed in their development goals as the next emerging leaders through vulnerability and authenticity.  In addition, he has equipped business owners to set up meaningful businesses for lasting change.  Through these qualities, he has been able to guide individuals to lead a life of purpose, significance, and clarity to thrive.  

Coaching and Training style

Emile is passionate about partnering with individuals to draw out their best potential in order to lead themselves, their teams and their organisations well.  He does this by applying intuition, building trust, staying curious and encouraging individuals to tap into their unlimited potential and liberate themselves through their true capabilities. 

Professional credentials

• Accredited with Zircon BeTalent (UK)
• Executive and Management Coaching (University of Cape Town, SA)
• Master of Business Administration (Warwick Business School, UK)
• Life Coach Practitioner (Kim Coach, SA)
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (Northwest University, SA)

His clients include: Zebee, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Ascendis Health, Interconnect

"Through Emile’s coaching and mentorship, I have managed to make a success of my career in the pharmaceutical space, starting off as a contractor and now being in a managerial role.   Emile’s coaching inspired me to stretch and challenge myself in areas where I didn’t even notice it or believe enough in myself.  Emile also provided essential feedback and opened my eyes to growth-mindset thinking. His patience, intentionality and understanding the person before anything else is his winning formula. I am on an amazing career path, and I am grateful for all the guidance Emile has and continues to provide."

Siya Toyi, Quality Manager and Authorised Representative, GSK Consumer Healthcare

Before becoming an independent consultant, Emma’s background was in the corporate sector where she managed BP’s graduate and intern selection.  She is now a qualified coach in the academic and corporate sectors.

Her aim is to enable individuals to manage their own development and future and perform to the best of their ability.  Clients include: Warwick Business School, London School of Economics, London College of Communication, Centrica and the Helmholtz Association in Germany.

Services:

• Career, leadership and performance coaching
• Career workshops/webinars covering: career planning and self-awareness
• Leadership development
• Assessment Centres for organisations
• Skills based workshops
• Realise 2

"In her coaching Emma blends the ideal qualities of professional, practical and friendly and I very much value her insightful perspectives. I really appreciate being able to bring a difficult management issue to each session and with Emma’s guidance work through the problem and potential actions, with many a useful handout to outline where and why conflicts might be occurring. When I was looking for coaching Emma was the only person I contacted who didn’t just want me to rely on her account of what she could offer – she immediately put me in touch with someone she was currently coaching so I could speak to them too. Over the years Emma has also drawn on her international network to offer valuable insights in other areas of my work. I recommend Emma without hesitation - and have already done so to colleagues!"

Karen Lowton, University of Sussex

Fiona is a globally experienced executive having worked for over 20 years in Finance, Strategy and New Product Development with organisations such as Shell, Diageo, Thomas Cook and Marakon Associates. She has held director-level positions in both the UK and Internationally. The emphasis throughout her career has been on helping organisations and individuals develop strategies and then supporting their implementation. Fiona draws on her wide and diverse breadth of experiences to coach aspiring Leaders to achieve their goals.

Services:

• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Leading Change
• Return to work
• Career Progression
• Career Transition
• Supporting Women in Leadership
• Supporting Work/Life Balance

"Fiona hones in on key issues very quickly, and is brilliant at reflecting back what she has observed – for example, mentioning my energy level when discussing different jobs. I hadn’t realised this until Fiona reflected this back to me. Fiona has extremely polished communication skills. She has a way of expressing things that is likely to achieve the desired result. (In fact I think Fiona’s sentence about consolidating my skills helped to get me the job and it also gave me an understanding about how to field more awkward questions)”

PhD student

30 years experience as a leadership coach and developer, working at senior levels in a wide range of organisations-government, publishing, HE, construction and engineering, as well as working internationally in Europe and the Far East. Experience of leadership as Director of Open Programmes at Roffey park between 1990 and 2000; responsible for £5m budget, staffing, quality, and innovation.

