Meet Sarah

Executive coach | Trusted Thinking Partner | Transformation Leader

I bring together executive coaching with extensive experience working alongside senior leaders throughout my career.

My background means I understand the reality in which leaders operate, competing priorities, difficult decisions, organisational politics, challenging stakeholders, team dynamics and the pressure to deliver while bringing people with them.

That experience shapes how I coach. My approach is warm and supportive, but also direct, pragmatic and challenging. I create the space to step back and think clearly, while being prepared to challenge assumptions, explore different perspectives and help turn insight into practical action.

I coach executives and senior leaders, working with people navigating significant change, stepping into bigger roles, managing difficult leadership situations, or wanting to strengthen their confidence, gravitas and impact.

Experience that goes beyond coaching

My career has been built in HR transformation and organisational change, working with organisations and senior leadership teams on everything from operating model design and large-scale transformation to leadership effectiveness and complex people and organisational challenges.

It means I bring more than coaching theory to the conversation. I understand organisational life, the commercial context leaders operate within and the realities that can sit behind what might initially appear to be an individual leadership challenge.

Today, the two parts of my work sit naturally alongside each other, advising organisations and coaching individuals through the challenges, opportunities and transitions that matter to them.

My coaching practice

I've been coaching leaders for almost a decade, working across Financial Services and other industries. In that time, I've worked with people at very different career stages, each bringing their own reasons for coaching, but every relationship starts from the same place: understanding you and what you need.

I don’t believe coaching should be formulaic. Sometimes there’s a specific challenge to work through; sometimes the focus is on you, your confidence, impact, relationships or effectiveness. And sometimes you simply need an experienced, confidential and independent thinking partner with whom you can think out loud.

Whatever brings you to coaching, you can expect a relationship built around you. I’ll listen carefully, challenge where it’s useful, ask the questions that need asking and bring perspective when it adds value. The focus is always on helping you think more clearly and make meaningful progress in whatever matters most.

Alongside my practical coaching experience, I completed the AoEC Practitioner Diploma training programme in Executive Coaching and am currently completing the ILM Level 7 qualification in Executive Coaching and Mentoring, expected in 2027. I also invest regularly in ongoing CPD through specialist top-up courses, including ADHD Coaching, to keep my practice current.