Reputation as a thought provoking coach. Able to create a safe space for individuals and groups to explore the realities of working relationships and leadership. Any session with Lesley is likely to balance exploration of issues with the practicalities of identifying actions and next steps

Professional Credentials - Postgrad certificate in gestalt coaching and consulting, MBTI and FIRO B accredited, Dimensions leadership profile accredited, Mediation certified from Regent College

Services:

• Performance and Leadership coaching
• Team facilitation
• Workshops
• Conflict management
• Mediation

“Thank you so much for being such an inspirational facilitator. Your ability to craft and pose insightful questions is a great skill that you possess, and I’m trying to learn to do! Thanks so much.”

Senior leader HMPPS

Lewis is an experienced Executive and Career Coach and Psychotherapeutic Counsellor.

He spent most of his 33 year career with BP progressing to become an Exploration and Appraisal Manager in the Exploration division. Throughout this period, he also actively pursued his other keen interest in developing people. Roles included leading BP’s geoscience recruitment in Europe, the early development of BP’s European graduates and more recently the global development and delivery of the company’s technical leadership programme.

In 2011, to develop his people facing skills more formally, Lewis started to train at the Institute of Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy in Hendon and qualified as psychotherapeutic counsellor in 2017.

Upon leaving BP in 2015 he set up his own private practice. Most recently he has worked as a coach and counsellor at several oil companies, at Eton College and several prestigious universities, (Imperial, Southampton, and the Helmholtz Institute in Germany). As well as seeing private clients at home, he also has experience as a therapist at a Counselling Centre in Ealing. Lewis also considers himself a very committed member of the C4C associates.

Lewis enjoys working with people facing big transitions in their lives - individually or collectively in teams. This might involve offering career advice and support to an individual at any point in their career, helping them to understand for themselves what best suits them, practically and emotionally - and how to achieve it. Alternatively, somebody in a large organisation on the cusp of management may require help to develop their own leadership voice, to ensure they retain their authenticity and play from their natural strengths.

Lewis’s blend of corporate and psychotherapeutic experience provides him with the skills and empathy to guide clients through these challenging periods.

 

"We brought Lewis into our organisation to help our employees at a difficult time. The staff he worked with were from very diverse international backgrounds and from all levels within the company. Nevertheless, he was able to flex his style and meet his clients and their needs just where they were at that moment. As a result his impact was very positive, particularly in view of the circumstances"

HR Manager, Energy Sector

Before launching her own business, Linda led teams in the Public Sector and Higher Education. She worked as a careers consultant in Australia and ran the MBA career development programme at Warwick Business School.
As a Career & Professional Development Consultant Linda has assisted clients into a wide range of sectors. Linda has an MA Coaching, a degree in Management, a Diploma in coaching and is a certified trainer and assessor.

Services:

• Executive coaching
• Coaching Supervision
• Careers coaching
• Strengths practitioner, MBTI, Resilience
• Career & Professional development webinars & workshops
• Leadership development
• Team development
• Operations Development including creating a coaching culture

"Having worked with Linda as part of a recent leadership training programme at the University of Warwick, I feel much more self-aware following the coaching sessions. I'm really looking forward to putting more of what we discussed into practice, but the things I have already tried, such as 'giving the monkey back' have had a big impact on lowering my stress levels already! I feel much more able to approach difficult conversations and I'm much more equipped to deal with my self-doubt next time it rears its head! I would love to work with Linda again in the future and I would highly recommend her to others."

Russ Kitson – Director of Education at University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry

Mark is an experienced Executive and Career Coach and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT). His work is grounded in psychological principles and is focused on helping people thrive. Over the past 14 years he has coached mid to senior level executives in a diverse range of organisations and fields, from large PLC’s such as BP, Hammerson, Allianz Global Investors, to Universities and start-ups. As a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist he addresses a broad range of psychological issues in his private practice and delivers Trauma Focused CBT for the NHS. Mark’s earlier professional life includes consulting and operational management experience in the retail and leisure sectors as well as eight years as a Partner in an executive search firm where he delivered mandates across Europe. Mark completed his coach training in 2002 with an International Coach Federation accredited training programme and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in CBT from the University of South Wales.
As a Coach Mark works 1:1 and specializes in two core areas: points of transition and developing and sustaining resilience. His style is facilitative and supportive, geared towards stimulating thought and action that is practical and aligned to achieving desired goals. As part of this process Mark helps clients to explore what they value, what works best for them and addresses the barriers and derailers that may hinder change.

"Through Coaching4Careers, I was introduced to Mark Thompson. Not only was he very professional, he was also everything that I needed. Despite having had only one coaching session with him, it was of immense help. Before our session, he called me on the phone for a quick assessment, and based on it, he came extremely well-prepared to put me on the right track. He ensured I was well-equipped to prepare for upcoming interviews, and also gave me the confidence needed to succeed. The very next medical school interview I had was at University of Western Australia. I am pleased to say that I was amongst the first candidates to get an offer from them for entry in 2018. I wholeheartedly recommend the service, and am immensely grateful to Mark for all the help."

Jee Hwan Kim, Australia

Sarah is an experienced executive coach, trainer and facilitator, working with businesses, universities, schools and charities to provide one-to-one executive coaching, group training workshops, team away days and learning and development consultancy in the UK and internationally. Sarah successfully coaches individuals in personal, leadership and career development, and she designs and facilitates impactful workshops and webinars for groups and teams, specialising in soft skills / interpersonal skills.
Sarah’s coaching and training is set apart by her previous experience of working in business for over 12 years at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Here she managed teams, and realised her flair for coaching and developing others, designing training workshops that reached over 20,000 delegates from more than 40 countries.
She is an Associate Member of the Association for Coaching, holds a Diploma in Coaching from the University of Warwick, a BSc in Biological Sciences and an MSc in Science Communication. Sarah regularly attends continuing professional development training from the Association for Coaching including recently: Emotional Intelligence for Leadership, Coaching with Motivational Interviewing, Fostering Collaborative Leadership, Recovery and Wellness Coaching, and Coaching for Resilience.

Services:

• Development and leadership coaching: face-to-face and Skype
• People skills / interpersonal skills training
• Workshops for young people (15-24 years)
• Healthcare / medical / scientific presentation skills coaching and training
• International coaching: communication / presentation skills

"Wow, after just the first coaching session with Sarah Alexander I had a clearer idea of the direction for my new business and what I needed to do next. Suddenly it all seemed clear and I knew the answers."

Suzanna is an accredited executive coach with a 25 year financial services career in various senior management roles across stockbroking, retail banking and accountancy.  Her corporate experience includes research, sales, marketing, events management, diversity and inclusion, commercial product management and business development; and over the last ten years she has been a facilitator and coach.  Clients value her business acumen coupled with her straight-talking and focused style, because her supportively-challenging approach motivates results quickly.

Suzanna’s clients are organisations passionate about supporting the development of their people; middle/senior managers working on career planning, improving skills, promotions or job changes; and international Chinese students requiring support with settling in and career planning. She also works with universities providing coaching, and developing and facilitating workshops for Post Graduate students.  Specialist areas:

• Career development coaching
• Performance coaching
• Leadership coaching
• Career guidance

"People always want to work with Suzanna because she cares and is passionately focused on driving you to be the best you can be. I’ve used her for coaching during critical times and found her approach just what I need to challenge me to think and work things through. She’s been an invaluable coach and support to me and my team. My team has had a number of sessions with her on many different areas and they always come away better than before. If you want to grow, develop and build a happy team, I highly recommend that you contact Suzanna to help you."

Managing Director, Barclays

Trudy works face to face and via Skype on a range of career coaching topics. Often clients feel stuck in a role that no longer motivates them and wants to explore ways to be more fulfilled in their work and lives. She brings her own experience managing career transition to combine a supportive and practical approach. Trudy’s overall philosophy is that enjoyable work has to have the right amount of challenge and makes good use of our strengths.  She helps clients to pinpoint their unique set of strengths and personal qualities to create an absorbing career.

Services:

• Executive coaching, particularly leadership skills and building strong relationships at work
• Careers coaching, both career transitions and how to get back on track in your current career
• HR mentoring
• Talent management consulting

"I found Trudy Delamere a very insightful, intelligent and engaging coach. She is a great listener and is proactive about offering a view, which I found very helpful. She is also really good to work with, reliable and someone with whom I felt comfortable talking."